WA/Perth questions!!

[emi-great]

Hi

We live in Mandurah & love it here the place is booming & there are plans for more expansion we find plenty to do & now the train has arrived its an easy journey to the City for a night out if you are bored with the pubs & eating out places in Mandurah.

Perth has a laid back lifestyle but again there are plans for the city with a big expansion to include bars etc on the Perth foreshore... its a matter of opinion if this is a good or bad thing!

You should find a 4x2 around the price you are looking at within 10 minutes by car of the beach in Mandurah. Built on an estuary & with lots of lovely clean beaches there are big opportunities for those who love the water.

We have a friend who was a firefighter in the UK he came here & got a job with Alcoa locally running a fire fighting team there. Might be worth you writing to Alcoa to see if there are opportunities there. He loves the job
Alcoa in Australia: Careers @ Alcoa: Overview

Your wife would have no problem finding work as a nurse in WA we have seen lots of people come here & get job offers or get offers prior to arrival both in Rockingham Hospital & Peel Health Campus at Mandurah. Rockingham is an easy 15 minute drive from Mandurah
Department of Health - Government of Western Australia

Hope your plans go well
Eve
Emi-Great - Home - Short Term Rental Accommodation for migrants emigrating from England to Rockingham, Mandurah, Port Kennedy, Warnbro and Perth

[mr luvpants]

Many thanks for the info. I must admit.the more I read about Mandurah, the more it is having a pull on me!

Originally Posted by emi-great

We have a friend who was a firefighter in the UK he came here & got a job with Alcoa locally running a fire fighting team there. Might be worth you writing to Alcoa to see if there are opportunities there. He loves the job
Alcoa in Australia: Careers @ Alcoa: Overview

It would be really helpful to talk to your mate. Is it a private Fire team or a WAFIRE one?My email is unc_onion at hotmail dot com

And thank you everyone for all the information so far.Keep it coming.

Oh. Emi great, whats Mandurah like for bands, clubs etc?

JOHN

[helen balmforth]

Hi JOHN, YOU HAVE ANSWERED ONE OF MY QUESTIONS, YOU ARE IN A SIMILAR POSITION TO US, I AM A NURSE AND A GOOD JOB IS A CERTAINTY FOR YOUR WIFE. MY HUSBAND IS A PRISON OFFICER AND LIKE YOU CAN'T GET A JOB BEFORE GOING, YOU ARE 8 YRS YOUNGER THOUGH AND I AM CERTAIN EVENTUALLY YOU WOULD GET INTO WHAT YOU WANT. EXCITING NIGHT LIFE IN PERTH, I AM SURE THERE IS SOME AS LONG AS YOU WILL TRAVEL, BUT I WOULD VISIT THERE TO BE CERTAIN. I HAVE SAID BEFORE APART FROM PERTH CITY AND FREEMANTLE CITY, MOST OTHER PLACES I VISITED WERE LIKE VERY SMALL TOWNS, NOT BUSY, OR BUSTLING BUT RELAXED AND CAREFREE. IF YOU WANT ALOT MORE ON OFFER SUCH AS BUILT UP AREAS WITH LOTS GOING ON THEN HEAD TO THE EAST COAST, BUT THE NEARER YOU GET TO IT THE DEARER THE HOUSES. ITS FANTASTIC EVERYWHERE COMPARED TO THE UK, CHEERS HELEN.

[mr luvpants]

Helen and Emi great

You have mail!

JOHN

[jonnyspunkyboy]

hi we are in the early stages of applying for our visa, but we have been looking at perth as our destination.Could anyone help us on wheres best to live and wheres not? Its me my wife and my 2 children aged 4 & 6 so we would like to be closish to perth central but not to close we was looking at secret harbour area but im a vehicle painter so we was concerned that there might not be much job oppurtunitys there so if any one could help us that would be great

[mattandsam]

Perth is great. We are in our late 30's living north of the River. Have been to Mandurah a few times but find its where a lot of Perth people go to retire or really young families...

I would suggest you stay closer to the city. The happening places are Subiaco, Cottesloe, NorthBridge and Perth city and of course the beaches. Perth beaches are beautiful from North to South.

Hope this helps a little bit!!!!!