Johnlucy

Hi there....

sorry for bursting your bubble but didnt want to bore the life outta everyone talking bout the depressing element of moving to Perth! lol! Congratulations on the new arrival... I think that we are all on the mad boat! I have 4 kids and another due in June (crazy or wot?) I am also a midwife ... has your partner organised her registration ? and are you Perth bound?

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Hi Lisha,

Sorry for the delay responding, yes we are due in Perth in mid Sept. My wife WAS registered but due to our fourth being born we had to let the registration activation deadline pass so we have to re-register!! My wife has a job in KEMH in Subiaco organised, her ears really pricked up when she heard of another Irish midwife with a small baby moving over around the same time!!

Are you registered with AHPRA yet? Takes a bloody age!! Have you any work orgainsed? Looking forward to hearing from you.

John

Hi johnlucy....we're still here don't panic lol

 

Are you heading to Perth as well?

 

Have you had any shipping quotes yet?

Hi Sadie,

Apologies for the delay in replying- Yes we are heading to Perth, mid September hopefully:biggrin:

As regards quotes we have only one so far from Careline, €5300 for 650sq ft- which sounds expensive.

From reading other posts on here I've give McGimpseys a call and so far they seem very professional- hope the price is to my liking too!

Arrrrgghhhhh... Girls why did you go PM!!! I was reading you posts as we are in the same boat, from west of ireland planning on moving over in Sept, wife's a midwife. We have four kids also, youngest is a week old, I thought we were the only ones who were planning(mad enough) to make the move with a big family.

Should be there by now but the surprise of baby number four arriving in March has put us back a bit!

My question is this will we survive on a combined income of $140,000, we have will have 4 kids- couple of months old+2yo+5yo+8yo.

I know its been asked a million times!

We will be on a 457.

Cheers

J

Perth enjoys a reputation of being a clean, modern city with great facilities in a beautiful part of the world..all this and more

 

Without the benefit of having visited other states to compare I think that Perth is a great place to live....it is diverse, far more to it than the suburban sprawl, country, city or beachside lifestyles are all possible within easy reach of the city so there really is something for everyone....Perth has culture and history....museums galore, galleries, cafe culture, big city...or should I say smallish city amenities....a brand new arena right in the middle of town, several hip little towns close to the city where all the trendy people live....a strong beach life culture in the coastal burbs...you do see bronzed surfer dudes biking down to the beach topless with a board on their back! Its quite a relaxed vibe wherever you go...

 

There is a selection of quality restaurants with a price tag to match, lots of cool little places to eat in the burbs...strong European influences with pockets of Italian, Greek and Polish shops and restaurants, lots of Asian influences too...Koreans and Vietnamese...markets selling authentic food....fab smells...

 

The Swan Valley, foodie and wino heaven, great breweries and vineyards....tourist attractions, etc

 

Further north of Perth is the surburban sprawl which extends South too..lots of poms make for these value suburbs but youll find plenty of locals too.....everywhere is pretty easy to get around. Public transport is good, free city travel within Perth cbd and Joondalup cbd which is not a city as such more of a town but has everything the city has on a much smaller scale....

 

Sporting facilities are good....surf clubs, soccer, afl, tennis, whatever you like...lots of walk trails in the regional parks, different scenery every day if you like, a coastal walk, a bush walk, a lake walk, a riverside walk...speaking of the river...the spectacular Swan is magnificent and the Canning an awesome sight too....an oval or green space in every single suburb, larger burbs have several....

 

Kings Park, amazing, massive and still havent seen it all...native plants and trees a plenty...different scenery according to the season too...lots of spring wildflowers...autumnal changes, the leaves go red and orange and make for some beautiful tree lined avenue picture opportunities...in the summer everywhere is brown and scorched in the winter the rivers and lakes fill up and everywhere turns magically green almost overnight after the first rains!

 

Theres an awful lot to love about Perth and thats just the metro area...venture further afield in WA and its another thread entirely!!

Fiona- Thanks so much for your energizing post, doubts dispelled- for today at least.

Hi Guys,

We live in Galway, West of Ireland, our kids can run out the door and play with friends- which is one of the great benefits of where we live.

We are planning on moving to Perth in October and were wondering if anyone can advise us to whether its the same over there?

Cheers

J&L