Angel77

We were exactly the same & spent over 5 year deciding & finally went for it with only a couple of months on our visa. I was really apprehensive & swore I was going for a year only. Our life isn't a million miles to what it was but slightly better . Week days are similar, hubby works I do school run, etc, but weekends are way better. Iwas so worried about meeting friends but have made heaps . It's so easy to meet people here as so many are in the same situation & everyone is so friendly. I'd say go for it , I'm so pleased we did & 18 month in are building our own home.

We live in Coomera water & my husband travels to Brisbane , lovely area, good school, close to theme parks & handy for beaches. I always wanted to live in ormeau but apart from the two streets of show homes the area isn't that great , glad we chose Coomera.

Thanks guys, we live on the Gold Coast & my oh is a regional general manager in Brisbane, I'm lucky enough to stay at home with the kids. If you knew me I really am scared of my own shadow, I've never driven on motorways, I'm a wimp! I worried about everything. As I said if I can do it ANYONE can !

I very rarely post on here or come on at all but have browsed lots over the last 6 year. I really wanted to give my take on moving to oz for those who were like me & undecided. We were deciding wether to move or not for years , one minute we were going the next we weren't! I just didn't have the guts , I lived in a small town , with all my family, tons of friends, we had a great life, oh had a fab job, dream house and I honestly didn't think oz was that great( had a couple of visits). Our visa was running out , had it 5 year, in the end I said just book the flights , then we can go , get it out the way and come back home again! We rented our house and oh managed to get his job left open for a year. I decided I wanted an adventure whether it was the right or wrong decision, we didn't have that much to loose, apart from kids not getting back in there great school. Life's for living. well I still can't believe I had the guts to do it! now that we actually have, it really doesn't seem such a big deal. It seems very small minded to live in the same town all your life, there's a big world out there. We've been here 5 month and its been a good move. I don't think I had rosé tinted glasses on and I don't think it's a honey moon period. Im pretty realistic which is why I took so long to come, I look at all the negatives more than the positives but I can say I'm so pleased we came. Life doesn't seem too different to me, oh landed a great job, lovely rental, good school, we've all settled so well. The big difference is we have stuff to do at weekends. In the UK we had nothing to do, walk round tesco, too wet for the park! You still have the same things to do, cooking, cleaning! Shopping, I think it's the same s... Just the buckets a bit shinier. Who knows how long we'll stay but I'm in no rush to go back, I honestly don't want to go back for a while, it seems so dull & depressing there. I'm going to enjoy our time here, however long that is. I know we've been lucky but even our friends who are not on such a good salary say there rather struggle her than go back there. To anyone undecided I'd say go for it, so glad we did !

Thanks guys, lease signed so no going back, gut tells us it's the right decision. Went to the school, seems great although bit big. Drove around area and spoke to a few people, happy with decision. Thank you

We are signing a lease today on a georgeous house on coomera rivers, hope we are doing the right thing! its took me 5 year to get here and after all that research I swore I would never live on coomera, but coomera rivers looks like a lovely area? I have two children who would go to coomera rivers state school? Any one have kids who go, or is private much better? Please any advice would be much appreciated as having kittens that I'm making a mistake! just want a safe quiet area with a lovely school as they went to a tiny school in the Lake District! Thank you

Hi guys, we are just about to sign a lease on a gorgeous house on coomera rivers and was wondering if this is a good area to live. It looks lovely but I know some of coomera is a bit rough. Also any one have kids who go to coomera rivers primary state school, seems to have good results but can't find much on here about it. My kids went a small great school in the Lake District, don't want to have to move them again. P.s finally made the move after 5 years of deciding! Thank you for taking time to reply, signing lease tomorrow!

Hi,, just bumping this thread as I'm also wondering the same thing.

We're also flying in 28th and have booked Brisbane Holiday Village. We have 3 kids age 8, 6 & 2 and we don't have work sorted yet. Our view is that this is a chance in a lifetime for us and we would rather kick ourselves for giving it a shot than to kick ourselves for not going for it. not sure if that helps but good luck with decision!

hi, your wife sounds like me! Our visa also expires in 2013 and I have been trying to decide for 5 year. I have lived in the same small town, close to all my family my whole life, I am not the type of person who emigrates! We fly in 9 weeks!! We have changed our minds more than I've had hot dinners, there isn't a right or wrong answer. We have a very comfortable life, oh has great job and dream house, so it was scary. We're renting house and oh has a year career break so we can always come back. I'm not 100% convinced, or even 50% ! But I figured it will be an adventure, right or wrong, in my very quiet, stable life. We just booked flights and handed in notice before we changed our minds again, prob not the best way about deciding but it worked for me, I am now very excited about the move. Good luck whatever you decide.

Hi, we are shipping from Cumbria in January and have found Britannia and gb liners to be the cheapest. Haven't decided which one to go with yet!