heatherchill

Thank you guys and in particular Lady Rainicorn...this is actually the information I wanted to hear rather than everyone just telling us to go for it etc. we have heard so many stories of all the good points to moving but we are realistic and know it wont benefit anyone if we invest well over £20,000 into moving then finding the reality very different and returning jobless and homeless in addition to all the upheaval.

Thank you Lady Rainicorn and Beffers for the replies...we live in a small semi-rural town where the nearest major employers nuclear and shipbuilding are nearly an hour away in opposite directions with terrible infrastructure so there is very little employment round our immediate area and I predict this will get worse as the children get older so this is why I feel there will be more opportunities for our children in Oz if we live near (within an hour) of a major city. We took a 3 week trip to Sydney in 2010, where we got married and included travelling round Tasmania to experience two very different sides to Australia and we loved both aspects. We have both lived away from our families before we had the children and I still do though the children do see all their relatives regularly, my mum is supportive of the move whilst my mother-in-law is not at all...that is why I wondered how other families had found the reality :arghh:

Hi All, We are a family of 5 living near the lake District in Cumbria, we have a large house, good jobs and generally a good life but would really like to make the move to Australia mainly for our children 12, 5 and 2 as we feel there will be more opportunities for them in the future (whilst we all enjoy a great lifestyle). We are in our early forties and my husband is a Maintenance Fitter (Fitter and Turner), we have been advised we can go for the 189 Skilled Independent visa but wonder if it is possible to live an equally good life in Oz?...Is there anyone in a similar situation to us that has made the move good or bad?