Mistymorningstar

Have just looked up Currumundi Lake area and noted houses are snapped up quickly once on the market. Caloundra is lovely as well. Thank you for your contribution, much appreciated.

Thanks Paul have never heard of Mt Nebo and Mt. Glorious, so have looked them both up. Thing is when you're young you love to leave your familiar surroundings and are able to settle anywhere. When you get older, you have these great ideas, but when it comes to the crunch familiarity is more comforting. Travel by all means, but its a good feeling to have your base in familiar surroundings. Have just looked up Mt. Nebo and Mt. Glorious, and can see the appeal. There is a real stunner in Mt Nebo for $625K located 12 Benson Rd - shaded bushland setting which I find very attractive. During childhood when living in Brisbane we had many cyclones, now Oz is noted for floods and fires, so elevated property is attractive. I am not selling up and moving at this stage, but will be in the coming months, so am taking all this information from the many that have replied on board. Many thanks.

Hello again, have looked at these in more detail, real stunners!!!!

Will do, gosh!! all these exotic names are all new to me, many thanks, much appreciated.

Hopefully you will

The last time I was in Bribie was 15 years ago. My dads house was in walking distance to the beach. Across the road were a couple of shops and a bus stop. Bus would take you to Caboolture (I think that's what its called) and from there you catch a train to Roma Street station in Brisbane. I could see the attraction for my Dad, everything so near. I personally found it too built up.

Back to you again Cal, my late father lived during the latter part of his life at Bribie Island, and much to everyone's surprise I liked it as well. Not as stunning as the Gold Coast where I would spend my growing up years, but it had everything you wanted. Surf up one end and a beautiful wide beach to walk along, and at the other end water that you could comfortably swim in or take the boat out for a spot of fishing. It has over years become incredibly populated. My late father then moved to Roslyn Lodge Mt Tamborine where I would often visit. I would be living on my own, and Tamborine as I remember was big on young families and couples, the retirees would in time sell up and move due to inability to drive in latter years. Living on ones own at Tamborine can be a little isolating. I communicated with a lady who was my mothers neighbour back when they all lived in McGregor, and after her husband died she moved to Redland Bay. Seems big on retirees - as her social life is incredibly busy having not known anyone. Again a lovely home but very suburban. Tamborine and Eagle Heights has still great appeal for me, and I am not ruling it out, just thinking aloud. Thanks again x

Thank, have been looking around where you suggested. Palm Cove especially looks stunning. x

Hi Cal, many thanks for your prompt reply, much appreciated. I know the area well, it is stunning especially Tamborine. Only prob is that once you are too old to drive, it is difficult to commute between Tamborine and the Gold Coast where your supermarket/shopping would be. It has always been high on my list. Best wishes, x

Hi, I am an Aussie who left Melbourne in 1976 and came over to the UK, travelled a bit outside the UK, then settled in London. I therefore have dual nationality. At 66 years of age, fit and well, I have had a great desire to move to Queensland where I actually grew up. I no longer have any family ties there. I grew up in Brisbane. I would love to live in a smallish 3 bedroom house within a forest/rain forest setting. The appeal is for attractive location than a fancy house. I love nature and the sounds of nature, am not a surburban type of person though living in outer London, Uxbridge., one has no choice. I love London, its culture, the English people, and have had the happiest time of my life here, but now that family have grown up and have their own lives, would like to return to the Queensland Bush. I would love to have some advice from other members please. If I was asked to relay the perfect situation it would be a large piece of land allowing me to have a couple of cottages/caravans to rent out. I would have approximately $600,000 to spend on a property (depending on exchange rate of course). Any ideas would be appreciated. Many thanks, Misty