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We (me, husband, son17 and daughter 3 stayed in Brisbane Holiday Village when we first arrived in Nov 2014,it was expensive compared to the cost of renting a house but it gave us some time to look round the areas for a longer term rental. We didn't want to commit to a 6m rental before we came as we didn't know where we would be working nor where my son would go to school\college. It was great from the perspective of it being a holiday camp with pool, cafe, internet, laundry etc etc and my daughter LOVED the pool each day. It is also very good for getting into Brisbane, Garden City (big shopping mall which is walking distance if not too hot) and equal distance to Gold coast and Sunshine Coast. We also expected that thered be quite a few families there like us who we could chat to and swap info with, there werent when we stayed there, there seemed to be a number of sporting groups staying for a few nights, or Aussies who needed temp accomodation for whatever reason, but it suited us fine overall. The internet was awful there! We finished up renting a house just down the road from it at Eight Mile Plains, so feel free to ask us qus or look us up when you arrive, were very happy to help as weve learned lots since we got here, most of it probably the hard way, so know what its like!!! Australia is a beautiful place

Hi ladies, do you still meet up and if so would you be interested in another member? I'm 45, been here about 10 weeks, have both young and older kids (!), and am in need of some social scene! Cheers Live south Brisbane way, mount gravatt, happy to travel tho.

Hi Tina, Sorry for delay and thanks for your response. We were thinking of staying on a holiday park for a few weeks then looking around from there at houses and areas. Roughly how much are the private school fees if you don't mind me being nosey. I hadn't given it a thought as assumed they would be expensive but may be an option. Do you know if schools require you to enrol a long time in advance, or whether we would be ok doing it in November/December? We live near Manchester - heatwave here at the moment!! you?

Hi, does anyone know if Etihad give an extra baggage allowance for migration? We can't find anything on their site that says they do and there doesn't seem to be anyone to contact to ask. Thanks!

Hello everyone! We are on our way to Brisbane at the end of October! 'We' is me and my two children (16 and 2). We're hoping to start a new life and make new friends. If there is anyone who would like to meet up or keep in touch we'd love to hear from you. We're looking at areas to rent at the moment as well as places to stay when we first arrive and it would be lovely to meet up with anyone, especially if you have children who can keep mine company and answer our questions whilst we settle in. If anyone can recommend an area which has a decent high school or a college for my 16 year old it would be appreciated. He's just resat his English GCSE at college here whilst doing a Media diploma, so we're unsure whether high school or college would be better for him in Oz and want to keep his options open as much as possible, whilst avoiding anything fee paying (he will be 17 when he arrives and we're on a permanent residency visa). Many thanks!