aaminuk

good call on the temp accomodation, thanks! I'm confident we will have the $$, just need to collect the right info to support the applications. at the moment, I'm looking at rentals ordered by oldest first, on the basis that they have been empty the longest time, and landlords will be more keen to progress with us.

thanks for the responses, i guess we need to be a little careful to select a school we are happy with in case we stay. i dont want to move the kids again after the first year, as my daughter will be 9, and i want her settled.

I'm arriving in Melbourne in the next few weeks, and planning on getting my 3 kids (4,4,8) into school as soon as the holidays are over! I am aware that as long as we are in the area, we are guanteed a place, which makes looking for a house both easier and harder in many respects! I'm very conciuous though that our first house will be less than ideal, having no references and oz budget experience, we will be lowballing our ability to pay until we fiund our feet, so expect to move after the first year to somewhere different. if we do move, can we keep our kids in the same school, or does the catchment rule mean we pretty much get kicked out of that school as soon as we move?

I've received my 457, looking to arrive around the 20th March. I have some temp accommodation booked in till the end of the month, but i'm aware that as a new entrant, regardless of the salary, I will be considered a risk, so wondered what should i be looking to do to ensure that we find somewhere we like and get a successful application in. my main criteria is a great school for my kids, so looking at the moment in a pretty wide band from doncaster round to glen waverley around to caulfield, so not being precious about the area in the first few years! any hints and tips on what I should say/do etc?