Apollo

You have to ask yourself why? why am I moving from a first world country to another first world country? why do you think Oz is better than the UK, it cant be because of the weather because that would be plain silly to be honest...there must be something that is driving you...if you can come up with some good ones then try it.

Out of respect maybe you should ask the mods to remove this and start another thread.?

I used a radius tool when we are looking - something like this will give you an idea of suburbs - this should give you 10k from the centre of preston
http://obeattie.github.io/gmaps-radius/?lat=-37.731111&lng=145.021012&z=12&u=km&r=10
then just plug those suburbs into realestate.com.au and you're good to go.

Ah ok - Preston isnt really the CBD. If it is preston, then north would be better. Look at the suburbs along the South Morang line and see if you can hit the sweet spot between price and travel time

Okay thanks. These house prices are filling me with dread. Looks like renting may well be a more practical option for us.

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Who can say really why it is.
Just like in England certain suburbs are more desirable than others for no readily apparant reason.
In Melbourne, the Eastern suburbs have traditionally been the most expensive and desireable along with the bayside suburbs like Brighton.
I think a trend just sets in and then it is self perpetuating.
North and West are generally cheaper and then at the edges of the cities brand new suburbs are being created and they are cheap but very limited infrastructure.

Does it have to be North Melb?
South East can meet your requirements easily. Cranbourne will hit your budget, but the infrastructure is still being built out.
Carrum Downs and Langwarrin (where we are) will also come into your budget as well. Langwarrin is 10minutes to the station driving and then the express train is 50mins to the CBD (so with the faffing about, just about in your timeframe)

There are affordable suburbs around where you will be able to buy something in your price range.
They are probably a bit over 60 minutes away though.
There are newer suburbs where the inrastructure won't be as good as established suburbs.
I think it is harder to get a capital growth in these areas though. The houses are cheaper for a reason as the demand lis less.
 

I am aware a few threads regarding this topic have been done so I am going to be a bit more specific hopefully.
 
Planning to take the plunge but as we've all been warned that house prices in North Melbs have shot up significantly how are people affording this? Is it doable to buy a home in the 550 - 600k mark within a radius of 60 mins max travel into the CBD for work?
 
I will be looking for 3+ bedrooms, 2 bathrooms and 2 cars parking spots. Don't care for the coast and would like a decent (read leafy) suburb which is child friendly. Tennis club nearby wouldn't hurt too[emoji12].
 
I have been on domain.com and seen houses for price range but have no idea what kind of neighbourhoods they are. Hopefully someone can help?
 
Cheers
Apollo
 
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Hi Matt. I see no one has answered so I am going to try and say a little. I am also a BMS and did look into the 189 but like you I was faced with the prospect of sitting the AIMS exam. I did IELTS as well which was easy and got assessed as a MLA.

I looked at the questions and although they appear relatively easy I have zero experience in anything other than Haematology. Now I have decided against doing it as it's all too much cause I am in the middle of an MSc. I am now planning to go with an alternative visa and just take my chance with jobs. There aren't many of us on these forums so you may struggle to get help here.

About AIMS and IBMS, they have no link whatsoever and I find this strange. I think if one is a member then they should have concessions. Sorry couldn't help but all the best.

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This is for those who left the UK with PR already in place. I am aware that it is harder to secure a job whilst offshore but are there any individuals who managed this successfully? Would love to hear about any recent stories especially in the social work field or similar. I am hoping to land in Melbourne.

Many thanks,

Apollo

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[mention=265124]Zatara80[/mention] I am curious that you feel Australia will offer your kids more opportunities. I guess it depends what they want to do with life. There will always be jobs in hospitality and public services but technology is changing the Australian work place significantly and personally I see this increasing. For example there are 5 TV stations. One has just gone bankrupt and the ABC is continually downsizing. Fast forward 10 years and I reckon there will only be 3 at most. People now stream from overseas. Likewise retail is consolidating as more and more people buy online. The company I worked for downsized by 25% and moved it's  finance and IT services to Asia with no negative consequences for users.
 I  guess this applies to Europe as well but technology means fewer and fewer jobs  need to be based in Aus. As for Brexit the UK is likely to take a temporary hit but remember even the great depression of the 30s only lasted a decade. I am not going to predict which country will be in a better state in 10 years time, it could be either IMO.
Anyway you sound like you have thought very carefully about it so good luck with the  move

My advice.
 
Go for it knowing what you know BUT if you can apply for PR ASAP either direct entry 186 or independent 189/190 if at all possible.  Things can and do change as VS noted, and not usually for the better!
If you wait for transition and it falls through at the last minute ( seems to happen a lot if you read these and other forums) your OH will have a limited time to apply for PR also with regard to his age.  Better to get a skills assessment and apply sooner whilst the job is on the list.  In two years it may not be on the list . You could even start the process now and apply for PR alongside the 457.  Personally I would not take the risk without having a plan for PR that didn't rely on an employer, even local gov departments make sweeping cuts..............
 
Victoria don't charge school fees at the moment but I expect that will change, other states have changed their policy in the recent past.