Captain Ron

I managed to find a few myself. A lovely lady got back to me with very thorough information. I ended up not needing a cattery in Melbourne in the end, sadly my Cat passed away 4 days before her flight. If you would like some info let me know and I will share with you.

Can anyone recommend a cattery in Melbourne for my indoor cat. And one that can collect her from quarantine? Unfortunately our flight out before her has been cancelled. So we are now considering letting her still go ahead but it means we will need help before we get there. Any help is appreciated!

You haven't derailed the thread at all Jimmy it's great to have your perspective. If I wanted perfect beaches I would move somewhere that offered just that! I would take what you have there over our pebbled beach/shipping lane any day of the week! Happy to say Im so excited to get to Melbourne and experience all it has to offer

Hi Parley, we will have to rent for some time before buying. As for area we like Cheltenham, Sandringham, Camberwell and surrounds, Brighton. etc but will have to get there first and have a good look around. Also have schools to consider.

Yes true- we are definitely not moving to Melbourne for the beach! But I"m sure my kids will appreciate the sand and warmer water when we do get to one!

Yes, flying 4th November hopefully! I did read this very briefly on a FB group - thank you for the confirmation!!

Lol!! If only I knew which beach was which?? This gets me very excited for our move - thank you so much!!!

Great, thank you!

Oh okay, got you! If I hear anything ill come back to add. Hope the packing going okay

I saw this earlier on in this thread:

I will let you now closer to the time, lol! We might end up with the DFAT flight too if our Nov is cancelled! That is why I started the thread on here "Moving to Melbourne" haha so that we could compare notes!!!

I was advised on here not to worry about those flights until you are in quarantine and the staff are able to tell you your exact exit date then you will know when to book your flight out to Melbourne.

So happy for you!! Now you don't have to worry about your October flight not going ahead!! Hope your cat gets sorted too. All the best!

Sounds like the winter weather we had in Cape Town Its freezing in winter and central heating is not a thing!! As for summer in the UK - we have not had one this year yet and we are at the end of August already! We followed Melbourne's weather and it has been better in your winter than our 'summer'! Don't get me wrong, I've had some of the best summers here. But sadly this year was a dud We have spent so much time indoors since the Covid outbreak here last year, combined with home schooling and lockdowns and now a rubbish summer it really is the icing on the cake! On another note: Im sure through my kids school we will meet and make friends but what, in your opinion, is the best way of meeting people there?

Ive heard about the weather in Melbourne and it did/does bother me but we don't have a choice at this stage to be anywhere else other than Melbourne due to work. But at the same time, i live in UK and the weather is rubbish here most of the year so it can't be that bad in Melbourne in comparison!!