Fly to Cairns on 4th april for a reccie

[SUPERSTARDJ01 11]

Hi all,

 

We fly to Cairns on tuesday for a reccie/holiday with the family all 6 of us, staying in Edge hill, any advise on things to do? how can we get a few property viewings? etc

 

Hopefully the weather perks up as I have 4 children to convince a move from the UK will be a good thing and the weather shows rain   

[The Pom Queen 16,619]

You will absolutely love Cairns. Please ignore the weather, we lived there for 4 years and everyday it would say rain and it was always blue skies. I know at the moment they are enjoying a heatwave. 

Are you hiring a car? How long are you going for?

Things to Do:

A trip to the reef or if you aren't good swimmers go to Green Island or Fitzroy, I prefer Fitzroy as it's away from the tourists.

A trip to Kuranda I would recommend going up on the cable car and down on the train. They have a shuttle service to get you back to your car. I wouldn't bother getting off at the first stop on the cable car but do get off at the second and take a stroll to see the Falls.

Hartleys Crocodile Farm

A day up the coast to Port Douglas

These will get you started.

[ChrisH1 13]

Hi
www.realestate.com.au and www.domain.com.au are the two biggest websites. Select type and size of property, then suburb(s) that you are interested in.
The Cairns Post Saturday property feature is also useful.
LJ Hooker have an office at the Edge Hill roundabout. They would be keen to arrange viewing of property. Ray White is another large real estate company covering Cairns. There are many local companies including: Joan Robb; Remax; Professionals (I think that they focus on the beaches); First National; etc.
All of the real estate companies have their own websites which list the properties they have on offer.
If you just want to see what is on the market, rather than appear particularly interested, open houses are advertised on www.realestate.com.au and in the Saturday edition of the Cairns Post.
The system of selling property is different in Australia. You will only meet the vendor after the contract of sale is signed, and then only maybe. All viewings are conducted by the real estate agent. You will be required to give name, address and sometimes proof of ID to view, as the real estate agent generally stays at the entrance.
Each suburb has better and less good sections, with some suburbs probably best avoided, as in all cities.

[ChrisH1 13]

And blue skies, low 30s today. The forecast is low 20s at night, mid 30s during the day (usually achieved mid morning). Humidity is currently 80%.
If mountain biking is any of your children's hobby, we have some of the best in the world, and sea fishing is apparently excellent.
Outdoor games can be played all year round.
It would be worth calling into some of the tourist information centres to see what is around.

[SUPERSTARDJ01 11]

Going for 2 weeks and getting a car, wife is really worriex as the weather reports rain most of the time, we're booked in for the cable cars and train in daintree + fitzroy island.

[The Pom Queen 16,619]

Please don't worry, it's dry season now. You may get rain for an hour here or there but nothing like the UK rain.

[ChrisH1 13]

If it wet again tomorrow consider Jump Mania. Our children. Love it, and it leaves them exhausted: http://www.jumpmania.com.au/

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[The Pom Queen 16,619]

3 hours ago, ChrisH1 said:

If it wet again tomorrow consider Jump Mania. Our children. Love it, and it leaves them exhausted: http://www.jumpmania.com.au/

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And if you look on Groupon or pick up one of the entertainment books you can get some good discounts