Chasing a dream Posted November 7, 2017 Share Posted November 7, 2017 Brilliant news, looks like hubby may have secured a job on the Port Stephens side of New Castle......just waiting on the paperwork, salary finalisation etc!! I love the look of Port Stephens......looks like a dream place to live, however I know that things are not always as good as they look in the pictures. Any advice about Port Stephens and/or best places to live between New Castle and Port Stephens? (With 2 "almost teengers"). Oh and we are def not city/nightlife type people. Any advice gratefully received! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starlight7 Posted November 8, 2017 Share Posted November 8, 2017 Lovely place and a lovely climate. I only know it as a holiday destination though. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toots Posted November 9, 2017 Share Posted November 9, 2017 Port Stephens is as starlight says a lovely place. I often stayed with friends who live in Nelson Bay (just along the bay) and really like the whole area. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pozza Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 We live in soldiers Point. Heaps of nice beaches here pretty quiet except in summer apparently heaps of people visit. We see dolphins and a koala in tree across the road from our apartment. Really nice place to live though been in this area 4 months now. I would recommend living in soldiers Point rather than Nelson Bay as tourists head to Nelson Bay. Good luck with the move . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northshorepom Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 Port Stephens is really nice and has year round holiday trade due to proximity to Newy and Sydney, so doesn’t suffer from too much seasonality Traffic over the bridge at Hexham is crap - backed up to Heatherbrae going south and from the end of the M1 going north regularly. But the road through Tomago is OK Raymond Terrace is a bit ordinary, anywhere else pretty good I think beautiful part of the world! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chasing a dream Posted November 10, 2017 Author Share Posted November 10, 2017 Thanks northshorepom, sounds fantastic! Just wondering, realistically how often do you find you need to go into New Castle for shopping etc? Is it about an hours drive from Soldiers point? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starlight7 Posted November 14, 2017 Share Posted November 14, 2017 Will you guys just shut up? I am soo jealous it hurts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MARYROSE02 Posted November 16, 2017 Share Posted November 16, 2017 I spent two nights in Tea Gardens - at the hotel/Motel and rather liked it. The drive back to the Freeway and around the Bay to Nelson Bay or Newcastle could be tedious if doing it every day. Nelson Bay is more lively but also can be more crowded. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chasing a dream Posted November 21, 2017 Author Share Posted November 21, 2017 On 14/11/2017 at 12:05, starlight7 said: Will you guys just shut up? I am soo jealous it hurts Lol.....we are not there yet!! 3 interviews down and another one on Friday.....hopefully that will be the final one, can't wait to start packing and booking the flight! Everything crossed... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quoll Posted November 21, 2017 Share Posted November 21, 2017 If it's a temporary visa then just a heads up I'm sure you know to include the cost of school fees for the kids in the salary package - $11k pa for the two give or take. Port Stephens is where one of my mates went to retire to and she quite liked it but they eventually moved down to Tasmania for some reason I never quite fathomed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chasing a dream Posted November 21, 2017 Author Share Posted November 21, 2017 14 minutes ago, Quoll said: If it's a temporary visa then just a heads up I'm sure you know to include the cost of school fees for the kids in the salary package - $11k pa for the two give or take. Port Stephens is where one of my mates went to retire to and she quite liked it but they eventually moved down to Tasmania for some reason I never quite fathomed Thanks for the info....luckily we have a PR visa! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quoll Posted November 21, 2017 Share Posted November 21, 2017 6 hours ago, Chasing a dream said: Thanks for the info....luckily we have a PR visa! You’re good to go then! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kapri Posted November 24, 2017 Share Posted November 24, 2017 I live in Fern Bay, it's Port Stephens but close to Newie. You have chosen a great spot, we love it here 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chasing a dream Posted December 12, 2017 Author Share Posted December 12, 2017 So it is now official!! Hubby has been offered the job and we fly to Oz second week of Feb!!! We have been extremely lucky and have been offered a lovely looking house near Anna Bay in Port Stephens to rent at "mates rates" ......fully furnished! That will make it so much easier to settle and find our feet, allowing us to focus on everything else and give us time to slowly accumulate everything we are selling and tossing this side (decided not to ship very much at all). I cannot believe it is all happening now......and in such a beautiful place!! Thanks for all the advice so far, am sure I will have a million more questions as I go. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulya Posted December 13, 2017 Share Posted December 13, 2017 Brilliant area. Newcastle itself is booming and you have the Hunter Valley and Lake Maquarie on your doorstep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joebloggs Posted February 24, 2018 Share Posted February 24, 2018 Fingal Bay, fantastic. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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