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Old 22nd June 2008, 10:47 AM
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Originally Posted by diaclone2008 View Post
Not heaps, really. We were in Australia earlier this year (the whole family - me, my husband and both kids), we traveled from Adelaide to Brisbane, with a lot of stops on the way. Brisbane was our favourite for many reasons, although we wouldn't rule out anywhere we went, really.

I've been to Oz 3 times now, my husband went over on a working visa 10 years ago and completely loved it and has wanted to live there ever since, and the kids coped with the heat and change in lifestyle very well, so we decided to go for it.

Are Thornlands and Alexandra Hills good areas? I haven't heard about many bad ones, really (my brother-in-law lived in Brisbane for about 2 years, and loved it - a lot better than Sydney where he's based).

Have you and your family been many times before?
Hi D, nope we have never been and don't intend going before migrating! I know we are insane but it's all or nothing for us, but obviously if we don't sell the house before visa validation then we will have to take the big dreaded holiday!

I've not heard of any dodgy areas either although some south-western areas seem to be the worst, Ipswich and above from what i've read. Alex Hills and Thornlands are over at the coastal towns and are just beautiful, Cleveland too is stunning but a wee bit more expensive, we've checked them all out and found no faults in any of them, so it's a case of take your pick really!
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