Originally Posted by ThinkingOfMoving

Hello all! As the title says, I may be moving to the Central Coast in February for a job (around Wamberal/Terrigal). I've been offered a job there, and so long as the work visa goes through, I'll be moving!

Can anyone give me more information about this area and the standard of living? Also, does anyone have any recommendations for apartment search sites? I'm very much used to living in medium-big apartment buildings in the States, and the flats I've found online seem to be in houses/townhomes...

I also wanted to see if any Americans on this forum could tell me about the tax situation. Do you have to pay both Australian and American income tax? Were you able to get the Medicare levy exempted easily?

Thanks everyone...I've never even been to Australia for holiday, so I'm probably going to posting here more often in the next few months!