Benefits of moving to Australia

[sachkrimbo]

Dear All,
Please forgive me if this has been done a million times, I am completely new to forums/chat rooms etc.
My husband has recently been 'given the nod' that he may be up for redundancy and we have decided to check out our options before he gets pushed. We have thought about emigrating on lots of occasions, last being before kids started school, but haven't taken the plunge because of family commitments in England. I am a nurse and have checked out jobs, it seems there are opportunities for me to get a job but not sure about my husband (who is in IT). Anyway, after all that, our main concern is whether we would be swapping one 'rat race' for another, obviously a lot of that is up to us but is the quality of life really better, are the streets really paved with gold Anyone who has moved with kids ( 6 & 3), do you think it has really benefitted them?
Thank you to anyone who isn't completely bored with all this and responds.

[anj1976]

hi s

welcome to teh forum. I am still waitign for my visa so cant be much help.

[sheilaB]

Originally Posted by sachkrimbo

Dear All,
Please forgive me if this has been done a million times, I am completely new to forums/chat rooms etc.
My husband has recently been 'given the nod' that he may be up for redundancy and we have decided to check out our options before he gets pushed. We have thought about emigrating on lots of occasions, last being before kids started school, but haven't taken the plunge because of family commitments in England. I am a nurse and have checked out jobs, it seems there are opportunities for me to get a job but not sure about my husband (who is in IT). Anyway, after all that, our main concern is whether we would be swapping one 'rat race' for another, obviously a lot of that is up to us but is the quality of life really better, are the streets really paved with gold Anyone who has moved with kids ( 6 & 3), do you think it has really benefitted them?
Thank you to anyone who isn't completely bored with all this and responds.

Hi there

We've not emigrated yet, but are about to (shippers have been today and will be flying out in September). We have kids aged 5 and 1. I m in IT, my husband is a teacher. I have never been to Australia before but my husband spent a year there and swears it is so much better than the UK. I have trawled the internet loads over the last year (this is how long the visa took) and now am really excited and looking forward to it. There seem to be loads of IT jobs (just look on the websites detailed in the stocky posts) and I have contacted a few agencies who said that they always have jobs available so for me to aply nearer the time. (I'm an analyst by the way). My thoughts were if we are gonna do it, do it now while they are young. Although we have friends who went 2 years ago with older kids (9 and 11) and they love it and have settled, Kids miss home but don't want to come back to the UK.

That's about all I can offer at the moment - good luck

Sheila

[amandabren]

hi there

I am kind of in a similar boat, I am 24 years old and want and change of life and want to move over to the UK to work and travel for 2 years. but i am very unsure about how to go about it and what to do, so if you could give me some advice that would be great.

As for moving over here my boss at work had just moved over(2 years) here from the uk and she has a 10 years old daughter. They absoluely love it here we have lots of jobs in IT and always in desperate need for nurses. If you settle some where like Adelaide in south Australia it is the slow life and a very nice place to raise your children.

if you have any questions just let me know and i will do my best to help

amanda

Originally Posted by sachkrimbo

Dear All,
Please forgive me if this has been done a million times, I am completely new to forums/chat rooms etc.
My husband has recently been 'given the nod' that he may be up for redundancy and we have decided to check out our options before he gets pushed. We have thought about emigrating on lots of occasions, last being before kids started school, but haven't taken the plunge because of family commitments in England. I am a nurse and have checked out jobs, it seems there are opportunities for me to get a job but not sure about my husband (who is in IT). Anyway, after all that, our main concern is whether we would be swapping one 'rat race' for another, obviously a lot of that is up to us but is the quality of life really better, are the streets really paved with gold Anyone who has moved with kids ( 6 & 3), do you think it has really benefitted them?
Thank you to anyone who isn't completely bored with all this and responds.

[sachkrimbo]

Dear All,
thanks for your responses. SheliaB sounds exciting but i wish i could feel like that. All i think is that the decision has been forced by husbands bosses. Maybe, when the final decision is made, ie redundancy or staying, I will feel more able to be positive and have something to work towards, rather then waiting to see what happens. Where are you going and how have you sorted out schools for your oldest?
amandabren, thanks also. Where are you wanting to go in England? We live just outside of London (40 minutes slow train, 20 minutes fast train) and love the ease of being in the countryside but also close to London. Unfortunately house prices (rental or purchase) increase to meet that need. But if you are near public transport you don't have to consider a car to get around. Traditionaly most ozzies go to west London (Earls Court area), but I think east London has loads to offer now and there is little difference in price of accommodation really. If London isn't what you want, Bristol is cool as is most of the south coast. We also love the midlands area for historical stuff and day/weekend trips. Don't know much about getting visas to get in. Not sure what work you do, but the major supermarket here is Tesco and they are always employing (maybe a stopgap til you get something more sorted if not a requirement for visa?) staff. Crime is increasing here and where I would have walked alone 5 years ago I would not now, especially in more deprived areas, Hackney, Beckton, Lambeth, Mile End, Elephant and Castle (all in London). There are many more but too many to mention. I'm sure I've missed really important information but ask anything else and I will try to help. Once I've gotten through massive pile of ironing and shopping I may ask you some questions on Australia. Cheers

[sheilaB]

Hi

We're heading to Melbourne. In terms of schools again I used the internet loads, plus my husband has made contact with some head teachers re jobs so we asked their advice. Once you have a few contacts in Oz they're so willing to help. We have not go tone sorted yet as need a permie address - fisrt job when we get there!!!

You will know if it's right for you and if it feels wrong it probably is. See how things go and how you feel - best of luck.

[kaz101]

Hi sachkrimbo,

This has been asked before and you can find out previous responses by using the search facilty

You are right about whether you are moving from one rat race to another so things to think about (and you've probably done this already):

* family support - how close are you to your family (how much will you miss them)

* money - have you worked out your budgets for Oz (you don't want to be worse off financially than where you are now)

* weather - although jobs are important make sure you choose the kind of weather you like since the temperatures vary a lot here

* work out the lifestyle you want here

We don't have children but we did think about all the above. We moved to an area with real community spirit, and because we're not in a state capital, property is not that expensive here (in comparison to where we were in the UK).

We're semi-retired in our mid-40's and we're loving it here. However it will be what you make it, and the recession is hitting here too (although technically we're not in a recession as was pointed out by the government last week).

There are loads of posts on here about how people feel about Australia (the good, the bad and the.....) so have a look through and post any questions that you have and someone will be along to answer.

We moved here from the UK in July 2007 and have had no regrets.....

Regards,
Karen

[ashlea2710]

Hi Sheila ,
Are you moving to Melbourne ?? If so we have been here a year so feel free to ask for any hints of questions ...
People really helped us and made the move a lot easier
Take care and enjoy
Karen

[amandabren]

hi there lovely
thanks for the advise, i am not fussed about where i end up in the uk. Anywhere where i can find work and some reasonably cheep accomidation. I do have a question, when they say student houseing(meaning just a room) does it have to be for a student or can anyone rent it?

thanks
amanda

Originally Posted by sachkrimbo

Dear All
thanks for your responses. SheliaB sounds exciting but i wish i could feel like that. All i think is that the decision has been forced by husbands bosses. Maybe, when the final decision is made, ie redundancy or staying, I will feel more able to be positive and have something to work towards, rather then waiting to see what happens. Where are you going and how have you sorted out schools for your oldest?
amandabren, thanks also. Where are you wanting to go in England? We live just outside of London (40 minutes slow train, 20 minutes fast train) and love the ease of being in the countryside but also close to London. Unfortunately house prices (rental or purchase) increase to meet that need. But if you are near public transport you don't have to consider a car to get around. Traditionaly most ozzies go to west London (Earls Court area), but I think east London has loads to offer now and there is little difference in price of accommodation really. If London isn't what you want, Bristol is cool as is most of the south coast. We also love the midlands area for historical stuff and day/weekend trips. Don't know much about getting visas to get in. Not sure what work you do, but the major supermarket here is Tesco and they are always employing (maybe a stopgap til you get something more sorted if not a requirement for visa?) staff. Crime is increasing here and where I would have walked alone 5 years ago I would not now, especially in more deprived areas, Hackney, Beckton, Lambeth, Mile End, Elephant and Castle (all in London). There are many more but too many to mention. I'm sure I've missed really important information but ask anything else and I will try to help. Once I've gotten through massive pile of ironing and shopping I may ask you some questions on Australia. Cheers

[aishaalam]

I will be moving also to melbourne in october from dubai any hints or what to bring .I will be movuing with four kids 8,6,4 and 1 year.I am prety cofuse between sydney or melbourne .Which one you think is better for kids.
Regards
Aisha