Where To???

[madmum]

Hi, we were thinking about moving somewhere in NSW but where? Everything out there is just so big, at the moment im in England in a little village,about 20 miles from the White Cliffs of Dover if anyone has heard of it?
Allthough i have to travel to get to shops n things the nearest towns are only about 15 miles up the road and i only have three major towns surrounding me, so ive not got a problem when it comes to choosing where to shop as none of the towns have a great deal!!!! Where as Australia is just something else alltogether, there are so many different towns just in NSW alone, which one is the best for a family with 4 children ranging from 10 yrs to 1 yr? Where are the best shops, cafes, resturants,best schools, beaches, best activities, best jobs etc etc.....
Someone anyone please help me ideally i would like to be in an area that has all of the above close by, (or is that just greedy?) so if anyone can steer me in the right direction it would be greatly appreciated!!!!!!!!!!

[kaz101]

Hi Madmum,

I don't know NSW, but if you start looking at South Australia let me know since that's where I am

Regards,
Karen

[Dublin Lady]

Hi there, well, thats a big decision moving to NSW with your family. I've lived in Sydney for 18 years and love it (well I suppose I must do). I live on the northern beaches which is absolutley beautiful. Like all cities there are good areas and not so good areas and like wise the price of real estate coincides with the area in question.

The Northern Beaches really caters for family life, parks, beaches, schools, malls, movie theatres etc., Most public schools have after care for children whose parents work and during school vacation there is also vacation care so the family unit is pretty well covered here. The economy is really good at the moment with the lowest unemployment rate in years so if there was a time to move, now is a good one. Weather, well we're spoilt. There are 2 seasons realistically in Sydney Summer and Autumn and thats about it. In summer temperatures are in the high 20s with touches of 30s and every now and then the 40 mark (not pleasant). Winter realistically is June, July and August - it can get a tad cold then however you may not notice the cold initially until you climatise - I think I've become a little soft over the years!!

There are lots of lovely towns in NSW however employment wouldnt be as good as Sydney - goes without saying.

Anyhow good look with your move and if I can give you any more advise or pointers, let me know.

Donna

[madmum]

Hi, thanks Dublinlady,

It all sounds great and is everything i was looking for, but (god why does there always have to be a but?) surley the cost of housing is more expensive the closer you get to Sydney, as there are 6 of us in total we would need a large property with a garden!

On landing in Oz we would be renting to start with and ive had a look at some of the property websites that offer rentals and have actually only found one property that we could afford that was in sydney!!!

Could you please tell me some names of places that are near to the main city, but not actual in it maybe up to half hour travel time away, then i could look these up.

Thanks for your time its very much appreciated x

[Baby75]

hello

Here is a link to a map of NSW so you can find the names of places then search for them for schools shops and houses i also use Hospital - Google Maps Very handy when you want to find the distance between home and school or shops hope that helps

[madmum]

Great, thanks for your help