any irish just moved to melbourne or other expats

madje · #1 (**permalink**) 26th May 2008, 07:29 PM

just curiosity has many irish moved or emigrated out to melbuorne lately, any advice on where to live
do not think that i am a person who goes away and only wants to socialise with irish, defintely not, i am just curious.
just would like to know about the irish clubs what goes on, we have a baby now and someone said they do irish dancing and playing music and we were told good place to meet others but this is a while ago.
next question, any of you expats english, scottish, south african etc.. just moved to melbourne - and any advice where to live
bit worried is it hard to meet people, when your younger with no kids you do not care you spend half of it in the pub, different now.

kaz101 · #2 (**permalink**) 26th May 2008, 08:56 PM

Hi Madje,

I would search in google as well as any responses you get on here to find clubs in Melbourne. We did that for Mount Gambier so we knew what was available before we moved to the area.

It's not hard to meet people if you are willing to go out there and meet people, and we've found that the Aussies are very friendly.

My husband is Irish but we are not in Melbourne - we're the next state over in South Australia.

Regards,
Karen

Dolly · #3 (**permalink**) 26th May 2008, 10:32 PM

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Originally Posted by madje

just curiosity has many irish moved or emigrated out to melbuorne lately, any advice on where to live
do not think that i am a person who goes away and only wants to socialise with irish, defintely not, i am just curious.
just would like to know about the irish clubs what goes on, we have a baby now and someone said they do irish dancing and playing music and we were told good place to meet others but this is a while ago.
next question, any of you expats english, scottish, south african etc.. just moved to melbourne - and any advice where to live
bit worried is it hard to meet people, when your younger with no kids you do not care you spend half of it in the pub, different now.

Hi madje,

Melbourne is a very multi-cultural city so there are sure to be other Irish people around.

Maybe there is some info in these websites that may be of help...

The Celtic Club - Home

Irish Community

Irish Community - Victoria

Have you thought about going to a mothers & toddlers group in your area? You're bound to forge friendships there.

I know there is usually an Irish Music Festival around March/April time so one to put in your diary for next year.

Dolly

Cdn down under · #4 (**permalink**) 30th May 2008, 02:23 AM

Hi Madje,

I am a Canadian expat in Melbourne for 3 years now. My wife and I used the Necomers network in Melbourne to meet people who were going through the same experience as us. They have all kinds of events which range from family day events to pub drinks, etc. We also joined the Cdn club of Victoria not because we wanted to hang out with Canadians only but like you, to get some advice and learn more about the city. We go to less events with them these days but were introduced to a great network of people who can help and offer advice and relate to. I am sure there is a similar irish society. Melbourne is a big city and the cost of buying a home is out of this world. We rented close to where we both worked to get a feel for the city. We ended up liking the area where we are alot and want to stay there. The morning and evening commute can be evil here if you are too far from where your job is. The transport system is quite good so being near a traing station, bus or tram stop would be a big benefit as well

Keith

JCB · #5 (**permalink**) 4th August 2008, 08:10 AM

Hi Madje

We moved here at the end of 2005. Both of us are Irish. We have a seven month old baby and I stay at home to mind him. I have found that I have more social connections since I gave up work which is ironic.
A lot of this is through the maternal child health centre in my locality. What I have found is that there are a lot of Australians who don't have social networks because they have moved intersate so it is not just ex-pats.

I don't know if you have changed where you live since you last posted ? I know you were asking about places to live.

If I can be of any help please let me know.

Regards

Jo

bronagh jordan · #6 (**permalink**) 5th August 2008, 01:27 AM

Hi Medje

I know what its like making the move. I was the same when i moved to sydney on my own. I play Gealic football so i joined the local team and that was a great way to meet new people and find a place to stay.

hope this helps

Tiffani · #7 (**permalink**) 5th August 2008, 02:31 AM

Hi, I moved here six months ago from the US. I have been living in Melbourne and we like it a lot (the winter is a bit colder than we would've hoped though).

Where to live? it's a tough one to answer unless you can give us more of an idea of what you're looking for. There's a great diversity of atmospheres in the different suburbs of Melbourne, so a lot of it is just going to come down to what "feels" right. But if you tell us what you want, we can help you narrow the field a bit.

bronagh jordan · #8 (**permalink**) 5th August 2008, 02:35 AM

I live in sydney and i love it, moved here last february, you should have a look on Who's your paddy | Welcome to whos your paddy there is a ' craic' page and useful stuff of whats going on and loads to do with the irish scean along with jobs ect best part is that its all free

have a look, gald you have settled in Tiffani

LMD · #9 (**permalink**) 13th October 2008, 11:13 PM

Hi Madje
Hope you are settling in o.k I moved here with my husband 2 yrs ago and have had a baby since. It is difficult to meet people initially and there are no Irish clubs as such, only the Celtic club. Join a mothers group if you can and depending what area you live in there are other activities to do.
I really missed the pub culture as Aussies tend to go round to each others houses etc. A good night out in a few weeks at the MCG for the International rules.
Love it here now, gets better all the time

bronagh jordan · #10 (**permalink**) 14th October 2008, 12:38 AM

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Originally Posted by LMD

Hi Madje
Hope you are settling in o.k I moved here with my husband 2 yrs ago and have had a baby since. It is difficult to meet people initially and there are no Irish clubs as such, only the Celtic club. Join a mothers group if you can and depending what area you live in there are other activities to do.
I really missed the pub culture as Aussies tend to go round to each others houses etc. A good night out in a few weeks at the MCG for the International rules.
Love it here now, gets better all the time

whats the mcg?