Hey Easter. I can't help you when it comes to balancing up family v the job, that's something everyone in your position must face alone. You will obviously not want to miss the kids, but you'll also be slightly afraid of leaving your comfort zone, which is common to us all. Again, that's for you to wrestle with. It's been mentioned above that travel time is about 30 hours and flights are pretty cheap these days, so maybe the children would see the trip as something really special, and really look forward to the visits. And of course you can make the reverse trip. As for Perth, I don't live there, I live on the East Coast, but I visit WA from time to time due to having family there. I like the place. The climate is pretty much as it is here, so it's nothing out of the ordinary, but I should imagine that it will be for you. I don't know whether you intend to buy or rent, but air con is desirable. Most places have. I've not been to the UK but from what I gather, you'd have to believe that weather wise, a life in Perth would be preferable. If you chose to rent for a while, you can get a half decent 2 bedroom unit for about $300 - $350pw. Spend an extra couple of hundred and you'll be cruising. Because of the wide open spaces, most people are car users. Fuel is roughly about $1.50 per litre. Wage averages are of course bumped up by the higher income jobs, but the according to the Bureau of Statistics, the average Australian wage stands at $69,165 pa. I'm not too sure if any of the above helps, but I wish you all the best mate. Australia must offer something, there are heaps of UK residents here. If memory serves, 40pc of Australians are former Brits, or children of. God's own country.
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i did not realise how beautiful aberdeen is on a summers day. i used to work in the bankwest tower (big building in the middle)
ah, **** , just do it, me, you, trev and shadow could once more bring order and harmony to the colonies.
Could you not even manage it for a year or two? You wouldn't need to buy somewhere right away, and you would always have the option of coming back. Wouldn't feel so big a deal if you looked at it that way. As for Perth, I thought it was a great place when I went. Heat ****ing killed me mind you, but there seemed to be ****loads of work going, and as has been said a lot of ex-pats. Preferred the social life in Melbourne and Sydney though, Perth seemed a bit deed at times. Oh, and stay away from the spiders. There's some right evil looking ****ers over there. please log in to view this image
