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DiscoDad
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| Where's best to spend a few years? |
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G'day all,
SWMBO is on her way to Oz at this very moment in time, looking at the possibilities of opening an Australian branch of her business.
General idea is for us eventually to spend at least a couple of years over there whilst it is established. With a view to permanent residency if certain other aspects fall into place.
Looking at Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane so our options are pretty open at the moment.
She is looking at buisiness opportunities...
...I want you lot to sell me the lifestyle!
Where is best for a 40+ couple, who like to chill out and take life easy, but within easy reach of one of the Metropolises (Metripolii) mentioned above?
BTW, I will need to return to engineering for the duration so that needs to be a consideration. 
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 9th Nov 2007 10:07 pm |
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ronp
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Location: North Yorkshire
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I wouldn't bother Les!
They got more thing's that'll kill ya than in any other country!
Box Jellyfish, White Sharks, Aligators, Spiders, Snakes, the Sun ....
need I say more?
I'd stick with old blighty.
but if you do go ......
take me with you  ...... always on the road less travelled 🚧
< ‘tis but a mere scratch …….. it’ll polish out.
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| 9th Nov 2007 10:46 pm |
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White Disco
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| 9th Nov 2007 11:08 pm |
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caverD3
Member Since: 02 Jul 2006
Location: Oberon, NSW
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DiscoDad
Great Idea: leaving the Land of the Long Black Cloud. 
It would depend on the nature of SWMBOs business as the where to go.
Second consideration would be lifesyle:
Mebourne: Cosmopolitan city, conservative, more of an English feel (and weather  ), lots of speed cameras (unmarked) and combined red light and speed cameras plus point to point. 
Sydney: Big city by the sea, more to do, big city feel (more frenetic), business capital. Lots of speed cameras (marked with large signs) just put two in down the road and they have large flashing temp signs on trailers ; "new speed camera commencing soon", just changed to: "speed camera operating variable speed enforced".  very kind them to let us know.
Brisbane: Large town, too far from sea so very hot in summer (you could live on Gold coast and commute). Lots of speed cameras.
Of course I am biased. “There are only three sports: bullfighting, motor racing, and mountaineering; all the rest are merely gamesâ€
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| 10th Nov 2007 12:20 am |
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gethro
Member Since: 10 Jul 2007
Location: canberra
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.....or Canberra  
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| 10th Nov 2007 1:26 am |
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simon
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I hear Eastern Europe is nice now that most of the scrotts have left for the UK
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| 10th Nov 2007 1:28 am |
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Rob Bruce
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On the good side of Canberra,
Got all the usual things we need,
Very easy and quick to get out of town into 4wD territory,
All speed cameras well signposted,
Much smaller city than the state capitals,
And best of all we are a very frendly lot, [ but most Ozy's are ]
Your choice but you realy cant go wrong
Rob
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| 10th Nov 2007 1:40 am |
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Rob Bruce
Member Since: 18 Jun 2006
Location: Canberra
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Dont laugh Gethro, 
You live here too,
Rob
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| 10th Nov 2007 1:42 am |
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norto
Member Since: 10 Apr 2006
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Canberra
Good one, they all live down here
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| 10th Nov 2007 6:01 am |
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Getafix
Member Since: 13 Sep 2007
Location: Melbourne
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2004 - Melbourne, most livable city in the world (not sure why we have slipped to 17th with Sydney rating higher for this year [2007 rating] - obviously the judges didn't drive in Sydney - mad).
However, now I have got my bias out of the way, each capital city in Australia is extremely livable, indeed, Australia is just a beautiful country. It is indeed the lucky country in my opinion.
We have 5 cities in the world top 32 most livable. Surely this tells its own story without any need for me to expand further.
Matthew <*(((<<
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| 10th Nov 2007 6:33 am |
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gethro
Member Since: 10 Jul 2007
Location: canberra
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Matthew, couldn't agree more (though I am bias) the major capitals are all . And Rob, it is true I do live here and have lived else where.....but here will always be home......and I love it to bits
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| 10th Nov 2007 8:36 am |
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welcomecreek
Member Since: 10 Nov 2007
Location: Geelong
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| Re: Where's best to spend a few years? |
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DiscoDad wrote:G'day all,
Where is best for a 40+ couple, who like to chill out and take life easy, but within easy reach of one of the Metropolises (Metripolii) mentioned above?
BTW, I will need to return to engineering for the duration so that needs to be a consideration.
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g'day,
Have a think about Geelong as a place to live.
City of about 200 000
Situated on Corio Bay
Just one hour from Melbourne on the freeway.
Just one hour from Melbourne airport (Tullamarine)
20 minutes from Melbourne Airport (Avalon)
20 minutes from the beginning of the Great Ocean Road
The Otway Ranges to the west.
The Wombat Forest to the north - a great place to 4WD.
The Bellarine peninsula to the east.
The famous Bells Beach surf beach 25 minutes away.
They also know how to play football!  Aussie Rules, that is!
Geelong has an industrial and manufacturing basis, and is also a university city.
its also a pretty friendly place to live. We moved here from Bunbury in WA 17 years ago and we love it! Still like Bunbury though.
Willem
Not (yet) a Disco 3 owner. All I can manage is a 92 Rangie, and a 95 VW Caravelle. www.AussieSheepskin.com
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| 10th Nov 2007 8:58 am |
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davesimmons
Member Since: 11 Feb 2006
Location: Alberta
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I want to go, but can't get the wife to budge it's not fair
I backpacked a few years ago, and lived in the lovely Sydney area of KingsCross for about a year (99') great fireworks display for the Millenium
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| 10th Nov 2007 10:24 am |
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