STATS THREAD FOR THOSE IN OR MOVING TO AUSTRALIA

[MrsBigD]

As I'm useless trawling through threads and remembering who's who... here's a stat thread to summarise everybody

SYDNEY

Arfishymeau
already here - Eastern Suburbs Sydney
kids: 1 permanent DD of 3.8, 2 x DSS of 20 & 15 (hols as at Uni/Secondary school in UK. Hoping they'll transfer)

MrsBigD
looking at moving there April/May 2008, no idea which area yet but looking like North Shore somewhere
kids: dd currently nearly 5, ds 2 in 2 days

uhoh... UK/Aussie houseswap now that would be a title/topic for a real live TV series

Hi everyone, yeah having 7 kids doesn't leave us enough for the movies, hence the only entertainment we get results in more kids besides that sort of fun means centrelink (gov'ment) can't say we spend money on entertainment. The joys of living where we do, it's cheap and 30 acres means lots of home fun, currently have budding Robin Hoods, David Beckhams and a symphony orchestra/rock band lol.

but where do you take the energy from for 'that kind of entertainment'?

LMAO somewhere between the hours of 2 and 6am after 3 hours sleep and managing another 1 before it's time to hit the floor running

Now that we've booked our flights - yippieh! 'worry' yippieh! 'worry' LOL can't make up my mind about my current state of mind...

I thought I'll revive this old thread of mine...

any takers?

Our first stop in Sydney will be camping out at friends' place in Kirribili - not the place we'll probably end up in the long term but a base to start from

I know I'm late (as usual!) but I'm in Adelaide been here since beginning of Oct, living in the Southern Suburbs with DH and DD-4 and LOVE IT!!!!!

Hey snowwhite, I'm in southern burbs too, where are you?

I'm in Morphett Vale.

Woodcroft - small world innit

Do you use any other forums at all?

just spotted this so add me in too..
both british,
living in brisbane since november 1st!
DD 5yrs
and bump due end of april.
I am a nurse and dd is in facilities management
so far so good will just go and buy a good dri as a bone.
off to put some more dead cow on the barbie!

Woodcroft is just up the road...almost!

I use ForumSA now & then, but not on as much as I should be.

Does your dd have a kindy place? My dd is 4 too & goes to Reynella South.

She goes to Woodcroft Childrens Centre on Bains Road, Morphett Vale (next to Woodcroft College) I haven't used Forum SA but have used Adelaide Brits and British Expats occasionally.

I know that, we did playgroup there when we first got here.

How are you finding Oz?

hello tanyac, i live nearish to noth lakes, dayboro which is across from petrie. would quite happily meet for coffee just as soon as DH decides ona car to buy so i can have mine back!!!!

How did I ever miss this thread?

ghosty
Living in Melbourne since April '07
Moved here from NZ but went to NZ from UK in 2002.
Originally a Brit but am a bona fide Kiwi now too.
Kids: DS aged 8 and DD aged nearly 4.

Hello...I'm back on MN after a bit of a break, during which I moved to Perth.

thequeenofcontradiction
Living in Perth (Leeming) since October.
DS 15 months
Just got a job at Murdoch Uni and hopefully doing a part-time Masters in Information Science so I can be a librarian.

We are loving Oz even the hot weather at the moment - strange over Christmas though.

I missed this too....

superloopy
Living in Melbourne since May 2007
Aussie but lived in London for previous 10yrs. DH - Brit.
Kids - DD 3yrs, DS 4wks

Hi everyone. We currently live in Kent but are due to migrate to Perth in April/May.

mrsdelboy
moving to Perth spring 2008
DD weeks away from 5
DS 22 months

We still have no idea where in Perth to move to.

If any one has any opions, please can you let me know! The most important thing is the schools.

Thanks

Hooray, what a great thread (that I have thus far managed to totally miss)

Please add me to the Sydney list!

neuroticlady
Sydney, northern beaches, been here since 2001.
Lived in London before that.
First bub due anytime
Am missing family at this time but mumsnet helps!

I am the one who always adds my name in nerdily keen fashion to any threads that suggest a Sydney meet up (and alcohol, though sadly that's off limits temporarily)

Hope everyone had a lovely Christmas! Bit hot here at the mo, innit? Or is it just me and the bump...?

the thread has been dormant for a while...

shall endeavour to sometime this week compile a new list on here, but no promises... in the throws of working lots to get extra money in and organising our move to Aus in May..

the thread has been dormant for a while...

shall endeavour to sometime this week compile a new list on here, but no promises... in the throws of working lots to get extra money in and organising our move to Aus in May..

neuroticlady... tried to cat you but you don't like that

Where in the northern beaches are you if I may ask? still trying to decide where exactly we will be moving to. Have a couple of weeks with friends in Kiribilli but that's not an area for families with young kids as far as I can tell

I'll be up for meet ups once we're there! which will be in May this year...

I probably wasn't around when you started the list as I got here Sep last year:

elvisgirl
Southern Sydney since Sep07
Previously Berkshire/Kent
First child due Mar08 & I will be a SAHM until the money runs out!

I'll jump in too -

phdlifeneedsanewlife
from Brisvegas originally (well, sort of)
living in UK past 8 yrs
moving home sometime next year with dh and ds (currently 9m)