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

Hello MrsBigD, hope the preparations for the big move are going well, if you get any time to pack in between updating this thread...

I'm in Avalon which is lovely and VERY family friendly. Abundance of beaches, cafes, playgroups etc. Only downside is rubbish public transport into city (buses only) if you need to get in daily, so lots of people rule it out as being too far away.

Glad to hear you're up for a meet up once you're a bit settled. Hopefully by May I will at least be able to give the impression I vaguely know what I am doing with a baby... . Good luck with everything.

I'll step up

Dejags

Currently in Cape Town; South Africa - Nov 2004 to date
Previously in Bromley, Kent

Moving to Brisbane/Gold Coast (somewhere in between) by no later than June 25th this year (this is our deadline for validating our Permanent Residence Visa).

When we move I will be 34; DH will be 36; DS1 will be 7; DS2 will be nearly four and DD will be around 1.

Cant wait !!!

I'm in to.Currently in Glasgow.

We have delayed the move from this spring back to spring 2009(UK spring) I get very down with the delays which are due to family matters.
We will be heading along the NSW/QLD border depending on work.

We have been to Oz on various vists and although we have no family we have some great friends in Brisbane.

Glasgow is miserable today pouring rain and freezing cold.

Can some-one send me some sea, sun, beach life from the weekend to cheer me up please.

AussieSim - proper aussie
SYDNEY - Northern Beaches
KIDS: ds1 - 5yo , ds2 - 2.5, dd - due end of May 2008
DH German
Found MN while living in Germany 2002-2004

Me me me!!

Moved to Sydney (North Shore) at the start of this year.
DS 7.5 months.

Anyone nearby?
xx

You can add me in too!

Tryingtoleave - another proper aussie. Grew up on north shore in Sydney, now living in Canberra. DS 19 months. I haven't found an australian site as addictive as mn (hence my name )

Can I join too

mymama - proper aussie

BRISBANE - northside - a cooee from Eidsvold

Kids - dd 9, ds1 7, ds2 4.

DH - proper aussie

MIL is English. They migrated to Australia forty something years ago and have never become citizens .

We travelled to UK October 2007 for 3 months to check the place out and meet dh's aunts, uncles and cousins he had never met. Had a fabulous time.

Count me in

Scully - proper Aussie
Brisbane - southside (bayside)
Kids - dd1 5.5, dd2 2
DH - South African

We met in the UK, lived there for 11yrs, and moved back here in Oct 2006, in time for dd1 to start school. We miss travel opportunities and good friends in the UK, but here is a great place to raise a family, and we have settled in so quickly.

looks like I've kicked something off here... really need to go through this properly to see who I can bug come May

Add me too!

We are moving to Perth at the beginning of April on a 4 year visa. If we like it hope to become permanent residents.

Mrsdelboy

Perth - don't know what suburb yet
Kids - DSS 16, DD 5, DS 2.

there's another roll-call thread going on now shall we all jump ship?