Moving to Melbourne

Kirstyn
New Member



Joined: 09 Mar 2008
Posts: 7
Location: Oxford, United Kingdom

Posted: Sun Mar 09, 2008 5:16 am

 

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Hello,

I am Canadian, currently living in the UK. My husband (is a Brit but also has an Australian passport)and I just bought a house in Point Cook, just outside of Melbourne. It's not built yet so we will be moving in about a year and a half. After being in the UK for 3 years I am looking forward to going back to a high standard of living (where houses aren't attached to each other)!

We are a young couple with no children and I am looking make some connections with some of you before we move, so that I can have someone to ask questions to etc. In return I will owe you a few drinks and will repay you once I arrive in Aus.

What's your opinions of Australia? How are you all liking it (especially the Melbourne area).

Thank you in advance,

Kirstyn

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comet555
Super Member



Joined: 28 Jun 2007
Posts: 180
Location: Brisbane, QLD, Australia

Posted: Sun Mar 09, 2008 3:58 pm

 

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Hi,

I'm not in Melbourne but I've lived in Australia for almost a year now. I love it here and I find it's fairly similar to Canada.

You might not find too many Canadians on here unfortunately. I'd check out the Canadian Club of Victoria: http://www.canadaclub-vic.org.au/

You can probably find some Canadians groups of clubs on www.meetups.com

You can also find lots of people from the UK on here:
http://britishexpats.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=54

Good luck with the move.

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cherieboberry1
CanuckAbroad Regular



Joined: 08 Oct 2007
Posts: 39
Location: Dandenong North,Melbourne AUS

Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2008 3:49 am

 

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I moved here (just outside Melbourne) from Vancouver,Canada just over 6 months ago. The adjustment has been harder then I thought, meeting people etc. But if you have moved from Canada to the UK I am sure you are familiar with all that.
I like it here though The weather is GREAT, the beaches are beautiful & there are ski mountains within a 2 hour drive. I am here if you have any questions I will try to answer. Congrats on the house purchase!

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Jeff_Klinck
New Member



Joined: 07 Apr 2008
Posts: 6
Location: Melbourne

Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2008 8:19 pm

 

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My girlfriend and I just bought a house in Melbourne's west (Truganina), so I'll let you know how it goes.

We have lived in Docklands for 2 years and have enjoyed it. Alot of great places to see and visit within 2 hours. The summers are fantastic in Melbourne. It gets hot, but not humid, so +35 is still somewhat tolerable. The winters are tolerable. I've cycled on the coldest day of the year each year we have been here. It can get windy.

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