NorthumbrianDavid

Thanks for sharing. Love reading catch up posts!

Fantastic to hear you're doing well. It's always nice to read a sucess story!

Fantastic! Bet it's been a real whirlwind. You'll just be catching your breath after 2 weeks. I haven't made the move yet, but I'm sure others who have will be along soon! Had you done a reccie before going?

Congratulations! That'll soon be here. You got everything sorted?

Where did you end up taking them? I wanna think of lovely warm Oz places while sitting in the damp here!

Thanks for sharing - some fascinating stuff in there, but on the whole, no great surprises.

Hi guys - welcome to the forum! Married and emigrated within a fortnight? You've done some organising there!

Hi - I was based in Secret Harbour for a reccie April/May this year. Didn’t get the time to look at the schools, so can’t help you on that one but I really liked the place and got a good vibe. The Whistling Kite has a mixed reputation, but I found it does decent meals and staff were welcoming of our kids (aged 9 and 5). We often walked back to our rental in the dark after a meal and felt as safe as houses. The shopping centre is not great but was undergoing a major expansion that I think might have opened now? You’ll find it dead easy and quick to get to Mandurah from there (btw I liked Mandurah too!). For getting into Perth, we used the train stations at Warnbro and Rockingham rather than Mandurah. Struggled to get a parking space at Warnbro, but Rockingham has an overflow across the main road that has loads of spaces. As VeryStormy said above, don't commit yourself to a suburb until you get there but have a shortlist of half a dozen or so, as a few that I thought I would like just didn't feel right. Hope your visa comes quickly!

Fantastic read and a big help - thanks for taking the time to do that.

Ah that confirms my suspicions. Thanks jamesw. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Thanks for the info Cleowag I've just had a look. Seems like a fantastic programme but unfortunately ends just before we arrive. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Hi - we're doing a visa validation run end of April to mid May. I'd like to give my son a taster of joining in with an Aussie junior cricket club for a few sessions while we're there. I'm guessing that training will have closed down after the summer so we may be out of luck? We're staying Secret Harbour but could travel anywhere SOR. Any info would be great! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

He Simon - welcome to the site. I'm an IT programmer and I'm flying out with my family end of April for a 3 week reccie and to validate our visas. Keep us informed of how it goes for you mate! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Fantastic news! Congratulations.

Really enjoyed reading your updates and progress, Paul. Congratulations on getting there! I'm not jealous... much!