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Hello everyone; Lived in Melbourne 2+yrs
Topic Started: 25 May 2009, 11:54 AM (505 Views)
shazy103	25 May 2009, 11:54 AM Post #1
Newbie Posts: 4 Group: Members Member #2,799 Joined: 11 May 2009 My Location Rowville	Hi I have lived in Melbourne for 2+ years. My OH was offered a job so we decided to make the move. We have 4 children aged 6,8,14,15 who have all settled really well. My OH loves his job, the kids love their school and i am not working at the moment. The first 3 months was really hard. We were put in a unit in Glen Waverley for about a month and had the nightmare task of looking for somewhere to live......what suburb do we go to???? After speaking to colleagues at hubbys work we made a list of no go suburbs and suburbs that were nice, so we visited them all. The hardest thing for us was finding a suburb that fitted all our needs as a family - not too isolated, busy but not too busy, easy access to main roads/freeways, easy access to shopping malls, public transport if needed, not too near the city......etc the list goes on. We decided to rent a house in Rowville and get kids settled in school..... we all settled so well that we have now purchased our own home and would not move anywhere else. Since being here my OH father became ill and passed away which took us back to the UK. As soon as we got back we realised that we had made the right decision to emigrate. We loved catching up with family and friends and i miss them really bad, i am having a bad couple of weeks now where i want to go back and see my family, but i know as soon as i get there i will want to come back and i know my feelings will change as all you moms out there would know!! Its just too expensive to go back. Going back to the Uk was great, the biggest thing for me would be the clothes & shoe shopping i found it so much cheaper and really enjoyed eating the foods that i missed, but on the whole it was a holiday and was glad to get back to my home in Melbourne. Since being here we really enjoy going to all the reserves, parks, the wildlife is fab, the weather is great,everyone is friendly ..........the list goes on. As a new member it has been great being able to read some of your stories, if there is anyone who lives near me and fancy meeting up for a coffee, let me know.. Sharon



Bordy	25 May 2009, 04:52 PM Post #2
Administrator Posts: 4,688 Group: Admin Member #3 Joined: 8 September 2004 Migration Status Citizen My Location Ferntree Gully	Hi Shazy, welcome to Britvics. We also started out in Rowville 10 years ago but now live in Ferntree Gully. Watch out for posts about meet ups. Newbies are always welcomed by us old timers. :Grin:



Paul and Mel	25 May 2009, 05:25 PM Post #3
Member Posts: 64 Group: Members Member #2,768 Joined: 11 April 2009 Migration Status Planning My Location East Kilbride, Scotland My Mood Concerned	Welcome to Britvics Shazy, We're still in the planning stages of our emigration (est: 2nd half of 2010) so are researching possible suburbs in which to live. Will certainly have a look at Rowville on Google. We have kids currently aged 3, 16 and 17 so are looking for somewhere with a good primary school and also college access. Our 17 yr old will probably be living in Glen Waverley so Rowville wouldnt be too far from her. All the best Paul



debb	26 May 2009, 10:44 AM Post #4
Addicted Member Posts: 394 Group: Members Member #950 Joined: 10 October 2006 Migration Status Permanent Resident My Location Pakenham, Vic.	shazy103 25 May 2009, 11:54 AM Hi I have lived in Melbourne for 2+ years. My OH was offered a job so we decided to make the move. We have 4 children aged 6,8,14,15 who have all settled really well. My OH loves his job, the kids love their school and i am not working at the moment. The first 3 months was really hard. We were put in a unit in Glen Waverley for about a month and had the nightmare task of looking for somewhere to live......what suburb do we go to???? After speaking to colleagues at hubbys work we made a list of no go suburbs and suburbs that were nice, so we visited them all. The hardest thing for us was finding a suburb that fitted all our needs as a family - not too isolated, busy but not too busy, easy access to main roads/freeways, easy access to shopping malls, public transport if needed, not too near the city......etc the list goes on. We decided to rent a house in Rowville and get kids settled in school..... we all settled so well that we have now purchased our own home and would not move anywhere else. Since being here my OH father became ill and passed away which took us back to the UK. As soon as we got back we realised that we had made the right decision to emigrate. We loved catching up with family and friends and i miss them really bad, i am having a bad couple of weeks now where i want to go back and see my family, but i know as soon as i get there i will want to come back and i know my feelings will change as all you moms out there would know!! Its just too expensive to go back. Going back to the Uk was great, the biggest thing for me would be the clothes & shoe shopping i found it so much cheaper and really enjoyed eating the foods that i missed, but on the whole it was a holiday and was glad to get back to my home in Melbourne. Since being here we really enjoy going to all the reserves, parks, the wildlife is fab, the weather is great,everyone is friendly ..........the list goes on. As a new member it has been great being able to read some of your stories, if there is anyone who lives near me and fancy meeting up for a coffee, let me know.. Sharon Just wondering if this is my mate Sharon :mate: ......if not its all a bit of a coincidence :crazy: debb x



gremlin	6 Jul 2009, 09:06 PM Post #5
Newbie Posts: 2 Group: Members Member #2,849 Joined: 2 July 2009	shazy103 25 May 2009, 11:54 AM Hi I have lived in Melbourne for 2+ years. My OH was offered a job so we decided to make the move. We have 4 children aged 6,8,14,15 who have all settled really well. My OH loves his job, the kids love their school and i am not working at the moment. The first 3 months was really hard. We were put in a unit in Glen Waverley for about a month and had the nightmare task of looking for somewhere to live......what suburb do we go to???? After speaking to colleagues at hubbys work we made a list of no go suburbs and suburbs that were nice, so we visited them all. The hardest thing for us was finding a suburb that fitted all our needs as a family - not too isolated, busy but not too busy, easy access to main roads/freeways, easy access to shopping malls, public transport if needed, not too near the city......etc the list goes on. We decided to rent a house in Rowville and get kids settled in school..... we all settled so well that we have now purchased our own home and would not move anywhere else. Since being here my OH father became ill and passed away which took us back to the UK. As soon as we got back we realised that we had made the right decision to emigrate. We loved catching up with family and friends and i miss them really bad, i am having a bad couple of weeks now where i want to go back and see my family, but i know as soon as i get there i will want to come back and i know my feelings will change as all you moms out there would know!! Its just too expensive to go back. Going back to the Uk was great, the biggest thing for me would be the clothes & shoe shopping i found it so much cheaper and really enjoyed eating the foods that i missed, but on the whole it was a holiday and was glad to get back to my home in Melbourne. Since being here we really enjoy going to all the reserves, parks, the wildlife is fab, the weather is great,everyone is friendly ..........the list goes on. As a new member it has been great being able to read some of your stories, if there is anyone who lives near me and fancy meeting up for a coffee, let me know.. Sharon Hi Sharon It was great to read your post, we've been wondering if there were many Brits around these parts. We've been in Rowville for 10 weeks with our 3 children who are 8, 6 and 3. The boys have settled really well into their school and we've been trying out a few playgroups in the area for my daughter. We first came over in September 2007 and went straight to Brisbane as my Hubby has family there but unfortunately we didn't settle at all for various reasons. So we thought we'd give Melbourne a try as we have friends in Glen Waverley but after struggling to find a half decent rental we ended up in Rowville. It would be good to get to know some people around here so if you fancy meeting up for a coffee that would be great and you can tell me all the good and bad things about life here! Hope to hear from you soon. Catherine :waving:



shazy103	9 Jul 2009, 05:13 PM Post #6
Newbie Posts: 4 Group: Members Member #2,799 Joined: 11 May 2009 My Location Rowville	Hi Bordy Thank you for your welcome message and I will look out for meet ups!! :waving:



shazy103	9 Jul 2009, 05:20 PM Post #7
Newbie Posts: 4 Group: Members Member #2,799 Joined: 11 May 2009 My Location Rowville	Hi Paul, Good Luck with your move over here, hope it all goes to plan. I bet you and your family can't wait. I would suggest you have a look at all the suburbs you are intrested in when you get here and pick which one you like the best, everyone likes where they live its just what suits you and your family. All the best sharon :waving:



ChrisAl2	21 Sep 2009, 08:45 AM Post #8
Newbie Posts: 2 Group: Members Member #2,903 Joined: 19 September 2009 My Location Berwick Victoria	Hi I have only just moved to Berwick and also fiding it hard to meet people as Kids are now in school. Anyone interested in meeting up for a coffee? Chris



koalakim	21 Sep 2009, 09:13 AM Post #9
Legend Posts: 4,451 Group: Members Member #889 Joined: 1 September 2006 Migration Status Citizen My Location Mornington	Hi Chris There are quite a few Britvicers around Berwick so I'm sure someone will take up your offer! Otherwise please do come along to the book swap meet we do every 6 weeks as we have that in Berwick. It's nothing high-brow just a chat, coffee, yummy cake and if you want to swap a few novels you can. We've just had one last week but look out for the next one in a few weeks time, we pin it so you shouldn't miss it! Kim


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