Melbourne or Perth?
Discussion
My OH and I are thinking seriously about moving over to Oz for lots of reasons including:
- fed up with the treadmill here, working all the hours, no time to enjoy ourselves etc Want a better work / life balance, I love cycling but only get the chance at weekends.
- fed up with congestion, too many people, lack of space
- Sh*te weather
- Wife has NZ passport and lived all over world until she met me, been stuck in UK for past 15 years so has v itchy feet.
- Her sister and family are moving to Perth
- want our 3 kids to have some good life experiences
But, I have a good senior job and goodish salary, wife works also. Trouble is outgoings are > income!
I'm ready for a change, currently MD of a top end specialist construction contracting company (build sports pitches, lakes, reservoirs, golf courses etc).
I don't necessarily just want to do the same sort of thing, there must be lots of transferable skills to other industries, but I assume to get into the boom markets in Perth (mining / minerals / oil /gas) you probably need industry experience?
We both like countryside and sea, so don't want to be too city / sub-urban based.
Perth upsides: sister in law, weather, bouyant local economy, smaller
Melbourne upsides: more sports infrastructure, therefore more employment opportunities doing what I do now, closer to skiing, less peripheral.
We have no jobs organised, going through getting a 461 visa for me.
Feels a bit mad, but you only live once! What are your thoughts?
- fed up with the treadmill here, working all the hours, no time to enjoy ourselves etc Want a better work / life balance, I love cycling but only get the chance at weekends.
- fed up with congestion, too many people, lack of space
- Sh*te weather
- Wife has NZ passport and lived all over world until she met me, been stuck in UK for past 15 years so has v itchy feet.
- Her sister and family are moving to Perth
- want our 3 kids to have some good life experiences
But, I have a good senior job and goodish salary, wife works also. Trouble is outgoings are > income!
I'm ready for a change, currently MD of a top end specialist construction contracting company (build sports pitches, lakes, reservoirs, golf courses etc).
I don't necessarily just want to do the same sort of thing, there must be lots of transferable skills to other industries, but I assume to get into the boom markets in Perth (mining / minerals / oil /gas) you probably need industry experience?
We both like countryside and sea, so don't want to be too city / sub-urban based.
Perth upsides: sister in law, weather, bouyant local economy, smaller
Melbourne upsides: more sports infrastructure, therefore more employment opportunities doing what I do now, closer to skiing, less peripheral.
We have no jobs organised, going through getting a 461 visa for me.
Feels a bit mad, but you only live once! What are your thoughts?
G'day mate. Both are beautiful places. Job wise Perth is desperate for skilled folks to support the big gas, mining projects that are still booming. Smaller place but everywhere is reachable - if you have experience of construction then there are a lot of projects out there with the mining/gas companies. Melbourne is great place. more people and cosmo - a type of liveable Sydney. More financial and commercial rather than heavy commodities. Also Melbourne has the brilliant Melbourne Cup horse racing and F1 around Albert Park. Economy is still booming in Australia not just in commodities but in other stuff as Asia (China, Japan and Korea) is a big market. Sure you will both love it here.
maxbhp said:
G'day mate. Both are beautiful places. Job wise Perth is desperate for skilled folks to support the big gas, mining projects that are still booming. Smaller place but everywhere is reachable - if you have experience of construction then there are a lot of projects out there with the mining/gas companies. Melbourne is great place. more people and cosmo - a type of liveable Sydney. More financial and commercial rather than heavy commodities. Also Melbourne has the brilliant Melbourne Cup horse racing and F1 around Albert Park. Economy is still booming in Australia not just in commodities but in other stuff as Asia (China, Japan and Korea) is a big market. Sure you will both love it here.
Good to hear Oz is still booming, I have to say I won't miss the pervading negativity over here!How easy do you think it would be to get into mining / gas without specific experience? I am more of a generalist, ie a General Manager, but could step back to Project Manager if necessary for the right company / opportunity.
SGOxon said:
Good to hear Oz is still booming, I have to say I won't miss the pervading negativity over here!
How easy do you think it would be to get into mining / gas without specific experience? I am more of a generalist, ie a General Manager, but could step back to Project Manager if necessary for the right company / opportunity.
Oz is still booming. But to listen to the media here you would think we were in the middle of a depression. How easy do you think it would be to get into mining / gas without specific experience? I am more of a generalist, ie a General Manager, but could step back to Project Manager if necessary for the right company / opportunity.
Australians now whinge worse than the poms. At everything. Even if something is positive we will whinge about a potential negative that might happen.
Colonial said:
SGOxon said:
Good to hear Oz is still booming, I have to say I won't miss the pervading negativity over here!
How easy do you think it would be to get into mining / gas without specific experience? I am more of a generalist, ie a General Manager, but could step back to Project Manager if necessary for the right company / opportunity.
Oz is still booming. But to listen to the media here you would think we were in the middle of a depression. How easy do you think it would be to get into mining / gas without specific experience? I am more of a generalist, ie a General Manager, but could step back to Project Manager if necessary for the right company / opportunity.
Australians now whinge worse than the poms. At everything. Even if something is positive we will whinge about a potential negative that might happen.
Life here is good, plenty of jobs, money aplenty.
me too. Fab place.Colonial said:
Pommygranite said:
Is that because it's now full of poms
Life here is good, plenty of jobs, money aplenty.
Haha yeah. Life here is good, plenty of jobs, money aplenty.
I am loving life. Great opportunities. [/quote
Good to hear. Still need to decide where to head for, I think OH will be happy as long as it is sunny and warm. And if we have a fridge large enough for plenty of wine. Oh and a huge house. And lots of lovely friends. And most importantly lots of money so she can spend it on complete cr
ap! I grew up in Sydney after migrating with my family from England as a kid. I spent 30 years living and working in Sydney before moving to Melmourne in 1977. I am now retired and living in country Victoria. The problem with both Sydney and Melbourne is the daily commute in nightmarish traffic and poor public transport. Ivisited Perth on several occasions as a consultant while working in commercial broadcasting. Granted it was some years ago but if I had a choice I would live in Perth. Great weather, good beaches, good puplic transport and excellent highways and a peak hour which even today is nothing compared to Sydney or Melbourne.i think it's an easy choice. Best of British Luck to you.
Colinbentley said:
I grew up in Sydney after migrating with my family from England as a kid. I spent 30 years living and working in Sydney before moving to Melmourne in 1977. I am now retired and living in country Victoria. The problem with both Sydney and Melbourne is the daily commute in nightmarish traffic and poor public transport. Ivisited Perth on several occasions as a consultant while working in commercial broadcasting. Granted it was some years ago but if I had a choice I would live in Perth. Great weather, good beaches, good puplic transport and excellent highways and a peak hour which even today is nothing compared to Sydney or Melbourne.i think it's an easy choice. Best of British Luck to you.
The points you make about Sidney and Melbourne are important - one of my bugbears here is the amount of time I waste sat in traffic. I love the countryside and have always been a country person at heart. Cities to me are for business, country is to live in, so your points strike a chord! Perth is on the up............SGOxon said:
The points you make about Sidney and Melbourne are important - one of my bugbears here is the amount of time I waste sat in traffic. I love the countryside and have always been a country person at heart. Cities to me are for business, country is to live in, so your points strike a chord! Perth is on the up............
I moved to Newcastle for similar reasons.Someone further up the page mentioned the negativity which is everywhere in the UK at the moment - I was watching "Poms in paradise" on ITV the other day and they were talking to a British guy who said he thought Aussies were too positive!!
On the subject of countryside, I'm also a country bumpkin at heart and will miss the English countryside. This morning I've been for a drive through some great scenery in Leicestershire. Old cottages, lush green trees, medieval ruins, fast flowing streams.
I wont miss the British people but the countryside is something I think we will miss when in Perth. I think Melbourne would be slightly better from that point of view though.
On the subject of countryside, I'm also a country bumpkin at heart and will miss the English countryside. This morning I've been for a drive through some great scenery in Leicestershire. Old cottages, lush green trees, medieval ruins, fast flowing streams.
I wont miss the British people but the countryside is something I think we will miss when in Perth. I think Melbourne would be slightly better from that point of view though.
200bhp said:
I wont miss the British people but the countryside is something I think we will miss when in Perth. I think Melbourne would be slightly better from that point of view though.
Just take a drive out to York, Toodyay or Northam. Or go down south towards Bridgetown and Manjimup. Over to Walpole and then along the coast to Albany. It was nice last time I went down there, admittedly it was a long time ago! Not a day trip, this second bit. Gassing Station | Australia | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff