People that have moved interstate

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I like change
I make friends easy most of my friends are still in Melbourne that Ive known since I was in primary school and early high school
This is the longest Ive been anywhere as an adult if it wasnt excellent I would have left years ago
 
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footy75 said:
I would like to hear from people that have moved interstate.

Why you did it?

Where you moved from to?

Was it a good move?
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Moved from TAS > WA > VIC.
Moved to WA for work reasons and whilst it paid off the move to Melbourne was initially a disaster. It's funny now looking back how things that happen to you can set off a chain of events that change the path of your life forever. The worst thing you can do is not take the risk and be left forever questioning the "what it?". You can always go home, which is hardly a bad outcome (going back to family and friends). It's a very rewarding thing to be able to forge your own path and come out the other side alive and well.
 
raskolnikov said:
Where in CQ are you?

I have lived in every state except Tasmania, as well as 3 different places overseas.

WA - born in Kalgoorlie
Moved to NSW when I was 5. Grew up in the Blue Mountains
Moved to Toowoomba when I was 19 and went to uni at USQ
After uni went teaching English in Russia for four years then Taiwan for two.
Came back to Victoria and did my Dip Ed.
Went teaching in the Northern Territory for two years.
Went to Atlanta in the US for two years.
Back to Victoria. Pretty soon after I arrived back in Victoria before I had a job I met someone from Adelaide and went over there for a few months. Relationship didn't work out and couldn't get work so moved back to Victoria. Got a job in South Gippsland and spent 7 years there. In 2012 moved up to Gladstone in CQ where all my family are. Have been here ever since. Don't love it but don't hate it. I would prefer to be in Victoria if I could. But I love my job here and I feel like I should be here for my elderly widowed mum. I still have my house in South Gippsland and plan on retiring there one day
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u ever wish u were back in Russia?
 

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footy75 said:
u ever wish u were back in Russia?
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I did for years after I left and considered it several times. These days its more of a wistful, "It would be nice but it's probably not going to happen". I'm due for long service in a couple of years and hoping to do an Eastern European cruise and tour.
 
raskolnikov said:
I did for years after I left and considered it several times. These days its more of a wistful, "It would be nice but it's probably not going to happen". I'm due for long service in a couple of years and hoping to do an Eastern European cruise and tour.
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lol I'm the same...lived in amazing cities all around the world...

And once u have done that and seen what living is all about try living in Adelaide when your'e not settled with kids etc
 
Lol
Being an sa'er I understand
In melbs at the moment and drive home tomoz

We would both live here in melbs if i could find work easily that is perm and pays the same, mrs would need something casual but no weekends, I'm not keen on weekends either....plus we wouldn't be able to afford our place we have in sa if it was in vic so would have to massively downsize.

It's hard as we are 15 mins from work, both work at same place, both on same shift both on reasonable coin
Its actually too good to leave which is why we come over once or twice a year and haven't shifted over
 
Moved from Melbourne to Canberra about 6 years back. Have really enjoyed my time here but the plan was always to get back to Melb so I'm on the hunt for a job back there atm. Canberra is a great place to live IMO (not so much to visit) and would probably only consider Canberra or Hobart as other Australian cities to live in apart from Melbourne. Have also lived in Canada and Peru at different times.
 
VIC original.
SA once i turned 21 (for family and job reasons).
Got married and divorced and lost my son so moved to NT after 15 years in SA.
After 6 months in NT transferred to QLD and been here over 2 years.

VIC Positives = lots of places you can visit in a couple of hours drive. Sports and concerts in Melbourne. Great Ocean Road.
VIC negatives = some of those country roads are woeful. Lot of kangaroos at dusk and dawn. The smog in Melbourne is asphyxiating.
SA positives = great wine country. Adelaide Oval (wonderful). Damn good fishing (from big sharks and tuna to southern rock lobster)
SA negatives = Adelaide roads and drivers (the worst). Bills and registration more expensive than anywhere else. Showdown crowds (feral central)
NT positives = Beautiful views. No real high rises. Very few traffic lights. Doesn't feel like a city. Sunsets. Damn good fishing also (Barra and the crabs).
NT negatives = Humidity killed me. Not having a cold cold shower or bath. Food prices. Long flights down south or to east coast to visit family.
QLD positives = Free public transport to sports games (saves $$$$). Weather. Casual dress sense. Lots of places to visit within an hour drive.
QLD negatives = Traffic in peak hour north-bound and south-bound (horrendous). Limited parking. Not very well signed. Only one exit to Gold Coast.
 
cartel said:
I'd be happy with Sydney, or Hobart as well.

I am a doctor and there are better public hospital conditions and better training positions to advance your career on offer in Adelaide than Sydney I think. Better prospects post fellowship as well.
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You don't want to be a hospital doctor in Hobart. Royal Hobart is a shocker, and perhaps the worst teaching hospital in Australia. Medical students often prefer to go to Launceston, even though there is no medical school at that campus, for their practical.
And LGH isn't great, almost every specialist quit last year because the hospital has been ruin down while the govt tries desperately to stop RHH from falling down (well, literally falling apart anyway).


As for me.
Moved from Launceston to Melbourne in 1998, had work lined up in Vic, nothing was ever going to eventuate in Tas.
And almost 11 years ago, moved from Melbourne to Canberra because all the work in Melbourne (over 30% unemployment in my field at the time, but still on the skills shortlist for immigration scams) had been sent to India and I picked up a contract in Canberra. I was supposed to only be here six months and then move back when the Melbourne market picked up. It never has.

Would love to go back to Melbourmne or Lonny; or give Perth a run for a few years. Hobart, if I had to, but there are no jobs in Tas in my field. As in, precisely zero.
Sydney, would do for money. Darwin and Brisbane can f--- right off, can't stand hot and humid.
 
Howard Littlejohn said:
You don't want to be a hospital doctor in Hobart. Royal Hobart is a shocker, and perhaps the worst teaching hospital in Australia. Medical students often prefer to go to Launceston, even though there is no medical school at that campus, for their practical.
And LGH isn't great, almost every specialist quit last year because the hospital has been ruin down while the govt tries desperately to stop RHH from falling down (well, literally falling apart anyway).
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Thanks, I am a 2-3 years off obtaining my specialist qualifications, being a junior specialist in a system in total shambles isn't ideal.

The system everywhere is under enormous pressure, with continual relative funding cuts, no real inpatient bed stock growth, and constant demand for beds and for improved efficiency all the while delivering quality patient care.

I think Victoria is well run by comparison, and therefore has attracted considerable numbers from interstate and overseas, which has put a squeeze of intern, resident, registrar and specialist positions.
 
Born / grew up (sort of!) in Melbourne. Since the age of 19....
- Launceston (first half of 1990)
- Indonesia (Jakarta / Irian Jaya mainly) (mid 1992-early 1994)
- Sydney (early 1994 - early 1996)
- USA / Canada (early 1996 - late 1996)
- Sydney (late 1996 - mid 1997)
- Melbourne (mid 1997 - mid 2000)
- Bangkok (mid 2000 - late 2003)
- Ho Chi Minh City (late 2003 - mid 2005)
- Jakarta (mid 2005 - early 2009)
- Sydney [though working part time in Indonesia; WA and Africa] (early 2009 - late 2013)
- Jakarta (late 2013 to mid 2015).
- Sydney [though working part time in WA].

I'm not mentioning all of the above as a pissing match, but more on the context of making the point that the first "steppings out of your comfort zone" are the most rewarding / exciting. In my case, going to Tassie thinking I knew it all but with a hidden element of fear and trepidation (not knowing anyone, new job, etc) mixed with excitement (new places; people to meet; etc); followed by going to Asia with similar emotions was brilliant. And then looking back at it all (along with finding the perfect partner through the sheer luck of a "sliding doors" moment) as great decisions in my life. And then being able to raise a family as part of this journey with kids born in Melbourne; Bangkok and Jakarta, and being able to give them each the gift of being able to see more of the planet at the age of 7 than I'd seen at 19.

As a species humans typically fear change but I guess I've been one of those outliers (the 1% if you wish) that has always sought it in many ways whilst wanting stability in other areas (eg. relationship).

Above is not meant as a brag.... my straight advice to anybody, young or old, considering change - any change..... is to just do it. You won't regret it.
 
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footy75 said:
I would like to hear from people that have moved interstate.

Why you did it?

Where you moved from to?

Was it a good move?
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I wanted the chance of having a decent career.........35% youth unemployment in Adelaide, at the time. The attitude in SA was very institutional and felt a "class" system determined your prospects in life.

I moved overseas, over "east" and perth. My goal was the big cities of the world but the collapse of Andersen, whilst based in Chicago, saw me return to Perth (at the perfect time for a boom).

yep........had enough to retire in my 30s, enjoy great weather and life is simple!
 
Angus Young said:
retire n ur 30's.... farrrkkk
living the dream
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04-07 was nuts here in perth. imagine a slot machine that always paid out.
09-11 was pretty good

the bull market has started again but it won't be like last time
 
From Vic and have lived in every region bar Melbourne. My biased opinion is south west Vic is the go.
QLD - Brisbane and Townsville, not much work up their and in my profession its quiet easy to slide into a job. The good factors are really good though.
SA- Adelaide, I do tend to like places quieter so even though being mid 20s I really liked it. They have no clue how to drive though not to mention utilities were ridiculously expensive.
NT- in the middle of nowhere working. Would recommend for a different look on life but not full time.
 
Just do it. I think if you have that itch then you can't lose. Obviously it's easier when you're younger with less ties holding you in place, such as kids, mortgage ect.

I think for me moving away from where I grew up was the best thing for me, and I did it pretty late(27), but I could never go back and live in Melbourne long term.
 
The Dice Man said:
Just do it. I think if you have that itch then you can't lose. Obviously it's easier when you're younger with less ties holding you in place, such as kids, mortgage ect.

I think for me moving away from where I grew up was the best thing for me, and I did it pretty late(27), but I could never go back and live in Melbourne long term.
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mortgage shouldnt hold you back, rent ur place out
 
Id love to move from tassie except for the traffic and commute you get in Melbourne

Also when i am there its holidays so maybe i see it through the wrong eyes


I also just find the logistics of the move off putting
 
The King! said:
Id love to move from tassie except for the traffic and commute you get in Melbourne
Also when i am there its holidays so maybe i see it through the wrong eyes
I also just find the logistics of the move off putting
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Those are the type of barriers that stop everybody..
If u don't try u will always wonder.
Got to take risks to get somewhere in life.

also depends on your situation...if ur single gtfo of places like Tassie and Adelaide
 
Angus Young said:
Those are the type of barriers that stop everybody..
If u don't try u will always wonder.
Got to take risks to get somewhere in life.

also depends on your situation...if ur single gtfo of places like Tassie and Adelaide
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If i was single yeah for sure

Wife just started a new job and daughters just started school puts me off and I am not unhappy down here got family. Just love the big city life generally.

Prefer Melbourne even though Im a swans fan, could see them enough in the flesh that way
 
Born adelaide and lived there til i was twelve and my parents split up so mum moved to a small town in country WA in '05.
Finished high school in 09 and moved back to adelaide with my whole family.
Moved back to perth at the start of 2011 to live with my girlfriend (who id been with since high school).
2014 built a house.
2016 got married.
2017 first baby arriving.

Dont mind perth and have plenty of mates here but am massively homesick for adelaide. Like its an everyday thought of how nice it would be to be back home but it just convincing the mrs that might be a problem as shes WA through and through. Ive got no family at all in WA and her family is quite large (and are awesome people btw) so it makes me feel really isolated.
I dont want to be like 'Ive done my time in WA so youve got to do your time in SA' but i also dont want wait another 10 years and never have done it either.
 
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