Where is the best part of australia to live? i am a newly qaulified nurse(42)and my husband is a scaffolder(37

Question

We have a 15 year old daughter who will need to go to 6th form or college. Nice area close to beach and shops. Need to rent and dont have much savings. Qualified in march and work on nurse bank as no jobs!!!!! Disheartening as 42 and want to nurse and earn money. Want a better life for all of us. 2 sons in army want to transfer to australian army. Please help us live our dream and find the best place to live and work.....Toni

Answer 1

Tasmania, namely the North West Coast (Port Sorell/Hawley area). Has white perfect beaches, huge holiday area, 10 min drive from major population centres (Devonport etc), and the hospital there in Devonport is always looking for Nurses! They keep getting nabbed by mainland places haha, as do the doctors.

You're husband would get work easily too. Always big construction jobs along the coast.

There's both private and public college options for your daughter.

Rentals available in Port Sorell/Hawley.. or just live in Devonport where the people are anyway. That has a few of it's own beaches, 5 mins from the CBD.

I guess it's actually pretty d**n good haha. Have to see it to realise. Has all the major retailers and outlets that you'd get anywhere else (cept Myer til next year).

You just have to get over the fact it's under 30,000 people in the area hahaha.

Might move back there one day.

Answer 2

what about melbourne.i recommend it because it has mcg,the cricket ground and i luv cricket

Answer 3

You'll need to hurry and apply for your visas as it takes a while and you're getting close to the  age 45 cut-off. In your favour though is that you're a nurse and Australia has a very real need for nurses from one end of the country to the other. See http://www.immi.gov.au/skilled/medical-p... for all information.

If you apply for an Employer Sponsored visa or a visa under the Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme, that will greatly increase your chances of getting a visa (and work) quickly, but you'll need to choose carefully to ensure that you go to a place where your husband will also be able to find work. Employer sponsored visas have a major advantage in that they provide Permanent Resident status and you would be able to access our subsidised healthcare, pharmaceuticals, and free secondary and subsidised tertiary education. The ERMS would be your best bet as you don't have much nursing experience and there will be less competition for available jobs. Also, housing is far cheaper in regional areas as it is becoming very expensive in most of the capital cities. Be warned though, that in most areas, places near the beach will be more expensive than away from the beach.

Northwest Tasmania as suggested in another answer looks to be a good area (though I know nothing about it from firsthand experience). The climate there is the closest in Australia to what you are used to, though it will be a fair bit warmer than Wales.

Queensland is one of our two booming states (WA is the other) and needs nurses desperately. There is a great deal of development happening here and there should be ample work for your husband in any of the cities along the coast.

It's such a large country that there are literally dozens of places that should suit you. My suggestion is that you start the immigration process if you haven't already done so, and when opportunities arise for sponsorship, investigate the employment prospects for your husband at that time.

Your daughter's age suggests that she will probably be in year 10 (of 12) if you are able to get here this year. Our educational system is excellent and finding a decent school won't be too difficult, but that's another question you should ask of prospective employers as not all schools are equal.

Good luck.

Answer 4

I'm from Sydney; it gets my vote as the best place to live in Australia.  Almost all our cities are near the beach and shops though.  Sydney's dear compared to other cities, so if you're on a budget you might want to try the smaller cities like Newcastle or Wollongong in New South Wales.  Cities in other states, such as Brisbane in Queensland, will be less expensive than Sydney (but fecking hot in summer!)