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Posted by Kara
on 9/7/2008, 6:06 pm, in reply to "Re: where to live"
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We live in North Sydney/Crows Nest and my husband walks to work. The Lower North Shore is known to have wonderful public grammar schools (North Sydney Demonstration School and Cammeray Public) and the public transport is great. Good luck!
Kara
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: it all depends on where your husband will
: work or you, some people drive, some take
: the bus, the train and some the ferry,. you
: can have a 5 minute commute or an hour if
: you want. Living by the beach is more
: expensive and live far out west is cheaper
: but farther away.
: we live in Manly, my husband works in Mascot
: by the airport, 30 minute drive at 615am,
: and over an hour if you leave at 730. But
: we can walk to the beach or the harbour side
: beaches in 5 minutes. Ferry to the city in
: 15-30 minutes so eveything is accessable.My
: son works in Balmain, he drive 45 minutes at
: 715 am
: If you are transferring as an expat your
: company should provide you a relocation
: consulting service. there are a couple ,
: australia wide and wendy cole & assoc.
: if so they will assign you a consultant who
: will organize house or apt inspections ,
: school appointments, show you where the
: grocery store is and how to get all the
: utilities, bank stuff organised. one thing
: to get used to is a lot of the schools are
: boys or girls only and the kids have to wear
: uniforms. once you find a suburb then you
: can find a preschool.
: if you need a referral for a consultant let
: me know
: good luck
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: Thank you. We have started looking at some
: of
: the real estate sights, but any information
: on primary schools and overall nice
: neighborhoods would be appreciated. My
: daughter will be going into her 1st grade
: and my son will be attending a preschool.
: Thanks,
: Cristina
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: www.realestate.com.au
: www.domain.com.au
: Google maps is a great way of seeing where
: everything is in Sydney. Parents on this
: site can give you a good guide on schools
: for the respective age of your kids.
: It will be more expeinsive but it is a
: bloody good place to live
: Cheers
: Geoff
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: My husband, myself & our two kids will
: be
: moving to Sydney in November. Any
: recommnedations on nice neighborhoods? We
: want to be pretty close to the water. Also,
: do you recommend searching real estate
: websites or getting a realtor to find a
: place? I would prefer a house over an
: apartment building. We are aware that things
: are terribly expensive, but I am not sure
: where to start.
: Thanks,
: Cristina
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