Mum's gone 2 Aus

It’s Photo Friday and we’re sharing some video clips for a change…

How Aussie was your Australia Day?

We hope you had a good Australia Day. Without much preplanning, Family Mum’s gone 2 Aus did a number of very Aussie things. We had a quiet coffee on the beach in the morning, had friends over for a BBQ and beers in the afternoon, and when the rain finally stopped in Sydney, we headed to the beach… Read more

We frequently comment that choosing where to live is one of the hardest tasks for families moving to Australia.

In our Where to live section we have written about; Sydney vs Melbourne – fast facts, Australian suburb profiles – where to go to get the low down, Which is Australia’s most liveable city?, and The best Sydney suburbs for families.

The best and worst of Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane

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If you are relocating to Australia with school age children and looking for a secondary school in New South Wales or Victoria we recommend getting a copy of Choosing a School magazine.

The magazine profiles High Schools and includes useful articles and advice regarding secondary school education in Australia. The magazine is particularly rich in information regarding Catholic, Independent Private, and Government Selective High Schools.

The magazine is widely available in Australian newsagents (for… Read more

Last week we published part one of Mum’s top ten public BBQ spots in Australia. We have also written about Public BBQs in Australia – a way of life and provided our tips on how to use public BBQs like a local. Were you inspired? Have you found a favourite BBQ spot in Australia?

Here is part two of our list – the remaining five public BBQ spots that we’d recommend:

1. White Sands Park, Huskisson, Jervis

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Earlier in the week Mum wrote about Public BBQs in Australia – a way of life and we provided our tips on how to use public BBQs like a local.

In today’s Photo Friday we are listing Part One of Mum’s top ten public BBQ spots in Australia. We’ll publish Part Two next week.

If you have a favourite Public BBQ spot in Australia please let us know, Contact Mum to send photographs or leave… Read more

In a recent liveability survey by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), the foremost research and analysis resource in the world, the performance of Australian cities was outstanding. If you’re reading this from elsewhere in the world, wondering whether you should make the move to Australia, the survey results might encourage you to take the final leap.

When we decided to move to Australia we were searching for a better lifestyle; outdoor living was a… Read more

Deciding whether to live in Sydney or Melbourne is a common dilemma for people moving to Australia. There are other popular destinations like Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide; but when browsing forums and surfing the Internet, the question of whether to move to Sydney or Melbourne arises most frequently.

When we planned our move to Aus we thought we’d move to Melbourne. That’s where we have most friends, and people told us we’d prefer Melbourne because it’s like… Read more

Back in September, Mum talked about the Top ten online tools for expats and listed web tools for staying in touch and other useful stuff like Moonpig (customised online greeting cards), and LinkedIn (professional social networking site).

Since then Mum has realised that one of the most common reasons for people who are relocating to Australia, to turn to the web, is when they’re trying to decide where to live. Most “Australia” forums on the Internet… Read more

Today, Australian media is reporting on the results of a landmark survey by the Property Council of Australia. The survey looks at the capital cities of each of the Australian states \ territories. Residents were asked to score their cities on a number of factors. The most critical factors were;

- It is a safe place for people and their property
- There are good health care services
- There is a good public transport serviceRead more