Moving to Australia - Related News
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Brisbane’s south side a potential south side
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Homeowners living on Brisbane’s south side could be sitting on a “goldmine” thanks to a frenzy of first-home buyers and interstate investors desperate to break into the area.
Local agents say they cannot keep up with demand in suburbs such as Mount Gravatt East, Mount Gravatt and Holland Park West, where prices are rising at a faster rate than the rest of Brisbane.
Bid to turn Roma St Railyards into $2 billion Brisbane entertainment precinct
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Plans for a $2 billion arena and entertainment precinct in the heart of Brisbane are set to jump to the next level this week.
Entrepreneur Harvey Lister will meet State Government officials on Friday to discuss progress on his ambitious proposal to transform the city’s ugly Roma St Railyards into a work-class sports and entertainment venue.
Sydney's top suburbs - the areas with the best access to schools, shops and shortest commutes.
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The Committee for Sydney conducted research to identify accessible suburbs. The research looked at which places could reach most jobs and services easily. Accessibility was measured against house prices to find 'best value' areas. Sydney's inner west was found to be the place to live, with Ashfield topping list.
Brisbane Kōhanga Reo first of its kind
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Kōhanga Ēkara is an early childcare centre which is based in the Brisbane suburb of Eagleby. The first centre of its kind in Australia that teaches both Māori and English, the Kōhanga is also a place for parents to engage in the Māori language.
There is no place better than home to learn the Māori language however, Te Kōhanga Ēkara is also a home for young children living in Brisbane.
Melbourne wildlife: Animals you didn’t know lived in the suburbs
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WE’VE all heard the screeches of possums fighting high in the treetops and spotted foxes and echidnas crossing the road — but have you heard of eels in the Yarra River or Merri Creek?
There are numerous types of wildlife, including bats, birds, fish and mammals that call Melbourne’s suburbs home.
Foxes have been spotted as close the CBD as Richmond and both brushtail and ring-tail possums seen scurrying along fence lines in many inner city suburbs.
Country towns will start to empty out with the rise of Australia’s super-cities
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SYDNEY could stretch to the Central Coast, Melbourne could hit Geelong and Brisbane could merge with the Gold Coast as super-cities start to take over Australia.
Country towns could be mostly emptied out and the Aussie outback left almost abandoned as most of the nation’s population will flock to Australia’s major capitals — Sydney, Perth, Brisbane and Melbourne.
According to The Australian, two in three people will live in our main cities in the future, as Australia’s population soars to almost 30 million.
Government to mandate affordable housing for our nation’s key workers
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WORKERS in our most valued professions will be offered cheaper housing in new developments under a progressive new initiative being discussed by state and federal governments.
In a move to address skyrocketing house prices in Sydney, key workers such as nurses, teachers and police officers will be able to access premium properties at an affordable price, to ensure they are able to afford to live where they work.
The initiative is based a concept called “inclusionary zoning” whereby a certain amount of new construction is to be set aside at affordable prices for people on low to moderate incomes. It is already widely practised in the US and in London.
Brisbane’s ring of affordability
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The national conversation about housing affordability is focused on skyrocketing prices in Melbourne and Sydney, but Brisbane property pundits say first-home buyers still have more than a fighting chance to get onto the property ladder in the Queensland capital.
Top Tips for Moving Overseas
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So you've decided to pack up your life and start again in a new country. Regardless of where you go, moving to a foreign land can be stressful, so here's some top tips that will help take some of the stress out of the move beyond the obvious like sorting passports and visa's.
