Rare MMDown Under Posted March 17, 2023 #1 Share Posted March 17, 2023 Brisbane Greatest Place to Live, by Time Magazine. Brisbane has always been a great place to live for families. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SinbadThePorter Posted March 17, 2023 #2 Share Posted March 17, 2023 Naturally! 😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Ozwoody Posted March 17, 2023 #3 Share Posted March 17, 2023 1 hour ago, MMDown Under said: Brisbane Greatest Place to Live, by Time Magazine. Brisbane has always been a great place to live for families. Yes that would have to be uncontested fact😏. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buchhalm Posted March 19, 2023 #4 Share Posted March 19, 2023 I didn't know that Time Magazine now does satire! 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSWP Posted March 19, 2023 #5 Share Posted March 19, 2023 (edited) I would prefer Hobart, Perth or Adelaide rather then Brisvegas. Standby for incoming 🍍 from the north, lol. Edited March 19, 2023 by NSWP 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yarramar Posted March 19, 2023 #6 Share Posted March 19, 2023 Hate being a party pooper, but it wasn't exactly named as "The Greatest Place to Live" Time announces EVERY year a list of notable places and it seems that every year, Australia is given 2 spots, one city and one region. Last year was Fremantle, the year before was Sydney. Brisbane earned their place this year because of the Olympic announcement last year. Not really the same as being named "Worlds most liveable City" for 7 years in a row. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Mareblu Posted March 19, 2023 #7 Share Posted March 19, 2023 14 hours ago, NSWP said: I would prefer Hobart, Perth or Adelaide rather then Brisvegas. Standby for incoming 🍍 from the north, lol. Yes, Les, let them fire at will😆 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoff2802 Posted March 20, 2023 #8 Share Posted March 20, 2023 (edited) The hard data tells us that people are moving from NSW (and most recently from Vic as well) to Qld, for whatever reason. Pretty sure this is mostly from the two capital cities to Brisbane area. https://www.abs.gov.au/articles/population-movement-australia That's my 🍍 😀 Edited March 20, 2023 by geoff2802 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SinbadThePorter Posted March 20, 2023 #9 Share Posted March 20, 2023 6 hours ago, Mareblu said: Yes, Les, let them fire at will😆 Who's Will, and what has he done to upset everyone? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare arxcards Posted March 20, 2023 #10 Share Posted March 20, 2023 2 hours ago, geoff2802 said: The hard data tells us that people are moving from NSW (and most recently from Vic as well) to Qld, for whatever reason. Pretty sure this is mostly from the two capital cities to Brisbane area. https://www.abs.gov.au/articles/population-movement-australia That's my 🍍 😀 I am not so sure it is from Sydney & Melbourne to Brisbane. It has been a long-standing trend that you work till retirement in Sydney, then sell up your real estate equity to retire to northern NSW or QLD coast. 2021 has anomalies around numbers of people moving to escape repeated city-wide lockdowns in Melbourne & Sydney, but I am surprised Annastasia let that many people cross the border. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Mareblu Posted March 20, 2023 #11 Share Posted March 20, 2023 30 minutes ago, SinbadThePorter said: Who's Will, and what has he done to upset everyone? He gets harried easily 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoff2802 Posted March 20, 2023 #12 Share Posted March 20, 2023 9 minutes ago, arxcards said: I am not so sure it is from Sydney & Melbourne to Brisbane. It has been a long-standing trend that you work till retirement in Sydney, then sell up your real estate equity to retire to northern NSW or QLD coast. 2021 has anomalies around numbers of people moving to escape repeated city-wide lockdowns in Melbourne & Sydney, but I am surprised Annastasia let that many people cross the border. Yes, the wider Brisbane area - Sunshine Coast and Gold Coast specifically. I should have said SE Qld. We got sick of Sydney and moved up here to live by the water. Loving it. The new cruise terminal is good too. Now the health emergency is over Anna can’t stop the inflow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Mareblu Posted March 20, 2023 #13 Share Posted March 20, 2023 But they’re not allowed in her hospitals🙄 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUT2407 Posted March 20, 2023 #14 Share Posted March 20, 2023 Some other mob names Albury. No idea who makes these decisions. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare arxcards Posted March 20, 2023 #15 Share Posted March 20, 2023 1 hour ago, geoff2802 said: Yes, the wider Brisbane area - Sunshine Coast and Gold Coast specifically. I should have said SE Qld. We got sick of Sydney and moved up here to live by the water. Loving it. The new cruise terminal is good too. Now the health emergency is over Anna can’t stop the inflow. It will be interesting to see what the 2026 stats show. Whitsunday Coast somewhere near Proserpine will do me if we can afford it when we retire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoff2802 Posted March 20, 2023 #16 Share Posted March 20, 2023 42 minutes ago, arxcards said: It will be interesting to see what the 2026 stats show. Whitsunday Coast somewhere near Proserpine will do me if we can afford it when we retire. If you haven’t found them already, check out Hideaway Bay and Dingo Beach. Beautiful spots and affordable. Good pub at Dingo. Hideaway is quiet. We seriously considered buying there but settled on Bribie for various reasons. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare cheznandy Posted March 20, 2023 #17 Share Posted March 20, 2023 55 minutes ago, arxcards said: It will be interesting to see what the 2026 stats show. Whitsunday Coast somewhere near Proserpine will do me if we can afford it when we retire. 4 minutes ago, geoff2802 said: If you haven’t found them already, check out Hideaway Bay and Dingo Beach. Beautiful spots and affordable. Good pub at Dingo. Hideaway is quiet. We seriously considered buying there but settled on Bribie for various reasons. I would love to move to Agnes Water/1770.....but think we will buy something on the Yorke Peninsula to retire to. Handy for trips up the middle, over to the west and the loveliest unspoiled beaches. Shed house off grid will do us😁 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoff2802 Posted March 20, 2023 #18 Share Posted March 20, 2023 13 minutes ago, cheznandy said: I would love to move to Agnes Water/1770.....but think we will buy something on the Yorke Peninsula to retire to. Handy for trips up the middle, over to the west and the loveliest unspoiled beaches. Shed house off grid will do us😁 Go for it. Both sound good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare cheznandy Posted March 20, 2023 #19 Share Posted March 20, 2023 Eight years to go🤣 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cascade1 Posted March 20, 2023 #20 Share Posted March 20, 2023 Happy for all to retire to Queensland. I'll just remain in Sydney and enjoy it. Nowhere better!!!! 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MMDown Under Posted March 21, 2023 Author #21 Share Posted March 21, 2023 14 hours ago, geoff2802 said: If you haven’t found them already, check out Hideaway Bay and Dingo Beach. Beautiful spots and affordable. Good pub at Dingo. Hideaway is quiet. We seriously considered buying there but settled on Bribie for various reasons. I think Bribie Island was a wiser choice to live for a number of reasons (cyclones and medical). We visited Airlie Beach after a cyclone and there wasn't a leaf left on a tree and all the Whitsunday Islands were wrecked. Hideaway Bay is my favourite place in the Whitsundays. I had lunch there and a drink at Dingo Beach Pub on way back to Airlie Beach on my last cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MMDown Under Posted March 21, 2023 Author #22 Share Posted March 21, 2023 14 hours ago, cheznandy said: I would love to move to Agnes Water/1770.....but think we will buy something on the Yorke Peninsula to retire to. Handy for trips up the middle, over to the west and the loveliest unspoiled beaches. Shed house off grid will do us😁 How did you discover Yorke Peninsula? That is somewhere I've never been. Or is it just the central location for travel in Aust? We skip across from Adelaide to Yorke Peninsula. PS I loved undeveloped 1770. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare cheznandy Posted March 21, 2023 #23 Share Posted March 21, 2023 5 minutes ago, MMDown Under said: How did you discover Yorke Peninsula? That is somewhere I've never been. Or is it just the central location for travel in Aust? We skip across from Adelaide to Yorke Peninsula. PS I loved undeveloped 1770. Did you mean you skip across to the Ayre peninsula? I have lived in South Australia, all of my fathers family is from there. When we travelled around Australia in 2011/2012 we spent a lot of time in SA. We haven't been all the way down to the "boot" of the Yorke, there is a national park there. It's a long trip to take the caravan and that's the only way we would do it, so much to see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MMDown Under Posted March 21, 2023 Author #24 Share Posted March 21, 2023 21 minutes ago, cheznandy said: Did you mean you skip across to the Ayre peninsula? I have lived in South Australia, all of my fathers family is from there. When we travelled around Australia in 2011/2012 we spent a lot of time in SA. We haven't been all the way down to the "boot" of the Yorke, there is a national park there. It's a long trip to take the caravan and that's the only way we would do it, so much to see. Oops yes Ayre Peninsula. My daughter, who is currently travelling around Aust in a camper van, is having trouble dragging herself away from SA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoff2802 Posted March 21, 2023 #25 Share Posted March 21, 2023 23 minutes ago, MMDown Under said: I think Bribie Island was a wiser choice to live for a number of reasons (cyclones and medical). We visited Airlie Beach after a cyclone and there wasn't a leaf left on a tree and all the Whitsunday Islands were wrecked. Hideaway Bay is my favourite place in the Whitsundays. I had lunch there and a drink at Dingo Beach Pub on way back to Airlie Beach on my last cruise. Yep, they were both reasons. We also saw Airlie after the last big cyclone and it was pole-axed. We also decided a nearby major airport and cruise port were important. 😀 My wife's from bayside Brisbane and her family is all in SE Qld. Property prices were reasonable on Bribie 6 years ago and we sold our house in Sydney. Have not looked back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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