Thread: Thinking of moving to Tassie

Originally Posted by TerryO

If you think Tassie is cold Mrs ho har then don't move to the Goulburn / Canberra area of NSW's.

Much of Tassie is warm in comparision in winter to Goulburn or maybe even worse still Blayney or Orange, mind you Queensland isn't immune from the cold, it has some very cold places itself like up in the granite belt around Stanthorpe or even Warwick.

Cheers,
Terry

You are spot on on that, further more south west of Sydney it is much colder than Hobart in winter.

Originally Posted by korg20000bc

Although winter is cold we had weeks of 30 degrees + for weeks and about 5 40+ days last summer.

That was hot.

A mate moved to Huonville about 6 years ago because his North German wife couldn't cope with Queensland summers. We visited for 4 weeks to help with a house extension and deck one November and the temp never got over 15. Had the full gamut, freezing rain, sleet, ice on road, hail, gales etc. I kept pointing out the Brisbane weather on the forecasts to him. He reckons he would kill for a thirty degree day. I noted that the local hire companies do not hire motor cycles between end March and beginning October, too many accidents due to ice etc.

The days of buying a house almost in Hobart's CBD for $70,000 are long gone. House prices are now pretty much on a par with mainland prices other than Sydney. That $70,000 house is now worth $400,000.

For what it is worth, I long ago satisfied myself that the habitable part of Australia lies between Gladstone and Grafton within forty miles of the sea. All other parts are too cold in winter, too hot and/or humid in summer, or both.

So, looks like the majority gave the thumbs up.. so when are you paying us a visit?

Originally Posted by stooge

So, looks like the majority gave the thumbs up.. so when are you paying us a visit?

mate the wifes finishes her bach in two yrs so we will be down some time between now and then, prob next yr if we decide to put back another trip plan....see what happens .....were very keen to have a look and the swmbo just wont shut up about it..lol.....so in my world this means its a goer..lol

finding all this info very helpful its giving me leeways in to the area..so great stuff

cheers

Originally Posted by willem

You also need to be able to cope with isolation from the mainland. For most people that's not a problem, but some can't cope with it. Looking back, I think I would have found it difficult.

Try living on an 8km x 5km island 1700+ km from Oz!

Originally Posted by p38arover

Try living on an 8km x 5km island 1700+ km from Oz!

No man is an island.

Originally Posted by abaddonxi

No man is an island.

you rang?

Originally Posted by cucinadio

We are thinking of moving to tassie after the swmbo finish's uni...we will visit first obviously...but there are a few Tasmanians on this forum so thought l would ask... where would you live???

cheers

My foks move there about 2 years ago from WA (no theres a diff in temp)

Everytime I ring the oldman he never seems down or p*%$off like he was here.
As far as temp goes my sister who is over there also HATES the cold but even she say says that in Invermay it only got too -1 and she did'nt mind, also xmas last year the old man said it go too 38-40 at least 5 times with an average of about 32-34.

This year tassie has had the worst rain in 50 years so I would'nt worry too much about the weather.

This xmas will be my third trip too tassie (see family & friends) I just love the place but my miss's does'nt want too move there she says its too isolated but I keep telling her how nice the people are so maybe just maybe we might go.

My pick is Hobart, been in both summer and winter plus I did a farm stay at gardners bay man what an experence for both the miss's and me so quite and peacefull.

Mate if you want I can put you in touch with the foks and you could talk to them and get the low down or when I there I can send you info etc

BTW it took my mother (60) 4 weeks to find work and my sister took longer about 9 weeks

Good luck
Adam