ROFL at sounding like him. My DD's started preschool at 3yo for 1 day, so I assume in QLD they can start that early too. I think you should go with your gut - if you think you would regret not having them close then you should stick to your original plan. Or if it won't faze you, then play it by ear and see how you go, you might get to your original timeline and not feel ready for it anyway kwim?