Ok I am not defence any more we are ex navy BHL has been out now for 12mths but thought I would reply because we got posted a lot and we went to Darwin 3 times....


Darwin it self isnt too bad I loved living on RAAF and Larakeyah bases as I find Darwin is split into the two types those who are in the defence and those who arent.... So I found it really hard to fit in when we lived in roseberry.... the only problem with Darwin is that it can be very drink orentaed( sp?) place so if you are not drinker or not very social like myself you can find it hard to fit in ( well I did anyway ) That and I get board after a year as I have see it all and been everywhere, But love Mindle beach market and fish and chips on the warf( sp?) in the wet and watch the storms roll in and I miss the huge storms...

As for Townsville cant help you as Navy doesnt go there we go to Carins which is lovely, and for some reason that I never did work out people from Cairns dont like Townsville and people from Townsville dont like Cairns....

Hope you dont mind a EX poping in