we have had some lovely Defence homes and some shockers!!!! the ones on the barracks are normally the crappy ones as they are owned by the defence so no standards but they are starting to change that.... like I said ( ie Darwin ) we had a really nice 4 bedroom house with big back yard aircon throu out but it was in a really unfriendly area but the houses when we had then on the base's might have been small ( they will store the stuff if it doesnt fit) but the people around you were all in the same boat ( DH's going away alot ) so they were always there to help you out if you asked, ( wish I had done that more oftern)...
There are many ways around DHA they arent very nice or helpful at the best of times, but once we had been offered a house that we just didnt like and were told that it was the only one in our class but I told them that if they didnt want baby vomit all over their house due to my son having reflux then they would give me a house without carpet ( we were in Cairns and the house was fully carpeted wtf) anyway they soon found us a house in the next class of houses we just had to pay the extra $10 in rent so always remember you can ask for an up grade we oftern told them our stuff just wont fit in the houses they were offering they always magically find a spare house... But its a bit different now as you find the houses on line before you move.. But if you have family in the area Tee it up with then to have a look at the house for you even if they just look in the windows...
We are a Defence family in Townsville, newly posted!! We arrived on the 21st December. Luckily Ian is from here originally and his dad still lives here.
DH has been in the RAAF for 22 years or so. Enlisted right out of high school. He is a Flight Sergeant SysTech. I'm currently a SAHM awaiting the arrival for bubs number 2.
We live in a DHA house and it is really nice but storage is a problem. Probably because Ian is a hoarder. He takes up double the wardrobe space I do for crying out loud and that doesn't even cover his t-shirts!
Alioops you must have missed my 1st post I am ex navy wife of 12yrs my BHL got out last year and now works in the mines ( so yes he still goes away 2 weeks away 1 home )
Hope its ok that I drop in every now and then even if I am now on the outside
Ali - I'm not defence, but just wanted to pop in and say that Townsville is FULL of defence people. So you definitely won't be alone there. I know that annat (who is a member here) is moving up to Townsville in August as her dh has been posted there.
And I agree with Tali, for some reason, Townsville people hate Cairns people and vice versa. Dunno what the deal is with that!
I am ex defence, DH was army. I loved Darwin, we lived at Durack (Fairway waters) which was full of defence housing and really lovely (this was 1999-2000) Some of the houses on the Navy base at Coonawarra were pretty shabby then but they may have got better.
SIL is in Cairns with navy and has a gorgeous house.
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Thanks for replying girls! I have never been to either QLD or NT so it will be completely new for me. I can be a bit shy when I know absolutely no-one so I dont know how I will go with meeting new people. Does everyone come and say hi when they see a new family move in or is it more of a oh new neighbours again type of thing? I would be more comfortable with the neighbours coming to welcome us than having to introduce myself!
Ex Defence most welcome! you have the knowledge I am soon to learn about the DHA
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