Move to Geelong??

[Muffy]

i think i want to move to geelong.
its about 2 hours from where i live now.
i have never moved away from here before so i need some advice.

Would it be a good idea to get my bills sorted out before i go?
Is it going to be expensive to hire removalists? or should i do it all myself?
Is geelong a good place to live?
Which areas should i avoid moving to?
Do any of you fellow BB'ers live in geelong?

i think thats it fo now i will ETA if i think of anymore!!
TIA!

[Madham]

Would it be a good idea to get my bills sorted out before i go?
I would suggest yes, you want a fresh start so no bills or atleast payment plan is a good idea.
Is it going to be expensive to hire removalists? or should i do it all myself?
As i have mentioned we moved to Geelong a few years back, we did it ourselves, hired a trucj the biggest you can with a normal license, if you can move mid week it is alot cheaper than on the weekend. Removalists are expensive but sometimes if the have half a truck going that way you can get it cheaper.
Is geelong a good place to live?
Geelong is fantastic, i would never have moved back except for Dp being retrenched and my being pregnant.

Which areas should i avoid moving to?
Um Corio, Corio, Corio

We lived in Newton and it was perfect, a bit pricey but worth it, as we never used the car much. Like here there are some not so good suburbs, i think if you have a look at realestate prices in each suburb it will give you an indication of which ones too avoid.

Good luck it is a big move, but exciting aswell.

[diannescruffy]

I agree with everything Abb has said, Geelong is a great place. I've lived here all my life. If you can hire a truck as Abb said would be heaps cheaper removalists could be pricey. Are you buying or renting? You could check out local Real Estates to get an idea of prices and areas to avoid Corio & Norlane. Wishing you all the best and if there's anything else we can help you with, ask away.
Didn't know we were neighbours Abb, that's great.

Regards,
Dianne

[Muffy]

OK so im NOT moving to corio lol
i will have to look into hiring a truck.... hmmmm

abbie yes i do want a fresh start so i will be getting all my bills paid....
i had a talk to mum tonight as i was a bit worried of what she would say ( mum and i have a very CLOSE relationship)
but i was very suprised she said that its probably best for me and what i need at the moment.
So im very happy with my decision!!!!

[smiles4u]

Hey Rav ... we thought about moving to Geelong from Melb but ended up moving to Ballarat as housing is cheaper to rent/buy.

As Abb suggested ... I shared half a truck which worked out heaps cheaper. Just ring up a removal company and ask if they have a truck coming out your way which in turn is going to Geelong.

Cause i had the back half end (near the door) of the truck i was the first to have my stuff dropped off which worked out great cause i followed the truck straight from Melb to the front door of my Ballarat house

I had friends live in Clifton Springs just out of Geelong ... was really nice but i think maybe more an expensive area of Geelong (i'm just guessing due to the price of the house they had there )

P.S - When DP & i moved to Ballarat we knew NO ONE ... but met many people along the way after having our DD through playgroups, etc ...

[lilysmum]

Hi, we have just decided to move to geelong and bought a house in highton, very nice area, also Newtown is nice and Waurnponds.
We are hoping to move in the next week or so (waiting on sale of our current house) anyone know where we can hire a truck from, having lots of problems finding one in the geelong area.

[Vintrar]

We moved to Geelong 3 years ago and it's fantastic! I live in East Geelong which is pretty good - it's sort of mid-range, has its own shops and it's a 20 minute walk from town, 50 minute train to Melbourne CBD, 20 minute drive to beautiful beaches. Geelong's got everything I could ever need in a town - except theme parks

[The[cookie]Doctor]

I was in Geelong but moved up here six months ago.

Spent most of my short life there and like Vintrar said it has everything you ever need. It is a truly short ride to Melb and HealthCareCard makes it roughly $7 return ticket... Beaut!

I have lived on the highway in Belmont, in East Geelong and in Lara.

East Geelong was probably preferential as a PP mentioned it is literally 20 minute walk to the city but it is a pricey area. High end was always Highton (& Wandana Heights), Newtown, Geelong West, East Geelong; low end was always Corio, Norlane & maybe Whittington, but having lived near there (W) it's not so bad.

It took me and DF at the time earning $2500 between us a fortnight, 3-4 months to find a house. That was back at the end of 2007 so I can say that the rental crisis back then had hit Geelong hard... I'd say still similar now. We applied for so many houses including dumps in areas we did not want to live in with no luck... so my BIG suggestion is to look PRIVATELY. Keep an eye on the paper because Estate Agents seemed to be balls for young famillies ... on your own with two kids might really be a push... KWIM?

I loved Lara because I was 800m from the train station (and it never bothered us, awesome!), 200m from the Safeway and takeaway joints etc. There is also a 24hr APCO so if you run out of milk in the middle of the night etc. 40 mins to Melbourne too. Really quiet while we were there.

Anyway darl, good luck with it all. When I was there last year I hated it as it was small compared to my previous 3 years in the city, but now I am in a town thats not that much bigger in its' entirity that my old 'suburb' i think i have learnt to appreciate Geelong again.


xoxox