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    Quote Originally Posted by wheelinround View Post
    Who typed June

    So close Tony Blue Mnts part of Sydney only becassue Sydney makes money out of it. LOL

    Have a good weekend hope rain stays away will you be going to Trend tomorrow??
    No, family stuff at Katoomba and Ironfest at Lithgow.
    Those were the droids I was looking for.
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    Quote Originally Posted by wheelinround View Post
    So close Tony Blue Mnts part of Sydney only becassue Sydney makes money out of it. LOL
    Definitely the other way around Ray - the Sunday traffic back to Sydney confirms that!
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    Quote Originally Posted by NCArcher View Post
    No, family stuff at Katoomba and Ironfest at Lithgow.

    Ironfest sounds good take your wallet with cash $$$$$$ going to learn with the fellow on the pole lathe Tony

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    Quote Originally Posted by wheelinround View Post
    Ironfest sounds good take your wallet with cash $$$$$$ going to learn with the fellow on the pole lathe Tony
    No, that's next year. I'm doing the 10 day chair making course

    Appologies to the Skews for hijacking the thread. But it does highlight what a great place the Blue Mountains is. I can check and see if any of the medieval tents at Lithgow are going for $2-300 a week. They may have the odd sword slash or arrow hole in them.
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    Congrats! and keep looking re: the accomodation.

    Kings Langley is a nice suburb next door to Seven Hills, and I found several places below $450/wk - 3 br houses.

    Blacktown (about 10 mins away) is moving downmarket a bit - but the lowest was a granny flat for $160/wk.
    Several places in the $200-$300/wk bracket.

    And regarding Featherdale, my sister works there, and my two nieces feature in their ads, on buses, in brochures, and now on TV

    This link has the contact details for the lady who manages my rental in Kings Langley - I'd be surprised if she can't find you better than $600/wk !!!

    Elders Real Estate Kings Langley - Kings Langley Real Estate | Seven Hills Real Estate | Quakers Hill Real Estate | Kings Park Real Estate | Blacktown

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    P.S. If your missus is techy, she should hang around Norwest Business Park. Several big companies have moved their IT sections out there, and it's only minutes from Seven Hills.

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    Currently there are 4 rentals under $300 in Seven hills and over 10 in surrounding suburbs . . . mainly granny flats, but a few apartments are in there.

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    Congrats on getting hitched

    (Skew, you can be as miserable and broke, like the rest of the married male population)
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    Fantastic you guys. Soooooooooooo happy for you Skew and Skewette.

    As for rentals in Sydney, Can't be of any help there. But I can't rent a 2 bedroom place in outskirts of melbourne for under $320. Hope you find something fantastic.
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    you might find that a lot of granny flats around that area are top dollar as there is a lot of indian students being ripped off around there,

    chances are you get a nice town house for 450 around that, in that area.

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    Congratulatios to both of you. Some cheapish accomodation here, but the three day drive to work could be a problem?
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    Congratulations.

    Having recently moved from Sydney where I was renting, I can echo the previously expressed sentiments about getting a house for $300 a week 'Tell him he's dreaming!'

    I was paying $360 a week for a 2 bedroom semi on a very busy street but fairly close to the city. No shed/garage or room to put one. I understand the rent for the place is now closer to $500 per week.

    If you haven't rented before, then a lack of rental history and references will make it difficult to get a look in. I found that even down here in Tasmania, despite having a great references and rental history, because I was in one place for so long, it took a while to get approval.

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    Thank you for the links! I've bookmarked them all so I can watch over the next month.

    I'll definitely look around Seven Hills, but I think eventually we'll want to migrate out blue mountains way. I've done the hour (either way) commute for so long i'm used to it and to get out of the city would be a relief. I like quiet/rural over city/bustle, but as always, depends on finances.

    Work is about a 15 minute walk from Seven Hills train stop along Power road.

    I was told to avoid getting a place to live in Blacktown, that it had a higher crime rate. Is that true?

    I have plenty of rental references, but they're all Canadian and probably not of intrest to an Aussie. Oh well, see how it goes eh?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Skew's_Girl View Post
    Thank you for the links! I've bookmarked them all so I can watch over the next month. My pleasure

    I'll definitely look around Seven Hills, but I think eventually we'll want to migrate out blue mountains way. I've done the hour (either way) commute for so long i'm used to it and to get out of the city would be a relief. I like quiet/rural over city/bustle, but as always, depends on finances. It's pretty nice up here. And you'll still be able to use your Nova Scotia clothes!

    Work is about a 15 minute walk from Seven Hills train stop along Power road.

    I was told to avoid getting a place to live in Blacktown, that it had a higher crime rate. Is that true? Sadly, yes.

    I have plenty of rental references, but they're all Canadian and probably not of intrest to an Aussie. Oh well, see how it goes eh? Property Managers are a bit more relaxed up here (like everyone/everything else). It may be a good idea to email a couple of agents with your story and ask them how you'd go.
    Best of luck with it!
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    Blacktown's crime rate is not as bad as Sydney's or Penrith which is at the foot of the mountians.

    Blue Mnt's has its own problems, traffic snarls all week during peak hr and weekends with people gettting away from rat race. Only one way up and down one accident along Great Western Highway will make it a parking lot same for the M4. High fire danger, Trains often are replaced as said before with buses for track work.

    Seven Hills is easy to reach by car from Blue Mns but by pulic transport a long bus journey.

    I think you mean Powers Rd Seven Hills and I think you may need to look closer at how to get to where you'd be working at.

    A number of forumites live around the area. Nz_carver, Ozceltic and his lovely wife Wendy, and a few others.

    Winston Hills is to the other side of Powers Rd and a quiet area. Old Toongabie also.

    Have fun.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Skew's_Girl View Post
    I was duped. When I was offered a "Grey haired, tree loving, grumpy, fuzzy Australian with big ears" I thought I was getting a Koala.
    At least what you have is better than a drop bear
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    Quote Originally Posted by Skew's_Girl View Post
    I'll definitely look around Seven Hills, but I think eventually we'll want to migrate out blue mountains way. I've done the hour (either way) commute for so long i'm used to it and to get out of the city would be a relief. I like quiet/rural over city/bustle, but as always, depends on finances.

    Work is about a 15 minute walk from Seven Hills train stop along Power road.
    If you go to 131500 Transport Infoline - Home and enter Wentworth Falls station as the start point and the address of work in Powers Rd as the end point, you will get an idea of the commute time.
    You can also get the approx return time.

    When you talk about the hour commute, do you mean driving or by public transport?

    By the way a 15 - 20 minute walk wont be much fun in summer.
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