If it was a big hairy spider then it would have been a huntsman. They'll come into your house no matter what 😂. But they are harmless and you could even let them crawl on you if ya game. But just remember spiders and snakes are more scared of you than you are of them. If you do happen to ever get a huntsman spider in your house they like to sit up near the ceiling at night time to hunt for insects. They are nature's helpers for you by keeping those insects at bay inside the house. Some people don't worry about them and you can let them be. Or you can catch them and let them outside. Just grab container and "quickly" and I mean you have to be fast to put the container over it. Once you did that without it quickly running away from you put a piece of paper between the wall and the container and that way you have it contained. Just let it out side and you'll be fine.
If you like warm weather you'll be fine. I live for summer, heat and the beach and freeze in winter. I moved here from Norway 25 years ago and have never been as cold as I've been since moving here 😂 the houses are freezing in winter so keep that in mind. Definitely bring your winter clothes.
Handy having a pool, if set up with the right equipment it is low maintenance, I only spend about a hour a week. Energy wise usage, we have solar panels on our roof which offsets all the power the pump uses. Car wise get a 4x4 so a Ranger will be good. Lots of great tracks you can drive down to see some amazing places that you cannot see with a normal 2wd
AFL is huge across Australia, and WA is no exception. Even if you don’t know much about it you’ll be forced into it in wherever you go, whether it be the school staff room, the local pub, or anywhere in your travels here. You’ll have to get into it to fit in and potentially support your local footy team which are in every WA town. PS go Freo Dockers 🤙
I live near Outback splash, it's a good day out but there is nothing else out that way , it's between JOONDALUP ( good shops) and Bullsbrook . We don't have a pool , we have a swim/spa but our solar panels offsets the cost . Ute is the way to go , Ford Ranger or Toyota Hilux or VW Amarok but get one with a roo bar ( bull bar)... You will be fine with the heat , you will only have 4 to 6 weeks of it during the school term , before you know it , it will be April and cooling down nicely.
I am Australian born I wish you and family the best in Australia you gotta do your home work before you move to Australia it’s not easy it takes a while to settle in you gotta have money. You gotta have a stable job or study rent not cheap you gotta look around. Stay. Focus and strong and confident you can do it. A lot of Britt’s go throught this it’s Australia is heaven on earth specialy living next to the beach the parks are very clean for kids and family amazing weather beaches we have it all.
If youre looking at big cars and 4wd one thing that is VERY important is not to go with a short wheel base vehicle. They arent useful for offroad and they are actively dangerous in many situations due to their high centre of gravity. You got the Doctor a bit wrong. The doctor basically makes beaches that arent protected from the wind, uninhabitable. So get to the beach early. But be aware that the trade winds in summer blow 24/7 from geraldton northwards. So if youre going to kalbarri, shark bay, or north, check the climate charts because the seasons are not simple along the west coast. Sometimes the temps are ovennlike and sometimes the 24/7 winds make things unbearable. For travelling you need to aim for the windows between those extremes. And they dont happen when you probably think they will happen. You wont know this but WA has flyscreens on all houses and buildings with opening windows. They DONT have those in Sydney (I never understood why, because their mosquitoes are terrible). So you probably have never seen flyscreens. Our day bugs are way worse than on the east coast. But this means you can leave windows open with no problems from bugs flying in. You will see lots of red back spiders. Squash them, they are dangerous but not lethal. Or spray them with bug spray. Your call. Leave all the others alone; theyre harmless. I had big huntsmen and wolf spiders in my bedroom as a kid. My current house has lots of little jumping spiders, which are super cute and friendly. I grew up in a rural area. You will get snakes. Especially dugites. They will kill your dog if your dog and a dugite tangle. They can kill you. Keep grass and bush down around the house. If you see a snake, assume its dangerous and call wildlife rescue if they are a problem for you (me and my dad used to catch them, bag them, and transport them into the bush). If you have a cat your cat may bring live snakes to your back door as a gift (they do that). A snake is no match for a cat. The sun in WA is far more ferocious than on the east coast. 15 minutes direct exposure here can get you 3rd degree burns. 15 minutes in Sydney will hardly touch you. When I first lived in sydney I was shocked how long you could stay in the sun without getting burned. I came here on a ship as a toddler 54 years ago. You guys will never get a full australian accent. You will always sound like poms. (my mum still sounds like a pom and so did my late father, despite both spending well over half their lives here). When you visit the UK they will ask you if you are south african or new zealanders. Your kids are likely to develop australian accents. What you really have to understand is that, as a migrant, you are no longer really english and you will never be really australian - except to the extent that there are a lot of us here who are the same as you in that sense. Its one of the hard realities of being a migrant thats a lot easier in today's Australia. Its easier if you dont worry about that too much.
In terms of Ella’s schooling communication is the key. Just make sure the teachers know where she’s at so that they can relate it to their curriculum. My Auntie was a primary school head teacher in Perth for 25 years and just retired last year. If you have any specific questions feel free to DM me or leave them in a comment and I can ask her and feed the answers back to you!
You’ve been here before, you know Australians and our quirks. You’ll pick up the lingo fast enough. Though I live in Brisbane now I grew up in A small town in the middle of nowhere (Hay Plains) There is nothing like it, I feel I was so lucky to experience that. At 43 I am still friends with most of my school group. People get pretty tight as you hang out together because you don’t have the variety of things to do, that you do in the cities/large towns. A lot of that tightness comes from our outdoor sport and camping culture. Enjoy the experience and don’t sweat the little things. Mikey, don’t give up on the spiral passes just yet, Perth have a Super Rugby Franchise and are weeks away from an announcement of an NRL team in ‘27. Have been watching the videos for a while now, we are lucky to be welcoming your family. Welcome home 🍻
Definitely sarcasm from the local boys! I can recommend a paddling pool, and maybe a water slide, I have found that large pools are expensive to maintain and actually less fun in the end - or hopefully a neighbour or close town has one! With Roos, it's not that they will attack you but they do become startled by the car lights and react as if another big animal is looking for a fight - it can be devastating to injure a mother! I hope you will have insect screens - research the dangerous animals and bugs - for spiders keep glass containers with lids to collect them just in case! Always keep hydrated! Go to the Cancer Council for sun protection! Calm parents = calm kids! 💞
When I was a child growing up we were basically in the pool for the entirety of summer holidays (rest of the year don't use it) and then inside watching cricket or out front playing cricket on the driveway. It might be of value to have a beach possible vehicle, honestly depends what type of adventure you're after. If you drive about Exmouth coastal roads (definitely a pretty spot) near sunset you'll literally see hundreds of kangaroo's crossing the road. I almost took out a camel in the middle of Australia at night (it would have been certain death for coastal kid me). I think the flies will be bad in summer. I think east Australia has the worse of the spiders (funnel web). I haven't lived in Perth enough but I can't imagine it's much of a risk at all! As for kids it's probably about distance to the school 15-20 mins walk would do good for everyone (most schools have school buses). "Slip slop slap" is taught in school. Good luck.
We had a pool and I did most of the maintenance since 13 y.o . I did a lot of laps in it for fitness so I thought it was worth it even if I did the vacuuming and chlorination.. BUT a farmer friend never does maintenance on his and it is continuously green with algae.
My wife and I live in Brisbane but we recently did a trip to WA. We drove north as far as Monkey Mia. Monkey Mia was a disappointment to us. Beautiful scenery but the dolphin feeding was not what we expected. There is actually no interaction between the dolphins and the public. You just get to watch them being fed by rangers. However the wild flowers along most of the trip are just stunning. That was in August. The town of Kalbarri and the Kalbarri National Park are well worth the drive. Hope you get time to get there.
Interesting in 2011 people were feeding them. Just shows how politically correct society went. No climbing Uluru no holding koalas for the most part and no feeding dolphins on monkey Mia 😅
@@RefurbIshment-z7l depends on the ranger. Some of the rangers are very friendly and some arent. Its a bit of a lottery. But going to monkey mia for the dolphins is very silly. You can get better interactions with the dolphins in Mandurah, just walking around the estuary or swimming at Doddis. Ive had dolphins surf the waves around me and swim around me and my dog at touching distance at Doddis. If you go to shark bay its better to have a long wheel base and get up to the cape and visit the beautiful spots.
My son & Daughter in law have 5 children and they all love their pool but they had it turned into a salt water pool so much easier than chlorine pools.
Slip: Put on clothing that covers as much skin as possible, like a long-sleeved shirt with a collar Slop: Apply water-resistant, broad-spectrum sunscreen with SPF 50 or higher Slap: Wear a wide-brimmed hat
The most important thing you need to know about driving in the bush is NEVER swerve. Hit the roo, hit the emu, but keep the steering wheel steady. Swerving to miss wildlife may take you off the road into the gravel edging and that can be deadly - for you!
My tip is watch the UA-cam channels on the things you want to know. There's heaps to learn from like slang, to lifestyles etc. I'll link some up for ya soon to look at.
Many country towns have a public pool. Having a pool yourself is great, but they require regular maintenance and do have running costs. I also would not have a home pool if your children cannot swim yet.
Wear sunscreen and head out early. You'll notcie people here get out and about at 5-6am. Dont overthink it too much, youll acclimatise and be fine. Weather here is amazing. Perth is very windy so that's a thing 😅
You wont find many parking spaces there in town, place car parks are expensive. And yes always wear sun cream, a hat, and what comes in handy is a portable air neck cooler that you can wear around your neck, cools you down while walking around. And always bring with you insect spray for the flies and keep an eye on your pets if they are out in the yard, dont want any snakes or spiders biting them.
Dual cab Hilux 2014 an up all good ,,unbreakable ,more reliable than the Rangerbelow 30' live life have fun over 30' hunker down aircon on watch tv lol or pool/beach ..lol oh and only one spider to worry about is probably outside your house right now, called the red back spider and has a red stripe on its back and lives under window sills drain pipes under garden furniture , teach kids not to play with em and youl have no probs all other spiders harmless .
As a fair-skinned Aussie, I learned sunbathing is not worth the pain. I never tanned anyway, and just went from sunburn to blisters to peeling skin. Just do normal activities rather than laying out to catch some vitamin D rays. Keep a lightweight long sleeved top in your tote bag, or car for your arms, as well as a light foldable hat, wear long rayon pants with elastic or drawstring waist to cover your legs. Cheap chain stores have suitable clothing for the very hot weather. You may want to change a couple of times in a day to get out of sweaty clothes into a fresh, cheap set. Don’t bother ironing unless you are going to wear the clothes for a professional job, or to a wedding, to a christening or to a funeral. Or to a court.
All homes will have fly screens, so no need to worry about closing windows to keep bugs out :) The spiders will slip through the cracks under doors anyway 😐Honestly, the cockroaches bother me more than the spiders. I blame bug spray advertising in the 90's for my disgust reflex when I see cockroaches 😂 Just familiarise yourself with the dangerous spiders in the area you're moving to. Many are harmless but there are definitely some with a nasty and/or dangerous bite. Red back spiders are dangerous to children and have quite a messy web and like to sit in nooks and crannies around the exterior of your home (under bricks and window sills, under the BBQ, under garden furniture). If you're moving somewhere a bit rural then you may need to be mindful of snakes. For the most part the snakes will move away before you even see them and are only something to worry about if you surprise them. Get advice from locals, don't be afraid to ask as they'll be the experts on the specific snakes and spiders you need to worry about where you live. Where I am there are a lot of snakes (I'm on a rainforest block so lots of snakes about) and I was really worried when we first moved here. I spoke to a neighbour and she told me I'd be fine, just to be sure to look at the ground before I step - this has saved me stepping on a snake many a time in the past 2.5 years! Keep in mind that a parked car will get dangerously hot very quickly in the Australian sun. There are regular news stories of children and pets dying in parked cars - usually a parent will have 'just run in' to grab something and whilst they're gone the car gets scorching hot very quickly - I'm sure leaving your little ones unattended isn't something you would do anyway :) but just in case you weren't aware of cars turning into ovens! It is something I noticed that was different when I lived in the UK for 8 years and then came back home to Australia. In terms of sun damage, I avoid the sun during the hottest parts of the day because I'm also quite fair skinned. I live on the east coast (Queensland) so I'm not sure about the beaches in WA - here, we always swim between the flags at a patrolled beach and look for any signs about jellyfish. I'm in North Queensland so we have deadly jellyfish at certain times of year but when I lived further south, jellyfish were just a painful nuisance and not a real danger :) Just take a cue from the locals. If no one is going in the water at a certain beach, then get an idea of any potential dangers before going in yourself :)
Start brushing up on Cockney rhyming slang. It is the basis of quite a few slang expressions although most young Aussies don’t seem to understand the connection to set phrases. Local versions such as “There is a roo loose in his top paddock” and “He is a sanga (sandwich) short of a picnic”, probably have UK origins.
I writing this as I go. On the car situation, it all depends on your budget, the Ranger is the pick of the utes, a lot of people will disagree, it's a car thing. If your budget is like mine, I went for a 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee Overland awesome 4WD for the money. I know you may say, got to be kidding me, but worth a look, don't discount them.
in WA a pool is definitely worth it - as long as the kids can swim - so firstly get them swimming. you need a trailer to move furniture which you could hire. a bull bar on your car is in case you hit animals. personal fly spray is necessary - areogard. slip slop slap is slip on clothes, slop on sunscreen, slap on a hat (with a brim not a cap)
I came here to say the same thing. Yes, a home with a pool is definitely worth it. Not sure how common they will be in a small town. 4WD in WA is highly recommended too, especially if you’re planning on doing some road trips with the kids. We also have beaches that you can drive on.
Get a book on spiders and let the kids no what to stay away from. i.e Red Back spider I was bitten once .. Not a pleasant experience.. Water paddling pool for young ones. As soon as 3-4 get them in swimming lessons... A MUST...
Slap on a hat. I went out at 9pm. eight days ago and walked into a spider web across my face. I thought I got it all but when I woke the next day I had been eaten in many places. But it was obviously not poisonous. I'm in late seventies with heart issues. The fact that I woke up the next day was a good thing. I found the spider on my headboard. I took it outside and let it go.
lol adding another comment as i watch your vid :) soft play you said where you take the kids on a rainy day not sure how many "Bucks" you will make on rainy days :P . Ella going to school ,I was born here we lived in the country so i didnt have much contact with Aussie kids and mum was worried that i might not be understood or understand the other kids . So after my first day at school she asked me how did it go ? could i understand the other kids i replied yeah the all spoke scots :) lol so I think Ella will be fine .Btw My parents are from Aberdeen they moved here in 1958 .They moved into a place about 1 hour out of Melbourne had tank water no septic just dunny cans that you emptied yourself koalas on the roof snakes on the back step ect ect all of us 4 kids survived so i think you guys will be fine .
Make sure your 6 y.o. can swim reasonably well ASAP it is summer here and she will want to go swimming... Get her swimming lessons ASAP ...There are a lot of stories of people from overseas drowning in Australia since they see a lot of other children swimming my child can go in as well. but most children in Australia have had swimming lessons since at least 4 years. old. most schools have swimming lessons for grades 1-4 but most children already can swim a little BEFORE starting school... I could swim well before grade one THANKS mom. Hope I have stressed this enough
Be prepared for the HUMIDITY, and through most of the year even in winter temps will be always in the 30s, please get 2 or 3 air cons, you will NEED THEM, my sister lives there and the heat is unbearable, and get a house with a swimming pool at least. Most of the town folk there are Aboriginal's, very friendly. But be aware of a lot of flies.
Strangely enough Boots sun cream is the best on the market, especially the sensitive skin cream. Buy heaps and bring it with you. I try and get it duty free every chance I get. Strange that a country with so little sun has the best suncream! Go figure.
if it’s not at least SPF50 and water-resistant, it’ll be useless for preventing skin damage from the sun. SPF = Sun Protection Factor. This will be labelled prominently on the tube/bottle/whatever.
thats sounds like a Glaswegian accent, and that fist comment is a lil extra, a girl working at a burger joint asked if i was Chinese/maori and I spat the dummy, i mean i threw all the toys out the cot "HOW DARE YOU ASSUME IM ASIAN" I'm Samoan...... then i realised im in Australia and being far too sensitive, looked at her and said give me your number, girl doing the fries asked if i wanted hers too i was like sure why not. moral of the story relax mate its Straya
It will probably be worthwhile investing in an above ground pool, if your accommodation doesn’t have an in ground pool. Imagine how you would feel during a heatwave if your air conditioning goes on the fritz! And you decided not to invest in a pool, that can be moved to next accommodation. Various sizes and price ranges. Paddling pool for little kids, sure but adults and larger kids will need to submerge for relief.
The only spider in WA you need to check on is the redback. If you have daddy long leg spider you won't have red backs. Get yourself a pet daddy long leg. YES they are poisonous but fangs are too small for people to get ill.
Yes I should of kept a family of Daddy long legs near our bins .. This may have prevented my first hand knowledge of a red-back bight ...It was a juvenile and I took it to the doctor. as a dead corpse. It bit me but it did not live to tell the tale. No Antivenom was needed but I was croock .. Thew up in the Norwood clinic toilet twice. Had the bite pain in my thigh for a month...
@jamesperrett1887 the big hairy spiders The Huntsman is harmless just big and hairy. It more afraid of you however if you leave your car window open it will climb I and usually hide up on the sunshade and drop down whilst your driving. Scary at times HaHa best check before you start to drive or you might get distracted and have a accident. Better still don't open windows when parked.
@jamesperrett1887 just to advice there are around 10,000 different spider species in Australia so you will come across them every and anywhere. If you travel to the east coast you should also look out for the Sydney trapdoor spider which is also very poisonous as the name implies it mostly lives underground and has a trap door entrance but moves in to houses there and like shoes to live in. Stay in WA we don't have them here.
If you want reliability then a good Toyota Hilux is the best choice. The Hilux is the best selling vehicle in Australia and has always been for some time. Parts and service isn't a problem too as they are popular.
Toyota Hilux Ute.. Ford Ranger Ute.. (lesser but ok Ford Falcon Ute and Holden Courier Ute) p.s. I would vouch for any.. Always had a two door... But for a family a dual cab is better ( 4 door) but you can not carry long loads ie 2400x1600mm furniture in the dual cab.. Cheers again.. May you have a long and enjoyable stay in Oz.
@@Danger_Mouse_00 I do think this is a Toyota myth, the HiLux does have issues, any car will need to be serviced correctly then it will look after you. The Ranger V6 diesel is streets ahead, sorry.
At school little kids at school must wear hats when it gets realy hot it’s a must. You find out by other teachers if your teaching little children at school.
Perth has one of the biggest British 'colonies' in modern Australia. When you could emigrate to Australia from the U.K. in the 1950s for 10 Pounds, many people when the ship docked in Fremantle got off as they were concerned that if they keep going they would be charged more! Also do NOT 'buy' the 'isolated Perth' nonsense! Perth is closer to the centre of World population than anywhere in Western Europe is and far far closer than the 'Developed World's' most isolated and insular country - the (dis)United States of America! (Perth is also in the same zone as the 2nd biggest economy in the World.) All the best!
Monkey Mia, no interaction with dolphins is permitted now. You get to stand in the water up to your ankles and the attendants feed them, so the dolphins can come close but they are wild animals and not predictable.
@ I don’t know what the penalties are but would assume they would be very expensive! Also this is to protect the dolphins from disease and making them reliant on people feeding them.
A makeup brush at school will make your kids stand out. Our children need not be subjected to adult utensils, especially if they're going to a public school. How about a roll-on sunscreen?
oh they won't be taking that to school with them - that's for me to apply it to them. My 6 year old knows how to apply it to herself for school, so there's no drama there. Besides, kids these days are more into their skincare and makeup than we ever were at school age ; I don't think it would look too strange if she did decide to take one to school with her!
@@mariatateofficialNo, Skin care for six year olds in Australia is just skincare... Primary school is not like that in Australia. Especially, a rural area. You need to understand that skincare is not looked at from a UK understanding. So give them a roll on. Amakeup brush?? They will be bullied..
First, about this comment you made to this person concerning their head wear. Your question had no malice in it at all and for his person to get that upset with you is totally wrong. This is the problem, you need to be a mind reader. All this person needed to do is say, no, it's to do with my religion, and say it's good, not to spit the dummy and not to talk to you is very childish, you didn't do anything wrong.
Australians are blunt and often not very diplomatic so if you say the wrong thing, you WILL be told. In which case, an immediate and genuine apology will usually get the response: “no worries, mate” and no further repercussions.
It's hard not to offend people these days, no worries🤍 you will be fine, it's actually a compliment you thinking it's a fashion trend, and just to understand that off the bat people are sensitive, but that means there is also room to be yourself as authentically as you are and allow your light to outshine this fear of offending someone, because you have this fear it means you care, alot!!! Trust yourself, your true character knows innately what to say, what to do, and it will flow, you will align very easily to your soul tribe🤍 xoxo
This comment is everything that I believe in Maya, so thank you for this so much. It's really lovely to hear from someone with similar views and values to myself!
If it was a big hairy spider then it would have been a huntsman.
They'll come into your house no matter what 😂. But they are harmless and you could even let them crawl on you if ya game.
But just remember spiders and snakes are more scared of you than you are of them.
If you do happen to ever get a huntsman spider in your house they like to sit up near the ceiling at night time to hunt for insects. They are nature's helpers for you by keeping those insects at bay inside the house.
Some people don't worry about them and you can let them be. Or you can catch them and let them outside. Just grab container and "quickly" and I mean you have to be fast to put the container over it. Once you did that without it quickly running away from you put a piece of paper between the wall and the container and that way you have it contained.
Just let it out side and you'll be fine.
We don't have Huntsmen in W.A.
If you like warm weather you'll be fine. I live for summer, heat and the beach and freeze in winter. I moved here from Norway 25 years ago and have never been as cold as I've been since moving here 😂 the houses are freezing in winter so keep that in mind. Definitely bring your winter clothes.
Handy having a pool, if set up with the right equipment it is low maintenance, I only spend about a hour a week. Energy wise usage, we have solar panels on our roof which offsets all the power the pump uses.
Car wise get a 4x4 so a Ranger will be good. Lots of great tracks you can drive down to see some amazing places that you cannot see with a normal 2wd
AFL is huge across Australia, and WA is no exception. Even if you don’t know much about it you’ll be forced into it in wherever you go, whether it be the school staff room, the local pub, or anywhere in your travels here. You’ll have to get into it to fit in and potentially support your local footy team which are in every WA town.
PS go Freo Dockers 🤙
I live near Outback splash, it's a good day out but there is nothing else out that way , it's between JOONDALUP ( good shops) and Bullsbrook . We don't have a pool , we have a swim/spa but our solar panels offsets the cost . Ute is the way to go , Ford Ranger or Toyota Hilux or VW Amarok but get one with a roo bar ( bull bar)...
You will be fine with the heat , you will only have 4 to 6 weeks of it during the school term , before you know it , it will be April and cooling down nicely.
Second hand NW Pajero by far the best and cheapest.
I am Australian born I wish you and family the best in Australia you gotta do your home work before you move to Australia it’s not easy it takes a while to settle in you gotta have money. You gotta have a stable job or study rent not cheap you gotta look around. Stay. Focus and strong and confident you can do it. A lot of Britt’s go throught this it’s Australia is heaven on earth specialy living next to the beach the parks are very clean for kids and family amazing weather beaches we have it all.
If youre looking at big cars and 4wd one thing that is VERY important is not to go with a short wheel base vehicle. They arent useful for offroad and they are actively dangerous in many situations due to their high centre of gravity.
You got the Doctor a bit wrong. The doctor basically makes beaches that arent protected from the wind, uninhabitable. So get to the beach early. But be aware that the trade winds in summer blow 24/7 from geraldton northwards. So if youre going to kalbarri, shark bay, or north, check the climate charts because the seasons are not simple along the west coast. Sometimes the temps are ovennlike and sometimes the 24/7 winds make things unbearable. For travelling you need to aim for the windows between those extremes. And they dont happen when you probably think they will happen.
You wont know this but WA has flyscreens on all houses and buildings with opening windows. They DONT have those in Sydney (I never understood why, because their mosquitoes are terrible). So you probably have never seen flyscreens. Our day bugs are way worse than on the east coast. But this means you can leave windows open with no problems from bugs flying in.
You will see lots of red back spiders. Squash them, they are dangerous but not lethal. Or spray them with bug spray. Your call. Leave all the others alone; theyre harmless. I had big huntsmen and wolf spiders in my bedroom as a kid. My current house has lots of little jumping spiders, which are super cute and friendly.
I grew up in a rural area. You will get snakes. Especially dugites. They will kill your dog if your dog and a dugite tangle. They can kill you. Keep grass and bush down around the house. If you see a snake, assume its dangerous and call wildlife rescue if they are a problem for you (me and my dad used to catch them, bag them, and transport them into the bush). If you have a cat your cat may bring live snakes to your back door as a gift (they do that). A snake is no match for a cat.
The sun in WA is far more ferocious than on the east coast. 15 minutes direct exposure here can get you 3rd degree burns. 15 minutes in Sydney will hardly touch you. When I first lived in sydney I was shocked how long you could stay in the sun without getting burned.
I came here on a ship as a toddler 54 years ago. You guys will never get a full australian accent. You will always sound like poms. (my mum still sounds like a pom and so did my late father, despite both spending well over half their lives here). When you visit the UK they will ask you if you are south african or new zealanders. Your kids are likely to develop australian accents. What you really have to understand is that, as a migrant, you are no longer really english and you will never be really australian - except to the extent that there are a lot of us here who are the same as you in that sense. Its one of the hard realities of being a migrant thats a lot easier in today's Australia. Its easier if you dont worry about that too much.
Read ALL the comments... All pretty spot on .. Cheers all that responded with great responses. I love the youtube community
In terms of Ella’s schooling communication is the key. Just make sure the teachers know where she’s at so that they can relate it to their curriculum. My Auntie was a primary school head teacher in Perth for 25 years and just retired last year. If you have any specific questions feel free to DM me or leave them in a comment and I can ask her and feed the answers back to you!
You’ve been here before, you know Australians and our quirks. You’ll pick up the lingo fast enough. Though I live in Brisbane now I grew up in A small town in the middle of nowhere (Hay Plains) There is nothing like it, I feel I was so lucky to experience that. At 43 I am still friends with most of my school group. People get pretty tight as you hang out together because you don’t have the variety of things to do, that you do in the cities/large towns. A lot of that tightness comes from our outdoor sport and camping culture. Enjoy the experience and don’t sweat the little things. Mikey, don’t give up on the spiral passes just yet, Perth have a Super Rugby Franchise and are weeks away from an announcement of an NRL team in ‘27. Have been watching the videos for a while now, we are lucky to be welcoming your family. Welcome home 🍻
Definitely sarcasm from the local boys! I can recommend a paddling pool, and maybe a water slide, I have found that large pools are expensive to maintain and actually less fun in the end - or hopefully a neighbour or close town has one! With Roos, it's not that they will attack you but they do become startled by the car lights and react as if another big animal is looking for a fight - it can be devastating to injure a mother! I hope you will have insect screens - research the dangerous animals and bugs - for spiders keep glass containers with lids to collect them just in case! Always keep hydrated! Go to the Cancer Council for sun protection! Calm parents = calm kids! 💞
When I was a child growing up we were basically in the pool for the entirety of summer holidays (rest of the year don't use it) and then inside watching cricket or out front playing cricket on the driveway. It might be of value to have a beach possible vehicle, honestly depends what type of adventure you're after. If you drive about Exmouth coastal roads (definitely a pretty spot) near sunset you'll literally see hundreds of kangaroo's crossing the road. I almost took out a camel in the middle of Australia at night (it would have been certain death for coastal kid me). I think the flies will be bad in summer. I think east Australia has the worse of the spiders (funnel web). I haven't lived in Perth enough but I can't imagine it's much of a risk at all! As for kids it's probably about distance to the school 15-20 mins walk would do good for everyone (most schools have school buses). "Slip slop slap" is taught in school. Good luck.
We had a pool and I did most of the maintenance since 13 y.o . I did a lot of laps in it for fitness so I thought it was worth it even if I did the vacuuming and chlorination.. BUT a farmer friend never does maintenance on his and it is continuously green with algae.
any questions for me??
My wife and I live in Brisbane but we recently did a trip to WA. We drove north as far as Monkey Mia. Monkey Mia was a disappointment to us. Beautiful scenery but the dolphin feeding was not what we expected. There is actually no interaction between the dolphins and the public. You just get to watch them being fed by rangers. However the wild flowers along most of the trip are just stunning. That was in August. The town of Kalbarri and the Kalbarri National Park are well worth the drive. Hope you get time to get there.
Interesting in 2011 people were feeding them. Just shows how politically correct society went. No climbing Uluru no holding koalas for the most part and no feeding dolphins on monkey Mia 😅
@@RefurbIshment-z7l depends on the ranger. Some of the rangers are very friendly and some arent. Its a bit of a lottery. But going to monkey mia for the dolphins is very silly. You can get better interactions with the dolphins in Mandurah, just walking around the estuary or swimming at Doddis. Ive had dolphins surf the waves around me and swim around me and my dog at touching distance at Doddis.
If you go to shark bay its better to have a long wheel base and get up to the cape and visit the beautiful spots.
@RefurbIshment-z7l apparently for the health of the dolphins.
My son & Daughter in law have 5 children and they all love their pool but they had it turned into a salt water pool so much easier than chlorine pools.
Slip: Put on clothing that covers as much skin as possible, like a long-sleeved shirt with a collar
Slop: Apply water-resistant, broad-spectrum sunscreen with SPF 50 or higher
Slap: Wear a wide-brimmed hat
The most important thing you need to know about driving in the bush is NEVER swerve. Hit the roo, hit the emu, but keep the steering wheel steady. Swerving to miss wildlife may take you off the road into the gravel edging and that can be deadly - for you!
I am so looking forward to your update in 3 months time😊
My tip is watch the UA-cam channels on the things you want to know. There's heaps to learn from like slang, to lifestyles etc. I'll link some up for ya soon to look at.
Many country towns have a public pool. Having a pool yourself is great, but they require regular maintenance and do have running costs. I also would not have a home pool if your children cannot swim yet.
Wear sunscreen and head out early. You'll notcie people here get out and about at 5-6am. Dont overthink it too much, youll acclimatise and be fine. Weather here is amazing. Perth is very windy so that's a thing 😅
You wont find many parking spaces there in town, place car parks are expensive. And yes always wear sun cream, a hat, and what comes in handy is a portable air neck cooler that you can wear around your neck, cools you down while walking around. And always bring with you insect spray for the flies and keep an eye on your pets if they are out in the yard, dont want any snakes or spiders biting them.
Dual cab Hilux 2014 an up all good ,,unbreakable ,more reliable than the Rangerbelow 30' live life have fun over 30' hunker down aircon on watch tv lol or pool/beach ..lol oh and only one spider to worry about is probably outside your house right now, called the red back spider and has a red stripe on its back and lives under window sills drain pipes under garden furniture , teach kids not to play with em and youl have no probs all other spiders harmless .
As a fair-skinned Aussie, I learned sunbathing is not worth the pain. I never tanned anyway, and just went from sunburn to blisters to peeling skin.
Just do normal activities rather than laying out to catch some vitamin D rays.
Keep a lightweight long sleeved top in your tote bag, or car for your arms, as well as a light foldable hat, wear long rayon pants with elastic or drawstring waist to cover your legs.
Cheap chain stores have suitable clothing for the very hot weather. You may want to change a couple of times in a day to get out of sweaty clothes into a fresh, cheap set.
Don’t bother ironing unless you are going to wear the clothes for a professional job, or to a wedding, to a christening or to a funeral. Or to a court.
All homes will have fly screens, so no need to worry about closing windows to keep bugs out :) The spiders will slip through the cracks under doors anyway 😐Honestly, the cockroaches bother me more than the spiders. I blame bug spray advertising in the 90's for my disgust reflex when I see cockroaches 😂 Just familiarise yourself with the dangerous spiders in the area you're moving to. Many are harmless but there are definitely some with a nasty and/or dangerous bite. Red back spiders are dangerous to children and have quite a messy web and like to sit in nooks and crannies around the exterior of your home (under bricks and window sills, under the BBQ, under garden furniture). If you're moving somewhere a bit rural then you may need to be mindful of snakes. For the most part the snakes will move away before you even see them and are only something to worry about if you surprise them. Get advice from locals, don't be afraid to ask as they'll be the experts on the specific snakes and spiders you need to worry about where you live. Where I am there are a lot of snakes (I'm on a rainforest block so lots of snakes about) and I was really worried when we first moved here. I spoke to a neighbour and she told me I'd be fine, just to be sure to look at the ground before I step - this has saved me stepping on a snake many a time in the past 2.5 years! Keep in mind that a parked car will get dangerously hot very quickly in the Australian sun. There are regular news stories of children and pets dying in parked cars - usually a parent will have 'just run in' to grab something and whilst they're gone the car gets scorching hot very quickly - I'm sure leaving your little ones unattended isn't something you would do anyway :) but just in case you weren't aware of cars turning into ovens! It is something I noticed that was different when I lived in the UK for 8 years and then came back home to Australia. In terms of sun damage, I avoid the sun during the hottest parts of the day because I'm also quite fair skinned. I live on the east coast (Queensland) so I'm not sure about the beaches in WA - here, we always swim between the flags at a patrolled beach and look for any signs about jellyfish. I'm in North Queensland so we have deadly jellyfish at certain times of year but when I lived further south, jellyfish were just a painful nuisance and not a real danger :) Just take a cue from the locals. If no one is going in the water at a certain beach, then get an idea of any potential dangers before going in yourself :)
kiddy gyms are in adelaide and melbourne. they have are very good.
Start brushing up on Cockney rhyming slang. It is the basis of quite a few slang expressions although most young Aussies don’t seem to understand the connection to set phrases.
Local versions such as “There is a roo loose in his top paddock” and “He is a sanga (sandwich) short of a picnic”, probably have UK origins.
I writing this as I go. On the car situation, it all depends on your budget, the Ranger is the pick of the utes, a lot of people will disagree, it's a car thing.
If your budget is like mine, I went for a 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee Overland awesome 4WD for the money. I know you may say, got to be kidding me, but worth a look, don't discount them.
in WA a pool is definitely worth it - as long as the kids can swim - so firstly get them swimming. you need a trailer to move furniture which you could hire. a bull bar on your car is in case you hit animals. personal fly spray is necessary - areogard. slip slop slap is slip on clothes, slop on sunscreen, slap on a hat (with a brim not a cap)
I came here to say the same thing. Yes, a home with a pool is definitely worth it. Not sure how common they will be in a small town. 4WD in WA is highly recommended too, especially if you’re planning on doing some road trips with the kids. We also have beaches that you can drive on.
Arh so he's not a myth. Mikey is real. 😜
The man, the myth, the LEGEND 😂
Get a book on spiders and let the kids no what to stay away from. i.e Red Back spider I was bitten once .. Not a pleasant experience.. Water paddling pool for young ones. As soon as 3-4 get them in swimming lessons... A MUST...
Queensland have indoor play centres for both hot & cold days. Don't know about WA
we travelled with an 18months old to the uk and back/ and my hubby decided that should be punishment for criminals - just take a breath or two
I am a heavy walker. and so I do not see many snakes as they can feel me comming. Did ride a horse across a snake once.
Slap on a hat. I went out at 9pm. eight days ago and walked into a spider web across my face. I thought I got it all but when I woke the next day I had been eaten in many places. But it was obviously not poisonous. I'm in late seventies with heart issues. The fact that I woke up the next day was a good thing. I found the spider on my headboard. I took it outside and let it go.
No.Most mothers are working. We cant keep them in for 6 months. We have to gauge how hot it is and when we have to keep inside,
have a good arvo.... i got so pissed last night....My dad looks dope in his buggee smugglers..
lol adding another comment as i watch your vid :) soft play you said where you take the kids on a rainy day not sure how many "Bucks" you will make on rainy days :P . Ella going to school ,I was born here we lived in the country so i didnt have much contact with Aussie kids and mum was worried that i might not be understood or understand the other kids . So after my first day at school she asked me how did it go ? could i understand the other kids i replied yeah the all spoke scots :) lol so I think Ella will be fine .Btw My parents are from Aberdeen they moved here in 1958 .They moved into a place about 1 hour out of Melbourne had tank water no septic just dunny cans that you emptied yourself koalas on the roof snakes on the back step ect ect all of us 4 kids survived so i think you guys will be fine .
Always do a finance check on any 2nd hand car you buy anywhere ever. So many scams just be super careful.
Make sure your 6 y.o. can swim reasonably well ASAP it is summer here and she will want to go swimming... Get her swimming lessons ASAP ...There are a lot of stories of people from overseas drowning in Australia since they see a lot of other children swimming my child can go in as well. but most children in Australia have had swimming lessons since at least 4 years. old. most schools have swimming lessons for grades 1-4 but most children already can swim a little BEFORE starting school... I could swim well before grade one THANKS mom.
Hope I have stressed this enough
Be prepared for the HUMIDITY, and through most of the year even in winter temps will be always in the 30s, please get 2 or 3 air cons, you will NEED THEM, my sister lives there and the heat is unbearable, and get a house with a swimming pool at least. Most of the town folk there are Aboriginal's, very friendly. But be aware of a lot of flies.
Strangely enough Boots sun cream is the best on the market, especially the sensitive skin cream. Buy heaps and bring it with you. I try and get it duty free every chance I get. Strange that a country with so little sun has the best suncream! Go figure.
if it’s not at least SPF50 and water-resistant, it’ll be useless for preventing skin damage from the sun. SPF = Sun Protection Factor. This will be labelled prominently on the tube/bottle/whatever.
ooo this is good to know! thank you!
thats sounds like a Glaswegian accent, and that fist comment is a lil extra, a girl working at a burger joint asked if i was Chinese/maori and I spat the dummy, i mean i threw all the toys out the cot "HOW DARE YOU ASSUME IM ASIAN" I'm Samoan...... then i realised im in Australia and being far too sensitive, looked at her and said give me your number, girl doing the fries asked if i wanted hers too i was like sure why not.
moral of the story relax mate its Straya
It will probably be worthwhile investing in an above ground pool, if your accommodation doesn’t have an in ground pool.
Imagine how you would feel during a heatwave if your air conditioning goes on the fritz! And you decided not to invest in a pool, that can be moved to next accommodation.
Various sizes and price ranges.
Paddling pool for little kids, sure but adults and larger kids will need to submerge for relief.
The only spider in WA you need to check on is the redback. If you have daddy long leg spider you won't have red backs. Get yourself a pet daddy long leg. YES they are poisonous but fangs are too small for people to get ill.
Yes I should of kept a family of Daddy long legs near our bins .. This may have prevented my first hand knowledge of a red-back bight ...It was a juvenile and I took it to the doctor. as a dead corpse. It bit me but it did not live to tell the tale. No Antivenom was needed but I was croock .. Thew up in the Norwood clinic toilet twice. Had the bite pain in my thigh for a month...
@jamesperrett1887 the big hairy spiders The Huntsman is harmless just big and hairy. It more afraid of you however if you leave your car window open it will climb I and usually hide up on the sunshade and drop down whilst your driving. Scary at times HaHa best check before you start to drive or you might get distracted and have a accident. Better still don't open windows when parked.
@jamesperrett1887 just to advice there are around 10,000 different spider species in Australia so you will come across them every and anywhere. If you travel to the east coast you should also look out for the Sydney trapdoor spider which is also very poisonous as the name implies it mostly lives underground and has a trap door entrance but moves in to houses there and like shoes to live in. Stay in WA we don't have them here.
Slip (on a shirt), Slop (on sunscreen), and Slap (on a hat)
If you want reliability then a good Toyota Hilux is the best choice. The Hilux is the best selling vehicle in Australia and has always been for some time. Parts and service isn't a problem too as they are popular.
bloody HiLux, might be reliable but so damn boring.
@commonsense-grs boring for you maybe. Much rather boring with reliability any day of the week.
Toyota Hilux Ute.. Ford Ranger Ute.. (lesser but ok Ford Falcon Ute and Holden Courier Ute) p.s. I would vouch for any.. Always had a two door... But for a family a dual cab is better ( 4 door) but you can not carry long loads ie 2400x1600mm furniture in the dual cab.. Cheers again.. May you have a long and enjoyable stay in Oz.
@@Danger_Mouse_00 I do think this is a Toyota myth, the HiLux does have issues, any car will need to be serviced correctly then it will look after you. The Ranger V6 diesel is streets ahead, sorry.
At school little kids at school must wear hats when it gets realy hot it’s a must. You find out by other teachers if your teaching little children at school.
In Europe and some of Australia, everything is not padded...it's called risky play....
Perth has one of the biggest British 'colonies' in modern Australia. When you could emigrate to Australia from the U.K. in the 1950s for 10 Pounds, many people when the ship docked in Fremantle got off as they were concerned that if they keep going they would be charged more!
Also do NOT 'buy' the 'isolated Perth' nonsense! Perth is closer to the centre of World population than anywhere in Western Europe is and far far closer than the 'Developed World's' most isolated and insular country - the (dis)United States of America! (Perth is also in the same zone as the 2nd biggest economy in the World.)
All the best!
Monkey Mia, no interaction with dolphins is permitted now. You get to stand in the water up to your ankles and the attendants feed them, so the dolphins can come close but they are wild animals and not predictable.
What would they do if you tried to feed them. I mean they're not out patrolling constantly ? And it's a long ass beach 😅
@ I don’t know what the penalties are but would assume they would be very expensive! Also this is to protect the dolphins from disease and making them reliant on people feeding them.
If buying a car or ute whatever go to a reputable dealer pay bit more but safer and u wont get scamed believe me i know
Western Australia. 27 during summer? more like 35 plus..occasionally 45 celcius..
Super hot!
The best pools are in your friends house.
Is that a mug or a bucket your drinking from 😂
They’re kids live in the pool
You could make a buck. 👌😜😎
A makeup brush at school will make your kids stand out. Our children need not be subjected to adult utensils, especially if they're going to a public school. How about a roll-on sunscreen?
oh they won't be taking that to school with them - that's for me to apply it to them. My 6 year old knows how to apply it to herself for school, so there's no drama there. Besides, kids these days are more into their skincare and makeup than we ever were at school age ; I don't think it would look too strange if she did decide to take one to school with her!
@@mariatateofficial No. No Australian children of 6 years of age would have a makeup brush...Maybe a teenager..
@@mariatateofficialNo, Skin care for six year olds in Australia is just skincare... Primary school is not like that in Australia. Especially, a rural area. You need to understand that skincare is not looked at from a UK understanding. So give them a roll on. Amakeup brush?? They will be bullied..
An open mind is all you need. Don't just be English/British IN AUSTRALIA. BE AUSTRALIAN.
Real Australians are VERY FAR FROM BIGOTTED STEREO-TYPES
google"play and Mini gym return as Kindergym commencing next week at Walkerville YMCA" My neice and nephew enjoyed this .
If your children are going to childcare or school..you have to relax....and let go of control..
First, about this comment you made to this person concerning their head wear. Your question had no malice in it at all and for his person to get that upset with you is totally wrong.
This is the problem, you need to be a mind reader. All this person needed to do is say, no, it's to do with my religion, and say it's good, not to spit the dummy and not to talk to you is very childish, you didn't do anything wrong.
Australians are blunt and often not very diplomatic so if you say the wrong thing, you WILL be told. In which case, an immediate and genuine apology will usually get the response: “no worries, mate” and no further repercussions.
@@DeepThought9999 Spot on.
kids KNOW what to stay away
If you got kids get your self a 4wd. In Australia so you go camping go to the out back. That’s your best choice
It's hard not to offend people these days, no worries🤍 you will be fine, it's actually a compliment you thinking it's a fashion trend, and just to understand that off the bat people are sensitive, but that means there is also room to be yourself as authentically as you are and allow your light to outshine this fear of offending someone, because you have this fear it means you care, alot!!! Trust yourself, your true character knows innately what to say, what to do, and it will flow, you will align very easily to your soul tribe🤍 xoxo
This comment is everything that I believe in Maya, so thank you for this so much. It's really lovely to hear from someone with similar views and values to myself!