Some Random Facts About Brisbane

While I'm waiting here for Hubby to return from his latest trip to AUS, I thought I'd provide you with some scintillating facts about our future home town...
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1. Population: 1,945,639. Soon to be 1,945,643. It is the 3rd largest city in Australia, trailing Sydney and Melbourne.

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2. Apparently, in the CBD (Central Brisbane District) all the streets going north-south are named after female royalty, and all the streets going east-west are named after male royalty.

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3. Many of the suburbs have names of Aboriginal decent: Indooroopilly, Woolloongabba... and one has an oddly familiar name - Milton!

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4. In 1900, the Board of Health put a bounty on rats. Apparently, school age kids cleaned up. I wonder if they still have that available - might be worth pursuing for some extra income...

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5. The aptly named Brisbane River runs through the city and has a CityCat ferry that commuters use to get around. Hubby is looking forward to getting to work by boat :)

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6. Has a humid subtropical climate with hot, humid summers and mild winters. Oh darn.

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7. Looks like they've got good shopping!!! http://www.ourbrisbane.com/shopping/centres-and-precincts/factory-outlet-shopping

More fun facts to come :)

Cyn

So the verdict is...

We're going to Australia!

For the record, I'm not big on writing. I've never kept a diary (not a real one anyway) and am definitely not comfortable with my personal writing being displayed for the world to see. That said, I know how difficult it is going to be to relay all of our news as it develops, as well as details of our life in OZ, so this is my attempt to keep everyone up to date.

I'm not sure how often this will be updated, I hope to be more regular when we are in OZ. For now, I will post the latest news as it develops.

The first big set of news is that, yes, we have decided to spend a year in Australia. Brisbane to be exact. I will try to post some information about Brisbane so you can get an idea of where we will be and what it's like there. Hubby was offered a one year position, a promotion, to work in the Brisbane office of his company as Lead Developer. This comes with a bit of a salary increase, enough that our little family can live relatively comfortably in Brisbane for a year, and I won't have to earn a salary. This means I can focus my time on helping the kids absorb as much of the Australian lifestyle and culture, as well as keeping up their french education. Oh, and I might do a bit of siteseeing too! =D