By: hiccups1232000
7/01/2009
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I'm on the North West Coast..
We have beautiful water here:))
Which ever side of the political fence you are on,you have to agree its a great place to be.
We have a beautiful state. I love living here.:)) |
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By: casino_royale44r
7/01/2009
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their is no sewage or water within 20 min of hobart
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well the new invero septic are the way to go bugger sewage you pay bloody to much in your rates for it and with the invero septic you can pump out to your gardens!!!!
water well you need it but if you can not get mains water try bores or bigger water tanks as here where i am we have town water which is bore water clean but you can not drink it unless you want to sit on the dunnie for a few hours!! lol.
we pay 60cents a kl for bore water here and $365 per year for sewage. |
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By: matmosrulez
7/01/2009
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| Does anyone know if Waratah has a nice cold climate? All the weather reports for it come from Luncheon Hill so given the distance Im not certain they are accurate...Given the altitude of Waratah I would presume its cold, but not sure of how high the temps get in Summer. |
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By: jluo959
7/01/2009
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We have beautiful water here:))
Which ever side of the political fence you are on,you have to agree its a great place to be.
We have a beautiful state. I love living here.:))
Go down the west coast and tell me the same !! |
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By: jluo959
7/01/2009
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| Go down the east coast and the water is dirty, Even better go out to Lillydale just a 15 minute drive from Launceston the water is disgusting and you cant even get mobile phone reception .. |
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By: jluo959
7/01/2009
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I dread to think what will happen to the state if the population decreases
and if it increases it is just as stuffed their is no sewage or water within 20 min of hobart the government is corrupt and pathetic howabout doing somthing about infrustructure noone want to see tassie turned into calcutta wake up
Im no youngster but i dont want it to go any far backward than it is now.. Wake up the young people are leaving because there is nothing here .. |
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By: jluo959
7/01/2009
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Does anyone know if Waratah has a nice cold climate? All the weather reports for it come from Luncheon Hill so given the distance Im not certain they are accurate...Given the altitude of Waratah I would presume its cold, but not sure of how high the temps get in Summer.
Yes it is cold most of the year i believe freezing even.. Mainlanders seem to think because you live in tas we know it all, Tas isn't that small as i hope some of you have read from this thread ..lol. Tasmania is really not a small island please believe me ... |
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By: hiccups1232000
7/01/2009
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Um jluo, I wasnt implying the state has good water, I'm saying the town where I live has.
Didnt mean to offend or upset.. sorry:) |
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By: jluo959
7/01/2009
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its all cool hiccups1232000, You didn't offend me at all, I am generalizing and in particular about the state of the water and mobile phone reception so close to Launceston.
Oh and i hope i didn't offend you !! |
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By: hiccups1232000
7/01/2009
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No not at all:))
I think its great that people can come here for info when thinking about moving to our state.
Must admit, last time I stayed in Launceston the water wasnt the best:))
Can also remember when I was little having a bath in the brown Smithton water too. I'm hoping thats improved:) |
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By: jluo959
7/01/2009
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| Funny that, I find the water funny tasting up your end of the world, But then i think the same if i go interstate or overseas, Must be an inbuilt thing i guess, Water is horrible away from home lol.. But then its obvious about some places and water that you wouln't drink. |
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By: matmosrulez
7/01/2009
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| I live here & its far from small........ |
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By: wadejohn75
10/01/2009
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Oh good, some meat for digesting.
I have ground water, lovely, sieved-granite, ground water. The only bummer here is that when the dams are dry the dairy farmers pinch the groundwater which can get low and scary, like who wants to run out of water.
Waratah is an excellent place to be if you want to be in an isolated, tight-knit community. And if you love minerals and exploration, coastline that you will never see anyone else on for 10 months of the year. I was born in Waratah.
What else? Oh yeah, the state of Tasmania. It does not depend on destroying every damn tree in the state just because some chainsaw jockey needs a taste of sawdust. Snap out of it dinos, life is on a new road and you cannot keep the old way of life, there is such a thing as change.
I have spent my life in forestry, farming, fishing, mining and pulling moss for a living. There comes a time when we have to see the wood beyond the trees and join the revolution. |
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By: casino_royale44r
11/01/2009
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what i have seen on here is more positives then negatives for living in tassie so here we come will come down stay at motels around tassie until we find the right spot to put roots down. i am praying that this will not be a mistake but if you don't try you will never know what it is like!!!!
the one thing that stands out from people i have talk to and read on here is the "cold" and coming from the heat from qld may be a tough thing to handle but if you dress for the climate it may take awhile to get use to the cold!!! |
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By: jluo959
11/01/2009
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| I guess if you come from QLD you will think its cold in winter, But really its not to bad may take you a little time to get used to it, Just wear extra clothing outdoors, Our summers are really good i think at least we can go out doors and not have to rely on A/C, Its been cool this year so far but it is supposed to get up to around 28c tues and wed this week, Now that's hotter than i like lol, Tas has definite season changes . But then people say that the heat is different down here, I know i went to Cairns in august once and thought the humidity was unbearable. |
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By: jluo959
11/01/2009
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| Yes that sounds like a great idea having a look around as i know that no matter how many of us say this or that town or city is better than the other they are all lovely and i think if someone is going to live here i think they should see it first as its a big move. Good Luck. |
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By: casino_royale44r
11/01/2009
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I know i went to Cairns in august once and thought the humidity was unbearable.
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it IS all down the coast line the humidity is unbearable in the summer here in qld out here where i am you don't get the high humidity just high temps 35 and up in summer with bad storms in the evenings. but must say we had a few weeks of heat but the last 2 days it's been cool in the mornings.
in winter here we get down to -2,4s on average but day temps go up to 18-20s which is nice in winter. but on average we have about 5 months of warm to hot temps.
tassie will be a big difference. |
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By: casino_royale44r
11/01/2009
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| hope to be in tassie on the 2nd of feb to start our new life!!! |
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By: casino_royale44r
11/01/2009
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one thing can someone tell me is telstra the only internet provider for broadband wireless to go with down tassie??
is there any other besides telstra ripping us off with costs |
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By: jluo959
11/01/2009
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| No we have most the same as you , Optus, AAPT, Westnet etc the usual maybe a few not available, But then you can go to the website and check its availability here. |
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By: matmosrulez
11/01/2009
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casino_royal44r, Like I said before I moved here last July & I love it here, you wont regret it! As for the cold thing, well that seems to be a stereotype from all of the mainland, I got that spill so much I could have screamed! But being a cold weather lover Im biest probobly lol! But it all depends where you are too, some places are really warm I found & I am only attracted to colder places like high altitudes etc, some of the East coast is warmer & the midlands are hot in summer. I have met dozens of people that have moved here from Qld & love it & would never leave. The places you mentioned before are really nice Like Scottsdale & Sheffield but not just the towns them selves checkout all surronding places in the regions you will like, Im sure.. Go to the tourist info place in Deloraine (near Sheffield) they are Very helpful. Get yourself a road map book of Tas there is one with alot of towns in it that helped us alot. Talk to the locals in the shops cafes etc, they will be very helpful too. Dairy Plains near Deloraine is lovely place, Mole Creek, Gunns Plains, Riana all in that region are nice spots. And Scottsdale you have Derby, St Helens, also very nice.
Also you might want to consider the southern regions All through the Huon Valley is wonderful. Cygnet, Huonville, Franklin, Mountain River, Geeveston, Port Huon. They are a few towns in the Huon Valley, that are a must see! If you want to know anymore info on places Ill more than be happy to point you in the right direction.....Enjoy! |
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By: jluo959
11/01/2009
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| Yes that's a great idea matmos has only lived here a short time so he can lead you in the right direction as hes been there and done that, And being a newbie so to speak i think he can give better advise as people who are Tasmanian born can only confuse you more, And i guess on your travels to find where you want to settle you can ask the locals a lot more. Im hoping that makes sense lol. |
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By: dazedlady2003
11/01/2009
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ok so we are coming down to rent for 6-12 months with a view to buy and we are looking at either Scottsdale or Sheffield!!
can anybody tell me if they know anything about these two areas please.
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I've just returned from Tasmania, and I totally loved it. Scottsdale is glorious, didn't visit Sheffield, but I could move to Tassie and live quite happily.
Every corner you turned brought a new delight...gorgeous country, the trees and foliage are so beautiful, it's quite like I'd imagine England would be. I adored Hobart, and Mount Wellington, also Richmond township, that beautiful old bridge, I took so many pics of it. Port Arthur is just magical. I took over 500 pics in eight days, and could have stayed eight weeks. I am definitely going back.
There was only one thing I disliked. The rudeness of the drivers. They could surely see I was driving a rental car, and they really needed to cut some slack to this tourist. Remember people, tourism feeds you! Apart from that, a wonderful place! |
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By: dazedlady2003
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| We went to the Salamanca Markets on the 3rd of Jan, it was cold, but I was in my element! I prefer the cooler weather. By evening, when we went on our dinner cruise, it had warmed up and was a beautiful evening cruising. |
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By: wadejohn75
12/01/2009
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casino_royale44r - Netspace is my provider, has been for 3 - 4 years and I have no complaint.
What you have to look for when purchasing is a place that has a large area for growing some vegs, a small orchard, permanent supply of groundwater and close to essential services, like this one:-
http://www.realestate.com.au/cgi-bin/rsearch?a=o&i d=105468164&f=10&p=10&t=res&ty=&fmt=&header=&cc=&c =78480775&s=tas&snf=rbs&tm=1231707853 |
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