I’m thinking of moving to Cairns from Victoria. But there’s been all these cyclones. I want to go up and have a look in a few weeks time. Are the roads OK all the way up there? How cheap can I live there? Are there discounts at hostels with it being off season?
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G’day, a few years ago I moved from Mt. Gambier to Cairns, but am sadly back in Adelaide currently.
I really enjoyed my time living up there and am looking to return one day, the annual rainfall for the region is around 5 Metres! so it all drains away quite well – in short time, as the roads are designed to handle such large amounts of rainfall, any damage is quickly repaired, the roads should be fine but put a call into the RACQ to confirm.
I found it quite cheap to live there, do your grocery shopping at Smithfield, and you can pick up cheap fruit & veg. and Seafood from the roadside stalls between there and the city. I had a 1 bedroom fully furnished unit 2 streets off the beach at Palm Cove for $150wk. Hostels are really cheap too and there is heaps to choose from, its nearing the beginning of the best part of the year up there, once this last cyclone nicks off it should be awesome.
North Queensland Property Management is the place to look for a rental.
should be ok from McKay up.Coming from the west from Mt. Isa mignt be a problem if the monsoons back up those dry riverbeds.Ask me the "Canuk" who went thru there last Feburary(05).Think snow & -25c!Windchill @ -40c if @ 30km/hr.!