Random thoughts and observations
We have exchanged contracts to buy a house at Moonta Bay in South Australia (pictured). It’s one year old, in a quiet area about 15 minutes walk from the beach. Moonta Bay is less than two hours drive from Adelaide on the Yorke Peninsula. We came to know and like that area when we lived [...]
The Western Australian Government has inexplicably increased the rent for public service employee housing. This will impact on teachers, police and others from July 1. While the amount involved is only $10 a week it’s a curious decision. The state faces a major labor shortage and has trouble getting people to work in country areas, [...]
The first house we ever owned was at Port Pirie, South Australia. We bought it for $45,000 in 1993. We sold it to my parents when we moved to Eden. We bought a house again when we moved to Porepunkah, Victoria. It was a small three-bedroom hardiplank home on a delightful block in Seamer Street, [...]
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