Moving to Melbourne, Australia

Hi

I would be moving to Melbourne, Australia shortly.

I want to know about availability of spices like mustard, fenugreek seeds, corriander seeds. red Chillies tamarind etc.

Regards
HK

Hi HK,

Welcome to IL.

Regarding ur doubts...I think, Arunarc will be able to help u. She was in Australia for some yrs. Now she is in Egypt though. U may send her a PM, in case she misses this msg.

Besides that there may be others also who could help out.
Keep checking..

bye

hi HK,
u will get all the spices which u mentioned in any indian stores...there are so many indian stores in melbourne ...need further helpdon't hesitate to ask....
pallavi.

hi hema,

Pls check uthayam.net, this is a tamil/english local newspaper of victoria/melbourne. In this you can find the ads of local indian stuff, also you can have an idea of happenings around. If you check the monthly issues online you can find one srilankan grocery ad also.

Hello Ladies,

Melb has an Indian store in almost each & every suburb. You will everything right frm your everyday spices to even drumstick leaves.

Pls let me know your exact location & I can give yuo a list of shops in that area

Cheers,

Corallux

Hi
Thank u for the ifformations.I have a nine year old boy.Me & my son are going abroad for the first time. so i have a number of aprehensions.Ijust like to know where do the indians stay more and to which school the indian children go to avoid the cultural shock for my son
Best regards,
HK

Hi Hema Malini,
I can understand what you ar eundergpoing. Do not hold back any questions you have,just ask & I am sure there will be more experienced ladies who can answer your it.
Australia has a policy of Multi-Culturalism. People go out of their way to make u comfy. Your child will assimilate quite easily here.
Indians are there everywhere in Melb.Most Indian children start in govt schools & then go into private schools.
Love,
Lakshmi

Originally Posted by hemamalini kannan

Hi
Thank u for the ifformations.I have a nine year old boy.Me & my son are going abroad for the first time. so i have a number of aprehensions.Ijust like to know where do the indians stay more and to which school the indian children go to avoid the cultural shock for my son
Best regards,
HK

Hi Hema

So when are you moving, or have you already moved here to Melbourne? The reason I asked is because, its a good idea for him to start, school here in January, because of 2 reasons, (1) school starts in jan and he can meet other children who are also new to the school (2) starting in the middle of school term can make some children nervous, to settle in, since other children have already settled down.
I live in Glen Waverley, a lot of Indians live here and there are lot of cultural classes like carnatic music, mridangam, dance etc. Do ask me if you need more info or help.

Love
Sumathy

HI

I am yamuna from muscat seen your post just now even I have a lots of doubt australian living conditions coz my husband might get an offer shortly & am hesitating to move to perth thinking about the living conditions and education systems my son is in class 8th so I don't want to disturb but at the same time can't miss this oppurtunity too so I need your suggesstion about Perth living condition before we make a decision

with regards
yamuna

(any ideas and suggessions greatly appreciated)

Hi Yamuna,

Welcome to the forum. For more info on living in Perth, just Google it. Perth is a lovely place,only drawback is that there are not many Indians there.

The climate tends to be warm for most of the year.Housing prices are cheap. BONUS: you are close to India!

Perth is famous for it's beaches & the people are very friendly

Regards,

Corallux

Originally Posted by n.yamuna

HI

I am yamuna from muscat seen your post just now even I have a lots of doubt australian living conditions coz my husband might get an offer shortly & am hesitating to move to perth thinking about the living conditions and education systems my son is in class 8th so I don't want to disturb but at the same time can't miss this oppurtunity too so I need your suggesstion about Perth living condition before we make a decision

with regards
yamuna

(any ideas and suggessions greatly appreciated)