Hi beautiful mummas!
I'm not exactly sure if the is a question/statement/vent etc haha so bare with me.
Does anyone here live in Mackay? Opinions?
I'm considering moving from the coast to Mackay, why? Because a good friend of mine lives there, whom I miss dearly. & I feel like a change would be good. I'm so consumed in things that don't matter and it's taking my focus away from my daughter. I feel in moving it will help me to reconnect with her & live life as 'us' I feel I rely on friends and family a lot to keep us occupied & think it would be beneficial to learn to enjoy my own company at home. I will also be saving a decent chunk of money as rent up there seems to be quite cheap! The things making me second guess are - is Mackay better than the Gold Coast in providing my daughter with the best childhood/environment to grow up? & I'm worried that I may become too isolated/lonely? My daughter is very, very close to 2 family members & her little bestie - the same age.. whom we see weekly, I don't see it fair taking that away from her... Though we will do our best to visit every 6 weeks or so. I just want to do what's best for us
Moving to Mackay - away from everything I've ever known.
Moving to Mackay - away from everything I've ever known.
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Personally I would practice doing it on your own where you are before making a decision to move. If you don't you'll just find yourself either incredibly lonely (with no way of coping) or yiu could fill your time in with other less healthy activities. So do it here first, kind of ween yourself off.
The good thing is at two you have time to try it and see and still move back before your daughter starts school. It might be the break you need so you can return with some more independence and appreciate being close.
Personally I'm moving now and I chose location based on what I want from lifestyle (beach, rainforest, markets and close to city and airport and good swimming pools.
I think moving can be very lonely at the start so be careful if you're not used to being with your daughter with no support it could be a negative, or could be a learning curve. Don't expect it to change you. You can either sit home alone, or go out and explore and find fun with your daughter, you can do that anywhere, it comes from you not the location.
I think there's nothing to lose even if you only do a year, if you choose to come back you'll come back happier.
Hi we moved to Mackay for 12 months a couple of years ago and honestly worst mistake of our lives. We had a cheap rental but it was incredibly lonely, expensive and never felt like home. The rent is cheap but everything and I mean everything else is sooo expensive. Work up there atm is drying up and a lot of long standing businesses that have been around for donkeys years are going bust. Unless you own a boat or have kids in sport there is not a great deal to do up there . My kids struggled to make friends and even my hubby who grew up in Mackay hated it. That was our experience yours may be better but we love being home here on the Goldy even though I grew up in Airlie Beach and hubby in Mackay
Everyone I know who went to Mackay in particular has either returned already or is trying to sell their house to get back. No work and expensive to live are their reasons. If you want to get out on your own a little more I'd be considering somewhere still close to home but inland a little where living is cheaper and you get that separation from the friends and family you're relying on. Somewhere like Ipswich, Warwick or Gatton. Still within an hour or two of home but your own space to stretch out. At least then the affordability of making it home regularly would be more likely. Just remember that running away with the same mindset doesn't change anything except the location. I find this a lot in our little town, always hearing our town is a hole, it sucks, there's nothing here, I hate it here blah blah from the same people over and over but when they move away they hate where they moved to... But we have many great friends here who even when they move away end up coming back, we went to school here, began our relationship here, raised our son here, worked our asses off and built our home here. Same town, different mindset.
I agree with this. Choose a small town within an hour up or down from the Gold coast. Its very hard to make those trips home happen when you're far away. An hour drive is more likely to happen every six weeks and whenever you need - sickness, hospital visits, you can be in each others lives more but have your independence too.
The small towns in north nsw have a really cool family vibe.