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Contact Finite, Paxus, Candle, Talent International although 3 out of my 4 jobs have been direct to companies (only the first was due to a recruitment agency). Seek.com.au will be your best friend Avoid coming out in the run up to Christmas as that is a quiet time. Just after Christmas is good, as is just after financial year end.

Beyond Bank will be advertising for a Senior Infrastructure Analyst role in the next few days - I have been there a few months (but moving to getting a job with a much shorter commute) and they are a lovely company to work with, with a really technology focused IT Manager. Anyone with a good persona and Office 365 cloud experience will have a good chance. Look out for it on seek.com.au. I will post up the link when it comes through.

Just remember - "built for Australian conditions" actually means "heap of crap".

You are right, I have often thought it is very paradoxical - people are, generally, lovely....until they get behind the wheel of a car and they turn into monsters. Its very odd and I don't understand it

Ignorant, selfish, dangerous, oblivious, risk taking, arrogant and obnoxious - the traits of the average Adelaide driver. The interesting thing is everyone considers themselves a good driver and will also agree with you that the driving is of a poor standard - yet everyone is doing it and quite happily passing on the awful attitude to their kids. I admit my own driving has taken a steep downward spiral just to get by on the roads on my daily commute, including undertaking idiots who sit in the outside at or just under the speed limit and won't pull over.

Knowing the nanny state culture here, everyone will now have to replace all their fencing with even taller structures!

The wineries around the McLaren Vale region are full of roos - one near us had 30+ roos culled recently because they were causing so much damage (apparently). Dusk and dawn are the riskiest - roos are very active at those times and if one bounces out, there is likely to be a second one. I swapped out our main beams for the highest legal globes you can get to help out when driving down country roads after dark.

Gotta love London.... http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3698316/Police-officer-stabbed-struck-bottle-spontaneous-Hyde-Park-water-fight-descends-blade-chaos-two-revellers-suffering-knife-wounds.html and on a less serious note....public transport in meltdown! http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3697044/Scorchio-Britain-braced-one-hottest-July-days-temperatures-set-reach-35C-Twitter-users-going-heatwave-meltdown.html

Most of the IT jobs are close to the CBD so if you want to be near the seaside I'd consider Semaphore down to Brighton for more expensive city beach suburbs. Further down, Hallett Cove is a good choice for being near the sea with good commuter links to the city (train) and is a bit cheaper. Seaford and Moana also benefit from the sea and still being close to the train links or the Southern Expressway if you drive though the commute does start to get quite long then. We live in McLaren Vale which is semi rural, 5 mins drive to the beach and and it takes me around 45 minutes to drive to work just outside of the CBD. NicF is right in that if you live down south, you do miss out on what the north has to offer but if you want beach, the reality is, the south is the way to go. I'd still consider Aldinga a bit too far out if you want to commute into the CBD every day but I know some people at work who come from even further again.

Very worthy cause, good luck!

I think normal life returned after about 3 months - when I was working, we had our own rental, kiddies were at school but I really think it was 2 years before I started to feel like we were settled (by that time we had our own place). I actually wish the initial period had lasted a bit longer.

My thoughts are with you.

Completely normal to feel what you are feeling. If you can, try and enjoy the "newness' of everything......four years in for us and life is pretty much normal and I miss those early feelings sometimes. Not to say life is dull, there is still so many things to discover and I still gaze in wonder at the amazing skies, the birds, the scale of Australia, it's just those first few months are just such a crazy, unique time. Bite sized chunks as well - give yourselves a target each day for things to sort - you can't recreate a new life in a few weeks so go with the flow

Yes - never want to live in the UK again, but Australia - not so sure now. Love the country but find the sell out politics very worrying. Don't think Australia has a bright future.

Totally right Snifter - it's easy to make statistical comparisons but the SE of the UK and Adelaide don't even come close to a like for like comparison and you are right that there are plenty of areas which are decent and more affordable in Adelaide. The SE of the UK itself has a huge variety of places as well - so house prices will massively vary there. My mum and dad moved from Epsom when I was 13 to Cornwall (thank goodness) and you cannot say you would get a lot for your money there - house prices are extremely high. And it's not even a place I would consider as nice. Got this weekend planned up nicely - weather is looking good (as it normal is) so probably take the dog out on a bush walk on Saturday followed by some snorkeling on Sunday, can't do that in Epsom

Try the SW of the UK where I moved from - very different story from the SE. Our house in the lovely wine region of McLaren Vale occupies 3 times the land of what we had in Devon, is twice the actual house and cost us less money in comparison. Oh, and I am paid better in Adelaide than I was in Exeter.

Been in Adelaide nearly four years, I had about 15 years IT experience as a system engineer before arriving and walked straight into a permanent job with one of the banks. Had the interview 3 days after landing. Since then I've had several job offers with IT companies but have taken a slightly lower paid, but less stressed position which has free'd up a bit of time to enjoy the things we came for. The job market in Adelaide IS limited and you have to be very careful not to burn any bridges but I haven't found that Oz experience makes any difference within the IT sector, not in Adelaide anyway. Both companies I have worked for have been diverse in their employment. That's my experience anyway.

The two year mark for me was a rough one - felt totally deflated and couldn't remember why we had moved here......it was a bit of a wall but it passed and life is good - about to hit the 4 year point. I went back to the UK last summer for two weeks and couldn't wait to get back to Oz - the people I missed, but the country.....just wasn't home anymore.

Ocean Road is well worth it - we did Adelaide > Melbourne and stayed in Warnambool for a night to split up the drive - that was a good half way point and meant we could stop at some of the tourist stops - the Seven Sisters is very impressive and Apollo Bay is pretty too. There is a good "forest" section of the drive too. You'll love it. Adelaide wise - sounds like you have enough to do, but you may want to tie up heading down to Victor Habor as part of your McLaren Vale day - really nice coastal town with good views, cafes, etc. The drive is good and there is a wildlife park down there too, Urimbirram as an alternative to Cleland, it's a bit smaller I think but they have lots of roos, koalas and a salt water crocodile which is a small one but still quite un-nerving. A drive down there, lunch in Victor Harbor and then an evening meal back in McLaren Vale This summer has been consistently very hot and I suspect March is going to be very warm too so hats, sunnies and sun cream is a must. In the hills, Grumpys is a good pizza place and Handorf is a fun, though often busy, historic German town. City wise - Henley Beach, Semaphore, Glenelg and Brighton are all good city beaches with places to stop and eat/drink - you can pretty much spend a day just driving the city coastline. Enjoy the visit!

You see a fair amount of Mitsubishi Outlanders around as well - which are a well proven, good all rounder. Def haggle as much as you can between dealers - there are big savings to be made, especially if you have a couple of options.

Hmmm, looking at the reviews, the newer Jeeps seem to have come along way: http://www.raa.com.au/motoring-and-road-safety/car-reviews/browse/Jeep/Cherokee/2014/SUV/New/901 This looks quite helpful as well: http://www.drive.com.au/what-car-should-i-buy/adventure/what-roughroad-car-should-i-buy-20150928-gjwoau.html

I made the mistake of signing up to the Facebook SA shark warning page and now realise how many sharks are spotted out there.....it's great from a ocean health perspective but slightly un-nerving. And 7 meter is just wrong at every level, massive girl without much equal in the sea!

Depends on your needs and how much room you want. Adelaide is mostly a grid of sealed roads and traffic lights with a few freeways going out of the city. If you are planning on the occasional dirt track or towing anything I am sure both will perform but as you have already mentioned, the Jeep has a pretty poor track record. Personally I'd go for the Subaru. If you are planning to do lots of towing, off road driving, etc you are better off looking at something like a Land Cruiser or a Patrol (though they are very expense brand new). Another option is the Isuzu MUX - very capable four wheel drive 7 seater with a tough diesel engine that will handle anything you can throw at it. It's the four wheel drive I plan to get once they age a bit and there are a few more on the second hand market.

Good news!