moving to rockhampton?????

[mitchell]

hi everybody

i am 14 and have to decide whether i want to move to rockhampton or stay in New Zealand

i would be looking at going to ethier Rockhampton grammar or north rockhampton high school. i am very in to sport especially basketball and i understand that there is a basketball club in rocky.

can anyone tell me what there is for kids my age to do and or what rockhampton is like in general
id like to know about the beaches and if you can swim at them all year round, are there good waves for surfing and is it a good place for diving?

thanks alot any comments will help

[David]

first Off, Rockhampton has no beaches, but they have a river. They're about 40 minutes from the actual ocean. Kids your age should fare well in Rocky-They're lots of other kids for you to join and be friends with. Its a quiet town , the old joke is " I went to Tockhampton the other day....it was closed!"
(must have been a Sunday !!

[David]

first Off, Rockhampton has no beaches, but they have a river. They're about 40 minutes from the actual ocean. Kids your age should fare well in Rocky-They're lots of other kids for you to join and be friends with. Its a quiet town , the old joke is " I went to Rockhampton the other day....it was closed!"
(must have been a Sunday !! oops

[Lafir]

Hi, i am planning to make my move from Sri Lanka to CQU Rockhampton campus, coming semester but i just wanna know whether i could easily find a part time job anyjob perhaps also would like to know the cost of living, the real cost of living from a local's perspective, the Uni has given me the information but i'm interested to get the real local perspective, Cheers

[Moving From NZ]

Hello I am moving from NZ for work and have gor the option of either going to Traralgon (VIC) or to Rockhampton.

Can anyone plese shed light on the cost of living in Rockhampton, Crime, Weather, Cyclones, nightlife, shopping or anything else important

Thanks ;)

[Shan]

Hi, i actually live in rockhampton. Its a nice place, very humid during summer though. Its only 20 mins from the beach. We had a massive flood at the start of the year although that doesnt happen often. No cyclones hit rockhampton though there have been a few near the coast line which makes awesome surf. Shopping is ok. On sundays the only thing thats open is the markets. crime is like anywhere...not better or worse. its 1 hour flight to brisbane which you can pick up pretty cheap. Nightlife is the main attraction of rockhapton as there is a pub on literally every corner and has cheap drinks and live music. Anything else?

[Paul]

Quiet is a nice way to put it. Dull is appropriate. This wouldn't be a problem if the climate and environment were a little more appealing. We have 95% humidity and zero rainfall with 35 degrees celsius. I regularly go for walks before the sun comes up (to unbareable otherwise) and the roads in and around the CBD are desperately in need of attention. They are no better than goat tracks. There are so many run done old hovels that are supposed to be houses that it makes me wonder what sort of people are living in them. This is in a supposedly developed Western city. Rockhampton is backward to say the least and the entire town needs about 30 years worth of development to catch up to the standard of other coastly regional Australian towns. This is not likely to happen now that the economy is in free fall. In another thirty years from now, Rocky will be 60 years behind the rest of Australia.

[michelle]

Hi, whats the employment situation like in Rocky?

[simran]

hi, m from India, want to study at CQU, can student find part time work easily in rockhampton. Is the residential area nearby.whats the rent of a room including kitchen in a family house. or indiviadual house.
thanx..