For those who many not understand Australian geography and economics, Tasmania is not the place to come to, unless you wish to retire from the rat race and walk wilderness trails. ;-) ck -----Original Message----- From: austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Rhonda Bracey Sent: Saturday, 21 June 2008 9:32 AM To: austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: atw: Re: technical writers/editors in Melbourne Caz said: "I would seriously head to Perth if not for my obligations here. Truly. I would leap at the opportunities over there; would have packed my bags and gone a couple of years ago. Still worth going, the boom is not over yet." The boom may not be over in Perth/Pilbara, but the gas crisis and the housing situation are seriously hurting the West at the moment and it's likely to get a lot worse before it gets better.=20 Housing prices are astronomical and rents are similar - if you can find somewhere to rent. According to the media (I know, not a reliable source!), sometimes 100+ people are vying to get the same rental property, pushing prices up even further. With Perth getting a net rise in immigration of tens to hundreds every day all coming here for the 'boom', the state's services are at full stretch. Add in the gas/power crisis and you'll find that several large industries here may be laying off a LOT of people in the next few weeks/months. It's not all gloom and doom, but there are some serious infrastructure and living issues in Perth right now. Rhonda ************************************************** To view the austechwriter archives, go to www.freelists.org/archives/austechwriter To unsubscribe, send a message to austechwriter-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "unsubscribe" in the Subject field (without quotes). To manage your subscription (e.g., set and unset DIGEST and VACATION modes) go to www.freelists.org/list/austechwriter To contact the list administrator, send a message to austechwriter-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxx **************************************************