moving to Perth

Uppy, Evrywhere in WA is great. Suggest you rent close to work, then you can look around & explore the sort of area you'd like to stay longer term. As for 4x4 clubs, Northside 4 Wheel Drive (about 20ks north of Perth) welcomes families. Email me when you get here & I can arrange to bring you along as a visitor to see if its the sort of club that interests you.Here's Mud in your Tyre

Stick to north the river mate, best side for living. I say this as the North and north eastern corridors are growing far quicker than any other areas and I've also heard that the areas are ideal for young families. Whichever way you look at it, to head off 4WDing around Perth from one side to the other doesnt take long unlike bigger capitals.
North coast you have runs along the beach through Wedge, Cervantes etc and South coast you have some good spots on the beach too. If you like slippery slopes and mud (winter) on your back step, live in the hills.
You get the more foresty sort of camping areas south of Perth which are nice.
As far as I know Joondalup still have a rugby team. I spent my teenage years in Ipswich, QLD and upon returning to Perth took up American football as it was closest to Rugby - harder hitting than AFL. Thank god my high school introduced rugby not long after. Like all sports it's grown a fair bit so there would be a few teams north and south the river.
Nicer dog beaches along the coast from Marmion to Quinns Rocks. I'd try the net for rugby clubs.

Regards,Nice southerly coastal fishing trip someday.
Chris

G'day,
For access to 4wd areas I'd recommend the Rockingham area (south). I can put you onto a good 3bedroom brick house with a big workshop and storage shed thats for sale in Port Kennedy...
Cheers,
Alex.

Hi Uppy,

I don't think it realy matters, living North or South of the river. probably the best is to start with a rental close to work and take your time getting to know the city. Wherever you settle down, it's not like commuting into Sydney from Parramatta.

The off road access is good all around the city. So location is not a big issue. You might consider contacting West Coast 4x4, a web based club with membership spread from Rockingham to Quinns Rocks. Tell 'em Pluto sent you.
Get out there & have Fun!!!

If you have not figured already the "northies" and "southies" have very different opinions, work in security and we do both residential and business alarms, cameras, guards etc if you want to know what a suburb is like just email me @ jeff@austechsurveillance.com.au and I'll tell you what I think. (I try to keep my north prefferences out of my comments!) ;-)
But I can't agree more, live near your work if you can! It may not take you long to get from one end of Perth to the other but the km's clock up pretty quick! I drive 80kms a day round trip from home to work, the fuel alone sucks, but it's the wear and tear and added services that are the killer! When you include quotes and jobs I can somtimes do 250-300km in a day of just city driving.

Uppy, North is the best no question as it is on the Kimberley side of the Narrows Bridge or is that bridges now?
To be honest when the work starts on the Perth to Mandurah train line the traffic coming South to the City is going to be an absolute nightmare!!

Cheers

Mark

South of the river is the place to be we are a friendlier down to earth lot.