Any Nowra mums??

**Melissa1983** · 11-06-2005 18:33

Hi all

Yet another newby to this site....

I am a 22yr old mum with 2 little girls 2.5yrs and 18mths. My husband (Navy) is being transferred to Nowra in August and I am keen to meet/chat to other mums in the area.

Currently I am staying in Townsville but would still love to chat online.

Thanks for reading and hope to chat to someone soon!

**ElliotsMummy140704** · 06-09-2005 21:13

Hi,

I 21y.o Amye, mum to 14month old Elliot. We are on our way up to Townsville in the new year... you will have to give me some pointers on Townsville as this is our first posting together and neither of us have ever been there.

Drop me a line, and we can chat.

**Melissa1983** · 07-09-2005 14:33

Hi ElliotsMummy140704
Townsville is a very nice place, i grew up there. It is very hot in summer, so you will probably want to die! My best friend is still in Townsville, i will have to tell her to get on this site so you can chat. She has a little boy who is 1 and is preggie with her second.
Do you have MSN? if so add me if you like melissa.wetherell@hotmail.com

Where abouts are you at the moment?

**Krissy** · 23-09-2005 11:31

Hi mummyof2,

I lived in nowra until about 6 months ago was born there and all of my family is down there i still go down every weekend almost and i hope to move back in the next year or so. I miss it down there so much you should love it people are very friendly. Where abouts are you living if your in the Navy i would say Worrigee, North Nowra or Maybe Bomaderry.

**Melissa1983** · 24-09-2005 06:59

Hi Krystal,
Yeah we are in Bomaderry. It is quite a nice area. The place is so friendly to Melbourne! We abouts were you in nowra? Where abouts are you now?

Talk to again soon

**Krissy** · 24-09-2005 16:25

Im actually down this weekend my parents live up near the showground in the heart of Nowra but i have friends and family all over from Gerringong to Ulladulla so right along the coast. I mover up to Sydney about 8 months ago now for work i live near Parklea.

Krystal
xoxoxoxo

**Melissa1983** · 24-09-2005 20:35

Hi Krystal
I am actually in Newcastle for the weekend, but heading back tomorrow because i think DD2 has chicken poxs

Took her to the doctors today and they think she has but have to take her to the doctors again on Monday. Its bad timing though as i have just started my new job 3 weeks ago and have had two days already off with her... Hopefully its just a virus!

**ukmummy** · 20-06-2006 03:03

Hi Im currently living in the UK with my husband and 2 young children. My husband is currently serving in the UK Navy and is looking to transfer to the Australian Navy. I would love to hear from navy wives who have children to find out what life is like in the navy on the other side of the world. My husband works on helicopters and at the moment is front line so has been away every two months for 9 weeks at a time since my boy was born 3 years ago which was very hard even with family and friends around. I would love to move to Australia but am worried about being on my own with the children, is there a good naval community in areas like Townsville and Nowra?

**WizzFizz** · 20-06-2006 20:45

Hi girls,

I have an 8 month old and one on the way! I grew up in Nowra (as did my DH) and we met and married there.

My DH is in the Army and we moved up here to Sydney in December last year. My DH is discharging in December this year and we are moving back down to Nowra again for good.

Anyway, I would love to meet up with some other mummies once we get back down there... Nowra is a wonderful place, the beach is close and your nestled at the bottom of the mountains on the Shoalhaven River.

Hopefully we'll meet up at the end of the year!

**hannahizzy** · 21-06-2006 09:22

Hi UK Mummy

Originally Posted by ukmummy

Hi Im currently living in the UK with my husband and 2 young children. My husband is currently serving in the UK Navy and is looking to transfer to the Australian Navy. I would love to hear from navy wives who have children to find out what life is like in the navy on the other side of the world. My husband works on helicopters and at the moment is front line so has been away every two months for 9 weeks at a time since my boy was born 3 years ago which was very hard even with family and friends around. I would love to move to Australia but am worried about being on my own with the children, is there a good naval community in areas like Townsville and Nowra?

Whist my husband is in the Australian Army, My father was in the Australian Navy, so i have grown up in that environment, i lived in Nowra for several years, and there was a very close knit Navy community at that time, there is alot of support available to Australian Defence families if you actively search for it. Whilst i am slightly biased, i think Australia is the most spectacular country in the world and i am sure you would love it here. Whilst you will arrive with no friends, i am positive you will quickly make friends, as in general us Aussies are a pretty friendly lot

I believe there is a very large Defence community in Townsville also, and whilst it is stinking hot, its a pretty great place to live, you cant get much nicer than Far north Queensland!!!

I believe there is a large push by our Defence department at the moment to poach people from the UK navy! so if you would like anymore info on that pm me and i can try to get some for you. I would think though that with Australia trying to encourage others to CONVERT that there would be measures put in place to support their families once relocated.

Anyway goodluck, hope you decide Australia is the place for you and your family

Belinda