Expert: Frank Denison - 10/19/2008

Question
Hi, my name is Kenny Ray. I am planning to move to Australia for at least one year (depending on the experience i get maybe longer). I live and love the small town of St. Augustine, FL USA that i am from so i want to move to a sort of small town on the beach in Australia. a friend of mine told me that Perth, Australia is a great place to go but i dont want to move to a tourist town... i already live in one of those. i am 22 and i love going out and having fun at bars. if you could give me you opinion on where a great place to go live for a year would be i would be very thankful!

Answer
G'day Kenny,
           I hope your move to Australia goes well. I have been to Perth, and really enjoy the city, I would not suggest you go there.

To find a place close to the beach that is not a tourist town is near impossible.

The 2 towns that come to mind are less than 10 kn  inland from the beach are Nambour and Cooroy. Both nice towns, small, and ares till close to the bars of Mooloolaba and Maroochydore which are on the Sunshine Coast.

I hope this helps.

Regards,
Frank