Darwin V Brisbane V Sydney V Melbourne V Adelaide V Perth (ski resorts, live in)
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Weather? not as bad as people make out. Winters can be cold. Summers are fine - dry heat. Ranges from 25deg - 40.
Summer nights the temp can drop, but won't stop you from having a good time.
Previously use to rain quite a bit, last 5 or so years has been a steady decline with daily water restrictions in place. I still managed a nice little tan & healthy glow living there
Surfing? Some good beaches to surf, but need to drive out of the city. Bay beaches near by - easy to access, easy to bring kids. clean beaches.(although St Kilda is questionable!)
cost of living? expensive but more affordable than sydney.
lifestyle? Big food/coffee culture with interesting hidden laneways, - also great bars, transport is pretty easy to use, food can range from very expensive to good cheap food. Great areas such as St Kilda, Fitzroy, Carlton jsut outside of CBD. City has greatly improved over the past few years.
Sport is a massive part of the culture. Footy (AFL) is almost a religion. Good Arts culture as well. Live music very common - great entertainment venues (gee I miss The Forum, prince of wales etc)
economy? no issues
natural landscape? some spectacular sites but got to drive to them, 12 apostles, great ocean road, point nepean, dandenong ranges, wilson's prom etc
Weather? Cold and cloudy year round. Very dreary and overcast winters with uncomfortable windchills blasting straight of the southern ocean. Cold summers, with very occasional hot days. Even those few days of heat are ruined by frigid icyh seabreezes in the afternoons without fail. Summer nights are generally cold and not conductive to outdoor activities. Clear days are almost non existant at any time of the year.
LOL. Honestly dude. What's with you? But you're right though. Yeah the sun never shines here without fail, it never gets above 12 degrees and it's a 365day/year job to remove ice from your car windshield. It's constantly raining and the several metres of snow we get is just unbearable even during summer. I think it was maybe 1996 that I actually went outside to do something.
I'm scratching my head trying to figure out how anyone lives here.
LOL. Honestly dude. What's with you? But you're right though. Yeah the sun never shines here without fail, it never gets above 12 degrees and it's a 365day/year job to remove ice from your car windshield. It's constantly raining and the several metres of snow we get is just unbearable even during summer. I think it was maybe 1996 that I actually went outside to do something.
I'm scratching my head trying to figure out how anyone lives here.
Love your new status mate, really does suit you well. Remind reminds me of the Simpsons episode when Goerge Bush put that banner up on his house "2 bad neighbours" to get back at Homer, but everyone thought that George Bush was referring to himself and his wife
I've lived in all these places and here are my thoughts (just my personal preferences and I'm sure many will disagree).
Perth....yea, ok I suppose but takes a whole day to fly from the west to the east, flying time plus time difference.
Adelaide....grew up here so I'm bias....love the slower pace, clean, but summers are too dry and hot. Winters are miserable, not pleasant.
Melbourne....about right for me, not overly crowded, love the culture, the atmosphere.
Sydney....It's a hell hole for me, hate the traffic, congestion, dirty, way too fast, I'm not really into beaches so they do nothing for me. Actually, there is nothing that does it for me in Sydney.
Brisbane.....again, ok I suppose....nice weather, not crowded, nice drives up north and down south.
Darwin....I like this place, small and peaceful, slow pace, might be humid but it's not scorching hot. Love the heavy downpours in warm weather, adds atmosphere.
If I had to pick out of these cities, Darwin would be my first followed by Melbourne.
I just looked at recent observations for Jan 2010 in Melbourne.
At least most days this month have been 25+ C. Better than usual?
so far, the month has been better than usual, but unfortunately, the forecast suggests nothing but cold - temps as cold as 20C forecast and really nothing above 25C, so it's all going to hell.
LOL. Honestly dude. What's with you? But you're right though. Yeah the sun never shines here without fail, it never gets above 12 degrees and it's a 365day/year job to remove ice from your car windshield. It's constantly raining and the several metres of snow we get is just unbearable even during summer. I think it was maybe 1996 that I actually went outside to do something.
I'm scratching my head trying to figure out how anyone lives here.
I want to move to Melbourne for its weather. I come from Boston; it's not as cold as some Canadian cities, or as manic in temperature as some places in the Midwest, but it can still get cold here. In Melbourne though, it doesn't get cold. According to Wikipedia, the record low is -2.8C
It'll be nice to never have to wear anything more than a sweatshirt
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Better than usual? 
