dunmovin
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"If you are new to Glen Innes dont ever expect to become a local"
Saddly my first review is not a positive one. For 12 months before we moved here my partner and I visited regulary, We found the town beautiful and the people always friendly, with a happy smile and a wave as you pass. We decided this is the place for us to spend our last working years and retirement. So my partner gained employment here and we moved, all excited about our new life. Well since we have become residence( see I dont use the word local because we have been told on many occasions we would never be locals) We discovered the only way he gained employment because the owner of the business that did employ him was not a local himself. I have applied for position after position that I have been more than qualified for only to find the locals get first preference. It really is such a sad state when it is us new comers who keep this town thriving, we bring with us new skills and all we want in return is a little acceptance. The town of Glen Innes itself is beautiful, the climate is magnificant and tourists are treated so well, but god forbid you try to become a local.
Is there a doctor in the house, Well not in Glen Innes, Dont get me wrong there is 5 practising doctors in this town. But none are taking new patients. And the hospital actually flies a doctor from Sydney for the weekend. I was told by A & E dept at the hospital to either drive to Guyra or Inverell to see a doctor. Maybe it really time for the NSW health dept to do something about the lack of Medical facilities in rural areas,
Great for
- Beautiful Location
- Great Climate
- Fantastic historical buildings
Not great for
- Locals attitudes to new comers
- Local Doctors do not take new patients
Who lives here?
- Tourists
Adam I absolutely agree with you, We have lived in the country most of our life. As I said when we holidayed here it was fantastic. We would stay at the Craigieburn Tourist park, They were great , the managers couldnt do enough for you.We have travelled most of Australia and Craigieburn is one of the best tourist parks ever.The friendliness shown to us on holidays was our expectation that it would be the same when we moved here. Saddly we were wrong, I have spoken to other new comers to the town and all have said they have been treated the same. We have been here a year now . The only way for me to gain employment was to travel to another town daily, a town with a completely different attitude thank goodness. I dont want to scare people off Glen Innes I still think it is beautiful and a safe place to live. I just want to make new comers aware of the locals attitude.
This has been very revealing and I think its fantastic that we can get this sort of information electronically with just a little bit of research. That sort of attitude may ruin the town (deservedly so?) and indeed create an attitude towards it. We attended the Rosehill Expose for the regional areas today and the ladies could not have been more affable so interesting to get this sort of perspective, but it could be so negatively impactful to someone who thought it was a good idea to move there. Locals and council need to look at themselves closer, but more importantly, why are you bothering with displaying at Rosehill? Its so good that the real Glen Innes has been revealed.
This is really disappointing we have friends who were seriously looking at moving to Glen Innes to retire. My friend has a long term medical problem so if the doctors wont take new patients this is oviously going to cause major issues. Dunmoving can i ask what the town is you found where they are accepting of new folk and are there any doctors there ? Dog owners are there any tick issues in the area please ?
Hi Tess, well I guess Guyra would be a good place for your friends as they at least have doctors taking new patients, and for more serious medical conditions they would not be far from Armidale. Sadly to say being into our 2nd year in Glen Innes my opinion of the place hasnt changed much, Still no local doctors taking new patients, and now a local private enterprise " New England Nuclear Energy" is trying to build a nuclear power station here, they are trying to get the 1986 NSW Uranium mining and Nuclear act changed. They appearently only need just over another 2,500 signitures. The write up in the local paper made out that if you opposed their proposal you were not a thinking person, Well I am a thinking person and I certainly dont want a Nuclear anything in my back yard. Can you imagine the health risks the drop in the property market and god help us if it all went wrong. This all seems to be happening in silence. But it did make the local Glen Innes paper a few months back.
Oh my goodness ! Thank you dunmovin ! well that rights Glen Innes well and truly off the list if there is "any" chance of a Nuclear Power station going in ! Just look at Fukashima ! Oh well back to the drawing board so to speak shame Glen Innes has many things going for it but oviously a lot of BAD things as well
Dunmovin you got it wrong, all doctors in GI are taking new patients...01/02/16Add a comment...
The nuclear power station never went ahead. It was smaller than the size of a fridge. There was not enough of support. GI is now becoming one of the green energy hubs in Australia http://www.adammarshall.com.au/another-renewable-energy-project-approved-for-region/
VinceP, The Doctors are accepting new patients. There is also a doctor at the local hospital at weekends now.
I moved here 10 years ago from the city. I found the locals embraced new arrivals and I was quickly accepted into the community. I have not found any barriers not being a 'local'. Jobs are hard to get in country towns anyway. But the quickest way of getting noticed and feeling a part of the community is to volunteer for one of the may of the worthwhile groups in town. Even serve on the committee of one of these groups.
very hard to get a job here , I would suggest buying commercial residential as that way you can avoid most of the crime issues and target tourists only you will do well if you do not set up a business where you need local support. This is a great town however like many small towns the locals dislike change and can be very judgemental
Yep we found exactly the same thing when we moved from sydney to orange NSW. Locals get first pick. Its who you know in a town like that, not what you can do.
A friend of my wife's who she introduced me to because he has the same name as me is a volunteer DJ on the community FM radio station in Glen Innes. He is someone who is a bit different and very timid. Boy are the people of that town unaccepting and intolerant to people who fall into that category. A group of residents even formed a lobby group to get him taken off the air, saying it was embarrassing for them to have someone like that on the radio. I say good on the station for giving him a go. This backward little country hooterville is not the place for intellectually disabled persons or those who are a bit different. They are not tolerated. Just saying.
Glen Innes is a beautiful place to live. We love it. Moved from the coast and do not regret our decision. Seasons are distinct and beautiful. Cooler to sleep at night in summer.
As far as being a localdont worry about looking to be accepted. There are enough new town members moving to the area to make friends and social connections. Locals are locals and its the same in every town. Dont waste your time on them if they are rude. We found that the local tradesmen are mostly unreliable, so dont bother chasing them. Look for new tradesmen building their business, and you will find mostly what you need.
Looking for a change of lifestyle then Glen is a good place. Beautiful parks and central to many places.
I guess if you are addicted to the medical system you may worry about doctors etc, but they are spending a huge amount on the hospital here so unless its a sidetrack bandage, they must be expecting more services.
That is sad, usually country folk are nothing like you have described but at least you are honest.