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Mount Gambier may be a lovely place to visit or stay for a few months or even a year knowing you will be leaving at some stage. However, if you are reliant completely on the job prospects, health care and cultural aspects of the town to support your livelihood and you have experienced more diverse forward thinking attitudes then you will most likely end up sticking to those ex pats from other states or nations. I lived there recently for nearly 11 years and found the place stifling and in some cases the attitudes very unhealthy.
Rarely Drs bulk bill, often people are hired in jobs based on their friendships and who they are related to not on their credentials, very small degree of separation and gossip was a standard, businesses can ask what they want, function on their own terms because its a closed market e.g buy a pair of pants on a sale rack, get them home, see they have a 10c piece size hole in the side and try to return them and get told it was on the sale rack, therefor it's sold as is. This was a common occurrence and its embarrassing. Housing prices are cheap but if a home is based on people, culture, diversity and freedom of choice you'll most likely find it's 50 years behind.