This is exactly the reason why I had such high hopes for the NBN, there is no reason for digital natives to be located in Sydney when you could easily be in Orange, Forster, Nowra etc just as easily.
Until Australia decides it wants to be a country with more than 2 big cities and 5 country towns we always will be paying over the odds for property in Sydney. Regards, Dean Collins Cognation Inc d...@cognation.net <mailto:d...@cognation.net>+1-212-203-4357 New York +61-2-9016-5642 (Sydney in-dial). +44-20-3129-6001 (London in-dial). From: silicon-beach-australia@googlegroups.com [mailto:silicon-beach-australia@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Blaze Sent: Tuesday, March 08, 2016 5:36 AM To: Silicon Beach Australia Subject: [SiliconBeach] Re: Sydney to Melbourne.. because of the anti fun/creative/free spirit laws As someone who is somewhat of a tech entrepreneur and also has worked in the music industry, being based in Sydney for the last 6 years I definitely have some thoughts on this subject. The lockout laws are awful and certainly stifle the creative lifeblood of the city. I'm not sure if they are just temporary - they will be around as long as Mike Baird and the current form of local and state government is standing. They have bulldozed the entire nightlife scene and now Sydney is becoming an international joke. If anyone is interested in further reading I have found some articles recently that illuminate the subject better than I could, just let me know. To answer your question, I'm not sure many companies will up and move just because of this but it certainly might play into the decision. Personally, being a bit of a digital nomad, I can live anywhere. But the lockout laws and rising costs of Sydney life definitely sealed the deal for me when my partner got an option to continue her career in Perth. There wasn't even any thought, we moved within 6 weeks. I'm personally looking forward to getting a 3-4 bedroom house with NBN, 15 minutes from the city, in a place where they are extending their lockout laws (Perth recently extended hours for Sunday sessions). The price for this house? Yeah, probably the same as a studio apartment (aka a shoebox) in Sydney. I've only been here a few days but the lifestyle seems pretty good, beautiful beaches, still a pretty vivid nightlife scene, cheaper rent and living but most importantly: a government that does not wish to micromanage it's citizens quite so much. I'd say there are a lot of opportunities over here and in other cities due to the NBN and many of my Sydney friends in music have already started lamenting about moving to Melbourne. I may end up there one day but Perth it is for now. :) Blaze On Friday, 4 March 2016 13:14:42 UTC+8, Vincent Turner wrote: Hi All I wonder whether anyone based in Sydney has decided that the combination of lockout laws + cycling laws + whatever else is coming is making them consider Melbourne over Sydney for their startup / early stage company? I just got back from the US where I witnessed the shift over 5 years from the silicon valley suburbs to the cosmopolitan cityscape of SF as the startup scene needed to attract not only engineering talent but other creative focused roles like marketing, design etc. I am curious if there is any of this thinking floating around the Australian startup scene No agenda, just curious thanks! Vincent -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Silicon Beach Australia mailing list. Vist http://siliconbeachaustralia.org for more Forum rules 1) No lurkers! It is expected that you introduce yourself. 2) No jobs postings. 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