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Live, Laugh, Lead - Episode Eleven - Second Round Postings
‘Anything south of the 5 RAR wash point is Choccos.’ In this episode, Todd and Jake talk you through what to do when you receive a posting order to one of the two northern combat brigades. The Army’s 3rd Brigade is on Lavarack Barracks in Townsville QLD while the Army’s 1st Brigade is on Robertson Barracks in Darwin NT. There are several other brigades and minor units that are also in these two locations. This episode is centred on what both locations offer but more importantly where you should live when you post in.
If you are single and moving to a new posting location it is likely that you will get the choice of Live-In Accommodation (sometimes referred to as LEAP), Rental Allowance to help you find a private rental property or Members Choice accommodation which is housing provided by DHA for single members. Although Jake goes through how he again lived life on hard mode, our recommendation is that you spend a brief period in Live-In Accommodation before finding some colleagues to move into a private rental property with and we explain why in this episode. A rental ceiling only indicates how much you must spend to get the maximum tax-free Rental Allowance, it is not a limit as to how much you can spend on rent per fortnight.
Todd has lived with two house mates in a five-bedroom home with 270-degree views of the ocean and Magnetic Island in Townsville and in a huge two-story home in Darwin on the water with an infinity pool and a 16m mariner birth all made possible by sharing with close friends. A good rule-of-thumb for Townsville is that if the house or apartment you choose is inside the scooter zone, you will be humming; however, the best suburbs in Townsville are: (1) Castle Hill, (2) North Ward, (3) Belgian Gardens, (4) Townsville City and (5) Rowes Bay. This rule-of-thumb does not apply in Darwin, where the best suburbs to look are (1) Cullen Bay, (2) Bayview, (3) The Waterfront, (4) Fannie Bay, (5) Parap and (6) Nightcliff.
We stand by the argument that where you live in a posting location will determine how good that posting was for you. Subscribe to The Cove Community Podcast so that you do not miss next week’s episode where we talk about getting your first troop or platoon sergeant and how to go about setting up a good relationship to be successful in your first troop or platoon.
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By The Cove‘Anything south of the 5 RAR wash point is Choccos.’ In this episode, Todd and Jake talk you through what to do when you receive a posting order to one of the two northern combat brigades. The Army’s 3rd Brigade is on Lavarack Barracks in Townsville QLD while the Army’s 1st Brigade is on Robertson Barracks in Darwin NT. There are several other brigades and minor units that are also in these two locations. This episode is centred on what both locations offer but more importantly where you should live when you post in.
If you are single and moving to a new posting location it is likely that you will get the choice of Live-In Accommodation (sometimes referred to as LEAP), Rental Allowance to help you find a private rental property or Members Choice accommodation which is housing provided by DHA for single members. Although Jake goes through how he again lived life on hard mode, our recommendation is that you spend a brief period in Live-In Accommodation before finding some colleagues to move into a private rental property with and we explain why in this episode. A rental ceiling only indicates how much you must spend to get the maximum tax-free Rental Allowance, it is not a limit as to how much you can spend on rent per fortnight.
Todd has lived with two house mates in a five-bedroom home with 270-degree views of the ocean and Magnetic Island in Townsville and in a huge two-story home in Darwin on the water with an infinity pool and a 16m mariner birth all made possible by sharing with close friends. A good rule-of-thumb for Townsville is that if the house or apartment you choose is inside the scooter zone, you will be humming; however, the best suburbs in Townsville are: (1) Castle Hill, (2) North Ward, (3) Belgian Gardens, (4) Townsville City and (5) Rowes Bay. This rule-of-thumb does not apply in Darwin, where the best suburbs to look are (1) Cullen Bay, (2) Bayview, (3) The Waterfront, (4) Fannie Bay, (5) Parap and (6) Nightcliff.
We stand by the argument that where you live in a posting location will determine how good that posting was for you. Subscribe to The Cove Community Podcast so that you do not miss next week’s episode where we talk about getting your first troop or platoon sergeant and how to go about setting up a good relationship to be successful in your first troop or platoon.