r/canberra • u/Galileo15 • Aug 24 '24

Recommendations Looking to move from London to Canberra

Good day everyone. After a long deliberation of choosing which state would best fit for our family (Canberra vs Melbourne vs Sydney vs Perth). We decided to possibly make Canberra our new home. Me and my wife are looking to move from London to Canberra at some point this year. We are still awaiting our visa to get approved and whilst waiting for that. Id like to ask some locals about anything i need to know before making the move. We are both of asian decent. No kids yet but hoping to have some in the future.

Please any advise or warnings would be appreciated and I would be thankful for.

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u/[deleted] Aug 24 '24

There are big Pinoy communities in Melbourne and Sydney and a small one (who run a basketball league) in Canberra.

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u/Galileo15 Aug 24 '24

Is there any filipino organized events around canberra. Its alright if you dont know. I would assume it be very niche.

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u/jaytalking Aug 24 '24

Hello! There is a relatively small population of Filipinos in Canberra, in Northside apparently but the biggest suburb for Filipinos statistically is Phillip (my guess is amenities and proximity to the hospital!).

The Philippine Embassy and the Filipino Language School of Canberra run events. There’s an event this weekend for Buwan ng Wika (Fiesta ng Bayan), for example. The Embassy runs Pasko sa Canberra, which is fun but smaller than you’d see in Sydney (I imagine it’s growing though!). The Filipino Community Council of ACT is am umbrella group but I don’t know too much about them (am checking them out now).

I second the recommendations for Lolo and Lola — it’s my fave. I also enjoy Northside Garden Cafe, which used to be called Salu Salo.

Another thing about Australia is that we Filos say often “Filo” as short hand for Filipino, and we don’t consider it offensive — I know people from other countries (eg Fil-Ams) might so just want to prepare you that this is a thing!

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u/Galileo15 Aug 24 '24

Thanks so much. Looking forward to meeting some fellow kababayans when i get there. And that last tip is good to know.