I’ve lived in Sydney most of my life. I spent my childhood here, moved away to near Bathurst when I was 9, went north and lived near Lismore and Byron Bay for uni when I was 18, but as soon as I was able I came straight back to Sydney. The Inner West of Sydney (Erskineville, Newtown, Leichhardt, Petersham) has been home for many years.

However, with two small kids and the increasing price of housing in Sydney, we’ve started to feel a little cramped. We’d had some discussions about moving out of the city, possibly north again “in a few years” but no firm plans.

So recently, in a conversation about hiring people at Readify, and how we were in need of people in Brisbane something clicked. At first I dismissed it, but it stuck in my mind. Why not move to Brisbane ? I’ve got good friends there, I have two brothers there, and it could just be the change of scenery we need.

As quickly as the decision was made, things got underway. On Saturday, after a long drive, I arrived in Brisbane. Living temporarily in the city at the moment, but we’ve started the hunt for a nice big Queenslander to live in.

It’s going to be hard leaving so many good friends in Sydney, but most of them are only ever an IM, email or a tweet away anyway. I’m also going to miss King St Newtown, but I’m sure I can find reasons to come back and visit.

I’m very much looking forward to becoming a part of the tech community here, first stop is the ALT.NET Beers on Thursday.