The Wildgewachsen family
Real-time documentation

We are moving to Australia with two kids.

We document our move from Germany to Byron Bay in real time. Four people, two kids, one plan. No sugar-coating, just honest answers to real questions.

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Real-time documentation
Departure: 23 June 2026
Byron Bay, NSW
Two kids (2 & 6)
Our family
Who we are

Chef, interior designer, two kids and a plan.

Seven years of our own restaurant, two years of growing our own vegetables, and then the decision that changes everything. We pack up our life in Essen and start again in Australia. Here we tell you why, and how.

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Our Story

From a Vegetable Garden to Australia: Our Family Move

Pillar · 14 min read
Money & Costs

Moving to Australia as a Family: What It Really Costs, Our Real Numbers (2026)

Pillar · 13 min read
Visa & Migration

186 Visa Australia: Our Family's Path to the Employer Sponsored Visa (2026)

Pillar · 12 min read
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Visa & Migration
Skill Assessment, PTE Academic test, 186 visa, dealing with the Department of Home Affairs
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Preparation & Planning
Checklists, timelines, documents, decisions
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Family & Kids
Preparing the kids, school, family life in transition
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Money & Costs
Budget, real numbers, banking, what it actually costs
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Arrival & Daily Life
First weeks, housing, settling in, a new life
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Byron Bay & Region
Local info, housing, infrastructure, Northern Rivers
Our path

From Essen to Byron Bay

Dec 2025
Restaurant closed
Feb 2026
PTE & Skill Assessment passed
April 2026
Preparation & wind-down
23 June 2026
Departure
26 July 2026
Family follows
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