Turner Family Wanted Down Under

The perfect family life is a dream that's familiar to us all,

but moving to the other side of the world is a huge decision,

especially when you risk tearing apart the family you want to protect.

The Turners are caught between a new life in Australia and what it could cost them.

I'm hoping she'll decide to come with us. If not, we might have to stay.

-And after a week of ups...

-As they say, the Queen has arrived at her mansion.

-..and downs...

-I don't know if they'll be able to persuade me.

-..they'll face a potentially heartbreaking choice.

-We need to realise how difficult it'll be.

Sorry.

With its 30,000 miles of coastline and sunny climate,

life in Australia has long been a favourite destination for Brits dreaming of a new life abroad.

But when around 10,000 return home each year, sometimes that dream isn't all it's cracked up to be.

The Turners have one week to swap their life in Swansea for a new start in Perth.

It's a huge decision, probably the biggest they'll ever have to make.

To make that choice means travelling over 9,000 miles and crossing three continents,

spending 17 hours in the air. Plenty of time to think about the reality of moving so far away

Coming from plane to plane,

with the break in-between, it was such a long time. It made me realise how far from home we were.

-But it's still less than a day.

-I'm quite excited to see and do everything

because I haven't got a clue about Australia. It's a big experience

and will help me decide what is best for us all.

It was the longest 18 hours of my life. If I do stay home, I've got to travel all that time

-to see you and I hate flying as it is, so it just puts me off.

-That's fair enough.

I'd rather stay home and live there.

There's still a big journey ahead for the family, but already worries are starting to show.

The life Down Under is a new experience for everyone and a long way from their home in Swansea.

Simon Turner and his wife Trudy live with Trudy's 19-year-old daughter Kirsty

and their son Jacob, who's eight. They have a happy life,

but for Simon it comes at the price of working long hours running his own accountancy business

-and he's desperate for a better work/life balance.

-What I'm hoping for, rather than expecting,

is to work less hours and have more time for the family.

I've been on about it probably for five or six years.

Trudy at first didn't really say much. Now she's not quite as up for it as I am,

but getting there. She's willing to give it a go.

I'm sort of 50% if I want to go or don't want to go. I don't know what I want, really.

I don't know what it's like. I know he wants me to be happy, but he deserves as well

a life where he can be comfortable and not work all the hours.

Spending time together is important to the Turners

and they hope Australia can offer a better family lifestyle,

but for Trudy and Kirsty that could mean a painful decision.

I think Kirsty's sort of got an open mind. She'll have a look and see what she thinks.

If she meets people and meets friends, she'll be really happy,

but if she finds it more difficult, I think she'll want to come home.

Her dad is here, all her family and my family are here for her, but she's always been my girl

so I don't think I could leave her high and dry.

For student Kirsty it's almost an impossible choice.

Them moving there and my dad over here, it's kind of like choosing.

I feel like whether I stay here or whether I go there, I'm going to miss out on either one.

I don't know what the future holds, whether she'll come or not.

If she decides really not to come, I have to think about whether I need to come back.

It's a massive dilemma for the Turners and one that affects the whole family.

I think it's going to knock us for six and we need to realise how difficult it's going to be.

Yeah.

You all right?

Sorry.

The Turners love almost everything about their life.

All that's missing is the time to enjoy it together,

but if Australia can't provide the life for all of them, they face a heartbreaking choice,

whether to give up on their dream forever or risk splitting up the family.

Home for the week is Perth in Western Australia.

With its warm climate and wide open spaces, the family hope it could be the ideal place for them,

but with so much riding on the decision, can it really deliver the goods?

First stop is their base for the week in the suburb of Karrinyup, just a short drive from the airport.

This four-bedroom open-plan home should give them a good taste of typical Aussie living.

-Still not as big as I thought it'd be, though.

-OK.

-I think for the budget that we'd like to spend

-I want something...

-More open-plan.

Moving to the other side of the world is a big decision for anyone

and worries are never far from the surface.

I've never been so nervous in my life. This is basically going to decide whether I move or not.

Either I move here and build a life around them as well, or I stay home and I don't have that reliance.

There's nothing in Australia that I feel has any benefit to me. I'm not looking for a bigger house.

It's not offering me my friends or my family or anything.

It's only offering me a better life for the children than we've got.

This week coming up, there'll be a lot of decisions made around whether it's the right move for us or not.

-We'll just wait and see.

-I think it's a matter of whether it's worth giving up

everything we've got for it, all our friends and family as well.

If Trudy is to sacrifice her home and the people she loves,

getting the right house is crucial, but property prices in Perth are amongst the highest in Australia.

So finding a home that fits their dreams and their wallet, it could be a big ask.

Back home, the Turners live in a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Swansea.

They've spent time and energy on making it a home and believe it's worth around £130,000.

Combined with Simon's salary, they're hoping for a budget of £280,000-£340,000.

Their house is Trudy's pride and joy and she knows exactly what her dream home will need to make her move.

My ideal house would be a four-bedroomed, open-spaced house,

hopefully with a little pool for Jacob,

in a quiet area.

The ideal house for me would have room for people to come and stay,

and for me it's got to be a fairly easy commute to work.

One reason I'm going is I don't want to spend all my time in work.

Today we'll give the Turners a taste of Perth's housing market.

We'll show them three options, based upon what they want,

what they can afford and the real cost of property Down Under.

After seeing for themselves what's on offer, we'll reveal to them just how much each house costs.

The search begins in Joondalup, a suburb north of the city.

It's a popular area for families with beaches, shops and schools.

The three-bedroom house they've come to see is a typical example of a modern Aussie home,

but will it appeal to Trudy and the rest of the family?

-It just reminds me of back home. It's big enough definitely for us.

-Definitely.

It's just if we've got people coming to stay, I don't know whether this sort of set up is big enough.

We've got to provide for everyone as well. We don't want to be cramped for two weeks every few months.

If the indoors looks too small for their needs, can the garden change their opinion?

Th only thing missing is there's a pool, but it's very small.

-But it's not a deal breaker.

-No, it's just I know Jakey really wanted a pool. Would you be happy

-- with something little like that? - Yeah, a little bit.

-A little bit.

No pool for Jacob, but Trudy spotted something far more refreshing.

All I need now is my Malibu, Coke and ice, snatch a lemon, cut it up

-and into my drink. That's fab.

-So it's decided - you want the house because it's got lemons.

-Lovely.

But Kirsty doesn't seem as impressed and with only three bedrooms lack of space is a real problem.

If you're going to move over here, the big thing is that people can come and visit if they want to.

-A house with only three bedrooms isn't big enough.

-Definitely not big enough for us.

-OK.

Although it's a similar size to their UK home, this doesn't offer what they want or need.

-So will finding out the price seal its fate?

-What do you reckon?

-I think it'll be 250.

-I think it's worth 240 English pounds.

-Sounds a lot, doesn't it?

-£240,000, yeah. Jake?

- I think it's 250. - 250.

Ready, guys?

265.

-What do you think of that, Kirst?

-Way overpriced for what it is.

-I think it's overpriced.

I'm not surprised. It's just not a price I'd pay for a three-bedroom, one-bathroom with small rooms.

-I'd rather go further out for that bigger house that we wanted.

-Yeah.

-At the moment, this wouldn't sway me to come over here.

-No.

-I like it, but not enough.

The first house may have been affordable, but it didn't deliver enough. Will finding what they want

mean a big jump in price?

The second house is a two-storey home on the outskirts of Joondalup.

It's close to the beach and has good transport links to the city, which may help Simon.

With four bedrooms, there should be enough space for everyone.

As they say, the Queen has arrived at her mansion.

Just up the red carpet there's a downstairs dining room, a family-sized kitchen diner

-and two living rooms, so plenty of space for Her Majesty.

-Probably smaller than I imagined.

-I was expecting something really big, open-plan, just from the front.

-Or maybe not.

A decent enough sized kitchen, love. Not massive, but big enough.

-But it's not very nice.

-OK. A bit harsh.

It's not very nice at all. When I was outside, I was really expecting luxury.

I'm just disappointed, I think, for me. I thought the Queen had arrived at her castle

and now I feel like a princess.

-And then you have the second living room.

-I just feel it could be modelled better inside.

-It's just not thought out.

-No, I don't think it is.

This house is failing to convince and upstairs even the extra bedroom is little consolation.

No, the outside was fantastic. When I arrived, I thought we'll never afford a house like that.

But now I wouldn't want to buy it.

However, there is one feature that should keep Jacob happy.

-This is nice. I like this.

-Yeah.

You've got a little pool there. A medium-sized pool.

-Unfortunately, the inside is nowhere near...

-What you wanted.

Although this house offers more space, it still hasn't lived up to the Turners' hopes

and if the price is over-budget, it'll be even tougher to convince Trudy and Kirsty to make the move.

-Ah!

-I think this...

-465.

-465 for you, Jake? That's not a bad guess, mate.

I'm going to say 475.

I'll say 480, but I don't think it's worth it.

If I really had to guess a value, I wouldn't guess more than about 440.

OK.

You ready, guys?

-400,000.

-So it's not that much. I was closer than any of you.

-And I said I wouldn't pay 430.

-I don't think I'd pay 400. I wouldn't buy it.

Both over-budget and underwhelming, the second house is another failure.

Finding the right house is looking like a big ask.

For their final option, they head to the quiet suburb of Tapping.

It's an hour's commute from the city, but should offer the family more for their money.

The house they've come to see is on a new development.

-With four bedrooms, a pool and a gym for Trudy and Kirsty, it sounds tailor-made.

-Ahh!

Looks like home.

-I think Mam will like this room.

-Oh, this really is nice.

And I love the en suite. The kitchen is really nice.

I wouldn't touch the kitchen. I wouldn't touch anything.

It's just like back home. Jacob seems excited. He can see something out there.

Lovely, lovely blue pool, isn't it?

It's exactly what we're looking for. Shall we go and check if the bedroom is going to be a downer?

-Yes.

-It seems too good to be true at the moment.

-It does, but you never know.

Jake's been won over by the pool and Trudy by the space.

But can it impress Kirsty?

-Oh, there's a second bathroom, too.

-This would be Kirsty's shower room.

This would be all for you.

-Would that swing it for you, Kirst?

-Mm.

All right, does it change your mind just a tiny bit?

-I told you like the houses here.

-Patio doors here to open up onto the pool.

-It'd be nice.

You'd just want to dive in.

The house seems to be offering something for everyone and the best has been saved for last.

Ah!

-It's a gym at the moment, anyway.

-Yeah.

-It does everything that we need in the house.

-It ticks every box.

-I think so.

-Every single box, in and out.

- So you'll go to Dad's gym in the morning? Yeah. And then the pool.

You'll be keeping really fit, then!

With all the features they could want, the Turners look to have found their ideal home,

but will its promise be undone by its price? With a maximum budget of £340,000

there's a lot resting on what's inside this envelope.

So what do we think, then? What did you say it was?

-Judging on the last one, 320.

-You say 320.

I'll just go a little bit higher than you at 325, but I wouldn't say much more than that still.

-No, probably not.

-- What are you thinking, Jake? - 350.

- If you're right, you can keep it. - Yeah, that would be cool.

-Go on then, have a look.

-Jake, you can read it out. I'll just bring it out for you.

Ready? Jacob's excited. Can he live here? Can he not live here?

-He's thinking, "Can I have it?"

-Pull it out, Jake. Hold it up.

Oh! 350 - you're right!

Yeah!

I can't believe you were right, Jake.

-I could see myself settling in a house like this.

-I could see myself here.

-If I get the job offer.

-Kirst, would this be enough to sway you?

I don't know. I mean, I do like the houses and I do like the lifestyle of it,

but I just don't think it's me.

It's a mixed result. They found a house that could persuade Trudy to swap Swansea for Australia,

but the location still isn't enough to convince Kirsty.

The Turners have seen three different properties. The first house was on budget,

but short on space and features. The second's looks wowed them,

but it flattered to deceive and came with a huge price tag.

Finally, the third house offered all the space and facilities they could want,

but at the price of a long commute for Simon.

So have these houses done enough to persuade them that leaving the UK could be worth the sacrifice?

OK, that's the end of the housing day. We've seen three very nice, very different houses

and it's given us a very good idea of what we can expect from a house.

Based on the houses that we've seen today, our vote is going to be...

ALL: Australia!

That's a surprise!

Australia, Jake? And Kirsty.

-You prefer the houses over here, then?

-Yeah.

Even though I don't know whether I want to live here, the houses are still nicer here.

They've got massive gardens and pools, which is really nice.

And the houses are generally bigger and I'd have a bigger room,

so they always are going to be better than the UK ones anyway.

A vote for Perth from everyone is a great result for Simon,

even if Kirsty still has her doubts.

But moving to Australia won't come cheap if the Turners want their dream house, too,

so the pressure's on Simon to find work that pays well, but will still give him the family time he craves.

Simon works long hours running his own accountancy business.

He earns around £50,000 a year, but finding a better work/life balance drives his desire to move.

I don't feel I'll have to do as many hours. Swansea tends to be quite a depressed area, salary-wise,

for what I do. If I'm going to move, I may as well go the whole hog and try something new.

Having built up his business from scratch, Simon would be taking a big gamble on giving it all up.

A little bit apprehensive because it's not within my comfort zone that I'm used to,

but still looking forward to it. It's something different.

We've arranged for Simon to meet with Bruce Fielding, a consultant at a large Perth accountancy firm,

to find out about working in the city.

While Simon gets the lowdown on Aussie finance, Trudy, Jacob and Kirsty are off to Caversham Park

to meet some of the local wildlife. Park ranger Geoff Cotterill is on hand to show them around.

How would you like to see some kangaroos?

If they do move to Australia,

Trudy is keen to get involved with volunteer work and the park could be a way of meeting new people.

-If I wanted to come down here and volunteer, would that be something that you'd look at?

-Yeah, absolutely

We have a volunteer programme at the park,

a lot to do with helping the public with directions around the park, taking photos.

-He does photography back home.

-You have to wear a uniform.

-We don't mind that.

It's a family-run park, so we're all one big family here, which includes the volunteers.

We do social events all together and we'd like to make you part of that if you come back and see us.

This is something I would really be interested in doing.

And with the social part of it as well, it will be good for me to network and meet people,

as well as the animals, and I think that's going to be a big part of me being able to move over here.

-We'd love to see you.

-Good, good. Would this push you towards Oz?

It does appeal to me, it makes me interested, it makes me want to come here,

-so it does make me think...

-There's more to life in Oz.

-Yeah, there's more to life in Oz than just...

-Fashion.

-Just fashion.

This would be your thing. You could meet people and maybe after a year, you might think, "I've got friends.

"Maybe I could live here."

Trudy is working hard to sell the idea of life in Oz, but if Simon can't find the right job,

there'll be no future in Australia.

My first question is whether my skills and experience fit into the local market and the local economy.

Your experience suits the industries

that are going well here in Western Australia at the moment - engineering, construction.

So where would you see me pitched in the market?

-You'd be looking at something from.. anywhere from 90,000 per annum through to 150,000.

-OK.

So if you pitched yourself to start at the lower end of that range,

you've got plenty of scope to grow over the next two or three years as your experience grows.

If you can get a position with a company that's growing

and doing well, you've got a good chance to grow with them.

Simon's salary would match what he earns in the UK

and with the prospect of it growing, a future down under looks promising.

I feel very positive about the possibilities of a role here in Perth.

My skills and experience seem to be a natural fit

and the salary levels are what I need them to be

for us to make a success of it, so I think it's going to be good.

So which way will he vote?

Based upon what I've found out today and the conversations I've had and the work I've done

on whether I'm going to work in the UK or Australia, I'm going to vote for...

..Australia.

I think this is going to make it easier for Trudy, but I don't think it will be the overriding factor.

There are other things relating to family and friends that will be a stronger pull on Trudy to the UK,

so even though the opportunity to buy the house that we're going to want in the future

is going to be sort of one thing off the checklist, I don't think it will be one of the main factors.

Simon's earning potential is great news,

but a big salary could come at a cost to the family.

And there's another money matter for the Turners to face - the sale of the house they love.

We've sent two estate agents round to the Turners' Swansea home

for an estimate of what it may fetch on the market

and with the house they like in Oz at the top of their budget, they'll need every penny they can raise.

Ground floor bathroom. Good sized lounge.

Patio doors opening on to the balcon as well and views of the bay.

-Pity it weren't a nice day.

-Hmm.

Lovely sized bathroom. Nice sized corner bath with a shower over.

-It looks nicer than I thought.

-Yeah, it does.

Very nice kitchen, two nice windows to the back garden as well, built-in appliances.

He's polite, isn't he? I like him.

Good sized second bedroom and definitely a boy's room.

One of the pluses is it's got three good sized bedrooms.

-She's nice, she is.

-She is very nice, Kirst.

The big plus for this property is obviously the fantastic sea view.

Ex-local authority properties don't always attract buyers, but it has good views.

We'd recommend that this property is put on the market at 89,950

with offers at 80,000-plus being considered.

The rental value would be around £450 per month.

-That's not too bad.

-No.

We'd value this house at 85,950 with a quick sale of 80,000

and a rental figure of 450.

I'm surprised it was quite that low, but I'm not overly surprised the way the market's gone in recent years.

-To be honest, I wouldn't even sell i for 80,000 or 85,000.

-I'm not selling it for anything anyway.

-I want it as a pension.

-It won't deter our...

-Not at all.

-..deter us from moving at all if we wanted to, is it?

-No.

-I was really happy with that.

-You're just happy with the comments.

-I don't care about value.

That's a big drop in value even if Simon and Trudy seem determined to stay positive,

but everything now hinges on the cost of living.

We've prepared a comparison of the Turners' expenses in Australia.

Based on their calculations, they'll find out if they can afford to live down under.

-Lemons are three times as much, so you know the answer to that.

-A lemon tree.

-Yeah.

So the overall difference is about £45, £50 a week.

The weekly shop in Australia is more expensive.

What about the other costs?

Coming to the monthly payments, council tax is...

-More expensive.

-Transport is going to be a lot cheaper because you're not travelling to Cardiff.

-Exactly.

-I always expected the cost of living to be higher.

-Yeah.

Based on the UK salary of 50,000, we come out at just over 300 a month...every month left

and the equivalent salary I've been told I can earn over here is around £90,000

which is...80% more again, but because of the extra cost of living

and the higher mortgage for the house that we want,

we're going to pretty much come out the same every month.

Financially, we'll just be the same. We're not moving to be better off.

-As long as we're not worse off.

-We're moving for a better lifestyle.

-That's all good, isn't it?

-I think so.

-And the job market is good over here.

-Very strong.

-Very strong.

-You're thinking the sooner you move, the better?

-While the market's still strong.

It looks as if the Turners will be no better or worse off in Australia than they are in the UK,

so how will they decide where their future lies?

So after considering the options on the cost of living in the UK

as opposed to the cost of living in Australia, we're going to vote for...

-..Australia.

-Australia.

-Happy days.

-Happy days. I thought you would vote Australia anyway.

-We still had to make sure it was right.

If we had been slightly worse off, there could have been adjustments we could have made.

But if we had been quite worse off, I don't think I could have justified it to myself bringing everyone over.

I just think if we're having a bette lifestyle and we're getting a better house out of it, which we are,

then to break even with that kind of house and that kind of lifestyle is pretty good going.

Having an accountant for a partner does have its advantages

and Simon is convinced the numbers do add up.

But for this move to really happen,

everything hinges on the Turners finding a lifestyle they can all enjoy together.

It's time for the Turners to sample what Perth has to offer the family.

With Kirsty's keen interest in fashion, mum and daughter spend the afternoon hitting the shops

for a bit of retail therapy and thinking time.

Meanwhile, Simon and Jacob check out the local football club.

Simon coaches Jacob's team at home and would like to continue down under,

so they're joining a practice session for a kickabout.

Do you want to get a ball and start to have a warm-up?

-Yeah?

-Then once you've warmed up, we'll introduce you to the team and we'll get going.

He's already enjoying himself. He's smack in the middle of it all.

Hopefully, that's a good sign for the future.

While Jacob is getting stuck in, the girls are taking a break from shopping for a heart-to-heart.

So being in the city centre here now,

would this persuade you to come out, whether it's now or in a couple of years?

Yeah, it has definitely persuaded me to come out.

I mean, I have to finish uni. I'm not going back home anyway, whether you live there or not.

So it has made me think about doing something with my career here.

Even if you didn't move now, maybe after the degree, where there are no jobs back home,

you could come out and make a life for yourself, come and stay with us,

get yourself a job that you've always wanted, good pay and meet some friends and have a good life.

-Yeah, it's made me think about it.

-Good. All we want you to do is to think about it.

Keeping Kirsty happy will go a long way to helping Trudy settle in Oz.

But it's just as important that Jacob makes friends,

so she's joining the soccer mums for a bit of a gossip.

-Hi, guys.

-Hi.

-I think he'll miss his friends and his football friends are really important to him.

This team is a really welcoming team, so he might get lucky.

Jake joined it late and he loves it.

Once they get involved in school, they make new friends.

-They're very adaptable.

-More adaptable than adults.

I think, "When I get here, my God, I'm going to be on my own!"

Then you meet mums when he goes to school and the soccer thing.

-Yes, I'm hoping so, I'm hoping that's going to be my little...

-Way in.

-Yeah, way in.

-Otherwise, I'll just be on my own all the time.

-Which would be hard.

A first taste of the Aussie lifestyle seems to be hitting all the right notes for the Turners.

But Simon's dream has always been about spending more time together

and they'll thank him as that means a 6am start the next morning for a bit of classic Aussie keep fit!

We have a special family here this morning out from England.

I don't know if they've won a prize or maybe it was last prize to get down to boot camp this morning.

We're going to head off for a little jog, so you can chuck your drinks down there.

We'll head clockwise around this way so follow me.

Good work. That's it.

Well done. Keep going.

Raise...

Three, two, one and go!

Three, two, one and go!

Kirsty's quite competitive in that little run.

- Awesome work, eh? Kirsty doesn't do running.

-She does a lot of sleeping.

-Maybe the change in climate might inspire her.

Compared to going to the gym back home, this is quite fun.

Going to the gym, you just go to work out, but here it's activities, it's more than just working out.

What do you like about it?

Running slow...

Would you get up to go to boot camp at the weekends?

It was a really good way of making friends and I enjoyed it.

It was good.

I don't know about the six o'clock starts, mind, but I reckon you get used to them, don't you?

Experiences like boot camp could be a way for the Turners to spend more time as a family,

but have the last couple of days convinced everyone that the Aussie lifestyle is for them?

The lifestyle that we've experienced here in Australia, compared to the UK, is a lot better,

generally because of the weather as well,

so our vote is going to be...

ALL: Australia!

-Everyone's Australia?

-Yeah, everybody's Australia.

I didn't expect that.

-Happy with that, Kirst?

-What?

-Do you think the lifestyle is better here?

-Yeah, it is better out here.

Everything's chilled, everything's relaxed.

-Which is what you like?

-Yeah.

Isn't that what you like, Trudy?

I liked just basically everything over the week. The football was great. I got to meet mothers.

I like football and it's better playing football out here

because I've been playing in the sun and back home I always have to play in the rain.

It's going to be better for us.

We won't be spending nine months of the year stuck in front of the TV

with someone spending three hours a night in front of his computer because there's nothing else to do.

A vote for Perth's lifestyle is a huge boost for Trudy's hopes of bringing Kirsty with them to Oz,

but there's still one big question that has to be answered -

can the Turners cope with the pain of leaving their loved ones behind?

The family are very close to their friends and relatives,

so seeing messages from them will be hard for everyone.

So we're going to have to watch the DVDs from all the family and friends now

and we've seen yourself and the children get upset with these things.

Should we let Jacob watch it? Kirsty is older.

I think Kirsty wants to watch it anyway and I think Jacob would feel really left out if he didn't.

It's important, because he's got to make a decision, we can't just show him the good stuff and not...

I did say that the other day.

I did say, "Is he just looking at the pool and thinking, 'I'm going to live here?'"

As much as it may upset him, we've got to let him make the full decision.

I'm not looking forward to this bit.

-Hi, everyone.

-Hi, gang.

-Hello, Simon, Trudy.

Simon, I'm very close to. He's my eldest.

He never moved away from Swansea until he was in the navy.

Trudy's a fun-loving person.

She always looks for the best in people.

Trudy as a sister is very caring, supportive.

She's always there for me.

As a daughter, Kirsty is very loving

She loves coming home on her breaks. It's nice to see her.

I think they're doing the right thing. If it was me,

looking back on my life, I would go straight away.

Before, it was always in the future, but I don't know how I'll cope with it.

I know how I feel. I don't know how his mum feels.

I do know how she feels.

But...

It's a big wrench.

I hope this week away has helped you make up your mind on what you want to do.

Even though you're going to be miles away, we're always here for you and you can pick up the phone.

I can't tell you how much I'll miss you all. Trudy, I'll always be your best friend wherever you live.

I think you've got great courage and I just want you to know I love you all very much.

Hi, Kirsty. I hope you make the righ decision which is to stay there.

I'll miss you very much and I love you.

If you want to come home, there's always a place here for you.

Whatever you decide, we'll back you all the way.

-Go for it, boy. You, Trudy, Kirsty and Jacob. If you like it out there, go for it.

-We love you lots.

Don't forget me, will you, please? I'm not going to forget you.

God bless you all! I'm so happy for you. Make a go of it, please.

Bye-bye, darling.

I do want them to go, but I'm going to miss them.

That was really sad.

-That was sad, wasn't it?

-Hmm.

That was tough. That was really hard.

-It was tough.

-It was tough.

-It was tougher than I thought it would be.

It's going to be a tough decision now.

Kirsty, whichever decision you make, it hasn't got to be your decision for ever.

Do you think you're going to lose support?

Um...

You're not going to lose support here.

It's not going to be any different to being over here, is it?

Hmm? You're going to get the same support.

Exactly the same support. No matter where we are, I'm always going to be there for you

whether it's the end of the phone, on the end of a plane. Christmas you can come and spend on the beach

and eye up all the talent.

-Hmm?

-There'll always be a room in the house for you wherever we are.

There'll always be a home here if we decide to come over here. Whereve we are, there's a home for you.

Seeing the pain their move would cause was a tough experience for the whole family.

With their future hopes in the balance, it's time for the Turners to make their crucial final vote.

The week's been very, very tiring.

It's had its ups and downs, but overall, I think we've enjoyed it.

I really didn't think I was going to like it over here.

I was more or less going for Simon's sake.

At the beginning, I was so scared, if I didn't want to come here, that I was going to lose my mum.

I don't think I'm going to lose my mum any more.

I think I've put her mind at rest that I'm not going to abandon her to come over here.

I'll still be with her 100%. I'm always going to be her mother.

I'll always be there for her like I have the last 19 years.

The things we've done this week have reinforced the view that we're going to have...

I won't call it a better lifestyle. We enjoy our lifestyle back home.

We'll have a different lifestyle that will be of benefit as well.

We've only got one life and if I don't give it a chance, for me and Simon and for the kids,

then I'm going to really be missing out on something really good.

It's time to vote. Has Trudy done enough to persuade Kirsty

or will Simon have to put his dreams on hold to keep the family together?

It's been a week of ups and downs, I'm hoping mostly ups.

I guess we'll find out in a few moments.

Based on our experiences of the past week, we've decided to vote for...

TRUDY AND SIMON: Australia.

Australia for you. We knew Kirsty was going to go UK.

What about you, Jake? It was Australia then, was it?

-Stay in Australia?

-Yeah?

Well done, boy.

Maybe in a couple of years' time?

-It's not that I'm not ruling out Australia...

-Yeah, I know.

But if I voted for now, to go back now, it would be Britain now.

-To go back to Britain now.

-But maybe in two years' time, the vote will be completely different.

I'd wait till I'd finished uni, then it might be Australia.

-I think that's the fairest thing we can ask for.

-I'm happy with that.

-Yeah?

-That's made me happy.

-That's made me happy.

-Cool.

I need to grow up and realise that I need to rely on myself as well.

They are nearly 40 and it's a great opportunity for Jacob.

Even if I don't want to go, I'll always support them going because it would be great for them as well.

We'll always be a family, there'll always be us four, but we'll just live in different places.

After a week to remember, the Turners have made the big leap and chosen a new life in Australia.

And there's still a chance that Kirsty will join them on the other side of the world.

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