Forum: Connections
May 30th 2011, 11:02 am
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Replies: 1
Views: 1,303
Re: Mail redirection Australia
The 10% discount is still applicable to anyone from British Expats who join up with Pass The Post please let us know when you join up and it will be applied to your account.
Pass The Post...
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Forum: Australia
Oct 21st 2010, 5:24 am
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Replies: 20
Views: 1,172
Re: Planning road trip, Cairns-Gold Coast
Try and get across to Magnetic Island 8km's off Townsville. We loved it there (went for a daytrip) now planning to spend Xmas and New Year there this year. We stayed in a place called Clairview not...
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Forum: Australia
Oct 13th 2010, 7:27 am
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Replies: 10
Views: 874
Re: Air Asia
We have flown Air Asia from Gold Coast to KL return and they were fine. Would fly with them again looking at maybe flying to Sri Lanka in 12 wks time with them
Jo
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Forum: Australia
Oct 13th 2010, 7:24 am
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Replies: 29
Views: 4,137
Re: Heartbroken - Mum has moved back to UK
I so know where you are coming from though its not my mum I miss it was my mates. I went back for 10wks in Nov 09 and I could have happily stayed.
I have now settled back into life in Brisbane and...
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Forum: Australia
Oct 12th 2010, 8:30 am
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Replies: 5
Views: 450
Re: need your advice....
Our first place in Melbourne we got a loan before we had started work back in 2004 with the HSBC we had a reasonable sized deposit though we only used 20% in the end.
This time around with kids in...
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Forum: Australia
Sep 22nd 2010, 4:19 am
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Replies: 8
Views: 697
Re: Flight Advice Please
We flew Qatar Manchester to Sri Lanka and had no problems with our connecting flights in Qatar and the airline was no different to flying Emirates. I would fly with them again.
Jo
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Forum: Australia
Sep 10th 2010, 8:59 pm
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Replies: 14
Views: 768
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Forum: Australia
Sep 10th 2010, 8:52 pm
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Replies: 4
Views: 406
Re: Financial help for first time buyers?
It is still available for those who qualify. It is now $7k. Check out the following link to get full details.
http://www.osr.qld.gov.au/first-home-owner-grant/index.shtml
Jo
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Forum: Australia
Aug 29th 2010, 8:49 am
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Replies: 32
Views: 4,874
Re: Ping Pong Stories...
We moved UK - Melbourne - UK - Brisbane
We have 2 kids one born in Vic and one in Qld we now have put down roots and are settled. What has changed? It costs too much and with kids you need to be...
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Forum: Australia
Aug 29th 2010, 8:39 am
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Replies: 45
Views: 2,608
Re: Anyone in their pool yet?
Not a chance its too cold for sure thinking maybe Nov guess it depends on how warm it gets cos I am still finding the days on the cool side
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Forum: Australia
Aug 21st 2010, 1:28 am
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Replies: 42
Views: 1,706
Re: Spoiling your vote
You rock up give your name and address and they give you a voting paper.
Still have to go yet myself and no idea where my vote is going
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Forum: Australia
Aug 21st 2010, 1:20 am
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Replies: 23
Views: 1,747
Re: Moving to Brisbane
You might get a shack for that seriously rents are high for decent places. You would get something in our suburb for nearer to $400 a month we are 10km's from the CBD on the train line at Ferny Hills...
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Forum: Australia
Aug 11th 2010, 1:43 am
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Replies: 3
Views: 400
Re: Shipping car and house contents
We shipped our contents and car in a 40ft container from the UK. We used PSS it cost us under $10,000 just cant remember the exact amount but know the limit set by the company paying for our...
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Forum: Australia
Aug 10th 2010, 10:42 am
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Replies: 32
Views: 2,206
Re: Brisbane Suburbs
We have been here 2 yrs and have a 5yr old just started school and a 1 yr old in daycare. We have bought in Ferny Hills. It is walking distance to the school and the train station so my hubby can get...
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Forum: Connections
Aug 8th 2010, 9:31 pm
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Replies: 1
Views: 1,303
Mail redirection Australia
Pass the Post is a mail forwarding service that caters for all aspects of mail redirection. Our service is perfect for people who will be away from home for a medium to long term period:
Grey...
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Forum: Australia
Aug 7th 2010, 10:35 pm
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Replies: 77
Views: 5,402
Re: Go Home or try Brisbane?
You sound like us back in 2006 we lived in Somerville so just down the road from you for 2.5yrs but we made the move back to the UK for 2 yrs. We have just done 2 yrs in Brisbane (north) and we are...
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Forum: Australia
Jul 29th 2010, 9:12 am
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Replies: 26
Views: 1,716
Re: Coles have QUORN!
Wow so excited. I remember emailing quorn re stocking their products in Oz back in 2004 and they said they couldnt import it due to it being a fungus.
I love quorn products been a veggie.
I am off...
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Forum: Australia
Jul 29th 2010, 9:10 am
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,397
Re: Can you buy Plantain's in Brisbane?
I have bought plantains from the many fresh produce fruit and veg markets around Brisbane which are much cheaper than the supermarkets for veggies not sure if they are available all year round but...
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Forum: Australia / Immigration, Visas & Citizenship
Jul 29th 2010, 9:05 am
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Replies: 38
Views: 1,968
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Forum: Australia
Jul 27th 2010, 7:14 am
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Replies: 48
Views: 5,519
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Forum: Australia
Jul 27th 2010, 7:09 am
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Replies: 395
Views: 20,772
Re: Is Australia really THAT expensive?
It really is that expensive. We shop at Aldi as we cant afford to shop at coles or woolies and we are not on a bad income but our home loan takes more than 50% of our income and we are in an entry...
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Forum: Australia
Jul 26th 2010, 5:35 am
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Replies: 28
Views: 1,607
Re: 1st Speeding Fine in 12 years
I got my first ever speeding fine in March been driving 19 years. Gutted they are so much more keen over here and its so hard when the signs are constantly changing.
Got to be so careful in school...
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Forum: Australia
Jul 23rd 2010, 7:52 am
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Replies: 247
Views: 20,025
Re: What do you not like about living in OZ
The only thing I dont like living in Oz is the distance we are from family and friends in the UK. When you are having a bad day you cant just pop around or pick up the phone (cos they are usually in...
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Forum: Australia
Jul 23rd 2010, 7:48 am
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Replies: 54
Views: 3,401
Re: Renting out UK home - advice please!
I have friends that have done both. The banks here didnt want to know about the mortgage in the UK and they got a home loan no problems here. So its deffo a possibility
There are tax implications on...
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Forum: Australia / The Update Forum
Jul 23rd 2010, 7:44 am
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Replies: 44
Views: 10,270
Re: 2 1/2 years and I still don't know
Hey Steve
I totally know where you are coming from we have ping ponged from the UK to Melbourne got the citizenship then went back to the UK for 2 years then came to Brisbane. Been here 2yrs in a...
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