What it is really like moving to Brisbane!!!!!!
May 3rd 2007, 4:03 am
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Re: What it is really like moving to Brisbane!!!!!!
Jane
May 3rd 2007, 4:07 am
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Re: What it is really like moving to Brisbane!!!!!!
i think it could be a glitch due to the sequence of events with Polly editing the post
May 3rd 2007, 4:15 am
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May 3rd 2007, 4:35 am
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May 3rd 2007, 8:19 am
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Re: What it is really like moving to Brisbane!!!!!!
can i just add ,dont you know you now dont have to do a theory test like the rest of you ,some people hey ,just dont check things out before they actually know the facts ,why so much bitching on here,she put in her thoughts and for once it was nice to read that someone actually likes it in oz ,instead of its rubbish, didnt like oz, and im going home.
May 3rd 2007, 8:52 am
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Re: What it is really like moving to Brisbane!!!!!!
Hi there,
I emigrated to Australia on 16th April 2007. I spent hours back in the UK reading Expats and craved info on what to expect and what I needed to do. I never really found it that easy to get all the information that I needed in one go so I thought that when I got here, I would learn and share my experiences with you all in the hope that I made real sense for you all.
We came here on a 136 permanent residence visa and had to begin our lives. Here's what we found:
1. We started our journey with a temporary house (pm poster to get details of rental) We have a 5 bed room house in a fantastic area but prices are quite high so only really good for short term. The house is fully equipped with everything you need.
This gave us time to look around the area and find somewhere appropriate to stay longer term.
We are about 25kms outside Brisbane centre in Bridgeman Downs. Caseldine, McDowall, Aspley and Albany Creek are brilliant. Don't look at Zillmere as we are told by the police and locals that the area is troubled and not a nice place to stay. A local supermarket person told me that her dad is a postman and that the children there throw things at him (make your own mind up.
Schools in this area are fantastic. The people are just amazing and really grateful of British people coming here. people are so friendly it is such a pleasure being here.
My husband is a civil engineer and had a job within the week (poor him).
There are so many places on your door step like Bribie Island which is like something from a postcard, pure white sand and turquoise sea.
Medicare took half an hour to organise, you need your passports with your visa's and that is all.
Enrolling at a school is childs play. They have catchment areas so take care where you stay if you want a particular school.
We bought cars from an auction which I highly recommend. We spent hours trawling through car sales in the area and bought from an auction that sold x police and company cars at half the price. I can give you details if you need them, just let me know.
There are short cuts to getting a rental also. We walked into a agent that let us a house that had not yet been advertised.
There are so many jobs for those that wish to work. My older children were offered jobs in a local pub.
The weather is fantastic and not too hot this time of year. I can tell you all of the cheap shops in the area and how to barter.
There are loads or childcare facilities ranging from private to statutory and for some reason, Thursdays seem to be fully booked in most places.
Driving licences are easy to change over. It takes 10 minutes at a centre with I.D and it is done.
Food is equivalent to UK prices but it is double the quality. Fresh fruit and Veg is a little dearer due to the lack of rain/water.
I have children ranging from 2 to 19 and they have all eventually fallen in love with the place (two and a half weeks later).
You will never ever want to go back to the UK. That I can promise you.
Let me know if I can me of more help.
I emigrated to Australia on 16th April 2007. I spent hours back in the UK reading Expats and craved info on what to expect and what I needed to do. I never really found it that easy to get all the information that I needed in one go so I thought that when I got here, I would learn and share my experiences with you all in the hope that I made real sense for you all.
We came here on a 136 permanent residence visa and had to begin our lives. Here's what we found:
1. We started our journey with a temporary house (pm poster to get details of rental) We have a 5 bed room house in a fantastic area but prices are quite high so only really good for short term. The house is fully equipped with everything you need.
This gave us time to look around the area and find somewhere appropriate to stay longer term.
We are about 25kms outside Brisbane centre in Bridgeman Downs. Caseldine, McDowall, Aspley and Albany Creek are brilliant. Don't look at Zillmere as we are told by the police and locals that the area is troubled and not a nice place to stay. A local supermarket person told me that her dad is a postman and that the children there throw things at him (make your own mind up.
Schools in this area are fantastic. The people are just amazing and really grateful of British people coming here. people are so friendly it is such a pleasure being here.
My husband is a civil engineer and had a job within the week (poor him).
There are so many places on your door step like Bribie Island which is like something from a postcard, pure white sand and turquoise sea.
Medicare took half an hour to organise, you need your passports with your visa's and that is all.
Enrolling at a school is childs play. They have catchment areas so take care where you stay if you want a particular school.
We bought cars from an auction which I highly recommend. We spent hours trawling through car sales in the area and bought from an auction that sold x police and company cars at half the price. I can give you details if you need them, just let me know.
There are short cuts to getting a rental also. We walked into a agent that let us a house that had not yet been advertised.
There are so many jobs for those that wish to work. My older children were offered jobs in a local pub.
The weather is fantastic and not too hot this time of year. I can tell you all of the cheap shops in the area and how to barter.
There are loads or childcare facilities ranging from private to statutory and for some reason, Thursdays seem to be fully booked in most places.
Driving licences are easy to change over. It takes 10 minutes at a centre with I.D and it is done.
Food is equivalent to UK prices but it is double the quality. Fresh fruit and Veg is a little dearer due to the lack of rain/water.
I have children ranging from 2 to 19 and they have all eventually fallen in love with the place (two and a half weeks later).
You will never ever want to go back to the UK. That I can promise you.
Let me know if I can me of more help.
It is nice to see someone who likes everything about Brisbane.
I am also impressed by how quick you have got the internet connected, or perhaps it was already in the house when you moved in!!!!!!
May 3rd 2007, 10:17 am
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Re: What it is really like moving to Brisbane!!!!!!
The post count was 0 before I edited it, all I've dne is remove what I consider a blatant plug for the premises - as I'm not sure whether the poster is connected with the place and advertising themselves, it seemed like a good compromise. There was a second needless plug in the middle of the post that I removed too. Nothing I did affected the post count, but I'm interested to say that the poster hasn't returned.........
Last edited by Pollyana; May 31st 2007 at 10:03 am.
May 3rd 2007, 10:48 am
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May 24th 2007, 11:25 pm
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Re: What it is really like moving to Brisbane!!!!!!
Hi there all of you including the people who slandered my write up.
I just want to get a few facts right.
1. I did not have to do a theory test for my licence, it is not required anymore.
2. I live in Bridgeman Downs now in a rental that cost me $430 per week. It has 4 bedrooms, the largest master room I have seen with walk in robe, two sinks, bath shower and toliet. It has 3 bathrooms, five rooms downstairs and a family room upstairs.
3. When I said that food was twice the quality, I was actually refering to fresh fruit, vegetables and meat and not tinned food.
4. My children did not get a job in a pub, they were offered jobs with people who were at the pub. My son is decorating for someone and gets paid $120 dollars per day.
5. I have zero rating for two reasons. I have never posted before and as I said, I only posted this time because I thought that it would be helpful to people.
6. I have not advertised anything purposely. I was offering help to genuine people that needed it. Most of my offers of advice were not even posted, I told people to contact me for further information.
I have now been here for 6 weeks and I have yet to find anyhting that I do not like about the place. The reason that I am not on here posting every two minutes is because I have such a fnatastic life and the last thing I want to do is be sat wasting my time reading all of the insults that people have chosen to write.
I hope that anyone who is genuinely interested in further information will post me privtely so I can help in anyway I can without being slated.
I spent three years emmigrating and investigated everything I could. I have sound advice for people wanting it. My family are the most important people in my life and I was scared to death at the thought of moving which is why I spent so much time looking into things and which is why I wrote this thread in the first place.
Kind Regards
Kathy Marie
I just want to get a few facts right.
1. I did not have to do a theory test for my licence, it is not required anymore.
2. I live in Bridgeman Downs now in a rental that cost me $430 per week. It has 4 bedrooms, the largest master room I have seen with walk in robe, two sinks, bath shower and toliet. It has 3 bathrooms, five rooms downstairs and a family room upstairs.
3. When I said that food was twice the quality, I was actually refering to fresh fruit, vegetables and meat and not tinned food.
4. My children did not get a job in a pub, they were offered jobs with people who were at the pub. My son is decorating for someone and gets paid $120 dollars per day.
5. I have zero rating for two reasons. I have never posted before and as I said, I only posted this time because I thought that it would be helpful to people.
6. I have not advertised anything purposely. I was offering help to genuine people that needed it. Most of my offers of advice were not even posted, I told people to contact me for further information.
I have now been here for 6 weeks and I have yet to find anyhting that I do not like about the place. The reason that I am not on here posting every two minutes is because I have such a fnatastic life and the last thing I want to do is be sat wasting my time reading all of the insults that people have chosen to write.
I hope that anyone who is genuinely interested in further information will post me privtely so I can help in anyway I can without being slated.
I spent three years emmigrating and investigated everything I could. I have sound advice for people wanting it. My family are the most important people in my life and I was scared to death at the thought of moving which is why I spent so much time looking into things and which is why I wrote this thread in the first place.
Kind Regards
Kathy Marie
May 25th 2007, 4:17 am
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Re: What it is really like moving to Brisbane!!!!!!
Well bugger me someone posts something positive and all you lot can do is slag her off,don't suppose anyone wants to apologise....thought not.... It's all gone strangely quiet in here...
May 25th 2007, 5:10 am
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Posts: 409
Re: What it is really like moving to Brisbane!!!!!!
Hi there,
I emigrated to Australia on 16th April 2007. I spent hours back in the UK reading Expats and craved info on what to expect and what I needed to do. I never really found it that easy to get all the information that I needed in one go so I thought that when I got here, I would learn and share my experiences with you all in the hope that I made real sense for you all.
We came here on a 136 permanent residence visa and had to begin our lives. Here's what we found:
1. We started our journey with a temporary house (pm poster to get details of rental) We have a 5 bed room house in a fantastic area but prices are quite high so only really good for short term. The house is fully equipped with everything you need.
This gave us time to look around the area and find somewhere appropriate to stay longer term.
We are about 25kms outside Brisbane centre in Bridgeman Downs. Caseldine, McDowall, Aspley and Albany Creek are brilliant. Don't look at Zillmere as we are told by the police and locals that the area is troubled and not a nice place to stay. A local supermarket person told me that her dad is a postman and that the children there throw things at him (make your own mind up.
Schools in this area are fantastic. The people are just amazing and really grateful of British people coming here. people are so friendly it is such a pleasure being here.
My husband is a civil engineer and had a job within the week (poor him).
There are so many places on your door step like Bribie Island which is like something from a postcard, pure white sand and turquoise sea.
Medicare took half an hour to organise, you need your passports with your visa's and that is all.
Enrolling at a school is childs play. They have catchment areas so take care where you stay if you want a particular school.
We bought cars from an auction which I highly recommend. We spent hours trawling through car sales in the area and bought from an auction that sold x police and company cars at half the price. I can give you details if you need them, just let me know.
There are short cuts to getting a rental also. We walked into a agent that let us a house that had not yet been advertised.
There are so many jobs for those that wish to work. My older children were offered jobs in a local pub.
The weather is fantastic and not too hot this time of year. I can tell you all of the cheap shops in the area and how to barter.
There are loads or childcare facilities ranging from private to statutory and for some reason, Thursdays seem to be fully booked in most places.
Driving licences are easy to change over. It takes 10 minutes at a centre with I.D and it is done.
Food is equivalent to UK prices but it is double the quality. Fresh fruit and Veg is a little dearer due to the lack of rain/water.
I have children ranging from 2 to 19 and they have all eventually fallen in love with the place (two and a half weeks later).
You will never ever want to go back to the UK. That I can promise you.
Let me know if I can me of more help.
I emigrated to Australia on 16th April 2007. I spent hours back in the UK reading Expats and craved info on what to expect and what I needed to do. I never really found it that easy to get all the information that I needed in one go so I thought that when I got here, I would learn and share my experiences with you all in the hope that I made real sense for you all.
We came here on a 136 permanent residence visa and had to begin our lives. Here's what we found:
1. We started our journey with a temporary house (pm poster to get details of rental) We have a 5 bed room house in a fantastic area but prices are quite high so only really good for short term. The house is fully equipped with everything you need.
This gave us time to look around the area and find somewhere appropriate to stay longer term.
We are about 25kms outside Brisbane centre in Bridgeman Downs. Caseldine, McDowall, Aspley and Albany Creek are brilliant. Don't look at Zillmere as we are told by the police and locals that the area is troubled and not a nice place to stay. A local supermarket person told me that her dad is a postman and that the children there throw things at him (make your own mind up.
Schools in this area are fantastic. The people are just amazing and really grateful of British people coming here. people are so friendly it is such a pleasure being here.
My husband is a civil engineer and had a job within the week (poor him).
There are so many places on your door step like Bribie Island which is like something from a postcard, pure white sand and turquoise sea.
Medicare took half an hour to organise, you need your passports with your visa's and that is all.
Enrolling at a school is childs play. They have catchment areas so take care where you stay if you want a particular school.
We bought cars from an auction which I highly recommend. We spent hours trawling through car sales in the area and bought from an auction that sold x police and company cars at half the price. I can give you details if you need them, just let me know.
There are short cuts to getting a rental also. We walked into a agent that let us a house that had not yet been advertised.
There are so many jobs for those that wish to work. My older children were offered jobs in a local pub.
The weather is fantastic and not too hot this time of year. I can tell you all of the cheap shops in the area and how to barter.
There are loads or childcare facilities ranging from private to statutory and for some reason, Thursdays seem to be fully booked in most places.
Driving licences are easy to change over. It takes 10 minutes at a centre with I.D and it is done.
Food is equivalent to UK prices but it is double the quality. Fresh fruit and Veg is a little dearer due to the lack of rain/water.
I have children ranging from 2 to 19 and they have all eventually fallen in love with the place (two and a half weeks later).
You will never ever want to go back to the UK. That I can promise you.
Let me know if I can me of more help.
Raven
May 25th 2007, 6:43 am
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Posts: 2,762
Re: What it is really like moving to Brisbane!!!!!!
Give us a chance!!!! I'll apologise for being such a doubting thomas. Seems the OP may be genuine so good luck to her and glad she loves Oz as much as I do
Lou
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