nursesarah

Hey everyone its only 9 days till we leave for OZ now and we are very excited! just wondered if anyone had any last minute tips or advice? Thanks xx

Bobcat

Don't leave your new expensive red leather coat in the overhead luggage holder on the shuttle from Manchester airport to Heathrow............... my wife did on the connecting flight to hong Kong with Cathay Pacific

BA and Cathay Pacific's search for it since was fruitless.

znaylor1974

I go in 9 days to, with Singapore from Heathrow. Flying around 22:15.

cathki

Hello sarah, im currently a student nurse due to start 2nd yr and myself and family are set on moving to oz once im quilified have you got any advice or tips for me. cathxx

shabee

Good luck with the move remember to keep us updated.

Sharon
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terriefarrell

Good luck!

What_a_life

Hi Sarah

im right on your heals, im leaving the day after you

Jacen

mole

Hi Sarah hope you have a good flight noticed you are from Sunny Huddersfield so are we it's a small world,good luck

Hooch&Lol

Good Luck with the move. We did it 3 months ago. It's quite hard to adjust to begin with but things are starting to get easier now!
Word of advice..... make sure ANY FOOTWEAR YOU BRING OVER IS THOROUGHLY CLEANED!!!!!!!!! The customs/immigration controls have just announced on tv this morning that they are getting even more stringent on british visitors since the recent foot and mouth outbreak. Declare anything you're not sure about. I declared my choccie bars cos i wasn't sure. The queue was smaller and they were fine with me bringing it in!
Oh that's another thing.... if you really like cadburys choc (sad I know but hey!) bring some over with you cos the cadbury's that's made here does not taste the same!
Where are you heading for??
Lol

nursesarah

Hi Cath, you are making a good start by being on here really! the nursing forum has loads of useful info. I would start applying for jobs in your 3rd year and just email hospitals directly. They offer new grad programmes for newly qualified nurses but I know you can't get a permanent visa until you have 12 months + experience unless you are sponsored. Good luck with the rest of your training. where are you wanting to go in OZ? if you are thinking of Queensland, then Queensland Health's website would be a good starting point, its http://www.health.qld.gov.au/

nursesarah

Im going from Manchester with Emirates at 06.35, good luck to ya xx

nursesarah

Good luck to you, seems to be a lot of us going at the same time!

nursesarah

Thanks for the advice, I will give all my shoes a right good scrub and walk around barefooted until I land in OZ guess I better go empty the shelves of cadbury's chocolate because I love it! and just for those tips I will bring you a large bar of dairy milk over

emmyjc1

We are off too the gold coast on the 16th August from Gatwick at 21.15!

spaceys

Good luck Sarah, hope everything goes well and you have a good flight. Make sure you update us on here as I am off to the Gold Coast in March on the Grad Prog so would love to hear how you are getting on

Tracey
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