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Old Oct 8th 2008, 8:56 am
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I'm dropping to PO to start with which is pretty normal but is a concern.

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Old Oct 8th 2008, 10:25 am
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Hiya!

Just a quick note - MQ's are taken care of - you go into serviced apartments to start with and then into the MQ's.

As for eduction - there is lots you can do prior to the event by researching education sites of places you would go. We're in Canberra and got lots of info from individual School and College sites.

We've been here since September 07 and have settled really well - the only bit of advice is to do your homework and don't leave it all to the ADF to sort - some is down to yourself!

Best of luck to all!!!

I did leave a post on here about our transfer experience and timeline - try to search it to see. I left tips on where we potentially fell down and how to pre empt some of the requests by arranging information prior to the event.

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Old Oct 8th 2008, 10:55 am
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Originally Posted by nev_n_angie
Hiya!

Just a quick note - MQ's are taken care of - you go into serviced apartments to start with and then into the MQ's.

As for eduction - there is lots you can do prior to the event by researching education sites of places you would go. We're in Canberra and got lots of info from individual School and College sites.

We've been here since September 07 and have settled really well - the only bit of advice is to do your homework and don't leave it all to the ADF to sort - some is down to yourself!

Best of luck to all!!!

I did leave a post on here about our transfer experience and timeline - try to search it to see. I left tips on where we potentially fell down and how to pre empt some of the requests by arranging information prior to the event.

Thanks for that, I am just as interseted to hear any negative news aswell as positive. Don't want to have rose tinted glasses to find the lenses are broken !!!! Obviously my main concern is the lads being 17 and 18 and if there are any issues on them coming with me. I will look for your other posts.
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Old Oct 8th 2008, 9:23 pm
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Originally Posted by general67
Thanks for that, I am just as interseted to hear any negative news aswell as positive. Don't want to have rose tinted glasses to find the lenses are broken !!!! Obviously my main concern is the lads being 17 and 18 and if there are any issues on them coming with me. I will look for your other posts.
Hi

We have 3 kids - 17, 16 & 12. All have settled brlliantly and have better social lives than we do!!!! They are settled in Schools and doing well.

We organsied the school before we came over - and the MQ was also organised. When you make the contact and get the ball rolling, ask for contact details of the OAC and any other people that you can get info from - the ADF do help with information, but it's up to you to contact people. We did this and things were very smooth.

We even brought our Dog across and she's settled well too!

All in all, if you do your homework and plan as much as you can before you get here, it runs as well as it can!

We are in Canberra and it's starting to get warmer as we're into spring - I wish we'd done it years ago! The only negative is having your wallett constantly open for the first few weeks and missing family - re-inventing yourself is an experience that I wouldn't really want to repeat, but glad to have had the challenge!

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Old Oct 9th 2008, 7:35 am
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Originally Posted by ponym110
I'm dropping to PO to start with which is pretty normal but is a concern.

PM me for anything else or if you want a chat give me your number.
Sent you a PM
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Old Oct 9th 2008, 8:08 am
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Originally Posted by nev_n_angie
Hi

We have 3 kids - 17, 16 & 12. All have settled brlliantly and have better social lives than we do!!!! They are settled in Schools and doing well.

We organsied the school before we came over - and the MQ was also organised. When you make the contact and get the ball rolling, ask for contact details of the OAC and any other people that you can get info from - the ADF do help with information, but it's up to you to contact people. We did this and things were very smooth.

We even brought our Dog across and she's settled well too!

All in all, if you do your homework and plan as much as you can before you get here, it runs as well as it can!

We are in Canberra and it's starting to get warmer as we're into spring - I wish we'd done it years ago! The only negative is having your wallett constantly open for the first few weeks and missing family - re-inventing yourself is an experience that I wouldn't really want to repeat, but glad to have had the challenge!

Angie
Is your 17 year old doing A levels ??? or is there an equivalent that they do in Australia. I really don't want to drastically interupt the education if I can help it. I was under the impression that A levels were 1 year extra, but it appears it is 2 years in 6th form ??? so was wondering about continuing the study when we get there. Do you know of any usefull sites that I can browse to read up on the schooling system and uni etc. I will be hoping for Sydney or Perth...... I know it is lots of questions, but as you have said, I need to do as much homework as possible before committing to the plunge of a move.
Thanks in advance
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Old Oct 9th 2008, 8:26 am
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sent you an e-mail.

if they've done their A levels they should be able to go straight to uni. The Aussie equivalent is the HSC which they do in years 11 and 12. They don't have an equivalent to GCSE's and the info i've read would appear to make GCSEs next to useless.

Overall the Aussies would appear to do 1 year less in school prior to going to Uni.
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Old Oct 13th 2008, 10:57 am
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Has anyone heard any news on the Labour Agreement front. It still says that they are waiting on their website, but I have been looking through the "poms in oz" website and they are saying that the agreement has been "signed off" by the various agencies ? Anyone with with news is more than welcome. I am only starting down the path to move and am worried that they may not want us brits over there now !!!!!!!
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Originally Posted by general67
Has anyone heard any news on the Labour Agreement front. It still says that they are waiting on their website, but I have been looking through the "poms in oz" website and they are saying that the agreement has been "signed off" by the various agencies ? Anyone with with news is more than welcome. I am only starting down the path to move and am worried that they may not want us brits over there now !!!!!!!
'tis true....we RAAF folks have recently been advised by the lateral recruitment cell that the LA has indeed been signed off and that applications are now being progressed once more. Panic over!

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Old Oct 13th 2008, 2:11 pm
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I'll check my emails tonight when I get home - they did say we should hear before 1st November...
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Old Oct 13th 2008, 2:48 pm
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Hi Just looking through this site trying to find out lots about moving from RN to RAN. Hubbie in RN and wanting to go over just starting with process would like to pick your brains about kids we have 2 young teenages and that really is what we need to find out about. Schools, life, being accepted etc. Did see that you have got teenages and thought you could put some like on things for us. Many thanks Salal
hi salal, fire away with any questions, we have been here a year now and all is now good, but it has been a bit rocky!!
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Old Oct 17th 2008, 8:04 am
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Good news or bad news ???????? just got this from the RAN ........


Due to the increase in applications and enquires being received by this
office we are experiencing delays in processing these applications and
enquires. Your application / enquiry is important to us and you will be
contacted shortly.

I thank you for your cooperation.



I am hoping that there isn't too much of a delay, I have only e-mailed them 1 week ago, so wasn't really expecting anything back yet anyway. Anyone else had a holding reply like this ????
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Old Oct 17th 2008, 10:15 am
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Nope - not had anything yet. I think there may be some news around the end of the month...
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Old Oct 17th 2008, 11:01 am
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I have to add a word of caution to those starting off down the 'lateral' road.

We were due to fly out in early September. We have been in limbo ever since. Ours is a sorry story but not the worst.

Friends of ours had been due to fly out a week after us. At the end of August they received the same information we had had – ‘still waiting for the Deputy Prime Minister’s office to sign off the new LA’ etc.

A week ago we received the phone call with good new. The LA had been agreed. Our friends were not so lucky. The job he had applied for, for which he had conditions of service for issued and agreed; a job he had resigned from the RN 12 months ago for….had NOT been included in the negotiations for the new Labour Agreement.

He is out of the mob, has kept one of his children from starting at college (anticipating a January start down under), his licence for his MQ has already expired and he is considerably out of pocket.

So please, before you apply….make sure your particular skill/specialisation is included in the new Labour Agreement. And good luck to you all.
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Old Nov 21st 2008, 8:59 am
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How long to wait before I re-contact them ?????

Sent off the initial enquiry on 11 Oct and got an e-mail back on 16 Oct saying they were busy but would contact me. I guess I am being impatient..... but approx how long did everyone wait until they got the relevant papers to start the process off. Just want to get the wheels in motion before the BIG Christmas break.
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