Anybody Living in Townsville?
Dec 8th 2006, 5:34 pm
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Anybody Living in Townsville?
Hi All.
Newbie here.My wife is considering an offer to work at the Mater Hospital on ENS or 457 visa.Can anybody give me any info on:
Cost of living i.e gas,electric, rates,house and life insurance,running a car,food shopping etc etc.
Do you have good public transport links(so we can get by with one car).
Your lifestyle and what you do in your leisure time etc.
We are seriously considering going for it.However i am unskilled and a bit worried whether i would get a job to enable us to live(how much would we need?).We are a family of three and any info would be most helpful.
Many Thanks
Gasbob
Newbie here.My wife is considering an offer to work at the Mater Hospital on ENS or 457 visa.Can anybody give me any info on:
Cost of living i.e gas,electric, rates,house and life insurance,running a car,food shopping etc etc.
Do you have good public transport links(so we can get by with one car).
Your lifestyle and what you do in your leisure time etc.
We are seriously considering going for it.However i am unskilled and a bit worried whether i would get a job to enable us to live(how much would we need?).We are a family of three and any info would be most helpful.
Many Thanks
Gasbob
Dec 8th 2006, 6:49 pm
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Joined: Oct 2005
Posts: 9,066
Re: Anybody Living in Townsville?
Give Jimtrish a pm you can find her on this thread about Townsville, she works at one of the Townsville hospitals...
http://britishexpats.com/forum/showthread.php?t=356995
also Townsville threads
http://britishexpats.com/forum/showthread.php?t=391188
and
http://britishexpats.com/forum/showthread.php?t=381710
hope that helps...
http://britishexpats.com/forum/showthread.php?t=356995
also Townsville threads
http://britishexpats.com/forum/showthread.php?t=391188
and
http://britishexpats.com/forum/showthread.php?t=381710
hope that helps...
Originally Posted by Gasbob
Hi All.
Newbie here.My wife is considering an offer to work at the Mater Hospital on ENS or 457 visa.Can anybody give me any info on:
Cost of living i.e gas,electric, rates,house and life insurance,running a car,food shopping etc etc.
Do you have good public transport links(so we can get by with one car).
Your lifestyle and what you do in your leisure time etc.
We are seriously considering going for it.However i am unskilled and a bit worried whether i would get a job to enable us to live(how much would we need?).We are a family of three and any info would be most helpful.
Many Thanks
Gasbob
Newbie here.My wife is considering an offer to work at the Mater Hospital on ENS or 457 visa.Can anybody give me any info on:
Cost of living i.e gas,electric, rates,house and life insurance,running a car,food shopping etc etc.
Do you have good public transport links(so we can get by with one car).
Your lifestyle and what you do in your leisure time etc.
We are seriously considering going for it.However i am unskilled and a bit worried whether i would get a job to enable us to live(how much would we need?).We are a family of three and any info would be most helpful.
Many Thanks
Gasbob
Dec 14th 2006, 2:44 pm
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Joined: Jan 2004
Location: Townsville QLD
Posts: 284
Re: Anybody Living in Townsville?
I know Trish well and rob and i ahve been here for 2.5 years now. Just a question though... why does your wife want to work at the Mater? What does she do? I can honestly say that it is one of the worst places i have ever worked in terms of staff bullying, lack of support and general bitchiness. I know this sounds awful but i really wouldn't want anyone going through it especially if on a sponsored visa. Trish and i work at the Townsville hospital and there are lots and lots of jobs going in many areas here.
Feel free to email either trish or myself,
Lucy
Feel free to email either trish or myself,
Lucy
Dec 14th 2006, 3:58 pm
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Joined: Sep 2005
Location: Penicuik Scotland
Posts: 94
Re: Anybody Living in Townsville?
Originally Posted by Gasbob
Hi All.
Newbie here.My wife is considering an offer to work at the Mater Hospital on ENS or 457 visa.Can anybody give me any info on:
Cost of living i.e gas,electric, rates,house and life insurance,running a car,food shopping etc etc.
Do you have good public transport links(so we can get by with one car).
Your lifestyle and what you do in your leisure time etc.
We are seriously considering going for it.However i am unskilled and a bit worried whether i would get a job to enable us to live(how much would we need?).We are a family of three and any info would be most helpful.
Many Thanks
Gasbob
Newbie here.My wife is considering an offer to work at the Mater Hospital on ENS or 457 visa.Can anybody give me any info on:
Cost of living i.e gas,electric, rates,house and life insurance,running a car,food shopping etc etc.
Do you have good public transport links(so we can get by with one car).
Your lifestyle and what you do in your leisure time etc.
We are seriously considering going for it.However i am unskilled and a bit worried whether i would get a job to enable us to live(how much would we need?).We are a family of three and any info would be most helpful.
Many Thanks
Gasbob
Gaz
Dec 14th 2006, 5:37 pm
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Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 945
Re: Anybody Living in Townsville?
Originally Posted by Gasbob
Hi All.
Newbie here.My wife is considering an offer to work at the Mater Hospital on ENS or 457 visa.Can anybody give me any info on:
Cost of living i.e gas,electric, rates,house and life insurance,running a car,food shopping etc etc.
Do you have good public transport links(so we can get by with one car).
Your lifestyle and what you do in your leisure time etc.
We are seriously considering going for it.However i am unskilled and a bit worried whether i would get a job to enable us to live(how much would we need?).We are a family of three and any info would be most helpful.
Many Thanks
Gasbob
Newbie here.My wife is considering an offer to work at the Mater Hospital on ENS or 457 visa.Can anybody give me any info on:
Cost of living i.e gas,electric, rates,house and life insurance,running a car,food shopping etc etc.
Do you have good public transport links(so we can get by with one car).
Your lifestyle and what you do in your leisure time etc.
We are seriously considering going for it.However i am unskilled and a bit worried whether i would get a job to enable us to live(how much would we need?).We are a family of three and any info would be most helpful.
Many Thanks
Gasbob
Dec 14th 2006, 6:32 pm
#6
I've got time . . . . .
Joined: Apr 2006
Location: SE Queensland
Posts: 574
Re: Anybody Living in Townsville?
Originally Posted by rob&lucy
I know Trish well and rob and i ahve been here for 2.5 years now. Just a question though... why does your wife want to work at the Mater? What does she do? I can honestly say that it is one of the worst places i have ever worked in terms of staff bullying, lack of support and general bitchiness. I know this sounds awful but i really wouldn't want anyone going through it especially if on a sponsored visa. Trish and i work at the Townsville hospital and there are lots and lots of jobs going in many areas here.
Feel free to email either trish or myself,
Lucy
Feel free to email either trish or myself,
Lucy
Dec 14th 2006, 7:46 pm
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cheeky tart
Joined: May 2005
Location: Melbourne
Posts: 2,239
Re: Anybody Living in Townsville?
Originally Posted by RooksieJ
Look for The A Team - they are in townsville and lovin it as far as i can tell!!
Anyhow RooksieJ are you going to PM me some news?
Jan 4th 2007, 8:23 am
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Joined: Sep 2004
Location: Townsville,north queensland! and loving it!!
Posts: 1,660
Re: Anybody Living in Townsville?
Trish
Jan 4th 2007, 8:27 am
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Joined: Sep 2004
Location: Townsville,north queensland! and loving it!!
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Re: Anybody Living in Townsville?
I know Trish well and rob and i ahve been here for 2.5 years now. Just a question though... why does your wife want to work at the Mater? What does she do? I can honestly say that it is one of the worst places i have ever worked in terms of staff bullying, lack of support and general bitchiness. I know this sounds awful but i really wouldn't want anyone going through it especially if on a sponsored visa. Trish and i work at the Townsville hospital and there are lots and lots of jobs going in many areas here.
Feel free to email either trish or myself,
Lucy
Feel free to email either trish or myself,
Lucy
I would definitely second all that lucy says, having been on retrievals there and experienced the not so lovely staff, I would stay clear. Townsville hospital has its problems like any other big hospital, but I wouldnt go to the Mater at all, definitely look into the Townsville hospital, who still offer you visas etc, I came over on a RSMS visa, which gives you permanent residency and you only commit to them for 2yrs, im one year down now and love it.
not sure anyone else does when lucy and I work nights!!
Trish
