rita

hi,
Im from Oldham-Gtr manchester. Must say i miss manchester whilst Im out there (home for holiday now-got spouse visa last month! Can work at last!!) dont' laugh! I miss the nightlife and its more exciting city than brisbane and never stop missing family and friends but you learn to live with it!!! Must say ive been there on and off for 2 years now and they're finally starting to come round to our (better!) sense of humour-the office etc thank god!! Can only take so much american sitcoms! My boyfriends actually is starting to get peter kay-took a while. Tried him on League of gentlemen that's a bit trickier.

Im going back may 1st too-anyone got any room in their container for a box or two and headin to Brisbane soon please PM me!!!

Last comment- i think and my boyfriend (aussie) noticed whilst he was over here the kids (with a few exceptions) seem a lot better behaved/more considerate over there. Don't ask me why-maybe they get outside more. But I have never seen kids drunk on back of buses or fighting in the streets or vandalising bus stops etc etc which I see regulary here. Maybe its just that I haven't seen it but you just don't hear about it as much. I reckon teaching might be easier out there?

Good luck and be prepared to have your ascent laughed at regulary( does anyone else say 'vegitubels' or is that just me?!)

Sue from Manchester

Plenty of us from Sale coming out. I'm flying to Brisbane 30th June with family to follow (hubby Jon, Dave (18) and Jake (12). Met another couple from Sale (Steve and Tracy, also coming out).

Hazel T

Hi lesley, john and joe

we live just down the road from you in Walkden, we have visa just waiting for house sale to go through hoping to go end of April, all being well, we are going about 25 mins from the gold coast a place called springwood, where abouts are you heading to at the gold coast.. As for the phoenix club we have drove past there many a time to show the kids where it was filmed !!
would be nice to keep in touch and see how you get on when you get there?

Hazel, Gary, Brad & Cody

g-man

hi we are also in the early stages, TRA stage, we are not to far away from manchester we live in cumbria and Toowoomba is on our short list ( it is fav at the moment)


G-MAN

mel n jay

I have just sent my application back to the agent 139 skilled designated area sponsored, if all goes well will be leavining sunny Rochdale soon with husband 34, two boys 13 & 12 for new life/adventure in Queensland.

Sleeping Beauty

hiya mel n jay

we are also from rochdale, and just submitted our tra application, where abouts in rochdale are you? good luck to all from the north who are trying to get into aus......

michelle

wombat42

Why would you want to leave the blue skies, sun, surf and golden sands of Manchester and move to Queensland.

Manc

Michigan USA.
good luck you guys on your move.

mel n jay

Hi Michelle

We live in Newhey, I got my skill assessment back in just one month which shocked me, I have been hanging on to the main application for over a month and have only just got the courage up to post it think I was worried that it would all happen too quick!. Where abouts are you planning on moving too?

The Hun

Kind of. We've had a offer of asking price, trouble is the girl who wants it has a flat in Whalley Range and can't seem to sell it.

You go in the Moss?

Sleeping Beauty

hi mel n jay

wow, a month!!!! that was quick!! what trade, was it done via the TRA? that is really quick, we were quoted 3 months. we are hoping to go to new south wales, my brother lives there, in a place called anna bay, it's meant to be really nice, with beaches etc (3 hour drive north of sydney). where abouts are you guys going? have you got kiddies, we've got 2, 7 and 3.

michelle

Jessica Rabbit

[QUOTE=JJL family] Hi Lesley, We are moving to Toowoomba. Would be great to here from you once you are settled.

Good luck
Julie

mel n jay

Hi Michelle

I am a social worker/nurse in the UK but OZ do not recognise my qualification as a social worker which is the area I work in at the moment as I have a three year diploma not a degree, will have to do a conversion course in OZ if I wish to continue my line of work, it's frustrating but I think would be a bonus as not sure of their law's etc so will take a year out and study, will be a nice break!.

I had my skills assessed through the AIWCW as a welfare worker still gives me 60 points if I needed them. What is your area of work being assessed under tra?.

Which visa are you going for?,I have gone with the advice of the agent and gone for the 139 skilled designated area sponsored route, my mum's brother is my sponsor.

My husband and children have not been to Australia, I have and loved it but it was a holiday will be very different to live there, have you visited?

We are planning on settling in Queensland hopefully will be near my uncle who lives on Bribie Island, but I have family in Brisbane, Cairns and a couple of cousins who now live in Sydney so dont really mind it's all part of the adventure.

We have two boy's who are 13 & 12 who are not sure it's a good idea to move from Newhey never mind the UK!. How do your little one's feels about it, I wish we had thought of going while ours were little as they dont have a busy social life when they are very young.

I have not discussed my move with my family either as my sister cried at the thought of me thinking about going! she say's she doe's not blame me for wanting to go just does not want me to. Husband's family all ok about it but we only see them at Christmas, wedding's, funeral's and birthday's etc as they all live so far away.

Mel

C.Owen

Well it couldn't be much closer ......

I grew up on Brompton Rd, in between Norwich Rd and Glastonbury Rd ..

What's your surname ?

If you want drop me a mial with details on if you don't want to stick it on here .... [email protected]

Jessica Rabbit

te he. I have no idea, Manchester is so hot and beautiful. I might stay here instead of moving to Queensland, what do you think?? ...... I dont think so.