Originally Posted by TVProducer (Post 11669489)

Would love to hear from people who have been/thinking about going to Kalgoorlie.

Originally Posted by mikelincs (Post 11669501)

See his advert in the media requests forum.

Originally Posted by TVProducer (Post 11669510)

Oh pipe down Gree-Tree. Wow, must be such a huge inconvenience for you having to read. Also it's a TV show yes. You don't need to add inverted commas.

Originally Posted by TVProducer (Post 11669528)

Great. The moderator has now deleted my messages (for what by the way?-Get a life and or a real job dude). Cheers for dobbing me in you massive square.

Originally Posted by green_tree (Post 11669458)

Appreciate the honesty, but could you elaborate?

Originally Posted by green_tree (Post 11669401)

Please let me know if I'm just being naive :P

Originally Posted by Dorothy (Post 11669956)

Sure. Australia isn't some sort of tropical paradise. It's still hard work, long hours and crap pay/conditions.

Originally Posted by JoeBloggs80 (Post 11670058)

I live a few minutes walk from the beach and go every weekend, even its just to sit with a coffee, and most evenings in the summer too. For 6 months of the year I'll swim most days. I love it, it still feels like being on holidays most weekends to me.

Originally Posted by green_tree (Post 11613522)

Hi All,

First of all, this is my very first post on any kind of emigration forum, so apologies if I come across a little young and naive, I'm simply testing the water!

I'm a student from the UK at a mid-range Uni (about 20-30 in rankings) studying Information Technology. I've completed my first and second year, and I'm now on a year-long placement. I currently work at one of the top 5 worlds largest companies in a software development role, but with some other exposure mixed in (business analysis, project management, server architecture). After the placement is over, Ill return for my final year of university.

My job prospects here in the UK look pretty good, there's potential for me to return here after I graduate, and I'm sure the years experience will go a long way if not. (Dont get me wrong, I know how tough it is out there for grads)

Anyway, I'm considering the option of emmigration pretty heavily. It's nothing to do with increased job prospects or hope of a better career, I just genuinely believe I'll be happy living in a different environment for a change. I'm currently considering two options, Australia & Canada. I appreciate they're completely different, but I've travelled a lot and they're the two countries that stick out to me as favourable.

What I want to know is, what is a feasbile route of moving to Australia? I don't really want to take a 'working holiday' to work in a bar/cafe etc as I'd like to try and continue my proffesional career seamlessly. I have a lot of ability in computer science that I dont really want to distance myself from.

Is it realistic to move to Australia in the near future & obtain a job in my profession, or should I be thinking about staying around in the UK for some time to get more experience, and if so, how long?

I'd just really like to get a feel for my options and ensure I'm well prepared for the future.

Cheers for reading

Originally Posted by verystormy (Post 11670013)

The amount of people that spend their weekends living like on holiday is tiny. We clean the house, do the shopping and all the other mundane things that have to be done. Oz is also not great for exploring on a weekend. Everything is a long way from everywhere else. You would pretty much spend the weekend driving.

Yes, we can go to the beach in summer - for most of Oz that isn't, contrary to what many think, a year round thing. Here in WA this weekend it will be cold and raining. But, even in summer, it soon wears thin. I live only minutes walk from the beach and other than taking the dog for a walk, I bet I didn't go more than a few times last year and some years not at all.