Does anyone have any useful tips or bits of advice for those of us moving to Aus?
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I agree with the over 80. If it's 80 or less then there's no requirement to keep left.
The road to Philip Island has parts that are 4 lanes (2 in each direction) but is a single carriageway. The keep left rule applies there even though it's not a dual carriageway.
PS: When I said rural roads earlier I meant rural dual carriageways. I made the assumption that it was obvious that you need 2 lanes on one side in order to keep left. I can see that was a bad assumption.
The road to Philip Island has parts that are 4 lanes (2 in each direction) but is a single carriageway. The keep left rule applies there even though it's not a dual carriageway.
PS: When I said rural roads earlier I meant rural dual carriageways. I made the assumption that it was obvious that you need 2 lanes on one side in order to keep left. I can see that was a bad assumption.
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If you are going to rent a house don't rent of an Italian or Greek landlord.
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ignore a lot of the above advice ![Big Grin](https://britishexpats.com/forum/images/smilies/biggrin.gif)
If youve got a few bob, forget the shipping and buy new stuff, shipping costs an arm and a leg and you have to wait for it all.
Come here with an open mind, be freindly to all and give everyone a smile, have a positive attitude and you will love it here, decide to moan about stuff and bitch and you'll end up hating it..
Its a great lifestyle here..
and finally, Queensland is best
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If youve got a few bob, forget the shipping and buy new stuff, shipping costs an arm and a leg and you have to wait for it all.
Come here with an open mind, be freindly to all and give everyone a smile, have a positive attitude and you will love it here, decide to moan about stuff and bitch and you'll end up hating it..
Its a great lifestyle here..
and finally, Queensland is best
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In the UK, those stupid disappearing lanes are always over on the right hand side for the speeding hoons who want to over take everyone at the lights.
Seriously driving in Australia, stick to the middle lane. And don't get annoyed by people undertaking because a) its not illegal here, and b) they are the arseholes, not you.
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Hi all,
We only have a few more months left here... Although we have done quite a bit of research concerning our move I was wondering if anyone had any useful tips or advice for those of us making the move over the pond later this year?
I'm sitting here and I know that I can't possibly know everything but if you have learnt anything along the way with the whole process or if you have been given invaluable advice please, please share![Big Grin](https://britishexpats.com/forum/images/smilies/biggrin.gif)
Thanks,
ES
We only have a few more months left here... Although we have done quite a bit of research concerning our move I was wondering if anyone had any useful tips or advice for those of us making the move over the pond later this year?
I'm sitting here and I know that I can't possibly know everything but if you have learnt anything along the way with the whole process or if you have been given invaluable advice please, please share
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Now that is not what I was expecting. Thing is we have more acquaintances here than we do friends so not a great loss and our house well we are hoping to sell it. As for the job my husband has been working almost 50 hours a week for almost 4 years 2 make ends meet. It's not an ideal situation and we have no family time at all
, the little ones aren't going to be little forever and he's missing out on a lot of it. I know that it isn't go to be a bed of roses but coming from Africa we may fit just a little better that side of the world. Another bonus is that Aus has sunshine almost on a daily basis. If you have had a bad experience with your move then why tell someone else not to do it?![Sad](https://britishexpats.com/forum/images/smilies/sad.gif)
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Problem is in Australia, left lanes suddenly disappear and you are given about 70 metres warning to merge in to the right lane.
In the UK, those stupid disappearing lanes are always over on the right hand side for the speeding hoons who want to over take everyone at the lights.
Seriously driving in Australia, stick to the middle lane. And don't get annoyed by people undertaking because a) its not illegal here, and b) they are the arseholes, not you.
JTL
In the UK, those stupid disappearing lanes are always over on the right hand side for the speeding hoons who want to over take everyone at the lights.
Seriously driving in Australia, stick to the middle lane. And don't get annoyed by people undertaking because a) its not illegal here, and b) they are the arseholes, not you.
JTL
Also the person sitting in the right hand lane is always the biggest arsehole (in either country).
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Depends what you want them for and how much you will use them.
GMC have now gone bust, Talon is ok if you have an average sized garden, I have a whipper snipper (strimmer to those still in the UK) and it hasn't missed a beat.
If you want serious tools and can afford them then I agree with Stihl or Husky, but it can be a bit of a waste if they sit in the shed and only get used once a year.
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ignore a lot of the above advice ![Big Grin](https://britishexpats.com/forum/images/smilies/biggrin.gif)
If youve got a few bob, forget the shipping and buy new stuff, shipping costs an arm and a leg and you have to wait for it all.
Come here with an open mind, be freindly to all and give everyone a smile, have a positive attitude and you will love it here, decide to moan about stuff and bitch and you'll end up hating it..
Its a great lifestyle here..
and finally, Queensland is best![ROFL](https://britishexpats.com/forum/images/smilies/rofl.gif)
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Obviously it depends on how much you're moving but if you've already got the container then it doesn't cost much to chuck everything in. You're not going to get very far furnishing your house for what you save in removal costs.
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