Originally Posted by cresta57 (Post 8440839)

After 7+ years in Queensland my trip to the Mornington Peninsular last August was the coldest that I can ever remember being in my life. I even had to sip beer at Hevs house as it was to cold to gulp:eek:
I swear there was icicles on the rails down at Fort Nepean:blink:

Originally Posted by iamthecreaturefromuranus (Post 8440679)

Where did he say he was British?

Originally Posted by paulry (Post 8440867)

Here it is :lol:

Originally Posted by MartinLuther (Post 8440878)

It's like that all the time. It's never warm here. ;) :sneaky:

Originally Posted by MartinLuther (Post 8440822)

I was impressed with the peeps who gave up after a week and a half in Mornington. :blink:

Originally Posted by MartinLuther (Post 8440878)

It's like that all the time. It's never warm here. ;) :sneaky:

Originally Posted by cresta57 (Post 8440805)

It's not Customs & Excise it's AQIS & yep they are a bit hit & miss regarding the stupid things they pick on sometimes, fair point.:thumbup:


I've met damn rude ones & very nice ones, you must have had a couple of bad ones.:unsure:


Can't comment, to young to remember trams in the U.K & never been on one in Melbourne.:p

Same problem worldwide with probably one or two notable exceptions.:unsure:



Fair point, it's the same for me. Internet costs are outrageous:thumbdown:



Yep, again no argument from me, very expensive & quick to rip off the consumer. i.e $20.00 per kilo for bananas because a small proportion of the growing region was affected by a cyclone:thumbdown:



A little backhander to smooth the way, everyone needs a little extra cash now & then, they may have a banana fetish:eek:



Well it's certainly not the cheap place it was 8 years ago, it's not that different to similar economies.:unsure:




It's not for everyone, I love it though despite it's problems, they outweigh the ones elsewhere that I've considered.:thumbsup:

Originally Posted by Newbie_and_Leaving (Post 8440536)

Australia - great place to holiday a nightmare to live, I'm off and so is my taxable income.

Originally Posted by bcworld (Post 8440892)

:rofl: ...I forgot about the rabbit bit!

Originally Posted by Newbie_and_Leaving (Post 8440536)

I've been in Melbourne two months, my experiences:

1. Customs & Excise charge the earth for inspection and do not do their job. They are trying to charge me $850 for destroying a plastic bucket that they say contains "traces of chemicals" - it's detergent you morons!!

2. Job agents are the worst I have ever encountered, bad manners is just one of their traits.

3. Tram inspectors behave like The Gestapo and are racist, they bully old people and are afraid of youths who DO evade paying.

4. The train operators cannot even gets their clocks in synch let alone run a service!

5. An internet connection is the most expensive of any of the 6 countries I have lived in.

6. The Govt allow a duopoly for the supermarkets, therefore any item is twice the price it should be.

7. Every public official I have had to deal with wants money to do their job.

And I haven't even started on the cost to live here....


Australia - great place to holiday a nightmare to live, I'm off and so is my taxable income.

Originally Posted by Newbie_and_Leaving (Post 8440536)

I've been in Melbourne two months, my experiences:

1. Customs & Excise charge the earth for inspection and do not do their job. They are trying to charge me $850 for destroying a plastic bucket that they say contains "traces of chemicals" - it's detergent you morons!!

2. Job agents are the worst I have ever encountered, bad manners is just one of their traits.

3. Tram inspectors behave like The Gestapo and are racist, they bully old people and are afraid of youths who DO evade paying.

4. The train operators cannot even gets their clocks in synch let alone run a service!

5. An internet connection is the most expensive of any of the 6 countries I have lived in.

6. The Govt allow a duopoly for the supermarkets, therefore any item is twice the price it should be.

7. Every public official I have had to deal with wants money to do their job.

And I haven't even started on the cost to live here....


Australia - great place to holiday a nightmare to live, I'm off and so is my taxable income.

Originally Posted by JenniGee (Post 8440924)

Shucks..you gotta love that Vic weather...

Took a drive through the Otways last July - through the heaviest rain I have ever experienced anywhere (& that includes monsoon season in SE Asia!)

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