Gold Coast 'vs' Sunshine Coast 'vs' Brisbane Suburbs
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If you have state sponsorship for your business visa, I thought that you were restricted as to where to settle. We were going to apply for this but there were certain postcodes that we were not allowed to go to as they were wanting more regional business migrants.
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Originally Posted by ABCDiamond
Let me know when you get here, my printer's churning out the pages with black soot like effect on them ![Big Grin](https://britishexpats.com/forum/images/smilies/biggrin.gif)
I could say Brisbane Bayside is best, but it may not be the best area for getting work![Smile](https://britishexpats.com/forum/images/smilies/smile.gif)
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I could say Brisbane Bayside is best, but it may not be the best area for getting work
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It's that heater thingy (cant remember what its called) that heats the toner and makes it dry to the page!!!!!!!
Either that or it could be yer drum......!!!??
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Originally Posted by ROBnCAZ
I know this one!!!!!
It's that heater thingy (cant remember what its called) that heats the toner and makes it dry to the page!!!!!!!
Either that or it could be yer drum......!!!??
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It's that heater thingy (cant remember what its called) that heats the toner and makes it dry to the page!!!!!!!
Either that or it could be yer drum......!!!??
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That'll be $255 for the drum for my printer, or I can buy a Brand new laser printer for $247 or even less !
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Originally Posted by ABCDiamond
It's the Drum !!! After your comment, I just printed the printer status out, and it says the drum has less than 5% life left
That'll be $255 for the drum for my printer, or I can buy a Brand new laser printer for $247 or even less !
That'll be $255 for the drum for my printer, or I can buy a Brand new laser printer for $247 or even less !
Its a no brainer, 'new' with warranty...these things are disposable
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Originally Posted by wildmark
Its a no brainer, 'new' with warranty...these things are disposable ![Big Grin](https://britishexpats.com/forum/images/smilies/biggrin.gif)
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Used to be a PC/ printer engineer in a previous life........no work about these days due to the disposability of most equipment V's high maintenance/ engineer call out costs!!
Pretty chuffed I still remember enough to 'almost' diagnose your problem ABC...that'll be £200 + call out charge + parts + anti-social hours fee (it IS Saturday after all)
Ta very much
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Originally Posted by ROBnCAZ
Used to be a PC/ printer engineer in a previous life........no work about these days due to the disposability of most equipment V's high maintenance/ engineer call out costs!!
Pretty chuffed I still remember enough to 'almost' diagnose your problem ABC...that'll be £200 + call out charge + parts + anti-social hours fee (it IS Saturday after all)
Ta very much![Big Grin](https://britishexpats.com/forum/images/smilies/biggrin.gif)
Pretty chuffed I still remember enough to 'almost' diagnose your problem ABC...that'll be £200 + call out charge + parts + anti-social hours fee (it IS Saturday after all)
Ta very much
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Originally Posted by mand8002
If you have state sponsorship for your business visa, I thought that you were restricted as to where to settle. We were going to apply for this but there were certain postcodes that we were not allowed to go to as they were wanting more regional business migrants.
Were just restricted to qwueensland, so big enough choice
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No contest, sunshine coast year round average 27 degrees, beautiful one day perfect the next as the locals say
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Originally Posted by jad n rich
No contest, sunshine coast year round average 27 degrees, beautiful one day perfect the next as the locals say ![Smile](https://britishexpats.com/forum/images/smilies/smile.gif)
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We spent weeks driving around the Sunshine Coast, Brisbane, Gold Coast and Tweed shire.
We loved Maroochydore (spelling??) and Tweed more than any of the other places, but it came down to where I could find work, so we've ended up on the Northern end of the Gold Coast, which means I can commute to Brisbane. This is why so many of us end up in places like Redcliffe and Cleveland. So if I could get work nearer Ballina/ Byron or the Tweed, or up the Sunshine coast somewhere, we'd move there, but unfortunately, you have to consider all the practical cr*p too.
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We loved Maroochydore (spelling??) and Tweed more than any of the other places, but it came down to where I could find work, so we've ended up on the Northern end of the Gold Coast, which means I can commute to Brisbane. This is why so many of us end up in places like Redcliffe and Cleveland. So if I could get work nearer Ballina/ Byron or the Tweed, or up the Sunshine coast somewhere, we'd move there, but unfortunately, you have to consider all the practical cr*p too.
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Originally Posted by wildmark
That was my first opinion from the research we have done, but I dont think there will be enough industry for the business, so it might have to be the Gold coast or even Brisbane.
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Hmmm. Medium sized town with character ?
GC and sunshine coast anyday, bayside complete bore, reminds me of a massive retirement village, where the elephants go to die.
There is quite a bit of crime there too, I think the residents of Bayside want a big cement wall, like the one in Israel to be built around it tooo.
Thats my impression, as there is no socail interaction in that place, and its dead, except for friday and saturday night between 7-30 and 11pm
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Originally Posted by wildmark
We want to be in a medium sized town with all thge amenities, but small enough to have a character of its own.
We want medium to high value homes....no council estates
I can say this and get away with it, coz I was brought (dragged) up on one.
I am not expecting zero crime, but pretty low.
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I am not expecting zero crime, but pretty low.
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