how many brickies are on here.
Aug 14th 2006, 5:51 am
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Re: how many brickies are on here.
Originally Posted by aston man
hi wombat is that abot $300 a day then,i thought the average days pay was about £350
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Aug 14th 2006, 6:46 am
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Re: how many brickies are on here.
Originally Posted by wombat
no its $250 a day wish it was $350 we might not be so skint ! we know alot of english brickies round this way and not met one yet thats happy with the work or pay.
lucy
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Sounds like there is definitely some opportunity to revolutionise this industry then lads. My thoughts are that every one is suffering on an individual basis and what is needed is for you all to get together.
Would be interesting to see how many brickies there actually are in Perth or Victoria or Brisbane or Adelaide. In line with the OP can i suggest people listing their location (or intended location?)
Aug 14th 2006, 4:25 pm
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Re: how many brickies are on here.
Originally Posted by thebears
Sounds like there is definitely some opportunity to revolutionise this industry then lads. My thoughts are that every one is suffering on an individual basis and what is needed is for you all to get together.
Would be interesting to see how many brickies there actually are in Perth or Victoria or Brisbane or Adelaide. In line with the OP can i suggest people listing their location (or intended location?)
Would be interesting to see how many brickies there actually are in Perth or Victoria or Brisbane or Adelaide. In line with the OP can i suggest people listing their location (or intended location?)
Aug 14th 2006, 4:30 pm
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Re: how many brickies are on here.
Originally Posted by aston man
perth for me bears
Aug 14th 2006, 4:39 pm
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Re: how many brickies are on here.
Mornington, Melbourne for us (or where ever the work is in Victoria (any offers mateys 
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Aug 14th 2006, 4:52 pm
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Re: how many brickies are on here.
was definitely perth but could be swayed to Adelaide
Aug 14th 2006, 4:57 pm
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Re: how many brickies are on here.
Originally Posted by butch&shell
was definitely perth but could be swayed to Adelaide
Aug 14th 2006, 5:56 pm
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Re: how many brickies are on here.
Perth for us ( they build brick houses there !)
Aug 14th 2006, 6:00 pm
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Re: how many brickies are on here.
Originally Posted by ohippy
Perth for us ( they build brick houses there !)
Aug 14th 2006, 6:25 pm
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Re: how many brickies are on here.
Originally Posted by BRICKY ADE
Mornington, Melbourne for us (or where ever the work is in Victoria (any offers mateys )
)I thought you were going to Adelaide?
When you planning on going?
Aug 14th 2006, 8:18 pm
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Re: how many brickies are on here.
Originally Posted by SalSa
I thought you were going to Adelaide?
When you planning on going?
When you planning on going?
We've always been going to Melbourne cos we got our visa through STNI 137 on proviso that we went to Victoria. I think you may have got confused as I think I mentioned our case worker was based in Adelaide.
We were hoping to go and validate (this is all down to the fact we can sell the bloody house before hand) in Jan/Feb 2007, but now we are seriously having second thoughts about going at all because of all the bad/negative stories that are emerging. There's no way I'm uprooting my family and going to all that expense (despite the small fortune that it has cost up to now to get THIS far) to end up being worse off. Don't get me wrong we are not expecting a bed of roses if/when we get there but I would like to have at least half a fighting chance to try and make it work, ( I'm not being biased, but Ade is one of the most hard working blokes about and some of the shit stuff he has had to do makes me so proud of him as I'm sure all your OH's do I'm sure, cos we all know what the building game is like) but by what I am seeing and hearing, it doesn't look all that promising and there is no way I'm going to put this decision and pressure on him and there's no way in hell I'm going to jeopardise my family's future.
Sorry for going off on one Sally but this is the only thing that has kept us going for the last umpteen months and its all looking as if its going tits up. I just feel we've been led up the proverbial garden path as so to speak !!!
Sorry once again
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Aug 14th 2006, 8:50 pm
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Re: how many brickies are on here.
Originally Posted by BRICKY ADE
Hi ya Sally
We've always been going to Melbourne cos we got our visa through STNI 137 on proviso that we went to Victoria. I think you may have got confused as I think I mentioned our case worker was based in Adelaide.
We were hoping to go and validate (this is all down to the fact we can sell the bloody house before hand) in Jan/Feb 2007, but now we are seriously having second thoughts about going at all because of all the bad/negative stories that are emerging. There's no way I'm uprooting my family and going to all that expense (despite the small fortune that it has cost up to now to get THIS far) to end up being worse off. Don't get me wrong we are not expecting a bed of roses if/when we get there but I would like to have at least half a fighting chance to try and make it work, ( I'm not being biased, but Ade is one of the most hard working blokes about and some of the shit stuff he has had to do makes me so proud of him as I'm sure all your OH's do I'm sure, cos we all know what the building game is like) but by what I am seeing and hearing, it doesn't look all that promising and there is no way I'm going to put this decision and pressure on him and there's no way in hell I'm going to jeopardise my family's future.
Sorry for going off on one Sally but this is the only thing that has kept us going for the last umpteen months and its all looking as if its going tits up. I just feel we've been led up the proverbial garden path as so to speak !!!
Sorry once again
Amanda xx
We've always been going to Melbourne cos we got our visa through STNI 137 on proviso that we went to Victoria. I think you may have got confused as I think I mentioned our case worker was based in Adelaide.
We were hoping to go and validate (this is all down to the fact we can sell the bloody house before hand) in Jan/Feb 2007, but now we are seriously having second thoughts about going at all because of all the bad/negative stories that are emerging. There's no way I'm uprooting my family and going to all that expense (despite the small fortune that it has cost up to now to get THIS far) to end up being worse off. Don't get me wrong we are not expecting a bed of roses if/when we get there but I would like to have at least half a fighting chance to try and make it work, ( I'm not being biased, but Ade is one of the most hard working blokes about and some of the shit stuff he has had to do makes me so proud of him as I'm sure all your OH's do I'm sure, cos we all know what the building game is like) but by what I am seeing and hearing, it doesn't look all that promising and there is no way I'm going to put this decision and pressure on him and there's no way in hell I'm going to jeopardise my family's future.
Sorry for going off on one Sally but this is the only thing that has kept us going for the last umpteen months and its all looking as if its going tits up. I just feel we've been led up the proverbial garden path as so to speak !!!
Sorry once again
Amanda xx
You just hear so much more from these sorts of people because it's so easy to be negative. Letting off steam to such a captive audience on here, must have it's benefits, and is mainly done so for selfish reasons I would guess.
By comparison, when people are content, they don't always shout from the roof tops. A useful analogy here is voters in elections when they're generally happy. Many don't appear at the polling stations!!
Another thing to consider is this. What percentage of migrants come back? And how many Australians by comparison are migrating to the U.K?
We have our doubts. Mostly for what we might be subjecting our children to. But then again, what are we denying them?
I love what a new life in Australia has got to offer, and am really excited about it. And even if things don't work out over there, come home. Nothing has to be forever.
We sure as hell are not going to sit in our wheel chairs in later life wondering what if?
Aug 14th 2006, 8:56 pm
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Re: how many brickies are on here.
Originally Posted by BRICKY ADE
Hi ya Sally
We've always been going to Melbourne cos we got our visa through STNI 137 on proviso that we went to Victoria. I think you may have got confused as I think I mentioned our case worker was based in Adelaide.
We were hoping to go and validate (this is all down to the fact we can sell the bloody house before hand) in Jan/Feb 2007, but now we are seriously having second thoughts about going at all because of all the bad/negative stories that are emerging. There's no way I'm uprooting my family and going to all that expense (despite the small fortune that it has cost up to now to get THIS far) to end up being worse off. Don't get me wrong we are not expecting a bed of roses if/when we get there but I would like to have at least half a fighting chance to try and make it work, ( I'm not being biased, but Ade is one of the most hard working blokes about and some of the shit stuff he has had to do makes me so proud of him as I'm sure all your OH's do I'm sure, cos we all know what the building game is like) but by what I am seeing and hearing, it doesn't look all that promising and there is no way I'm going to put this decision and pressure on him and there's no way in hell I'm going to jeopardise my family's future.
Sorry for going off on one Sally but this is the only thing that has kept us going for the last umpteen months and its all looking as if its going tits up. I just feel we've been led up the proverbial garden path as so to speak !!!
Sorry once again
Amanda xx
We've always been going to Melbourne cos we got our visa through STNI 137 on proviso that we went to Victoria. I think you may have got confused as I think I mentioned our case worker was based in Adelaide.
We were hoping to go and validate (this is all down to the fact we can sell the bloody house before hand) in Jan/Feb 2007, but now we are seriously having second thoughts about going at all because of all the bad/negative stories that are emerging. There's no way I'm uprooting my family and going to all that expense (despite the small fortune that it has cost up to now to get THIS far) to end up being worse off. Don't get me wrong we are not expecting a bed of roses if/when we get there but I would like to have at least half a fighting chance to try and make it work, ( I'm not being biased, but Ade is one of the most hard working blokes about and some of the shit stuff he has had to do makes me so proud of him as I'm sure all your OH's do I'm sure, cos we all know what the building game is like) but by what I am seeing and hearing, it doesn't look all that promising and there is no way I'm going to put this decision and pressure on him and there's no way in hell I'm going to jeopardise my family's future.
Sorry for going off on one Sally but this is the only thing that has kept us going for the last umpteen months and its all looking as if its going tits up. I just feel we've been led up the proverbial garden path as so to speak !!!
Sorry once again
Amanda xx
Just PM you (sorry put Sally instead of Amanda). Don't be too disheartened there must be a way forward. You seem to have only had some negative views recently. There is also alot of positive views held over here.
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Aug 14th 2006, 9:07 pm
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Re: how many brickies are on here.
Originally Posted by Ashers
This negativity is the minority though mate. Most people who migrate, don't turn out like Mike Stanton, Renth or Pommie Bastard.
....Another thing to consider is this. What percentage of migrants come back? And how many Australians by comparison are migrating to the U.K?
....Another thing to consider is this. What percentage of migrants come back? And how many Australians by comparison are migrating to the U.K?
.He is very pro Australian....He is only 'negative' ( or perhaps realistic) about the ridiculous house prices and levels of crime in Perth.
For your information a lot of people return and lots of Australians migrate to the UK.
G
Aug 14th 2006, 9:34 pm
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Re: how many brickies are on here.
Originally Posted by Grayling
Firstly...how on earth do you make out that Renth is a negative poster ? .
He is very pro Australian....He is only 'negative' ( or perhaps realistic) about the ridiculous house prices and levels of crime in Perth.
For your information a lot of people return and lots of Australians migrate to the UK.
G
.He is very pro Australian....He is only 'negative' ( or perhaps realistic) about the ridiculous house prices and levels of crime in Perth.
For your information a lot of people return and lots of Australians migrate to the UK.
G
we actually love everything about living here except the work situation and we have no plans of ever returning to England to live. We have been here over 2 years now and feel that this is home
