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Mar 29th 2008, 8:37 pm

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Re: The Melbourne thread

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Originally Posted by steve_uk

Systems Administration (Microsoft, Citrix, Vmware etc) and Project Management.

Have a chat with Buzzy Bee

he should be able to give you some good advice on local Melbourne market.

Mar 29th 2008, 9:00 pm

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Re: The Melbourne thread

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Originally Posted by Geelong Gent

Have a chat with Buzzy Bee

he should be able to give you some good advice on local Melbourne market.

Project Management is strong in Melbourne at the moment but I only specialist in IP network PM so can't comment on development PM etc.

There are a lot of very big projects going on here right now which are consuming a lot of resources.

Buzzy

Mar 30th 2008, 7:45 pm

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Re: The Melbourne thread

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This is great news. Its the one thing we'd had been really stressing about. So good to hear something OPTIMISTIC for a change.
Thank you, thank you, thank you.
Irish Gal

More good news for you then :-)

Auctions hammered as slowdown signs grow
http://www.theage.com.au/articles/20...850707213.html

Auctions take a hammering
http://www.news.com.au/business/stor...64-462,00.html

Mar 30th 2008, 7:48 pm

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Re: The Melbourne thread

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Keep it coming

Am going to copy this over to my fellow Augustees (Will give you full credit though

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Mar 30th 2008, 7:55 pm

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Re: The Melbourne thread

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Just want to say .... I LOVE YOU!!!!

This is great news. Its the one thing we'd had been really stressing about. So good to hear something OPTIMISTIC for a change.
Thank you, thank you, thank you.
Irish Gal

I love you even more

I'd been getting pretty depressed recently over the worsening economic picture for us potential migrants. This has given me a bit of hope!

Mar 30th 2008, 10:48 pm

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Re: The Melbourne thread

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Some good news for those of you looking to buy in Melbourne when you get over here. The brakes have finally been applied on the rising house price problem !

http://www.theage.com.au/news/nation...207499082.html

Good news indeed - we are house hunting this week!

Mar 30th 2008, 11:21 pm

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Re: The Melbourne thread

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Originally Posted by Geelong Gent

Have a chat with Buzzy Bee

he should be able to give you some good advice on local Melbourne market.

Thanks

Mar 30th 2008, 11:25 pm

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Re: The Melbourne thread

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What big things are happening in PM Melbourne then mate? Big network IP projects usually mean development ones to follow I guess :-)

Need to find some work in the next few weeks or will be eating into our savings (its more expensive here than it was 3 years ago when we last came).

Mar 31st 2008, 2:31 am

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Re: The Melbourne thread

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The biggest one is the Telstra Next generation project. Then there'll be this Kevin Rudd broadband stuff. The banks have a lot going on, especially ANZ right now. Also the mining companies although Rio Tinto is moving all its staff to Brisbane.

As I said, I know nothing about software development so I'm sorry can't help there.

Buzzy

Apr 2nd 2008, 1:19 pm

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Re: The Melbourne thread

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Apr 4th 2008, 1:40 pm

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Re: The Melbourne thread

From todays Age.

Poorer families left stranded
http://www.theage.com.au/news/nation...249461220.html

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Apr 6th 2008, 5:04 pm

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Re: The Melbourne thread

1 week in Melbourne and all's good here1

Just come in from a night in the high-rollers room at the Casino - was an interesting night with some serious money changing hands for some (not me with my $50 though lol)

Pick up our new car tomorrow as well so will be mobile at last.

Should really get a job sometime soon I guess!

Apr 6th 2008, 7:54 pm

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Re: The Melbourne thread

Can't believe that after all this time we are only 24 hours from getting out of here - Melbourne here we come

We leave from Heathrow tomorrow night at 10pm and land in Melbourne at 9am Wednesday morning - can't wait

Apr 6th 2008, 10:17 pm

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Re: The Melbourne thread

Looks like a few of us have just arrived, we landed on Saturday morning, have just been wandering round the CBD most of the weekend, today we start with the to do list

Apr 6th 2008, 10:38 pm

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Re: The Melbourne thread

Good choice of cities and good luck to you all!!