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Hi. I know there have been a few Northampton meets in the past year or so - are any more being planned?

Cheers
Karl

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Hi Karl,

I have organized a few now and they have always been very successful, lots of people and lots of :beer:.
I am now however due to move out of my house next friday so I don't think I am going to get a chance to do anymore :(
Why don't you do one.... there has always been a big response !!!
Good Luck
Jane xx

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We may be interested in a Northants area meet, especially as we can't make the Herts meet, whaddaya say Karl ;)

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It's an idea. Did you go to any of the other Northampton meets? I didn't. Guess Saturdays are best for most people. My eldest daughter works 8 till 3 on a Sat, and we normally have to pick her up. Funnily enough, she really likes Milton Keynes (closest thing to Perth round these parts), and as we live in east northants, MK could be a good alternative venue.

Otherwise - previous N'pton venue (Billing Mill) is pretty easy to get to. Have to see who's interested!!

Karl

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No unfortunately didn't go to any of them as we were still in the process of gathering all our TRA evidence & didn't think we'd fit into the scene! Sounds stupid I know :o

But now we have positive TRA we are starting to feel a part of it all now :)

We love MK & will probably miss it when we go.

Billing Mill? Is that near Billing Aquadrome?

Are you a member of 'Poms In Perth' Karl? If you are willing to organise it I could post a message on there just to put a feeler out & see who's interested?

Let us know either way :)

Chris.

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Hi

We'd be interested in a meet. We live near Kettering so Northampton area would be great. Saturday or a Sunday would be fine. We are going to Brissy as soon as we've sold the house.

Heather

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We have been to 2 northants meets and they were great,thanks again to Jane.

We are going to the hinckley meet on the 27th may and everyone is welcome the more the merrier as they say so C'mon you northampton lot come and join us :D
Jo

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Hi,

We are in Milton Keynes and would be interested in a meet up around MK/Northampton area.

We're in the very early stages of our visa and would be really interested in talking to others about their experiences.

Cheers,
Kay

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We'd be interested in a Northampton meet. We're just starting the TRA process (BF is a chippie) and we're hoping to move to Oz in about 18 months, so would love to meet up with others who are making the move. Billing Mill would be great - we're from near Wellingborough. :)

Em

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Hi again!

OK, how does late June or early July sound (after my daughter's GCSEs!)?

Jayne & Russ (if you're there) - did you normally contact Billing Mill before a meet up, or were the numbers not a problem?

Cheers
Karl

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Another question is - any preferences for Saturday or Sunday?

Sunday is probably best for my family as my eldest usually works on a Saturday.

Karl

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Hi Karl, June or July sounds good for us, wehaven't got anything planned.

We would prefer a Sunday as I wouldn't need to get a day off then, but we will ultimately go with the majority.

Looks like there is a bit of interest which is really encouraging.

Cheers, Chris & Sharon.

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We can't do late June as we are away, but anytime in July would be great. :)

Em

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OK. Early July, and a Sunday. I'll confirm a date later after i've spoken to Ann.

Karl

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HI Karl,
Good luck with the meet..... Looks as though you will have a good few people there :beer:
Billing Mill was a good location, however the play area inside cost £1 every half hour !!!!!!! we contacted them before a meet up and they said it was too busy to save us a corner :mad:
So we changed the venue to Crossroads at Weedon as they have a room at the back which we used... If the weather is good then Biling Mill is a fab Venue. They have a play area outside too...... We had our first meet there and the weather was lovely so it was a great meet.
We move out of our house on Friday and shippers are coming on Thursday :scared:
Good Luck I will be keeping an eye to see how it goes ;)
There are a few photos in the Gallery too
Jane
x

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Thanks for that Jane, and good luck with your move!

So, for anyone who's interested:

Sunday 2nd July, at Billing Mill near Northampton, starting from 2pm.

The weather will, of course, be perfect! :cool:

Cheers
Karl

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Jane - appreciate you must be busy (understatement), but if you've got any attachments showing location of Billing Mill that i could pass on to anyone who doesn't know where it is, it'd be much appreciated!!

Thanks
Karl

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The Causeway, Little Billing, Northampton, Northamptonshire NN3 9EX Tel. 01604 415059

Junc 15 M1 then A43 towards billing Billing Mill is next to Billing Aquadrome... Have fun !!!!!!

Sorry I am not great at directions !!!

Jane
xx

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Thanks. I've been there before - i was hoping someone had a map i could forward on to MK people etc. Still, it's easy to find!

Karl

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unfortuanately we are away that weekend, hopefully we'll make the next one :)

KayC

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I replied to other post but will say again. We'll try and be there myself, hubby and 7 year old son. Already got visa but not planning to go until Oct/Nov. I think I should find my way there - I'm about 5 mins up the road in Earls Barton!!! ;)

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Sounds good for us! 2 Adults + 2 Kids(7 & 11)

I wouldn't worry too much about a map, anyone not familiar with the area should just type Billing Mill post code(NN3 9EX) into here: http://www.streetmap.co.uk/ or use this link direct to the <Billing Mill Map> :D

Cheers, Chris & Sharon :)

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Thanks everyone. OK, that's us, Mandi and The Effys as definate. Little Koala - unlikely, unless you get enough karma for there to be no roadworks or traffic on the way back from Cornwall! Or was that someone else? Sorry if it was, server at work is too slow today for me to check the posts again!

MJELNC - we won't be able to make Hinckley, hopefully you can make Northampton?

KayC - next time hopefully!

Any more?

Cheers
Karl

PS: The Effys. Think you said you're in the very earliest stages of visa application. Doesn't matter - so are we! Hope to send application off in about a month's time, although i've been posting dumb questions in here for over a year...

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No, it was me....highly unlikely we will get there as it's such a long drive, but you never know...

Em

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Hi

It sounds good. Hopefully you can count us in (2 adults, not sure about 2 kids)

Heather

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Good. "not sure about 2 kids".? Well, have you counted them recently? ;o)

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Hi Kay

We're in Miltyon Keynes too.
We start our TRA assessment in 3 weeks. Us includes me, hubby and 21 month old little boy oh and another on it's way.
My hubby is a fitter/maintenance engineer so we have our full points.
What's your circumstances?

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I'm 44 and a highways engineer (Programme Manager for Atkins in Northants). Ann is 40 and a veterinary receptionist. I've had a positive skills assessment for Civil Engineer, which is on the MODL.

Me being so ancient, it's now or never! biggest dilemma is our daughters. Eldest is 16 and just taking GCSEs. Youngest is nearly 14 and two years behind.

Eldest wants to be a vet, so chances are that we'd go on a visa validation trip (if successful!) next year, and wait until A Levels/GCSEs are out the way in two years time before moving out to Perth permanently.

I wish we'd gone on holiday there about ten years ago instead of two. Your kids will be at a good age - no messing about with their education, and they'll grow up as Australians!

Cheers
Karl

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Hello everyone. Long time no speak. Really sorry but have been busy with TRA application and preparing for baby (due in 5 weeks!!!)

Today we got our positive assessment for TRA. YEA!!!!!!! Very excited now. Anyway, we would love to come to the meet but baby is due 3rd July so it depends whether it has decided to make an appearance or not. Will keep you posted.

hope you are all keeping well and hope to catch up soon x x

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Great if you could come - I'm sure we can rustle up some towels/hot water just in case ;o)

Karl

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ok then as long as you dont put any photos on this website!!! :D

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You're safe with us. I don't have a digital camera, and the scanner's not working anyway. Can't vouch for the others though...

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Hi, been away for a while, have come back & noticed that there hasn't been much action on this thread in the past couple of weeks, so what about if I mention the meet up on some other forums to get a bit more interest, after all - the more the merrier! :) What do you think? :D

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:beer: I'd say good idea :beer: :beer:

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Hi. That's fine by me. I was going to revive this post later on in the week, but you got there first!

Cheers
Karl

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Hi karl,
Myself,Tracey and the girls are still looking to come to the meet :D

Don't want to miss out on seeing some new faces,making new friends

oh and having a few bevvies :beer: :beer:

Hopefully the sun will be out as it's a great place to have a meet outdoors.

Oh and we need to meet some new people as many we have met have now gone to oz :o

Will bring loads of info with us

Cheers

Phil :D

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Cheers Phil.

Out of interest - anybody else coming to Northampton meet who intend to settle in Perth?

Karl

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Hi Karl,

Yes, we plan to settle in Perth, don't know where yet as we have done little research on suburbs :( With the line of work I'm in there are only a few areas that I could work from. I was thinking of picking a work area, then try to work out 1/2 hours commute from that area & any suburbs in that circle would be research material. I think my better half(missus!) would find work anywhere, being a hairdresser.

What about you Karl, where are you thinking of settling?

Also regarding meet, I have put a couple of threads on other sites so hopefully we will get some more good people joining up with us http://www.discodelic.netfirms.com/other-family.gif "The more the merrier" as they say.


What do you think about name badges with your name and a little aussie flag on or something? I've heard about this & it really seems to break the ice & get everyone chatting! Wouldn't it be great if the weather was like the last few days! http://www.discodelic.netfirms.com/other-sun.gif

Cheers,

Chris http://www.discodelic.netfirms.com/other-tiphat.gif

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Probably south of the Swan River. Eldest wants to be a vet, so we'd like to be within 10km of Murdoch Uni, which i think is about 10km south of the river. We'll probably be looking at suburbs with a median price (currently) of $300k ish, so that'll probably put us a further 10km south of Murdoch and out towards Rockingham etc. Chances are I'd have a one hour commute. No doubt we'll end up somewhere completely different!

As far as identification is concerned - well, i've got a "No Worries" T shirt, and i'm sure we've got a stuffed koala we could bring along! As soon as the first few people have arrived, i'm sure the group will look pretty obvious :o)

Cheers
Karl
PS: I notice you're almost as temporally challenged as me (I'm 44). Hopefully, this is not all complete madness ;o)

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Yes :D past my peak now & on the slippery downslope!! :eek: Who was it that said life begins at 40!! I'm still waiting!!! :D