DREAMITLIVEIT2016

Thank you. Yeah I understand there are negatives and it isn't a rose garden and all of that jazz but I am not a young and naive person. I have lots of life and work experience behind me in 2 separate careers. I have ran my own business in the past and I am a resourceful bugger! I have did a fair bit of research and I am aware the jobs situation for nurses isn't as fruitful as it once was but saying all this I still see potential for a better life? Maybe it doesn't work out for everyone but sometimes you have to give it a shot?

Buzzy--Bee

Definitely, but a lot of people 30 and under would flatshare or often still be living with parents.

Or live Miiiiiiiiiles from their work!

It's all doable - as I said, many survive on less. And there are so many fantastic things to do in Melbourne that don't cost anything at all.

BB

moneypenny20

Absolutely. One thing I would add, you (new person asking questions) have to see that we (been there, done that, trying to do our bit by giving back to newbies) get asked these or similar questions continually - nature of the beast, no one's complaining - and none of us know you so we don't know that you have loads of experience or that you're intelligent or that you've done research etc etc etc.

Some people come along and honestly they haven't even worked out what their name is let alone what visa they should apply for etc etc. It takes a bit of back and forth between you and us before we know exactly what you are looking for and how to help and sometimes that means that some questions are obvious/annoying/unhelpful.

Just keep asking, answering, joking and getting involved and you'll likely get all the info you need to make a successful move.

teza

totally agree, was going to give karma but apparently I need to spread it around again

DREAMITLIVEIT2016

Yeah I get all that but there was a bit of unfriendly responses that were not called for by some. Thank you to everyone who has been nice!

I have done my visa points calculator and I know what I need to do to gain it. It's more the job and living side of things i wanted help with. I will continue my wee search x

teejaydee

Please don't take this the wrong way, but given that you seem happy with life in Scotland, why would you choose to give it up and move to Australia? You have said you do not expect to have in Melbourne what you currently have in Scotland, so what is your motivation for moving?

DREAMITLIVEIT2016

No I kinda expected someone would say this and ask me this. I just love Aus and the whole out doors life. I love that there are such amazing places to visit on your door step and I love the sunshine and the people. I hate our weather and I love travelling too. There are so many opportunities for a better life in Aus where the out doors are concerned and the sunshine ..I feel so sad when I visit Aus and have to go home. I feel like I am leaving my home.

Why does anyone move to Aus?I guess everyone has diffrent reasons and no one can say they are wrong... in seek of the sunshine and the beautiful breath taking scenery. I can honestly say my last trip to Aus was just out of this world. Why live in dull rainy scotland when I can live in Aus!

Buzzy--Bee

And Melbourne has such an incredible outdoors lifestyle - winter and summer. At the moment my family is gearing up for a ski trip which we can drive to from home in about 3 hours. So long as you make the most of it, the outdoors lifestyle here is so enjoyable.

BB

Alfresco

Good luck with your move and I hope it pans out for you.

BadgeIsBack

To the OP: don't take it too hard. People have been grumpy on these forums since Jesus was a boy.

It was people with usernames with 'living' and 'dream' in them that used to annoy people who didn't like living in Australia that used to be a cause of many fights.

Aus or 'Oz' as people used to call it is very expensive : it's the high house prices and lower Fx rates that stopped the boom some of us enjoyed 10 years ago. A lot less people come to these forums and so instead the bickering now tends to be between socialists and rather more conservative minded posters. So a fresh new nurse wanting to come to Melbourne for the shear sake of it is very retro 2004.

If you really want to come and live here expect to rent. Or live in a new estate on the edge and drop half a million.

Here is my advice:

When gauging costs do not look at fx rates or pick numbers out of midair.

All you need to do is gauge purchasing power. Take a basket of goods and imagine it's a big one so it includes rent and financing a car on a monthly basis. say. Add up the cost of that basket in the UK then in Australia. Work out how many baskets you get out of a years salary. If it's comparable your plan is feasible. You will either decide a move is out of the question, or you'll find some aspects of Aus very expensive, like a mortgage. You may well find it is swings and roundabouts. For example, I find utils, rates and many hourly costs and labour rates cheaper in Melbourne. Groceries are expensive but there has been a bit of a Tesco and Sainsbury effect over here for a fair few years now : no one mentions it now, of course, (we've moved on) but 10 years ago supermarkets was one of the favourite topics. You will also have to factor in aspects of the way Melbourne is more like London than say a UK provincial city. Not everything will corelate.

Other facts need to be considered: a move somewhere might leave you with little flexibility later on or your salary or income could change.

jad n rich

Just remember though, You wont be on holiday.

Living in Melbourne, or indeed any city, is unlikely to be sunshine and breathtaking scenery daily. My last month in Melbourne has been mostly grey, drizzle, damp and cold. Trains and traffic unless you break down outside Flinders Street station, are unlikely to be scenic either.

Its day to day, rinse and repeat, once you move here.

Australia has its scenery, but doesn't Europe which is cheaply on your current doorstep. The trip to Europe here is usually called 'trip of a lifetime ' , due to cost and distance.

One of the main things to consider in reality is housing. Melbourne is certainly up there in the madness stakes, with so many bidders on anything decent pushing it hundreds over the guide price.

If your not mega rich then you would commute, with all the usual joys....

Plenty of overseas nursing staff do make it here. But its a very competitive city for jobs and housing, as Aus scorches more and more each summer, the southern States seem to soak up the masses. Despite that summer in melb is hot as hell some days, and far more than a handful that it used to be.

You said beach and sunshine was important, did you realise in Brisbane you get the same sort of melbourne beaches a similar distance in the bayside suburbs? If you want surf, then an hour drive from Brisbane and a hour plus from melb depending where you are. But the housing is half the price and in my experience wages the same.

I would look at both, then see where you can get a job

Good luck.

super mum

I don't think it's about being unfriendly, just honest. I'm a Cardiac Nurse Specialist looking to move to NSW with my 12 year old. I know it's not an easy option or cheap one! All you can do is take one step at a time, but making sure that my eyes are wide open!! I am about to submit my AHPRA application first and if successful will apply for work, if I can find a post I want. Because I'm an old bird (hoping they want experience!)will need to find sponsorship for 457. So have already put out feelers. Also researching where I can afford to live!!!
It's s long process but you need to be patience and realistic, which is what people are trying to be. So if it's what you really want, don't give up it will happen! Remember you are not alone and this forum is a godsend along with the people on it.
Feel free to PM me if you want to share/ chat about the process we are both going through!!
Good luck
SMx

old.sparkles

I'm not sure I would be moving with a 12 year old if my only option were a 457. If you lose your job, you only have 90 days to find another employer able to sponsor you, or leave Australia. I also thought that NSW charged fees for students of 457 holders but I could be wrong.

Can you not get enough points for a PR visa? Remember you can take IELTS or similar to get up to 20 extra points, and there is 15 for a degree?

teza

Hate tto be the one telling you but nursing is no longer one of the sought after occupations when you last posted and searched the issue. Also COL has gone up massively since you last queried this issue, I wish you best for your move but when you first asked about this, things have certainly changed and not for positive for you.


I wish you the best for your move but please get some updated data before upheaval

super mum

Thanx Teza but I do have updated information as a friend is a Prof of Cardiolodgy in NSW, so as said have eyes wide open!!
Out of interest how did you make the move??
Are you a nurse specialist?