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I work at Heathrow and saw the Malaysian about to take off on Monday and thought "Wow 3 weeks and I will be on that plane" then I smiled like a cheshire cat for quite a while!

Neil

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Hi Sarah, we are staying in Secret Harbour first as we were offered a rental there but not sure where we will end up once we get a longer term rental. I have a job immediately south of Perth airport and so we need to find somewhere with a reasonable High School, reasonable house prices, reasonable area and a reasonable commute. This wish list should keep us occupied for a week or two.
Any pointers would be great. Where have you ended up?

Cheers Chris & Sharon.

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hi all,
just found this forum, and even just reading this post alone has answered many questions we have. we are hoping to be in perth around about september time and have been looking at the butler and clarkson areas, does anyone live there or are planning to live there?
thanks
kev and carly

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Hi there,

We are moving to Jindalee which is directly opposite Butler. We have some friends that live in Butler, and they love it.

Jindalee is a new suburb next to the beach.:thumbsup:

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we have friends who lived in butler as well but they have now moved to clarkson it was them who persuaded us to emigrate to oz as we were thinking of going to spain originally. when do you plan on going? how long did your visa take to come back?

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hi all
well we got our forms logded on the 10th and got e-mail on the 15th sayin that we just waitin for a case officer so hope it wont be long:D
we still not sure which part of perth to go to yet so if anyone knows of a nice part close to shop,schools and parks let us know:thumbup:

thanx

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2 weeks today we leave for Perth Port Kennedy :eek:

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That's where we're hoping to go:thumbsup: Good luck on the move.

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Lucky You! We have friends there & in Warnbro. We are hoping to move to Southern River later this year if the house ever sells..
Goodluck! :thumbsup:

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Any viewers Tawkins?

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Good luck with your move:thumbsup:We have our visa and are going to Port Kennedy as well.
looking forward to reading an update from you when you've settled in.:)

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No nothing! What about you?

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not a peep:( Just read a 20 point list on the February thread about house selling (or maybe it was the January one?) - wish i'd known about it earlier!

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Well we have arrived and i have had a permanent grin on my face since we landed . Its magic out here. Have bought a car from John Hughes dealership a Hyundai Accent sedan of just over a yr old and i am on the road again. lol

Rentals is the trickiest , just put in an application today and find out in 24 to 48 hours who whey will pick as tenants . This also means i cannot apply for any other s unless i don t mind losing my deposit 1 weeks rent .Its a bit of a catch 22 but its all good and all will work out eventually.

This country is magic :-)

Btaz :thumbsup:

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We got our rental purely by luck. Having viewed a house in Port Kennedy which was gorgeous, we had carefully filled in our forms, put in a cover letter complete with copies of police clearance and names of references.

We had to pay the deposit and put the application in to the agents in Fremantle, then by accident we found another Estate agent in Fremantle and wondered in.

The agent said she wasn't busy and offered to drive us round some of their rentals. We saw one which was horrible - well from the outside as she couldn't find the keys.

She then showed us the outside of a house that was up for rent, we couldnt see inside as she hadnt organised a viewing and didnt have the keys. She said that there had been about 8 applicants for it and we thought we would have no chance.

After peaking through the windows, we liked what we saw and decided then and there to try and apply for it - yes I know, silly as we hadn't seen inside but we had a good feeling about it.

At $370 a week, it was more than the house in Port Kennedy but we both fell in love with Fremantle and decided to chance it and put in an application.

The estate agent said that they have the biggest influence as to who gets the property and told us not to worry.

Only Mr PP had a casual job and I had nothing, so we offered to pay 3 months rent up front and she refused saying it wasn't needed.

A bit later we got a call saying that we had been chosen and the rest all fell into place.

The application for the other house never made it to the agents and we have been in Freo just over two weeks.

I think it was our luck though and we are glad it all worked out but the rental market is hard and it is strange that the agents have that much power.:eek:

It was a huge gamble for us to apply for a house we hadn't seen the inside of but when we got the keys, I was amazed at how gorgeous it was and think we have landed on our feet.

I would say have every bit of info, prepare your application carefully and hope for the best.:thumbup:

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Good luck on the rental, let us know how you got on.

Great post, can't believe how lucky you were, it certainly pays to be prepared and take a chance. I've put the renting part to the back of my mind, simply because i think it'll be a nightmare trying to rent with animals:( Still, i've got enough to worry about before we go, so it'll have to stay there:rofl:

Hope everything else falls into place for you:thumbsup:

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Hi there, how are you?

Bit off the subject but just noticed where you are from, we are from Workington too! We are now living in Mandurah (40 mins south of city centre) and been here 9 months. Really enjoying it. With husband and 2 year old daughter.

Where abouts in Workington you live?

Hayley

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OMG Its finally my turn to say next week I will be living in Perth! :eek::D

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We'll have a few beers then when you get here!!!!:)

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Hi Julie hope you are all keeing well, Nathan said to say hi to Ellis and thank her for the text, hes got no credit on his phone at the moment so cant text back, will see you all soon.:eek:

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Good luck with the move and have a safe journey!

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Whats a 20 point list? Where can I find it?
Got another EA coming on Wed, hopefully we'll get some viewers then :sneaky:

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We've got another one coming on Friday:thumbsup:...............the 20 point list is a list of recommendations, think i posted it on the January thread:confused:

I'll have a look.

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I'll have a nose thru all the posts later. Kids want their tea!!! Cheek of it!:rofl:

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Hi there we are from whitehaven and are planning on coming out in sept, not sure which part yet. We have friends who have just built a new house in clarkson, sounds like a lovely area, my hubby went out to visit last may and really liked butler, so both are areas we are considering.

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Hi hayley we are from whitehaven, me, oh,son 3 and little girl 15 months. Glad you enjoying living in perth, its nice to hear positive things as i've been having cold feet and it's nice to hear feedback from someone from the same area as us. We should be coming out in sept. Angela

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hiya to you both,
we live in westfield and are also hoping to be in clarkson/butler area around september time as we have friends there. :thumbsup:

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Sorry Tawkins, got waylaid.....................decided to have a go at cleaning the blockpaving at the front.................OMG................three hours later and it's still only have done:curse:, can hardly move this morning:rofl:

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:rofl::rofl::rofl:
I'm cleaning like a guddun today :( Got new EA's coming out tomorrow :thumbsup:

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Which agents are you going with? We've got Reeds Rains coming on Friday.

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Had Kennedys out today. We are with PDQ in Ormskirk at the moment but haven't had any interest with them :(
Kennedys have said its not overpriced its just the market :( :(
We're gonna drop it anyway & hopefully we'll get something soon. We've got to give PDQ 2 weeks notice so once that is up Kennedys can hopefully get some viewers thru the door :thumbsup:
Goodluck for Friday :wub:

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Reeds Rains said it's quiet but not dead, they think our current agents aren't advertising it properly:confused: It's going up with them on the 5th May........let's see if they can do any better.

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Lets hope we both get some good news soon :thumbsup: Goodluck :wub:

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weve been here 10days and lovin it

been swimming in the aqua blue indian ocean today

forcast for tomorrow 27 deg clear blue skies

livin the dream!!!!!!!!!:thumbsup::thumbsup:

out for a party tonight

it can't get any better

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Hi there, are wanting to move to MANDURAH, can you give us some advice about the place please. (any advice given will be greatly apprieciated).
Leanne :wub:

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Good luck with your journey and your new life down under:thumbup:
Leanne

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Thank you :D Ive started to pack the suitcases today!:eek:

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Hi all,

Can we join you? I'm Alex, 28, a part time palliative care nurse, and hubby David is also 28 and a full time intensive care nurse. We have a 15 month old little boy called Theo and are in the beginning stages of planning our journey to Perth. We are hoping to come in January 2009, but have no idea where exactly in Perth at the moment! Hoping to get some idea from you guys! ;) Our initial plan is to come for a year, rent our house out in the UK and see what happens - we're bit too scared to take the plunge completely! :unsure:

Have just applied to the nursing board of western australia for both our nursing registrations and are in contact with a nursing agency who will hopefully help find hubby a job. Haven't started applying for visa yet as not sure what our best option is - we're a bit worried having read some other posts about nurses being stuck in jobs they hate because their employer sponsored their visa. Would be interested to hear any advice/thoughts/experiences of other nurses on here about this?

Alex

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I am sooooooooooooo jealous:rofl:

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Hi Alex,

Unfortunately i'm not a nurse so i can't help you, but i was just thinking that it may be a good idea if you started a thread called something like 'experiences of sponsored nurses'. You may get the right kind of people replying.