Should we consider Australia
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Should we consider Australia
Hi There
We've been trying to emigrate to Canada, twice we've been within a whisker of getting a work permit and both times it's fallen through. Neither of us have enough points for PR so work permit is the only way to go for us at the moment. We are starting to think maybe it's not meant to be
I did an assessment for Australian PR and we do have the points The only thing that's really put us off is the heat, how unbearable can it be?
Basically I'd like you to tell me whats good and bad about Australia
Thanks
Wendy
We've been trying to emigrate to Canada, twice we've been within a whisker of getting a work permit and both times it's fallen through. Neither of us have enough points for PR so work permit is the only way to go for us at the moment. We are starting to think maybe it's not meant to be
I did an assessment for Australian PR and we do have the points The only thing that's really put us off is the heat, how unbearable can it be?
Basically I'd like you to tell me whats good and bad about Australia
Thanks
Wendy
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Re: Should we consider Australia
Originally Posted by Platty
Hi There
We've been trying to emigrate to Canada, twice we've been within a whisker of getting a work permit and both times it's fallen through. Neither of us have enough points for PR so work permit is the only way to go for us at the moment. We are starting to think maybe it's not meant to be
I did an assessment for Australian PR and we do have the points The only thing that's really put us off is the heat, how unbearable can it be?
Basically I'd like you to tell me whats good and bad about Australia
Thanks
Wendy
We've been trying to emigrate to Canada, twice we've been within a whisker of getting a work permit and both times it's fallen through. Neither of us have enough points for PR so work permit is the only way to go for us at the moment. We are starting to think maybe it's not meant to be
I did an assessment for Australian PR and we do have the points The only thing that's really put us off is the heat, how unbearable can it be?
Basically I'd like you to tell me whats good and bad about Australia
Thanks
Wendy
Bad - You sound like you are grasping at any country that will have you
Cheers,
Matt
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Re: Should we consider Australia
Originally Posted by Platty
Hi There
We've been trying to emigrate to Canada, twice we've been within a whisker of getting a work permit and both times it's fallen through. Neither of us have enough points for PR so work permit is the only way to go for us at the moment. We are starting to think maybe it's not meant to be
I did an assessment for Australian PR and we do have the points The only thing that's really put us off is the heat, how unbearable can it be?
Basically I'd like you to tell me whats good and bad about Australia
Thanks
Wendy
We've been trying to emigrate to Canada, twice we've been within a whisker of getting a work permit and both times it's fallen through. Neither of us have enough points for PR so work permit is the only way to go for us at the moment. We are starting to think maybe it's not meant to be
I did an assessment for Australian PR and we do have the points The only thing that's really put us off is the heat, how unbearable can it be?
Basically I'd like you to tell me whats good and bad about Australia
Thanks
Wendy
Come to Melbourne it has a more european climate
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Re: Should we consider Australia
Originally Posted by Platty
Hi There
We've been trying to emigrate to Canada, twice we've been within a whisker of getting a work permit and both times it's fallen through. Neither of us have enough points for PR so work permit is the only way to go for us at the moment. We are starting to think maybe it's not meant to be
I did an assessment for Australian PR and we do have the points The only thing that's really put us off is the heat, how unbearable can it be?
Basically I'd like you to tell me whats good and bad about Australia
Thanks
Wendy
We've been trying to emigrate to Canada, twice we've been within a whisker of getting a work permit and both times it's fallen through. Neither of us have enough points for PR so work permit is the only way to go for us at the moment. We are starting to think maybe it's not meant to be
I did an assessment for Australian PR and we do have the points The only thing that's really put us off is the heat, how unbearable can it be?
Basically I'd like you to tell me whats good and bad about Australia
Thanks
Wendy
beginning of winter now so cooling down everywhere, but the weather varies hugely from the North and South of Australia, If you dont like it being too hot then you need to go somewhere south.
If you can come and have a look to see if you like the place.
Kala
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Re: Should we consider Australia
Originally Posted by fraser
Come to Melbourne it has a more european climate
Yep I agree. Melbourne would be a much better climate if you want to avoid the heat, Tasmania or NZ be ok too. Not as much work in Tasmania I think though. Sydney can be ok. Perth and Adelaide can both get hot, but Adelaide seems a lot more livable for some reason (prob cause cool winds come up from the sth coast). Brisbane and further north forget. You would simply die !!! LOL
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Re: Should we consider Australia
Originally Posted by Platty
Hi There
We've been trying to emigrate to Canada, twice we've been within a whisker of getting a work permit and both times it's fallen through. Neither of us have enough points for PR so work permit is the only way to go for us at the moment. We are starting to think maybe it's not meant to be
I did an assessment for Australian PR and we do have the points The only thing that's really put us off is the heat, how unbearable can it be?
Basically I'd like you to tell me whats good and bad about Australia
Thanks
Wendy
We've been trying to emigrate to Canada, twice we've been within a whisker of getting a work permit and both times it's fallen through. Neither of us have enough points for PR so work permit is the only way to go for us at the moment. We are starting to think maybe it's not meant to be
I did an assessment for Australian PR and we do have the points The only thing that's really put us off is the heat, how unbearable can it be?
Basically I'd like you to tell me whats good and bad about Australia
Thanks
Wendy
You do realise that parts of canada can hit -47C in winter? and that you have to buy a speacial gadget so you can start your car in the morning (if you can drive it thru 4 feet of snow and ice that is?
Have you thought your rejections from canada were really maybe God being kind?
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Re: Should we consider Australia
Originally Posted by Platty
Hi There
We've been trying to emigrate to Canada, twice we've been within a whisker of getting a work permit and both times it's fallen through. Neither of us have enough points for PR so work permit is the only way to go for us at the moment. We are starting to think maybe it's not meant to be
I did an assessment for Australian PR and we do have the points The only thing that's really put us off is the heat, how unbearable can it be?
Basically I'd like you to tell me whats good and bad about Australia
Thanks
Wendy
We've been trying to emigrate to Canada, twice we've been within a whisker of getting a work permit and both times it's fallen through. Neither of us have enough points for PR so work permit is the only way to go for us at the moment. We are starting to think maybe it's not meant to be
I did an assessment for Australian PR and we do have the points The only thing that's really put us off is the heat, how unbearable can it be?
Basically I'd like you to tell me whats good and bad about Australia
Thanks
Wendy
At the moment it's around 16-19C during the days and getting down to maybe 6C at night at the coldest. It should get a bit colder yet but not that much more. Maybe 8 or 10C on a cold day. The summers can be pretty hot....up to 40C...but it ain't that much all the time. Usually in the low to mid 30's.
The people are, on the whole open and friendly, and there's a lot more space than in England. Melbourne is a 24 hour city if you want that sort of thing with good beaches not too far away. Victoria is a diverse state with beautiful mountain ranges and stunning coastlines. The pace of living is slower than in England. And because of the weather, there's loads of outside activities happening all year round.
On the down side....err....give me a bit longer here to experience some down sides.
More temperate still is Tasmania, which by all accounts, is really beautiful although I've never been there. And if weather is a really big issue, there's always New Zealand
Life's life wherever you go and you'll hit all the up's and down's and have all the everyday problems that you do in England. But saying that, I'm happier here than I was for a long time in England.
Carl
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Re: Should we consider Australia
Originally Posted by Deadmeat
Good - You might be able to get PR here
Bad - You sound like you are grasping at any country that will have you
Cheers,
Matt
Bad - You sound like you are grasping at any country that will have you
Cheers,
Matt
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Re: Should we consider Australia
Originally Posted by Platty
The only thing that's really put us off is the heat, how unbearable can it be?
I used to live in Sydney, and assumed that Brisbane would be hotter, but when we moved up here, we actually found that our new location in the Brisbane area is not as Hot as the area in the west of Sydney that we were living was.
It does sound like Melbourne may the place for you to check out though
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Re: Should we consider Australia
Originally Posted by kiwichild
You do realise that parts of canada can hit -47C in winter? and that you have to buy a speacial gadget so you can start your car in the morning (if you can drive it thru 4 feet of snow and ice that is?
Have you thought your rejections from canada were really maybe God being kind?
Have you thought your rejections from canada were really maybe God being kind?
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Re: Should we consider Australia
Originally Posted by Platty
Yep I agree, but we would definately do as much research as possible to make sure that it's the right decision.
Why is Oz calling to you? It's a nice place, I like it (and I'd never visited before I took the plunge) but I couldn't say I was hankering after the country ...
So, the get to the point (and I do ramble sometimes) ... why do you want to leave familiar surroundings, family and friends?
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Re: Should we consider Australia
We thought it was a good place to bring up our daughter.
Most people are openminded and very friendly, cheaper to buy a house (We can't even afford a house where we live) and live generally. The scenery is gorgeous especially in Vancouver and the country is so vast that if you don't like it where you are you can move and get something different.
It's a more outdoorsy way of life and our daughter would love it My husband would probably say you can get alot faster speeds on the internet too
Both H and myself are not enormously bothered about leaving our families as we are not that close. As for friends we can make new ones (Although I will be missing my best mate).
Australia is not calling to me as such but with all our concentration on Canada I wonder if we've overlooked it.
Most people are openminded and very friendly, cheaper to buy a house (We can't even afford a house where we live) and live generally. The scenery is gorgeous especially in Vancouver and the country is so vast that if you don't like it where you are you can move and get something different.
It's a more outdoorsy way of life and our daughter would love it My husband would probably say you can get alot faster speeds on the internet too
Both H and myself are not enormously bothered about leaving our families as we are not that close. As for friends we can make new ones (Although I will be missing my best mate).
Australia is not calling to me as such but with all our concentration on Canada I wonder if we've overlooked it.
Last edited by Platty; May 19th 2005 at 9:58 am.
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Re: Should we consider Australia
Originally Posted by Platty
We thought it was a good place to bring up our daughter.
Most people are openminded and very friendly, cheaper to buy a house (We can't even afford a house where we live) and live generally. The scenery is gorgeous especially in Vancouver and the country is so vast that if you don't like it where you are you can move and get something different.
It's a more outdoorsy way of life and our daughter would love it My husband would probably say you can get alot faster speeds on the internet too
Most people are openminded and very friendly, cheaper to buy a house (We can't even afford a house where we live) and live generally. The scenery is gorgeous especially in Vancouver and the country is so vast that if you don't like it where you are you can move and get something different.
It's a more outdoorsy way of life and our daughter would love it My husband would probably say you can get alot faster speeds on the internet too
Scenery and general attitude is good too, I love the place.
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Re: Should we consider Australia
what do you do for jobs?
that may make a difference to where you would settle.......?
sue
that may make a difference to where you would settle.......?
sue
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Re: Should we consider Australia
Originally Posted by Platty
Hehehe we actually not all that bothered about the cold mind you we've never experienced that amount of cold We both love the snow and can't imagine eating turkey at xmas when its 40c outside