Sick of the crap on this forum!
Jul 31st 2003, 6:49 am
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Originally posted by Kiwipaul
QLD gov gives an 8-10c litre rebate to either the garage or petrol companies. Tried to scrap it 2 years ago and virtual open warfare errupted, gov backed down.
Think they made a change by paying garage instead of oil companies because oil companies were claiming the rebate and then sending petrol to NSW and selling it their.
QLD gov gives an 8-10c litre rebate to either the garage or petrol companies. Tried to scrap it 2 years ago and virtual open warfare errupted, gov backed down.
Think they made a change by paying garage instead of oil companies because oil companies were claiming the rebate and then sending petrol to NSW and selling it their.
The country needs one goverment to rule , far too many pollies in this third rate country for me , a state can have a Labor PM who's at odds with a Federal Liberal PM so infighing at the voters expense is the order of the day.
Jul 31st 2003, 8:34 am
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Originally posted by carol newell
Qld is sounding better to me by the minute!!
Have just seen on the telly that Sydney has the highest house prices in the country. To buy a house close to the city they reckon you can start at $450,000 and to get anything on the harbour well unless you are a millionaire forget it! Quite out of the reach of first home buyers. Further out sw sydney is about $300,000, and up to whatever, and then the further out you go it gets cheaper but theres not much work there.
Carol in NSW
Qld is sounding better to me by the minute!!
Have just seen on the telly that Sydney has the highest house prices in the country. To buy a house close to the city they reckon you can start at $450,000 and to get anything on the harbour well unless you are a millionaire forget it! Quite out of the reach of first home buyers. Further out sw sydney is about $300,000, and up to whatever, and then the further out you go it gets cheaper but theres not much work there.
Carol in NSW
Compared to Sydney, Brisbane is very cheap indeed.
Jul 31st 2003, 5:42 pm
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Originally posted by alextoo
To all you genuine Aussies or expats please lets have more about your everyday life and experiences, - which are nice beaches to visit, the price of petrol, places to steer clear of, health services, taxes, price of fish and chips! etc etc.
Alex
To all you genuine Aussies or expats please lets have more about your everyday life and experiences, - which are nice beaches to visit, the price of petrol, places to steer clear of, health services, taxes, price of fish and chips! etc etc.
Alex
Beaches: Mission, Bondi.
Steer clear: Adelaide
Health services: OK everywhere
Taxes: see elsewhere/ archive
Fish & Chips: Try Manganui F&C, Manganui
Alex - don't be an old fart before your time, tell us what you'd really like this forum to be like.
Aug 1st 2003, 12:23 am
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Originally posted by pleasancefamily
Let's help old Alex out in his hour of need.
Health services: OK everywhere
Alex - don't be an old fart before your time, tell us what you'd really like this forum to be like.
Let's help old Alex out in his hour of need.
Health services: OK everywhere
Alex - don't be an old fart before your time, tell us what you'd really like this forum to be like.
Aug 1st 2003, 2:34 am
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Originally posted by Carol_in Oz
Qld is sounding better to me by the minute!!
Have just seen on the telly that Sydney has the highest house prices in the country. To buy a house close to the city they reckon you can start at $450,000 and to get anything on the harbour well unless you are a millionaire forget it! Quite out of the reach of first home buyers. Further out sw sydney is about $300,000, and up to whatever, and then the further out you go it gets cheaper but theres not much work there.
Carol in NSW
Qld is sounding better to me by the minute!!
Have just seen on the telly that Sydney has the highest house prices in the country. To buy a house close to the city they reckon you can start at $450,000 and to get anything on the harbour well unless you are a millionaire forget it! Quite out of the reach of first home buyers. Further out sw sydney is about $300,000, and up to whatever, and then the further out you go it gets cheaper but theres not much work there.
Carol in NSW
Newcastle has plenty of beaches, lake, national parks and employment in and around the surrounding areas. I personally preferred Newcastle to Brisbane. And given the choice I would rather live down there than Brisbane any day, but it's not feasible for us - our business is up here in Brisbane for a reason - we service/do business in areas such as Gladstone besides Brisbane. So we need to be in QLD.
Just a thought, but don't count out places like Newcastle and such.
Cheers
Aug 1st 2003, 2:49 am
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Originally posted by pleasancefamily
Let's help old Alex out in his hour of need.
Beaches: Mission, Bondi.
Steer clear: Adelaide
Health services: OK everywhere
Taxes: see elsewhere/ archive
Fish & Chips: Try Manganui F&C, Manganui
Alex - don't be an old fart before your time, tell us what you'd really like this forum to be like.
Let's help old Alex out in his hour of need.
Beaches: Mission, Bondi.
Steer clear: Adelaide
Health services: OK everywhere
Taxes: see elsewhere/ archive
Fish & Chips: Try Manganui F&C, Manganui
Alex - don't be an old fart before your time, tell us what you'd really like this forum to be like.
Try some of the beaches in the Whitsundays, or some of the 000`s of others on the Queensland coast, but for gawds sake don`t bother with Bondi!!!
Aug 1st 2003, 6:53 am
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Originally posted by Ceri
Carol have you ever thought of looking at Newcastle in NSW instead of Sydney. People seem to think only of the major capital cities when emigrating and forget to look around the other cities/towns. Places like Newcastle (only a couple hours of drive from Sydney) are just as cheap as Brisbane for housing, and as much work around the area per ratio.
Newcastle has plenty of beaches, lake, national parks and employment in and around the surrounding areas. I personally preferred Newcastle to Brisbane. And given the choice I would rather live down there than Brisbane any day, but it's not feasible for us - our business is up here in Brisbane for a reason - we service/do business in areas such as Gladstone besides Brisbane. So we need to be in QLD.
Just a thought, but don't count out places like Newcastle and such.
Carol have you ever thought of looking at Newcastle in NSW instead of Sydney. People seem to think only of the major capital cities when emigrating and forget to look around the other cities/towns. Places like Newcastle (only a couple hours of drive from Sydney) are just as cheap as Brisbane for housing, and as much work around the area per ratio.
Newcastle has plenty of beaches, lake, national parks and employment in and around the surrounding areas. I personally preferred Newcastle to Brisbane. And given the choice I would rather live down there than Brisbane any day, but it's not feasible for us - our business is up here in Brisbane for a reason - we service/do business in areas such as Gladstone besides Brisbane. So we need to be in QLD.
Just a thought, but don't count out places like Newcastle and such.
Ceri
Have been looking for a while for someplace to move to. Am liking Port Stephens /Nelson Bay area but some areas of the Upper Hunter appeal also. Cant make up me mind! Want someplace quiet cant stand all this hustle and bustle of Sydney any more. Although I am over 1 hour away on the train suburbia has caught up with what used to be a country town. Do you get Sydney Weekender on the telly in Qld? They featured Newcastle a while ago I think.
Carol
Aug 1st 2003, 4:40 pm
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Originally posted by Rosy
Well Don, if Bondi is the best you can come up with, you`re sadder than I thought you were. It`s like bloody Weymouth!!!
Try some of the beaches in the Whitsundays, or some of the 000`s of others on the Queensland coast, but for gawds sake don`t bother with Bondi!!!
Well Don, if Bondi is the best you can come up with, you`re sadder than I thought you were. It`s like bloody Weymouth!!!
Try some of the beaches in the Whitsundays, or some of the 000`s of others on the Queensland coast, but for gawds sake don`t bother with Bondi!!!
Aug 4th 2003, 4:50 am
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Re: Sick of the crap on this forum!
Originally posted by Wilf
Do you mean that you are here seeking asylum from your current forum of residence without having the proper credentials for doing so?
Do you mean that you are here seeking asylum from your current forum of residence without having the proper credentials for doing so?
Aug 4th 2003, 5:02 am
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Re: Sick of the crap on this forum!
Originally posted by Wilf
Do not get upset at the banter...
Use this as a testing ground to toughen up and improve your tolerance of other people...
Do not get upset at the banter...
Use this as a testing ground to toughen up and improve your tolerance of other people...
Sorry for the late replies but I tried having a life for a few days; didn't like it much, so I came back to this forum.
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Aug 4th 2003, 5:05 am
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Re: Sick of the crap on this forum!
Originally posted by TimEh?
No time tonight to expand on this very much tonight but Wilf makes a good point. You can also improve your debating skills as well as toughen up a bit. You might also become less thin-skinned as well.
No time tonight to expand on this very much tonight but Wilf makes a good point. You can also improve your debating skills as well as toughen up a bit. You might also become less thin-skinned as well.
This is far to tough for the dreamers they wish to have nice people around them no dissenters welcome.
Aug 4th 2003, 5:07 am
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Re: Sick of the crap on this forum!
Originally posted by pommie bastard
This is far to tough for the dreamers they wish to have nice people around them no dissenters welcome.
This is far to tough for the dreamers they wish to have nice people around them no dissenters welcome.
Aug 4th 2003, 5:09 am
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Re: Sick of the crap on this forum!
Originally posted by TimEh?
Dissenters AND Martyrs
Dissenters AND Martyrs
Expand your thoughts or back them up.
Aug 4th 2003, 5:12 am
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Re: Sick of the crap on this forum!
Originally posted by pommie bastard
Expand your thoughts or back them up.
Expand your thoughts or back them up.
Aug 4th 2003, 5:31 am
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Re: Sick of the crap on this forum!
Originally posted by TimEh?
Keep your knickers on me duck - just referring to people who are prepared to die for a cause.
Keep your knickers on me duck - just referring to people who are prepared to die for a cause.
Right me lad I bow to your knowledge on these matters.