[QUOTE]Originally posted by Bix

oooops!!!! Actually Im secretary/treasurer, not chairperson!! getting ideas above my station!!!!!
i wish to be promoted to chief wine buyer....


sue

Think this is a great idea and would love to be involved in something if a Perth one was to ge off the ground.

I've been really stressing this last week and given Hubby a real deluge of negativity. I'm sooooooooooooooooo scared that I will come unstuck and be a misery. I was so up for it and just hope I'm in a dip on the 'Oz bound roller coaster'. I'm worrying about things that haven't even happened yet.

I just think something like this would really help me - such as going on a fact finding mission for the support group - would help me meet people and get me off my arse .

I know this site is for info and painting a picture of both pos. and negs. but alot of what I'm reading at the moment makes me wish I wasn't so addicted ! I feel so sorry for the people who it hasn't worked out for and keep thinking 'that could be us ...argh....'
Warren (the sensible one) keeps pointing out to me that we are all different and are all going to have totaly different experiences , as we are all in different circumstances.

Gosh sorry that was a bit of a rant, but part of me has been thinking of not coming on here for a while, but that would be stupid. I can tell you that the rosies are well and truely off now and I'm scared:scared: , hope it passes.

Jill

You have hit on a very good point Jill

What better way to get used ot your new surroundings and find out stuff than getting involved in a group like htis. Apart from making you get off your bum and do something, it creates a new social circle and making new friends is a lot easier. We have found this to be very true since embarking on Adlaide Brits. Its not all work and no play...we know how to misbehave

here ya go

http://www.adelaidecitycouncil.com/c...ams/grants.htm

I found this by putting 'grants for community groups' into the yahoo.com.au search engine for aus. brought up pages and pages for others across australia

hope its some help

sue

As the aussies would say... " you little beauty!!"

I started a free site for migrants from all countries and in any state - www.connections.com.au The idea is to register and find people who may now live locally but orginiate from the same area so that you can share support/advice/friendship with people who are more likely to understand how you might be feeling. It's very new but is getting bigger everyday; as more members join we'll add new features such as meet-ups etc.

Any help or ideas would be appreciated and to those who have already registered - thank you!

Amanda

Hi Amanda..i had a look at your site it looks very good!!...i havent had a chance to delve too deep as i been very busy with Adelaide Brits..

One thing that does bother me about all this though. If we all keep popping up with new and individual sites and not pool it togther it will all become a mishmash... its beginning to ge to the point where no one will know where to go or who to deal with.

So what do we do?

ok..maybe not..just my mind running overtime again.. as you were..

put links on your websites to each others group?

good idea..

tis all very confusing..

i'll go bury my head in the sand

you can always print a leaflet off and leave it at strategic places around adelaide airport!!??

We are hoping to develop a welcome pack with heaps of brochures and info for the newly arrived... we did discuss sending stuff to those still in UK but we dont know how to get around postage issues...we cant afford to fund potage oursleves and telling peeps to send a SAE wouldnt work as it would have a UK stamp on!!
So that idea is shelved for now.

Well, I think that there could be a way to do the National website, if we all get together from our different states with our own information sites, and just use links to get us all in one place, ie the National website.

Does this make sense, it is late, and I know what I mean anyway.

If you have a site in Perth offering support to new people, we have a site in Adelaide similar, eventually, once we are up and running, we could come together with this National site people keep suggesting.

Do the Post Offices still do "International Reply Coupons" ??

Not sure, but i will ask..thanx ABC!