Hi

Glad to hear its all getting sorted.

Do the removal companies take long when they do a quote? I can imagine it taking hours with all the stuff we've got. When I went to an emigration show in October, a couple said they wouldn't come as far as Somerset, thought that was a bit odd, seeing as we are only 1 1/2 away from Southanpton where I think many container ships go from.
Once we have a case officer (please, pretty please) I'll start calling them for ideas.
Of course, selling the house will be the main delay anyway, as they keep predicting doom and gloom everyday on the news! If necessary, hubby can first, find us a nice house to rent, start his job, get a car (actually do all the hard work) and then we'll follow!

Lots of nice areas to live in Hobart area, from what we saw - have you been before?

Sam

Hey congrats on getting your visa, we too are deciding to go to Tas, hoping to apply for visa in January, i see from your notes at the bottom that you got your visa quite quickly, how long from putting in for it did it take, OH just gotta do the skills assessment this week-end and then hopefully apply for visas in january, would like to validate as early as possible next year, envy everyone who is already there although so pleased for them all x x

No never been to Australia at all before........but something has been pulling me and hubby back to Tas for a while now
Getting quotes in now as we don't know how long it will take to find a buyer........so doing something constructive in the meanwhile.
Just saw a place called 'Swansea' in Tas.....hee hee
Beth x x

also, my sister in law has just arrived in Tas and she used PSS, she found they seemed to leave boxes half empty, put the rolling pin in with shoes (??) and then they struggled to get everything in from the garage at the end, they ended up having to choose what could go in (even though it had all been assessed weeks before), she is now hoping for us to bring some stuff with us next year in our container, just check when they are packing cos you want all your stuff to go. x

Hiya Beth & Andrew

We are off to Tassie as soon as poss (should have gone already!!) and we are from S.Wales too with 4 boys in tow as opposed to your 4 girls.....what are their ages?? Tasmania just seems a perfect choice for families doesn't it?
We are going to Tas at the start of Feb 08 after a mad week in Sydney doing the tourist bit and visiting family and I can't wait (ooh I might have mentioned that a million times already ) lovely to know someone else from our neck of the woods has chosen Tas xx

Bye for now
Zo
Loving the avatar !!!

Swansea here is a lovely little town -unfortunately it's also where some stupid b****r did a uey in the main street without looking and wrecked my wagon!!

hi i'm hijacking the thread here slightly but just thought i'd say hello, we are coming to launceston in jan/feb on student visa, with 4 kids in tow. 2 boys 2 girls, 8,6,4,2. hello, everyone, there already or not.

we used PSS and they were brilliant from start to finish.

WOO HOO!!!!!!!!!!!!! So glad there are other people with kids moving to Tas Feeling much more confident that we have made the right decision now
We have 4 daughters.....Megan is 12 (year 7), Arianne is 11 next week (year 6), Stephanie is 8 (year 4) and Rosie is 3 (nursery).
My hubby is a Civil Engineer and we just hope he can find work in Tas
Can't wait to get out to Tas now.......hope the house sells by Easter.
Beth x x

Hey Beth, I have two girls around those ages too 11 years and 8 years.
I think your hubby will get work without too much trouble!

http://www.seek.com.au/users/apply/i...JobID=11253988

http://www.seek.com.au/jobsearch/ind...archfrom=quick

Ooooohh thanks for those links........will show hubby when he gets home
Wish I was going to Tas soon..............I'm soooooooooooooo excited
Really looking forward to meeting all of you who are already out there!!!!!
Beth x x

Could someone already in Tas please give me an idea of where to live?
I need to be within walking distance of schools as I don't drive........and even if I did we can only afford one car when we arrive and hubby will have it for getting to work.
I'm hoping there is a school somewhere in Tas that they can all go to.....like all under the same roof Be soooooooooo much easier for me then
I also need to live near a chemist as my daughter needs daily medication for her bowel disease,
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated,
Beth x x

Hi Beth

My daughter is 11 and son is 9, so maybe they might even go to the same school (alright, I knoe there are quite a few schools on Tas!!)
Obviously can't help with areas as I don't live there yet but we liked Kingston, Blackmans Bay, Taroona on one side of the river and also like the look of some areas on opppsite side.
Hubby might even be able to serve you in pharmacy! If he gets a job that is, he has to find somewhere that the Pharmacy Council approve of and has to do 4 weks of supervised practice, which may be difficult in retail as there is usually only one pharmacist on duty, apart from big stores, which he would hate.
Anyway - makes me very excited talking about it
How come you are not moving until Easter?

Sam

That would be great having your hubby as my pharmacist.....LOL
I have to sell the house before we move.......hoping it will sell by Easter......dropped £15,000 off the price already!!!!
So that's what is holding us up at the mo
I'm soooooooooooo excited about Tas now..........get butterflies in my stomach just thinking about it
Beth x x

Have sent you some house selling karma (more of my extra super special strength)

We are putting house on market after Christmas, so will have to see how long it takes. With B of E dropping the rate, that can only help
If we get the visa by Spring, and the house hasn't sold, hubby might go over and get started on everything, whilst I stay with the kids, to sell the house. We can't rent it out because we need the money from the sale!!

Good luck

Sam