Tasmania (continued!)
May 5th 2009 | 7:39 pm
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Re: Tasmania (continued!)
1) Favourite 5 things you like about living in Tas
2) Top 5 things you dislike about Tas
3) 5 things you have done since being in Tas that you never did in the UK (or wherever you originate from)
4) 5 things you eat now you're living in Tas that you never ate before
1) The sun shines most days
The people are really friendly
You don't have to go far to be in complete wilderness
The sheer breath taking beauty of the countryside
The fresh air and clean water
2) TELSTRA (what a pile of shit they are!!)
Hoons driving dangerously close on country roads
Lack of decent heating systems
Expensive double glazing
Expensive groceries
3) Not be overly bothered about the way I look
Shear my own sheep
Live on 12 acres of land
Grow my own orgasmic veg
Wear trainers almost everyday/as opposed to heels (I used to be a city girl)
4) Wallaby mince
Venison mince
Home grown veg
Trevalla
Pink eye potatoes
2) Top 5 things you dislike about Tas
3) 5 things you have done since being in Tas that you never did in the UK (or wherever you originate from)
4) 5 things you eat now you're living in Tas that you never ate before
1) The sun shines most days
The people are really friendly
You don't have to go far to be in complete wilderness
The sheer breath taking beauty of the countryside
The fresh air and clean water
2) TELSTRA (what a pile of shit they are!!)
Hoons driving dangerously close on country roads
Lack of decent heating systems
Expensive double glazing
Expensive groceries
3) Not be overly bothered about the way I look
Shear my own sheep
Live on 12 acres of land
Grow my own orgasmic veg
Wear trainers almost everyday/as opposed to heels (I used to be a city girl)
4) Wallaby mince
Venison mince
Home grown veg
Trevalla
Pink eye potatoes
yep Telstra are satans arseole
I spent hours on the phone with them I was distraught by the end, passed to 7 different people and still no answer by the end. I spoke to an ex telstra dealer the other week, she said she ended up having a nervous breakdown whilst working for them 
May 5th 2009 | 9:18 pm
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Re: Tasmania (continued!)
1) Favourite 5 things you like about living in Tas
2) Top 5 things you dislike about Tas
3) 5 things you have done since being in Tas that you never did in the UK (or wherever you originate from)
4) 5 things you eat now you're living in Tas that you never ate before
1) The sun shines most days
The people are really friendly
You don't have to go far to be in complete wilderness
The sheer breath taking beauty of the countryside
The fresh air and clean water
2) TELSTRA (what a pile of shit they are!!)
Hoons driving dangerously close on country roads
Lack of decent heating systems
Expensive double glazing
Expensive groceries
3) Not be overly bothered about the way I look
Shear my own sheep
Live on 12 acres of land
Grow my own orgasmic veg
Wear trainers almost everyday/as opposed to heels (I used to be a city girl)
4) Wallaby mince
Venison mince
Home grown veg
Trevalla
Pink eye potatoes
2) Top 5 things you dislike about Tas
3) 5 things you have done since being in Tas that you never did in the UK (or wherever you originate from)
4) 5 things you eat now you're living in Tas that you never ate before
1) The sun shines most days
The people are really friendly
You don't have to go far to be in complete wilderness
The sheer breath taking beauty of the countryside
The fresh air and clean water
2) TELSTRA (what a pile of shit they are!!)
Hoons driving dangerously close on country roads
Lack of decent heating systems
Expensive double glazing
Expensive groceries
3) Not be overly bothered about the way I look
Shear my own sheep
Live on 12 acres of land
Grow my own orgasmic veg
Wear trainers almost everyday/as opposed to heels (I used to be a city girl)
4) Wallaby mince
Venison mince
Home grown veg
Trevalla
Pink eye potatoes
Gary
May 5th 2009 | 10:05 pm
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Re: Tasmania (continued!)
Hey Gary
Well seeing as we only have 3 sheep....one for the master, one for the dame, you see where I'm going with this don't you? lol
No seriously we got a professional shearer in to help us out, as we didn't have a bloody clue! He charged $5.00 per sheep and took away the wool, I'm guessing he sold it on, who know's. But you can't grumble at $5.00 per sheep. If I remember rightly I think he charged a call out fee of $30.00, but we got him to do the neighbours sheep at the same time and went halves on the call out fee. Be aware though that if you over feed your sheep and it is over weight they will charge double for it! My neighbours sheep is huuuuge and he said it's not healthy for a sheep to be that big, and charged them $10.00 to shear it!
Well seeing as we only have 3 sheep....one for the master, one for the dame, you see where I'm going with this don't you? lol
No seriously we got a professional shearer in to help us out, as we didn't have a bloody clue! He charged $5.00 per sheep and took away the wool, I'm guessing he sold it on, who know's. But you can't grumble at $5.00 per sheep. If I remember rightly I think he charged a call out fee of $30.00, but we got him to do the neighbours sheep at the same time and went halves on the call out fee. Be aware though that if you over feed your sheep and it is over weight they will charge double for it! My neighbours sheep is huuuuge and he said it's not healthy for a sheep to be that big, and charged them $10.00 to shear it!
May 5th 2009 | 10:07 pm
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Re: Tasmania (continued!)
great list Kerry love the shear my own sheep
yep Telstra are satans arseole I spent hours on the phone with them I was distraught by the end, passed to 7 different people and still no answer by the end. I spoke to an ex telstra dealer the other week, she said she ended up having a nervous breakdown whilst working for them
yep Telstra are satans arseole
I spent hours on the phone with them I was distraught by the end, passed to 7 different people and still no answer by the end. I spoke to an ex telstra dealer the other week, she said she ended up having a nervous breakdown whilst working for them 
May 5th 2009 | 11:04 pm
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Re: Tasmania (continued!)
Kezza - we do the same as you... we have 3 sheep too (we did start off with inheriting 4 from the previous owners) the shearer comes round... one year it cost us $30 for them because they had a lot of wool! Our neighbour takes them to sell them and we let him keep the money from the wool because he goes to the effort of taking them away.
May 6th 2009 | 12:13 am
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Re: Tasmania (continued!)
Crikey, what are the other options other than using Telstra? Dont like the sound of them so i think i'll try and avoid them if i can! 
Kezza, like your list of stuff....i'm planning on having refresher driving lessons when i arrive in Tas so that i can start driving again (ashamed to say i haven't driven since passing my test over 17 years ago!!!). Bit worried about some of the local's driving now! LOL
Apart from the guys that live rurally - do people ever use the public transport (ie, buses) on the Island? I know it will vary from place to place but i imagine we'd eventually settle in one of the larger towns somewhere so hopefully i can rely on buses to get me out and about until i'm car mobile.
oh, and i nearly forgot - what is Trevalla?
Kezza, like your list of stuff....i'm planning on having refresher driving lessons when i arrive in Tas so that i can start driving again (ashamed to say i haven't driven since passing my test over 17 years ago
!!!). Bit worried about some of the local's driving now! LOLApart from the guys that live rurally - do people ever use the public transport (ie, buses) on the Island? I know it will vary from place to place but i imagine we'd eventually settle in one of the larger towns somewhere so hopefully i can rely on buses to get me out and about until i'm car mobile.
oh, and i nearly forgot - what is Trevalla?
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May 6th 2009 | 1:17 am
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Re: Tasmania (continued!)
Cathy - Trevalla is fish, quite tasty too
Buses - personally I wouldnt rely on them... we live less than 10km from Launceston and I wouldnt want to be trying to use public transport. Not sure what its like for the others though. We do have a bus stop close by but the service is VERY ordinary. Melb and Sydney I used to use public transport a lot but I havent here at all. I think Hobart is slightly better, but I used to drive down when I worked there so couldnt say for sure.
Kezza - I think the reasoning behind the Oz passport first is because they are Oz citizens by birth (particularly if not registered with BHC)
Buses - personally I wouldnt rely on them... we live less than 10km from Launceston and I wouldnt want to be trying to use public transport. Not sure what its like for the others though. We do have a bus stop close by but the service is VERY ordinary. Melb and Sydney I used to use public transport a lot but I havent here at all. I think Hobart is slightly better, but I used to drive down when I worked there so couldnt say for sure.
Kezza - I think the reasoning behind the Oz passport first is because they are Oz citizens by birth (particularly if not registered with BHC)
May 6th 2009 | 4:38 am
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Re: Tasmania (continued!)
Hello Friends,
I've applied for Cat 175 as Cook, since of lately, considering applying for Tasmanian SS. Cooks are on Tassi, demand list, but for certain categories of occupation, including Cooks, having a job offer in the State is one of the major prerequisites.
Could anyone shed some light on this requirement, Please,
Further, Although I was assessed as Cook, I have both qualification and experience as Pastrycook/ Cake decorator, So please advice me job opportunities for Cooks and Pastry Cooks, along with some idea of going salaries.
Thanks
I've applied for Cat 175 as Cook, since of lately, considering applying for Tasmanian SS. Cooks are on Tassi, demand list, but for certain categories of occupation, including Cooks, having a job offer in the State is one of the major prerequisites.
Could anyone shed some light on this requirement, Please,
Further, Although I was assessed as Cook, I have both qualification and experience as Pastrycook/ Cake decorator, So please advice me job opportunities for Cooks and Pastry Cooks, along with some idea of going salaries.
Thanks
May 6th 2009 | 11:04 am
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Re: Tasmania (continued!)
Hello Friends,
I've applied for Cat 175 as Cook, since of lately, considering applying for Tasmanian SS. Cooks are on Tassi, demand list, but for certain categories of occupation, including Cooks, having a job offer in the State is one of the major prerequisites.
Could anyone shed some light on this requirement, Please,
Further, Although I was assessed as Cook, I have both qualification and experience as Pastrycook/ Cake decorator, So please advice me job opportunities for Cooks and Pastry Cooks, along with some idea of going salaries.
Thanks
I've applied for Cat 175 as Cook, since of lately, considering applying for Tasmanian SS. Cooks are on Tassi, demand list, but for certain categories of occupation, including Cooks, having a job offer in the State is one of the major prerequisites.
Could anyone shed some light on this requirement, Please,
Further, Although I was assessed as Cook, I have both qualification and experience as Pastrycook/ Cake decorator, So please advice me job opportunities for Cooks and Pastry Cooks, along with some idea of going salaries.
Thanks
actually didnt you ask this the other week? I dont think there are any cooks on this thread to answer you specifically.
May 6th 2009 | 11:37 am
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Re: Tasmania (continued!)
Crikey, what are the other options other than using Telstra? Dont like the sound of them so i think i'll try and avoid them if i can!
Kezza, like your list of stuff....i'm planning on having refresher driving lessons when i arrive in Tas so that i can start driving again (ashamed to say i haven't driven since passing my test over 17 years ago!!!). Bit worried about some of the local's driving now! LOL
Apart from the guys that live rurally - do people ever use the public transport (ie, buses) on the Island? I know it will vary from place to place but i imagine we'd eventually settle in one of the larger towns somewhere so hopefully i can rely on buses to get me out and about until i'm car mobile.
oh, and i nearly forgot - what is Trevalla?
Kezza, like your list of stuff....i'm planning on having refresher driving lessons when i arrive in Tas so that i can start driving again (ashamed to say i haven't driven since passing my test over 17 years ago
!!!). Bit worried about some of the local's driving now! LOLApart from the guys that live rurally - do people ever use the public transport (ie, buses) on the Island? I know it will vary from place to place but i imagine we'd eventually settle in one of the larger towns somewhere so hopefully i can rely on buses to get me out and about until i'm car mobile.
oh, and i nearly forgot - what is Trevalla?
Don't think there is much choice other than Telstra if you want a landline, I know some people just use their mobiles for everything and that's probably not a bad idea with Telstra's reputation, all the local people hate them too so it's not just us whinging poms!!
Buses - we live in Margate only 20 mins from Hobart but there are only about 4 buses a day. If you are in Kingston/Blackmans Bay there is a much better choice, run on time, good value fares and well used when I've used them. Unfortunately Margate is in a different fare zone so the price goes up comsiderably when I use the bus, but it's still not bad compared to how much I used to pay when I occasionally used them in the UK.
As already said Trevalla is a fish, blue eyed trevalla is my favourite when we go to Mures, we haven't been there for ages (after being a regular for the first few months!) so might tomorrow as I've got to pick Angus from work. I'm going to have be good next week after all the nice food over the next few days. Ah well, you're only 42 (shush, say it quietly) once
Sam
May 6th 2009 | 11:55 am
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Re: Tasmania (continued!)
Forgot to mention about the phones...
We do use a different company to Telstra for our landline... there are some that use the Telstra infrastructure but in my experience have been considerably cheaper than Telstra. I have used AAPT before as well and they were really good. When I first emigrated we used Optus for the landline - our 'relocation agent' found out that Telstra required a bond for making STD and overseas calls with a newly emigrated customer, Optus didnt. I use vodafone for mobile but find its not great on coverage in Tassie - lot more 'black spots' than Telstra
Sam - when was/is your birthday?
We do use a different company to Telstra for our landline... there are some that use the Telstra infrastructure but in my experience have been considerably cheaper than Telstra. I have used AAPT before as well and they were really good. When I first emigrated we used Optus for the landline - our 'relocation agent' found out that Telstra required a bond for making STD and overseas calls with a newly emigrated customer, Optus didnt. I use vodafone for mobile but find its not great on coverage in Tassie - lot more 'black spots' than Telstra
Sam - when was/is your birthday?
May 6th 2009 | 2:23 pm
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Re: Tasmania (continued!)
Forgot to mention about the phones...
We do use a different company to Telstra for our landline... there are some that use the Telstra infrastructure but in my experience have been considerably cheaper than Telstra. I have used AAPT before as well and they were really good. When I first emigrated we used Optus for the landline - our 'relocation agent' found out that Telstra required a bond for making STD and overseas calls with a newly emigrated customer, Optus didnt. I use vodafone for mobile but find its not great on coverage in Tassie - lot more 'black spots' than Telstra
Sam - when was/is your birthday?
We do use a different company to Telstra for our landline... there are some that use the Telstra infrastructure but in my experience have been considerably cheaper than Telstra. I have used AAPT before as well and they were really good. When I first emigrated we used Optus for the landline - our 'relocation agent' found out that Telstra required a bond for making STD and overseas calls with a newly emigrated customer, Optus didnt. I use vodafone for mobile but find its not great on coverage in Tassie - lot more 'black spots' than Telstra
Sam - when was/is your birthday?
That's useful to know, we were told we could use a different company for the landline here but it is still run via Telstra and some Tassie friends said it was twice the hassle! But maybe something to consider if they continue to mess us around.
Big week for celebrations in our house, our wedding anniversary today, hubby's birthday Saturday, Mother's Day Sunday and my birthday next Tuesday! Although we are not really doing much to celebrate, due to me working and lack of $$
Sam
May 6th 2009 | 9:30 pm
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Re: Tasmania (continued!)
Cathy - Trevalla is fish, quite tasty too
Buses - personally I wouldnt rely on them... we live less than 10km from Launceston and I wouldnt want to be trying to use public transport. Not sure what its like for the others though. We do have a bus stop close by but the service is VERY ordinary. Melb and Sydney I used to use public transport a lot but I havent here at all. I think Hobart is slightly better, but I used to drive down when I worked there so couldnt say for sure.
Kezza - I think the reasoning behind the Oz passport first is because they are Oz citizens by birth (particularly if not registered with BHC)
Buses - personally I wouldnt rely on them... we live less than 10km from Launceston and I wouldnt want to be trying to use public transport. Not sure what its like for the others though. We do have a bus stop close by but the service is VERY ordinary. Melb and Sydney I used to use public transport a lot but I havent here at all. I think Hobart is slightly better, but I used to drive down when I worked there so couldnt say for sure.
Kezza - I think the reasoning behind the Oz passport first is because they are Oz citizens by birth (particularly if not registered with BHC)
Hi there
Glad i know what Trevalla is now! Otherwise if someone talked about it one day i wouldnt have a clue what they were on about I get the feeling that how good the buses are will depend on where we end up living. I dont imagine i'd have to rely on them a great deal - just want to know i can get out and about should i want to....
May 6th 2009 | 9:38 pm
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Re: Tasmania (continued!)
Hi Cathy
Don't think there is much choice other than Telstra if you want a landline, I know some people just use their mobiles for everything and that's probably not a bad idea with Telstra's reputation, all the local people hate them too so it's not just us whinging poms!!
Buses - we live in Margate only 20 mins from Hobart but there are only about 4 buses a day. If you are in Kingston/Blackmans Bay there is a much better choice, run on time, good value fares and well used when I've used them. Unfortunately Margate is in a different fare zone so the price goes up comsiderably when I use the bus, but it's still not bad compared to how much I used to pay when I occasionally used them in the UK.
As already said Trevalla is a fish, blue eyed trevalla is my favourite when we go to Mures, we haven't been there for ages (after being a regular for the first few months!) so might tomorrow as I've got to pick Angus from work. I'm going to have be good next week after all the nice food over the next few days. Ah well, you're only 42 (shush, say it quietly) once
Sam
Don't think there is much choice other than Telstra if you want a landline, I know some people just use their mobiles for everything and that's probably not a bad idea with Telstra's reputation, all the local people hate them too so it's not just us whinging poms!!
Buses - we live in Margate only 20 mins from Hobart but there are only about 4 buses a day. If you are in Kingston/Blackmans Bay there is a much better choice, run on time, good value fares and well used when I've used them. Unfortunately Margate is in a different fare zone so the price goes up comsiderably when I use the bus, but it's still not bad compared to how much I used to pay when I occasionally used them in the UK.
As already said Trevalla is a fish, blue eyed trevalla is my favourite when we go to Mures, we haven't been there for ages (after being a regular for the first few months!) so might tomorrow as I've got to pick Angus from work. I'm going to have be good next week after all the nice food over the next few days. Ah well, you're only 42 (shush, say it quietly) once
Sam
Me, Andy & Eden had fish&chips when we went to Mures on our validation trip, but Andy went up and ordered so i have absolutely no idea what kind of fish we ate - although it did taste pretty similar to our cod over here....What are the main fish used for things like fish&chips in Tas?
Hope you enjoy your dinner if you go to Mures tomorrow....treat yourself to one of those lovely ice-creams as well from the ice-cream counter in there!
Cathy
May 6th 2009 | 9:57 pm
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Re: Tasmania (continued!)
Hi Sam, thanks for that...i would imagine if we settle on Hobart area's there's a strong possibility we'd end up somewhere near to Kingston etc - so good to know the buses are quite reliable around those area's... It's £2 one-way on a bus journey where i live - kids/teenagers travel free. Do you pay for children in Tas?
Me, Andy & Eden had fish&chips when we went to Mures on our validation trip, but Andy went up and ordered so i have absolutely no idea what kind of fish we ate - although it did taste pretty similar to our cod over here....What are the main fish used for things like fish&chips in Tas?
Hope you enjoy your dinner if you go to Mures tomorrow....treat yourself to one of those lovely ice-creams as well from the ice-cream counter in there!
Cathy
Me, Andy & Eden had fish&chips when we went to Mures on our validation trip, but Andy went up and ordered so i have absolutely no idea what kind of fish we ate - although it did taste pretty similar to our cod over here....What are the main fish used for things like fish&chips in Tas?
Hope you enjoy your dinner if you go to Mures tomorrow....treat yourself to one of those lovely ice-creams as well from the ice-cream counter in there!
Cathy
