anyone going to or in cairns??
 

:cool:whats it like to live in cairns or are you off there yourself??

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We will be arriving in January, the 8th to be exact.

Theres my huby neil, myself kaye, 2 boys Peter and Tom eldest son Jonathan is staying behind :thumbdown:

Theres a few of us around arriving within the next few months :thumbsup:

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wow!!!! hoping to be there in jan also, what will you be doing over there??

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I am ment to be cleaning the house ready for frinds staying over but this site is sooooooo adictive!!!!!

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Neil says as little as possible.

He is pipe welder, coded welder, boilermaker, air con installer.

Anything to do with installing ventilation and/or pipes for all uses, hes your man, but mainly commercial stuff, me I can do anything :eek::lol:

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I use 3 sites :eek: very difficult keeping up :rofl: anything is better than cleaning :thumbsup:

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Images speak louder than words ;)

http://britishexpats.com/forum/showthread.php?t=451735

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we are me simon, partner john and our daughter grace, i am a nurse and will be at cairns base hospital and john is agardener and worried about the snakes!!

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and this one Bix

http://britishexpats.com/forum/showthread.php?t=561559

Hello simon, John and Grace I will look forward to meeting you all :thumbsup:

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I'm going to Cairns!!! Yey. Thought I was the only one...everyone else on here seems to mention Sydney, Perth, Brisbane etc.

I too (hopefully) will be flying out in January!!! Haven't quite lodged visa yet...but it's an RSMS 119 so hoping it will be pretty quick coming through!

I'm going as a loner so perhaps once we're all out there we could hang out/meet up?

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For Cairns the RSMS visa applications are usually lodged in Brisbane.
Check out the RSMS thread for details but in a nutshell they have a backlog. http://britishexpats.com/forum/showthread.php?t=540886

As of 1 week ago it was 2500 applications. Timeframe has been 6 months before getting a CO but this does seem to be improving as they have taken on some extra staff. I know that major companies like BHP and Rio who hold a lot of sway have not been able to short circuit it.

I don't want to put a dampener on your life but want you to know the facts. No-one knows for sure how long it will be but just be aware it could be a few months.

There are a few of us in Cairns who meet in some form or another quite regularly. For example a new arrival wanted to meet a couple of us for a drink last weekend and 16 of us rocked up.

The jungle drums work well and we do hang out - it's the hot weather you see. :p

Yip, most people do go to the major cities. There a lot of misguided folk about. :lol:

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I'm in Cairns and one of these days I'll shock everyone and come along to a meet up :p I've been terribly unsociable and hang my head in shame! :o <--- closest to hang head in shame smiley I could see :p

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great pom net work eh!! does anyone need a gardener??? so cairns is a good place to be eh? looking on real estate most days looking at the areas to live quite fancy stratford or yorkeys knob-love the name:blink:

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Hi guys!
We are off to Cairns too! Arrive Nov 12th (watch out Bix 'cos you are owed some spanks!;))
I too am a nurse & going to work at CBH:thumbup:
What speciality are you in?
How old is Grace?
I have two boys 9 & 15 (just about!!!) & the bigger boy is 40+;)

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I've noticed.
Or rather I haven't :D