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: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

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I'm a nurse too!! I work at the base hospital....look forward to meeting you when you arrive :)

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People are always in need of a gardener.
They don't last long what with the snakes and Bunyips. :eek:

Stratford :thumbup:

Yorkeys :thumbdown:

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We'll have to hold off on the next meet and have it in your honour then Sal.
How does 11 Nov sound ? :D

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:cry_smile:

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Me, my wife and 4 kids are looking to fly out on the 6th November, if I get my visa this week.

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SIX MONTHS!!!??? You have just broke my heart. (but thanks for the honesty!). :thumbup:

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:thumbsup: How old are the kids & where are you hoping to settle?Try to stay positive, it may be sooner:thumbsup:

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Thank goodness Bix you never mentioned the dreaded drop bears :eek::eek:

WW

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3 boys 15,7,4 and a girl of 8
Don't have a clue where we are going to stay just yet, as we were hoping to come out without the kids a few weeks earlier to sort out the rented house, buy a car etc etc, but a little problem of the CO requesting a HIV test for the eldest has changed our plans, so I think its turn up clueless living out of suitcases to start :)

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Well, can ymake sure that you leave a rental for me please!;):lol:

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When you getting there? Are there any meet up arranged?

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Hi am a community nurse specialist in sexualy health and hiv. but think i will work as a staff nurse in ICU!!!!!! thats where they want me!! grace is 4. looking forward to cairns but have not sold the house so podering the options. We visited cairns base in april seemed like a nice hospital. not worked in a hopital though for 12 years and not worn a uniform for almost that time to, will need to get my fob watch out of moth balls. Where will you be working?

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had better get him insured then and can live off the pay out!

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We arrive on Nov 12th! I am sure that there will be a meet up before Christmas but we can also arrange to get together once the dust has settled:thumbsup:

I am a Community Matron but am going to work in renal dialysis. Haven't worked in a hospital for 16 years!:ohmy: It is a whole new chapter:thumbup:
Good luck with the house sale. Could you rent it out?

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have you been to cairns before??

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Not been to Aus before!
We have lived abroad before though, so had a good idea of what we were looking for. We considered Adelaide & Bunbury before settling on Cairns. The more laidback approach, good temperatures all year & the lush rainforest won us over.:thumbup:
Oh and of course, Bix lives there;):lol:

How about you?

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why did they want to HIV test your daughter??? seems a bit odd.(sorry very personal question!!) are you on a 457 visa

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lived in germany and malta, my brother is an australian live with his family in tasmania!!! been to australia twice. realy liked brisbane and melbourne but cairns was realy friendly and tropical loved it. I met up with christine the nurse manager and she was very friendly and informal so different from here.

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That should have been your number one reason. :p

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:o

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It was his 15 year old son, not daughter.

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son or daughter, it still seems an odd request!

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just red tape maybe

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what?

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Your brother is Australian?