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Forum: The Barbie
Nov 22nd 2015, 5:24 pm
Replies: 7
Views: 641
Posted By Briar

Re: Decent travel (roaming) SIM cards?

I used one that came with Covermore Travel Insurance when I was in UK earlier this year. Totally bad decision. I now have a cheapy 10 year old technology Samsung bought for 10quid and I used it...
Forum: The Barbie
Nov 19th 2015, 2:18 pm
Replies: 136
Views: 13,445
Posted By Briar

Re: Not so obvious things that every new Australian resident needs to know

You obviously haven't been to Perth in the summer. Even with a windscreen shade and dark tinted windows, a car parked all day in the sun is like a furnace inside. And you certainly wouldn't want...
Forum: The Barbie
Nov 16th 2015, 5:48 pm
Replies: 136
Views: 13,445
Posted By Briar

Re: Not so obvious things that every new Australian resident needs to know

Just be aware that the metal buckle of a seat belt will become a branding iron if your car has been parked in the sun during summer!
Forum: The Barbie
Nov 5th 2015, 7:08 pm
Replies: 84
Views: 5,938
Posted By Briar

Re: Geert Wilders

I think Geert Wilders says what a lot of people are thinking but are too scared to say out loud. The support for him, and others with the same views,is growing in UK and Europe and they are polling...
Forum: Australia
Aug 15th 2015, 7:33 pm
Replies: 254
Views: 119,542
Posted By Briar

Re: British Passports when in Australia

Brilliant - sanity prevails! It was such a pain when they brought in that new ruling when they changed all the other passport renewal rules. I refused to send my Australian passport, and they...
Forum: Australia
Aug 13th 2015, 10:05 pm
Replies: 254
Views: 119,542
Posted By Briar

Re: British Passports when in Australia

Totally agree and I did use that argument that if I had sent my application from Australia instead of doing it in person in London, that the photo would have been the same one. But as I said, the...
Forum: Australia
Aug 13th 2015, 9:59 pm
Replies: 254
Views: 119,542
Posted By Briar

Re: British Passports when in Australia

They will not accept copies of any other passport, but want the original passport sent to them. I wasn't happy about sending my Australian passport, which was why I decided to renew my Brit one...
Forum: Australia
Aug 12th 2015, 3:55 pm
Replies: 254
Views: 119,542
Posted By Briar

Re: British Passports when in Australia

Extremely picky I found. I renewed my Australian passport around the same time so used photos I had from that for my Brit passport. They wouldn't accept the photo as they were "not taken in UK"...
Forum: Australia
Jul 4th 2015, 4:25 pm
Replies: 254
Views: 119,542
Posted By Briar

Re: British Passports when in Australia

That's good Shaozzy.

I renewed mine at the London Passport Office whilst in UK in March. I had to be in London for business that day, so waiting around for 4 hours was not a problem. All...
Forum: Australia
Jan 19th 2015, 6:53 pm
Replies: 254
Views: 119,542
Posted By Briar

Re: British Passports when in Australia

Brilliant Beermonster. I have been following this thread and the news online about the disaster that renewing a Brit passport has become and now that I am an Australian Citizen and passport holder I...
Forum: The Barbie
Mar 22nd 2014, 10:26 pm
Replies: 91
Views: 6,974
Posted By Briar

Re: Do you have a pool

We are in WA and have a salt pool... we keep it up to scratch all year so we never let it go green - too expensive to get it back to what it should be. We also have solar heating for it so use the...
Forum: The Barbie
Jan 16th 2014, 9:37 pm
Replies: 15
Views: 1,366
Posted By Briar

Re: Curtains & blinds: Perth recommendations

Be good to hear who you choose as we all need to have the heads up on good deals and good companies.....
Forum: The Barbie
Jan 15th 2014, 8:17 pm
Replies: 15
Views: 1,366
Posted By Briar

Re: Curtains & blinds: Perth recommendations

Ah I get your problem.... Depending on where you live in Perth, there is a place I drive past on the corner of Nicholson Rd and Albany Hwy called Betta Curtains.... no idea what they are like......
Forum: The Barbie
Jan 14th 2014, 4:11 pm
Replies: 25
Views: 2,125
Posted By Briar

Re: The Cresta Clan's Annus horribilis

Sorry to hear this Cresta.... can only be up from now on I guess.
Forum: The Barbie
Jan 14th 2014, 4:08 pm
Replies: 15
Views: 1,366
Posted By Briar

Re: Curtains & blinds: Perth recommendations

Try Spotlight..... they also do a good range of readymade curtains and blinds.
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Jan 8th 2014, 7:09 pm
Replies: 34
Views: 5,421
Posted By Briar

Re: Strangers recently registered for council tax and utility bills at grandfather’s

Your view only. There are too many welfare cheats in this world and if you were a genuine welfare recipient having biometric data to identify you and your dependents and having vouchers to spend in...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Dec 12th 2013, 10:35 pm
Replies: 34
Views: 5,421
Posted By Briar

Re: Strangers recently registered for council tax and utility bills at grandfather’s

Wow not2old..... fantastic advice!

The OP's post just rang alarm bells with me, but being in Perth I had no idea where to go in UK.... well done for coming to the fore. Some scammers are...
Forum: The Barbie
Dec 12th 2013, 8:44 pm
Replies: 125
Views: 9,175
Posted By Briar

Re: Same sex marriage ban in Australia

totally agree:goodpost::goodpost:

As law stands at the moment, marriage is between a man and a woman. Same sex couples obviously don't fit that criteria so should have a civil partnership...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Dec 12th 2013, 8:42 pm
Replies: 34
Views: 5,421
Posted By Briar

Re: Strangers recently registered for council tax and utility bills at grandfather’s

Sounds very shonky to me. In Oz there have been instances of fraudsters selling houses that do not belong to them....... you might wish to take this further with some authority to make sure it is...
Forum: Teaching
Dec 8th 2013, 5:35 pm
Replies: 9
Views: 3,394
Posted By Briar

Re: Training to teach

Sorry can't help with that.
Forum: The Barbie
Dec 7th 2013, 10:33 pm
Replies: 2
Views: 822
Posted By Briar

Re: House Sitter Wanted - Perth

Hey Barry if you haven't had any offers yet, suggest you might want to post on www.Perthpoms.com Good Luck!
Forum: Teaching
Dec 7th 2013, 8:16 pm
Replies: 9
Views: 3,394
Posted By Briar

Re: Training to teach

You will need registration with the Teachers Registration Board for Queensland before you can even apply for positions. Be aware that schools will be on their long summer holidays now until...
Forum: Teaching
Dec 1st 2013, 12:19 am
Replies: 18
Views: 5,668
Posted By Briar

Re: Teaching in Perth or Brisbane

You would have to sort out your registration in each state you wanted to teach..... If Smart Teachers pay you, then you can only work for 6 months for them. If you work for an education authority...
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