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Forum: Australia
Apr 12th 2010, 11:14 am
Replies: 40
Views: 3,680
Posted By stmatt

Re: Blistering bites?

Hi

Try Pawpaw cream. You can buy it in pharmacies and Target. Its in a red tube. This seems to help with some of the inflammation. i usually take anti-histamine as soon as I realise I've been...
Forum: Australia
Dec 27th 2009, 8:09 pm
Replies: 53
Views: 4,046
Posted By stmatt

Re: ship or buy new??

Hi,

We made a list of things like wardrobes that we probably wouldn't need here in Oz and had these loaded on the container last (we flat-packed our kids wardrobes which were fairly decent quality...
Forum: Australia
Dec 21st 2009, 10:05 pm
Replies: 53
Views: 4,046
Posted By stmatt

Re: ship or buy new??

Hi

We paid £3500 for a 20 foot container. Our bed cost is £2000 and our settee cost £3500 so we figured we might as well ship the majority of stuff over. We realise that we will may want to buy...
Forum: Australia
Oct 9th 2009, 12:09 pm
Replies: 12
Views: 1,318
Posted By stmatt

Re: Digital Tv Problem

Hi

We've been told that our UK TV (approx 10 years old) probably won't work in Australia and that we need to get an engineer to change the sound chip. Should only cost a couple of dollars.

Our...
Sep 24th 2009, 6:46 pm
Replies: 0
Views: 327
Posted By stmatt

457 and insurance

Hi

I have a query about hte insurance for a 457 visa. I understand that we have to get it in advance. I'm going to go through Medibank just because we have friends who use them and they seem...
Forum: Australia
Sep 22nd 2009, 9:33 am
Replies: 1
Views: 469
Posted By stmatt

Shipping companies

Hi,

I have arranged to get quotes from a few shipping companies over the next few weeks. Somewhere on the internet I have seen a list of questions to ask. Does anyone know where I can find this...
Forum: Australia
Sep 2nd 2009, 12:06 pm
Replies: 5
Views: 536
Posted By stmatt

Re: Silly question about shipping

Hi

In that case I will just freecycle my boxes. At the moment they're just flat-packed in my garage just in case we relocated within the UK. We're going to get shippers into pack for us when we...
Forum: Australia
Sep 2nd 2009, 8:33 am
Replies: 5
Views: 536
Posted By stmatt

Silly question about shipping

Hi

We're possible moving back to Adelaide at the end of the year and I'm starting to tidy up and think about the selling house/shipping etc. We have a load of cardboard boxes from where our house...
Forum: Australia
Jan 4th 2009, 11:47 pm
Replies: 9
Views: 660
Posted By stmatt

Re: moving with small children

Poppet, you may find the bulkhead seats are more of a hindrance than help. Its good to have the extra footspace but the armrests do not pull up so its difficult for child to lie down and get comfy....
Forum: Australia
Dec 15th 2008, 2:14 am
Replies: 14
Views: 2,267
Posted By stmatt

Re: Travelling with Baby on SQ - what can you carry onboard?

Hi

We travelled with SQ from Manchester last year with a 11 month old, 3 year old, me and DH. We carried 2 piece pram plus buggy board, 2 rucksacks, 2 trolley bags and a nappy bag. We put laptops...
Oct 26th 2008, 10:42 pm
Replies: 15
Views: 1,592
Posted By stmatt

Re: Rental market UK (esp with animals)

Hi

The tenants in our 4 bed house took it as a 6 month rental (and they've been on a 1 month rolling contract since) so yes, you can.

Karen
Oct 21st 2008, 5:17 am
Replies: 15
Views: 1,592
Posted By stmatt

Re: Rental market UK (esp with animals)

Hi

I think there is going to be a increase in the number of properties in the Uk because people can't sell and are renting their properties instead. We have rented out house out this year while we...
Oct 15th 2008, 9:12 pm
Replies: 18
Views: 1,437
Posted By stmatt

Re: any advice in getting 4yr old into a good school

Hi Celtic Princess,

What did you do with children who move into the area after the deadline? These new policies worry me a bit. My husband is going back to the UK to finish his training but then...
Oct 14th 2008, 9:36 pm
Replies: 18
Views: 1,437
Posted By stmatt

Re: any advice in getting 4yr old into a good school

P.S. If you look on www.netmums.com there is a forum dedicated to education where you might get more advice.
Oct 14th 2008, 9:34 pm
Replies: 18
Views: 1,437
Posted By stmatt

Re: any advice in getting 4yr old into a good school

Hi,

I'm in the same situation and we've only been out of the country since the beginning of the year. I think a lot depends on how old your son will be when we return and whether he will be in...
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