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Forum: Australia
Aug 25th 2011, 7:08 pm
Replies: 6
Views: 1,707
Posted By njk435

Re: Birth of a baby in Australia advice !

My daughter was born free (Should have called her Elsa :) ) in Darwin.

Royal Darwin is the public hospital up here and we were very happy with the whole pregnancy and birth experience.

I...
Forum: Australia
May 26th 2011, 10:33 pm
Replies: 6,964
Views: 687,039
Posted By njk435

Re: What's the Temperature where you are now?

Precis: Dry and sunny, cool.

Darwin: Min 16 Max 29
Time for the winter woolies this weekend

Brrrr! :shades_smile:

A Woman in Darwin was diagnosed with...
Forum: Australia
May 25th 2011, 11:32 pm
Replies: 19
Views: 9,354
Posted By njk435

Re: Does Bunnings cut wood?

Go and ask, if they don't cut other people's wood, buy a saw while you are there and DIY :)
Forum: Australia
May 17th 2011, 11:55 pm
Replies: 118
Views: 12,578
Posted By njk435

Re: Solar Power

Hmm,
Clean Energy council reckons a 2 kW system in Brisbane will produce 8.4 kWh per day.

8.4 x 50 cents per kWh = $4.20 per day = $1533 per year, roughly

If you don't have it already, look...
Forum: Australia
May 17th 2011, 11:07 pm
Replies: 118
Views: 12,578
Posted By njk435

Re: Solar Power

Yes, I will probably get a credit in the dry, and pay a small ($80 per quarter) bill through the wet.

Up here in the NT we get back ~19 cents per kWh, which is what we pay for what we use.
Forum: Australia
May 16th 2011, 9:58 pm
Replies: 9
Views: 1,325
Posted By njk435

Re: English Mineral Water...

I must confess I didn't know water had a nationality.

You learn something new every day on BE ;)

But seriously, actually no, there is no seriously - just a WTF..
:ohmy:
Forum: The Barbie
Apr 28th 2011, 10:18 pm
Replies: 116
Views: 7,940
Posted By njk435

Re: So who is actually watching The Wedding....

Just me at the moment then? :)
Forum: Australia
Apr 20th 2011, 9:13 pm
Replies: 9
Views: 885
Posted By njk435

Re: solar power Electric.

Join the forum here - very useful and informative

http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/forum/143
Forum: Australia
Apr 15th 2011, 2:11 am
Replies: 3
Views: 651
Posted By njk435

Re: Shipping to Darwin....anyone headed that way?

Allied Pickfords have a branch here, so they should be able to do a reasonable price. They shipped my stuff here 4 years ago and were very good, although I wasn't paying..

Shipping from Adelaide...
Forum: Australia
Apr 1st 2011, 10:48 pm
Replies: 118
Views: 12,578
Posted By njk435

Re: Solar Power

It depends on the size of the system and how much sunlight you get.

The Clean energy council website gives approximate figures for each capital city and the size of system.

For example, up here...
Forum: Australia
Mar 30th 2011, 10:34 pm
Replies: 121
Views: 49,472
Posted By njk435

Re: move to townsville?!?!

I spent a few days in Townsville, back in the 90s, I was back there at the end of last year.
Townsville is hot, but then it's in the tropics, so that shouldn't be a surprise.
It has rednecks and...
Forum: Australia
Mar 25th 2011, 6:46 pm
Replies: 12
Views: 3,316
Posted By njk435

Re: Green Ants

'Hovex 2' in 1 from Bunnings or Woolies worked for me. We had them all over or verandah, 2 applications and off they went.
Forum: Australia
Mar 14th 2011, 11:57 pm
Replies: 11
Views: 1,081
Posted By njk435

Re: 6months here 6months oz - schooling

I would think it is almost impossible to do it in mainstream schools.

As an example, in the NT, the 6 week school holiday is in Dec/Jan but in UK it's Aug/Sep.

Then there's the curriculum, even...
Forum: Australia
Mar 14th 2011, 11:52 pm
Replies: 4
Views: 789
Posted By njk435

Re: Where does one stay in Darwin?

Quest apartments are right in the city, but away from Mitchell Street (Pubs and clubs). I stayed for 3 weeks and it was great.

Crowne Plaza is also nice, only stayed 1 night but very good.

Sky...
Forum: Australia
Feb 17th 2011, 7:54 pm
Replies: 33
Views: 3,831
Posted By njk435

Re: Colds & Flus....Common ?

I find the common cold is quite common in Darwin, rare colds are not so common. :)

But seriously, my kids bring a virus home from school once in a while, runny noses, coughs and sneezes and the...
Forum: The Barbie
Feb 15th 2011, 11:53 pm
Replies: 20
Views: 3,288
Posted By njk435

Re: Darwin's turn for a bit of weather! Tropical Cyclone Carlos

Most people up here are not happy with mahogany trees, a boy was killed by a falling branch while at school a couple of years back, plus every storm we have a couple fall down around the city. Wrong...
Forum: The Barbie
Feb 15th 2011, 8:18 pm
Replies: 20
Views: 3,288
Posted By njk435

Re: Darwin's turn for a bit of weather! Tropical Cyclone Carlos

It's been very quiet here in Palmerston, plenty of rain and wind last night but very calm today. We seem to be in the 'eye' of the system at the moment.

There's been a few trees down in the area,...
Forum: Australia
Feb 11th 2011, 12:07 pm
Replies: 19
Views: 2,518
Posted By njk435

Re: Wot? No broadband!

Have a look at:

http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/

It is a very good site to explore internet options at.

HTH
Forum: Australia
Feb 7th 2011, 11:44 pm
Replies: 7
Views: 1,075
Posted By njk435

Re: Car....to ship or not to ship

Have a look at tradingpost.com.au or online local papers for used car prices.

[Peugeot 307 around $ 10,000 or Holden Vectra $ 6000 in NSW]

Also check with Australian Customs regarding import...
Forum: Australia
Feb 7th 2011, 11:41 pm
Replies: 20
Views: 2,711
Posted By njk435

Re: Travelling to the UK with Aussie born kids

No point wasting money in my opinion.
We've taken our kids back twice now, on Aussie passsports. We went through the British passport channel first time - no problems. Second time we went through...
Forum: The Update Forum
Jan 31st 2011, 10:02 pm
Replies: 663
Views: 139,180
Posted By njk435

Re: The 'Jen1977au' thread

Visit Op Shops - it keeps my wife entertained and is a cheap hobby. It also helps keep our house decluttered :)
Forum: Australia
Nov 27th 2010, 9:33 am
Replies: 52
Views: 7,312
Posted By njk435

Re: Do you have a NAB bank account?

NAB have been having technical problems over the last few days, I'm sure it will be fixed up, but it must be annoying (to say the least!).

link:...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Nov 22nd 2010, 10:02 pm
Replies: 96
Views: 22,170
Posted By njk435

Re: Northern Territory SMP available

Primary and Secondary teachers are on the list, primary is amber, secondary is green.
Forum: Australia
Nov 22nd 2010, 9:58 pm
Replies: 11
Views: 1,720
Posted By njk435

Re: Adelaide to Darwin

Buses are pretty good - link to NT transport below.
http://www.nt.gov.au/transport/public/bus/routes.shtml#e

Taxis are variable, personally I'd rather walk than use Darwin Radio Taxis, but they...
Forum: Australia
Sep 29th 2010, 11:01 pm
Replies: 30
Views: 4,065
Posted By njk435

Re: BANKS

I switched to ING Direct after my credit union charged me $3 for entering my PIN in an ATM then deciding not to continue the transaction.

ING give me 50 cents if I take $200 cash out when I...
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