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Forum: Australia
Oct 29th 2015, 12:22 am
Replies: 7
Views: 1,389
Posted By Tricky Nicky

Re: Question on Age for Moving Kids

Thanks Quoll - that's reassuring and agreed, I think the schooling doesn't get serious until 15/16 yrs irrespective of location.
Forum: Australia
Oct 27th 2015, 4:33 am
Replies: 7
Views: 1,389
Posted By Tricky Nicky

Question on Age for Moving Kids

After a failed attempt to move to Perth back in 2013 we are considering giving it another go. Potential timescales mean that our kids will be 12 & 9 and I have slight reservations on the basis that...
Forum: Australia
Mar 24th 2015, 4:54 am
Replies: 8
Views: 1,599
Posted By Tricky Nicky

Help! Now demented....

Hi everyone,

Hope some of you can help! Our story is as follows;

After a very long but determined slog we managed to secure our PR Visa's back in 2013 and attempted the move later in that year...
Forum: Australia
Oct 20th 2011, 1:34 am
Replies: 20
Views: 2,794
Posted By Tricky Nicky

Re: Perth job offer / affordability advice

Thanks Aussietobe, very reassuring and helpful. Good luck to you too Cube and thanks again. :thumbup:
Forum: Australia
Oct 20th 2011, 12:57 am
Replies: 20
Views: 2,794
Posted By Tricky Nicky

Re: Perth job offer / affordability advice

Enjoying the discussion also cube and thanks for input.

Your estimate of $200k is way of the mark though unfortunately so would perhaps stick to the day job! :D I totally agree that it's what I...
Forum: Australia
Oct 19th 2011, 11:54 pm
Replies: 20
Views: 2,794
Posted By Tricky Nicky

Re: Perth job offer / affordability advice

I feel I should intervene.........

Of all the professions, Architects are notoriously underpaid/undervalued and this seems to be international. I am being offered a fairly senior position and have...
Forum: Australia
Oct 19th 2011, 8:36 pm
Replies: 20
Views: 2,794
Posted By Tricky Nicky

Re: Perth job offer / affordability advice

Thanks Chortlepuss. As I say, we very much struggle here and are far from flush. Have never had an exotic holiday in my life and actually welcome the idea of doing the camping thing seeing as the...
Forum: Australia
Oct 19th 2011, 8:22 pm
Replies: 20
Views: 2,794
Posted By Tricky Nicky

Re: Perth job offer / affordability advice

Hi Cubeonly - I'm an architect, 38yrs old.
Forum: Australia
Oct 19th 2011, 6:27 am
Replies: 20
Views: 2,794
Posted By Tricky Nicky

Perth job offer / affordability advice

I've been offered a job in Perth on a 457. Salary is $92000 including super. I am currently self employed here and earn an average of £28k before tax. My wife doesn't work and we have two kids, 8 &...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Jul 19th 2011, 1:03 am
Replies: 79
Views: 23,850
Posted By Tricky Nicky

Re: AACA Skills Assessment

Thanks HelenTD.

I did wonder myself if the clamp down at this end had anything to do with it but who knows. I have tried to speak to AACA direct but they won't discuss it on the phone and any...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Jul 18th 2011, 9:54 pm
Replies: 79
Views: 23,850
Posted By Tricky Nicky

AACA Skills Assessment

Got a massive blow last week when I received a 'not suitable' skills assessment. I am a fully qualified chartered UK architect who has also been through an extremely rigorous qualification process so...
Forum: Australia
Jul 13th 2011, 6:52 pm
Replies: 6
Views: 1,086
Posted By Tricky Nicky

Re: Perth Crime/Homicide Levels

Thanks Spartacus. I did wonder if that was the case although equally would suggest a pretty bad drugs problem but I appreciate I'm now getting picky perhaps!
Forum: Australia
Jul 13th 2011, 6:51 pm
Replies: 6
Views: 1,086
Posted By Tricky Nicky

Re: Perth Crime/Homicide Levels

Now now Bix! :)
Forum: Australia
Jul 13th 2011, 6:15 pm
Replies: 6
Views: 1,086
Posted By Tricky Nicky

Perth Crime/Homicide Levels

Have just discovered that WA had exactly the same homicide levels in the last year as we did here in Scotland. However we have a population of 5.2m whereas WA has population of 2.2m which would...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Mar 22nd 2011, 6:49 am
Replies: 0
Views: 437
Posted By Tricky Nicky

Skills Assesment / SS Eligibility

'Architects' were removed from South Australia's state sponsored list of occupations but 'Architectural Draftsperson' has remained.

As an architect, I would be eligible and more than able to work...
Forum: Australia
Apr 18th 2010, 12:17 am
Replies: 30
Views: 3,612
Posted By Tricky Nicky

Brands & Shopping

Apologies in advance if this has been discussed previously but just wondered why certain brands have not ventured into OZ as yet such as, Gap Clothing, M & S, Decathlon, Next, Amazon, . . . etc.
...
Forum: Australia
Mar 4th 2010, 9:01 am
Replies: 8
Views: 843
Posted By Tricky Nicky

Skin Cancer

Been doing lots of research and there is so much differing opinion on this.

Basically though, the distinct impression I'm getting is that the issue of skin cancer for many ironically seems to take...
Forum: Australia
Feb 20th 2010, 8:58 pm
Replies: 65
Views: 6,095
Posted By Tricky Nicky

Re: Murder in Sunshine Coast

Thanks all for your posts!

In summary, I think I need to be more realistic and as some of you have said, serious crime is highly unlikely to happen and tends to come from someone known to the...
Forum: Australia
Feb 20th 2010, 1:43 am
Replies: 65
Views: 6,095
Posted By Tricky Nicky

Murder in Sunshine Coast

So saddened for lots of reasons to have seen the shocking murder of private schoolboy in Redcliffe, Queensland.

We are still in UK and have been seriously considering emigrating to Oz, however...
Forum: Australia
Jun 4th 2009, 9:41 pm
Replies: 46
Views: 5,401
Posted By Tricky Nicky

Re: Is the grass actually sometimes greener?

Thanks so much everyone for the replies and it's amazing how varied the responses are, further confirming the fact that the experience of emigration like many things is in the eye of the beholder.
...
Forum: Australia
Jun 4th 2009, 1:24 am
Replies: 46
Views: 5,401
Posted By Tricky Nicky

Is the grass actually sometimes greener?

We are seriously looking into moving out to Oz and have obviously found the various theads very helpful. :thumbup:

However, without having to cover old ground (if that is possible), I would really...
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