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Forum: Australia
Aug 29th 2011, 1:57 pm
Replies: 17
Views: 2,383
Posted By Lany

Re: Mum's meet up in Melbourne?

Hi everyone, I would be really interested in any meetups that you organise. I'm 32 and have a 5 year old son. I am from NI.This is my second time living in Melbourne and have been here for a year. I...
Forum: Australia
Apr 27th 2011, 8:08 pm
Replies: 41
Views: 7,413
Posted By Lany

Re: meet up in melbourne

Awh thats my bday so have other plans! Let me know when the next one is ;-)
Forum: Australia
Apr 24th 2011, 9:38 pm
Replies: 41
Views: 7,413
Posted By Lany

Re: meet up in melbourne

Would also love a meetup. I'm 31 and on my second stint in Melbourne. Feeling a bit lost without my friends and family! My husband is from Melbourne and I have a five yr old son.
Forum: Australia
Nov 7th 2010, 4:25 pm
Replies: 62
Views: 16,511
Posted By Lany

Re: How to watch UK programs in Oz?

Google "identity cloaker", it cost me4.95 euro for a ten day trial and I have been able to watch Iplayer, itv2 and 4OD successfully :)
Forum: Australia
Nov 7th 2010, 4:22 pm
Replies: 32
Views: 7,388
Posted By Lany

Re: Ping Pong Stories...

I came from UK to Aus for 3 years, back to UK for 4 years, and now back in Aus for two months so far! I don't think I will ever settle in either place! but having a 4 yr old child I would like to...
Forum: Australia
Nov 7th 2010, 4:11 pm
Replies: 30
Views: 4,481
Posted By Lany

Re: Suburbs of Sydney and Melbourne

And yes it is only around 45 mins drive to the CBD from Patterson, just over an hour on the train.
Forum: Australia
Nov 7th 2010, 4:10 pm
Replies: 30
Views: 4,481
Posted By Lany

Re: Suburbs of Sydney and Melbourne

Patterson Lakes is really nice, my brother in law has lived there for 13 years. We live in seaford which isn't perfect as it's quite close to Frankston which is one of the less nice suburbs but you...
Forum: Australia
Nov 7th 2010, 4:05 pm
Replies: 12
Views: 1,352
Posted By Lany

Re: Kids and schools

My son is going to be 5 soon and we have just returned to Australia after being back in the UK for a few years, he is enrolled in the local primary to start prep in Feb. It's a bit of a nightmare as...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Jan 2nd 2010, 5:17 am
Replies: 26
Views: 2,289
Posted By Lany

Re: Do we need to get Aussie passports if we are not returning?

we have an appointment to get him an oz passport this month, they said we only need an australian birth cert.
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Jan 2nd 2010, 4:23 am
Replies: 26
Views: 2,289
Posted By Lany

Re: Do we need to get Aussie passports if we are not returning?

When we left oz in 06 I just got my child (born in oz) a british passport, immigration held us up at the airport questioning why he didn't have an aus passport but eventually (with minutes to spare!)...
Forum: The Update Forum
Jan 2nd 2010, 3:04 am
Replies: 15
Views: 3,245
Posted By Lany

Re: 6 year update..

I have just looged on here for first time in years, and saw ur update, i think I remember you from when I used to come on here in 2003. Glad to hear it has all worked out so well for you and ur...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Nov 10th 2005, 4:10 pm
Replies: 84
Views: 7,636
Posted By Lany

Re: Is it worth the fight?

Yeah defintely better asked on here!! I used to come on here a lot when I first arrived 2 years ago and anything negative I said on the oz board was not v well rec'd.

I am in a similar position,...
Forum: Australia
Nov 10th 2005, 3:55 pm
Replies: 143
Views: 12,207
Posted By Lany

Re: What salary is good salary?

Myself and my hubby have a combined income of around 95k and it is a bit of a struggle, rent and car being our highest outgoings. I believe that in the uk for the same salary we could have a better...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Nov 10th 2005, 3:46 pm
Replies: 38
Views: 2,894
Posted By Lany

Re: Homesick in Oz

Hi Katie,

Just wanted to let you know that I completely understand how u feel! I have been here for just over two years and am from Belfast. I used to post on here a lot when I first came.

I...
Forum: Australia
Jun 27th 2004, 8:13 pm
Replies: 1
Views: 1,578
Posted By Lany

Bird's angel delight

DO they sell it here? I have just got a craving for it ( yucky stuff that it is)
Forum: Australia
Apr 8th 2004, 10:05 pm
Replies: 44
Views: 2,581
Posted By Lany

yeah bhoj is great, we discovered it the first...

yeah bhoj is great, we discovered it the first week we came and have been regulars ever since, it's not in southbank it's in newquay (docklands area). Veggie choice there is fab!
Forum: Australia
Apr 7th 2004, 8:57 pm
Replies: 44
Views: 2,581
Posted By Lany

Re: Calling all Veggies no suet here! Paramesan!

yeah, what is it with the way they put gelatine in so much food here!?!?!

also miss quorn so much! especially the quorn pieces which made stir frys so much more interesting. All they have here is...
Forum: Australia
Apr 7th 2004, 8:40 pm
Replies: 16
Views: 2,164
Posted By Lany

yip sounds like it could be the same place, no...

yip sounds like it could be the same place, no heels or toes and also shoes had to be high heels and not flats!
Forum: Australia
Apr 5th 2004, 12:14 am
Replies: 6
Views: 8,856
Posted By Lany

Re: minimum rental period?

A lot of agencies offer 3 month leases but the standard seems to be 6 months.
As for breaking your lease, we are doing that at the moment, basically yes you can but you have to keep paying rent...
Forum: Australia
Apr 5th 2004, 12:11 am
Replies: 16
Views: 2,164
Posted By Lany

My bad experience with first job in OZ

Well after being so delighted to find my first job less than a week after getting my residency granted it all pretty much went downhill after that!

The company I was working for in the city was...
Forum: Australia
Feb 27th 2004, 1:24 pm
Replies: 67
Views: 6,071
Posted By Lany

Re: Do not come to Australia if.....

Definitely a few things people should think about. Also from watching that programme that was on here a while ago 'a new life down under' I noticed that a lot of people came here with marital...
Forum: Australia
Feb 25th 2004, 4:24 pm
Replies: 28
Views: 1,709
Posted By Lany

We are with the national for our current account...

We are with the national for our current account (which is called savings here) and for our visa card.

When we first opened it I couldn't believe that they charge you for lifting cash+ for using...
Forum: Australia
Feb 25th 2004, 11:37 am
Replies: 34
Views: 2,782
Posted By Lany

Re: Feeling rather down...

I wouldn't say it gets easier as such but personally I feel I can now deal with it better. Despite the homesickness I'm glad I came here if only to make me appreciate the uk and what I had before! I...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Feb 24th 2004, 5:02 pm
Replies: 22
Views: 1,606
Posted By Lany

every time i meet an aussie they ask me where I'm...

every time i meet an aussie they ask me where I'm from and when I say Northern Ireland they look at me with pity and say oh how terrible you must really be glad to be here!!! I try to explain that NI...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Feb 24th 2004, 4:56 pm
Replies: 121
Views: 9,420
Posted By Lany

You lot are so lucky to be going back to uk!! I...

You lot are so lucky to be going back to uk!! I am sooo jealous. I had a dream last night that I was home in Belfast for a holiday and it was brilliant visiting all my old places...then I woke up and...
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