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Forum: Australia
Jul 15th 2006, 8:57 pm
Replies: 11
Views: 1,068
Posted By helenmaine

Paying off UK mortgage early

For all of you who have sold your houses in the UK and paid off a mortgage early to move the money to oz, what was your experience of this. Were you charged a fee for early payment? Did you have...
Forum: Australia
Apr 4th 2006, 11:30 pm
Replies: 3
Views: 529
Posted By helenmaine

Arsenal V Juventus match on SBS?

Anybody know whether this match is being shown on SBS tomorrow morning?
Forum: Australia
Jun 10th 2005, 8:51 pm
Replies: 37
Views: 3,327
Posted By helenmaine

Re: rambling thoughts on finally being in Melbourne.

There is a fantastic Mediteranean grocers at 535 Sydney Road that has a large selection of dried porcini mushrooms. Also many other lovely things like parmesan, pasta and italian cakes. Well worth...
Forum: Australia
Jun 10th 2005, 1:29 am
Replies: 18
Views: 1,201
Posted By helenmaine

Re: Flying visit to Melbourne - Advice needed... AGAIN!!

sorry - this isn't at all an answer to your question (and very picky!) but it's St Kilda and not St Kilda's.....
Forum: Australia
Jun 9th 2005, 9:23 pm
Replies: 0
Views: 357
Posted By helenmaine

interview month...

I've just finished my second interview in a week and have another one\lined up for next week. Have had one rejection so far but am keeping fingers crossed. So far the application to interview...
Forum: Australia
May 3rd 2005, 9:46 pm
Replies: 96
Views: 16,005
Posted By helenmaine

Re: Survey: Huntsman spiders!

5 since we moved to Melbourne almost a year ago - 3 in the house (including one that was about 3 inches long) and 2 outside. I don't mind them and we try and catch them and put them outside instead...
Forum: Australia
Apr 2nd 2005, 11:08 am
Replies: 3
Views: 632
Posted By helenmaine

Re: Advice about Ballarat or Warragul, Melbourne

Ballarat and Warragul are not in Melbourne, they are country towns about 2 hours and 1.5 hours drive respectively (non rush hour) from the centre of the city. Not sure about good and bad areas...
Forum: Australia
Mar 14th 2005, 6:06 pm
Replies: 231
Views: 15,832
Posted By helenmaine

Re: Quality of life.

Nice posts Caroline ... and know what you mean about enjoying the gorgeousness that is Victoria. We spent saturday surfing at Phillip Island , with fish and chips in Rye watching the sun go down,...
Forum: Australia
Mar 8th 2005, 8:25 pm
Replies: 58
Views: 4,140
Posted By helenmaine

Re: Should we give Melbourne a go?????

woolami is not for beginners.. very strong rips and the waves dump pretty hard,\. Smiths is a much easier beach break and easier to paddle out. Woolami is still a great beach though - but as as a...
Forum: Australia
Mar 7th 2005, 7:35 am
Replies: 58
Views: 4,140
Posted By helenmaine

Re: Should we give Melbourne a go?????

Hey - just read that you are a surfer and have been to Philip island. Me and hubby started this year and have been there pretty much every weekend since Nov! Not gettingmuch better but it's great! ...
Forum: Australia
Feb 18th 2005, 4:13 pm
Replies: 31
Views: 2,266
Posted By helenmaine

Re: Melbourne Womens' Drinking Club - meet in Feb?

Sorry! I was all set to come and then there was a work thing on which ran way over..... Next time though. and glad that you had fun.

H
Forum: Australia
Feb 7th 2005, 7:13 pm
Replies: 17
Views: 1,363
Posted By helenmaine

Re: Any Newbies Arrived in Mel?

Caroline - just noticed that you are working in Hoppers - I work at the Uni Campus just down the road towards WErribee! I'm coming to the drinking night so will see you there!

Helen
Forum: Australia
Feb 5th 2005, 10:33 am
Replies: 85
Views: 6,933
Posted By helenmaine

Re: Where and why?

Melbourne for us - why? because hubby was offered a job here (and I got the first job that I applied for once we had arrived). We absolutely LOVE Melbourne. You can drive to beautiful beaches in an...
Forum: Australia
Jan 24th 2005, 6:59 pm
Replies: 31
Views: 2,266
Posted By helenmaine

Re: Melbourne Womens' Drinking Club - meet in Feb?

Got room for one more? I work out at Werribee but can make it into the city by 6.30-7.

H
Forum: Australia
Dec 13th 2004, 6:14 pm
Replies: 13
Views: 948
Posted By helenmaine

Re: How long did it take to get your first Oz job?

Hubby already had a job lined up. I got the first (and only!) job I applied for even though I put the application in about 2 months prior to arriving... Been working for almost 5 months and all is...
Forum: Australia
Nov 11th 2004, 8:56 am
Replies: 20
Views: 1,492
Posted By helenmaine

Re: Anybody else going to Melbourne - Jan?

Good luck with the move, but you might have to prepare yourself for a bit of cold and wet in Melbourne. It has rained unbelievable amounts in the past week, with more to come this weekend :( ...
Forum: Australia
Nov 9th 2004, 11:07 am
Replies: 1
Views: 358
Posted By helenmaine

Re: Ladies (drinking) nights in Melbourne?

I'd be interested too - I missed the last one. :beer: :beer:
Forum: Australia
Oct 5th 2004, 12:05 am
Replies: 9
Views: 893
Posted By helenmaine

Re: My Money Take it or leave it (Tax implications?)

That's the same advice that I got from my financial advisor. 6 months until the gain is taxed.
Forum: Australia
Sep 25th 2004, 10:36 am
Replies: 13
Views: 1,121
Posted By helenmaine

Re: How long does it take to feel 'settled'?

We settled in really quckly. Within about 3-4 weeks everything felt fine. I got the first job that I applied for ...an interesting, well paid position which was very lucky, and I started working...
Forum: Australia
Sep 24th 2004, 2:10 pm
Replies: 48
Views: 3,686
Posted By helenmaine

Re: English, Scottish, British, Welsh, Irish, Northern Irish or Aussie

Tricky. Half welsh half english.. 2 years in the US and now aus. Probably british.......
Forum: Australia
Sep 24th 2004, 2:08 pm
Replies: 11
Views: 607
Posted By helenmaine

passed my vic driving test :)....

...and beat my hubbie by 3% ( I got 100%! ) Actually I thought there were some tricky questions...


Off to do some celebratory gardening now. Lovely day in Melbourne today, even if it is a...
Forum: Australia
Sep 19th 2004, 12:19 am
Replies: 41
Views: 11,731
Posted By helenmaine

Re: Stilton Cheese - can you get it in Oz?

I work out at the Gilbert Chandler campus at Werribee (part of the University of Melbourne) and we have a little cheese shop that sells a good, but limited range of cheese to the public on Fridays...
Forum: Australia
Aug 31st 2004, 10:18 pm
Replies: 78
Views: 5,421
Posted By helenmaine

Re: Melbourne Women's Drinking Club?

I can't make it sorry but I do have a top tip for bar hopping (if you don't know ths already). Buy a pack of bar cards from any bookshop/newsagent. They are 10 bucks. They enable you to find all...
Forum: Australia
Aug 31st 2004, 9:56 pm
Replies: 49
Views: 8,442
Posted By helenmaine

Re: Best suburbs for families in Melbourne?

Hi Oz Tennis - how was your Melbourne trip?

On the subject of suburbs - we are in Kensington and loving it. Green and leafy and close to everything with great cafes etc just down the road. ...
Forum: Australia
Aug 21st 2004, 8:41 pm
Replies: 12
Views: 1,066
Posted By helenmaine

Re: Marmite in Sydney

We are in Melbourne but have found that

a) vegemite doesn't taste anything like marmite
b) marnite (by sanitarium) is ok but doesn't taste like Uk marmite
c) Promite tastes like complete crap ...
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