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Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Jun 1st 2019, 2:16 am
Replies: 20
Views: 4,045
Posted By HugoB

Re: Overwhelmed about AU to UK move

we are taking 2 dogs and 2 cats back to the UK with Jetpets who have been great so far - all the forms to complete are loaded on to a portal and I've just been completing them bit by bit. They need...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Oct 13th 2018, 3:08 am
Replies: 5
Views: 6,466
Posted By HugoB

Re: Back to the UK with 2 teens, GCSE Year 11 and Year 9

Perhaps contact the schools in the area you're heading back to for advice. We decided to wait an extra year so that daughter (yr 10 Australia WA) can complete this year here. She'll start yr 11 next...
Forum: Australia
Mar 26th 2011, 9:51 am
Replies: 7
Views: 1,134
Posted By HugoB

Re: Calling all Retirees - what did you do to settle in?

Hi my parents have been here in Perth for 2 years on a 410 visa. Here are a few ways they have met some great friends; other 410ers via the beria web site, U3A (university of the 3rd age) have groups...
Forum: Australia
Mar 21st 2010, 2:23 am
Replies: 9
Views: 1,551
Posted By HugoB

Re: New Industrial Estate behind Banksia Grove?

If you have a look at this website http://wancrew.org/ it will give you the arguments against the development, including the possible contmination of the drinking water under the Gnangara Mound which...
Forum: Australia
Mar 13th 2010, 1:12 pm
Replies: 44
Views: 6,341
Posted By HugoB

Re: Geraldton.....or bust

Hello, would like to add my twopenneths worth in that I LOVED living in Geraldton:thumbsup:
We moved there for two years for my OH's country posting in the police. He would say that there's about 5...
Forum: Australia
Feb 11th 2010, 2:54 am
Replies: 4
Views: 663
Posted By HugoB

Re: Parents emigrating - where do you live?

Hi , my folks moved to Perth about 18 months ago and live in Tapping (Northern suberbs) about 5 mins drive from us which is very handy! They like getting out and about, bought bikes but not really...
Forum: Australia
Feb 8th 2010, 11:34 pm
Replies: 5
Views: 1,680
Posted By HugoB

Re: Independent building inspection - Perth north

Hi we used BHIS and were pleased with the service, brought up lots of things we wouldn't have known to check, all of which the builders were happy to rectify. Think it cost about 475 a year ago.
HB x
Forum: The Barbie
Nov 11th 2009, 11:13 am
Replies: 93
Views: 5,111
Posted By HugoB

Re: What uses do you have for your PComputers.

We are running a dinky little home network, with an XP workstation in the study, an old P4 media center in the theater (with XPMCE), and a "special" Xbox in the living area. All on a cat5e wired...
Forum: Australia
Aug 14th 2009, 5:47 am
Replies: 50
Views: 4,568
Posted By HugoB

Re: Air Asia Seat Sale

thanks, might see if there's still some tickets left for us then!!:)
Forum: Australia
Aug 14th 2009, 5:28 am
Replies: 50
Views: 4,568
Posted By HugoB

Re: Air Asia Seat Sale

Hi sorry to be dense - how does that work then? Won't it invalidate the ticket when it doesn't match the passport - or can you just phone up to change the passport no. when you get the new...
Forum: Australia
Apr 17th 2009, 11:01 am
Replies: 3
Views: 645
Posted By HugoB

Re: Banksia Grove School Perth

Hi, do you mean Neerabup school (the state primary) in Banksia Grove, or Banksia Grove catholic Primary? We live in Tapping and my daughter is in yr 1 at BGCP, very happy with it and she loves it...
Forum: Australia
Mar 9th 2009, 12:12 am
Replies: 12
Views: 989
Posted By HugoB

Re: New House - WA

Hi, we also had the builder lay the pvc pipe during the build.
Re soakwells, our builder wanted about $3000.00 to put in two large concrete soakwells which would have been sufficient for the whole...
Forum: Australia
Feb 26th 2009, 11:01 pm
Replies: 5
Views: 1,045
Posted By HugoB

Re: schools

Hi my daughter is at Banksia Grove CP, it is a lovely little school, only 147 children there at the moment, tho some of the older years are a mixed year group because ot that. There is also St...
Forum: Australia
Feb 4th 2009, 10:30 am
Replies: 20
Views: 1,379
Posted By HugoB

Smile Re: Geraldton schools and visit.

Hi, we've just finished a 2 year stint in Geraldton and I loved it. DH is in the police and certain suburbs kept him busy - he reckoned about 5 % of the population there were causing 95% of the...
Forum: The Barbie
Aug 11th 2008, 2:27 am
Replies: 16
Views: 1,578
Posted By HugoB

Re: Priming walls in new house build?

Thanks for the replies. I'm not sure the people in the paint shops will have an objective opinion here, they want to sell more paint after all.

Has anyone used the 50/50 mix and had any problems?
Forum: The Barbie
Aug 11th 2008, 12:20 am
Replies: 16
Views: 1,578
Posted By HugoB

Priming walls in new house build?

Hello all,

Our new house build is nearly complete. We will be painting the internal walls ourselves. A friend has told us that Aussie plaster is different to UK plaster as it contains more...
Forum: Australia
Jul 9th 2008, 12:29 am
Replies: 10
Views: 847
Posted By HugoB

Re: Steam Mops

Hi there! We just bought a Monster, and it's fab. Must admit, it hasn't exactly cleaned the grout as I'd hoped (will need some real elbow grease for that I think), but it's so quick...mopping has...
Forum: Africa
May 24th 2008, 2:32 pm
Replies: 202
Views: 23,327
Posted By HugoB

Re: RSA Boarding Schools

Sorry, I should have read your post more closely, when I mentioned that Michaelhouse offered A levels I was alluding to qualifications which might allow an international education, whereby high...
Forum: Africa
May 24th 2008, 11:41 am
Replies: 202
Views: 23,327
Posted By HugoB

Re: RSA Boarding Schools

I reckon a call to the school, or a vist will answer most of those questions above.. Michaelhouse has 600 acres of its own land plus acess to most, if not all, of the surrounding farms. They...
Forum: Africa
May 24th 2008, 2:34 am
Replies: 202
Views: 23,327
Posted By HugoB

Re: RSA Boarding Schools

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michaelhouse

google is your friend!
Forum: Africa
May 23rd 2008, 9:50 am
Replies: 202
Views: 23,327
Posted By HugoB

Re: RSA Boarding Schools

Hi FG, Mr HugoB here, (using the wife's login)

I lived in RSA (Durban) from 1975-1995 and was educated at Michaelhouse. I have since immigrated twice, once to the UK and I lived there from...
Forum: Australia
Apr 15th 2008, 12:43 am
Replies: 12
Views: 884
Posted By HugoB

Re: Selecting a house builder - Perth

Hi Tracie! That's funny we must be right behind you, in Coolidge!! We were down from Geraldton last w/e to have a look, can't believe how much building goes on between our visits!! We're hoping to...
Forum: Australia
Apr 14th 2008, 1:45 pm
Replies: 12
Views: 884
Posted By HugoB

Re: Selecting a house builder - Perth

Hi we are also building in Ashton Heights, have bricks going up at the mo, building with New Generation who are part of the Summit group and have had no probs so far, always very helpful and...
Forum: Australia
Mar 30th 2008, 8:07 am
Replies: 22
Views: 2,445
Posted By HugoB

Re: Good rural areas in WA

Cloudy, some sunshine, possible thunder storms!!:ohmy: No kidding!! But 29 degrees! Mind you, it's quite a nice novelty to get a bit of rain occasionally and the farmers are hanging out for...
Forum: Australia
Mar 30th 2008, 7:48 am
Replies: 24
Views: 2,281
Posted By HugoB

Re: Police Officer looking for Australian move.

Hi James, have sent you a pm with link to police forums which covers SA and WA.

We're here with WAPOL, there has been a huge recruitment drive from UK and other counties over the last 2 years!! We...
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