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Forum: Australia
Jun 21st 2022, 10:39 pm
Replies: 17
Views: 3,020
Posted By JAYMAC

Re: Brisbane Flooding Question

Hi,

We have purchased property a few times around Ipswich/Gold Coast area and I always check all the flood mapping information when looking at a potential purchase. I would never consider...
Forum: Australia
Jun 21st 2022, 10:31 pm
Replies: 14
Views: 3,153
Posted By JAYMAC

Re: Has anyone moved to Oz with kids without visiting first...?

Hi,

Just thought I would add our experience ...

We moved to Australia in 2005 with a 6 year old and a 12 year old and hadn't visited before. We did have relatives we had never met who lived on...
Forum: Australia
Sep 7th 2017, 9:58 pm
Replies: 11
Views: 1,376
Posted By JAYMAC

Re: Private schools in Brisbane/Gold Coast area

Hi there,

My son went to Coomera Anglican college - Northern Gold Coast at Upper Coomera and we were pretty happy with that. You really need to get here and get a feel for the place then research...
Forum: The Update Forum
Feb 2nd 2016, 5:46 am
Replies: 7
Views: 6,105
Posted By JAYMAC

Re: 10 years and a little bit… and still here!

Same here, there was a few years between my last logon, I was never off the site at one time, but you do move on in time. Its nice to come back and revisit every now and again and see that people...
Forum: The Update Forum
Jan 19th 2016, 9:17 am
Replies: 7
Views: 6,105
Posted By JAYMAC

Re: 10 years and a little bit… and still here!

Hi there, it has been a long time, I remember meeting up with you many years ago. My daughter followed us to Chinchilla and stayed for a couple of years but she missed her old friends and couldn't...
Forum: The Update Forum
Jan 18th 2016, 9:38 pm
Replies: 7
Views: 6,105
Posted By JAYMAC

10 years and a little bit… and still here!

Wow, how time flies (jury is still out on whether it has been ‘fun’). In a nutshell, we moved to Northern Gold Coast from North East England and settled there, spending almost 8 years in the area. 4...
Forum: Australia
Aug 27th 2009, 7:08 am
Replies: 9
Views: 746
Posted By JAYMAC

Re: BEENLEIGH AREA, QUEENSLAND

Hi,

From what I have heard Beenleigh itself is a bit of a mixed area. I was working a few minutes from there at Loganholme and now at Shailer Park and live down at Upper Coomera. I would say if...
Forum: Australia
Jun 23rd 2009, 7:22 am
Replies: 10
Views: 1,014
Posted By JAYMAC

Re: Coomera/Upper Coomera thoughts

Hi

We live in Upper Coomera, and feel that it is pretty central to everything. It takes 40 - 45 minutes to get to Brisbane Airport if there are no delays on the motorway. 5 mins to Helensvale...
Forum: Australia
Apr 24th 2009, 11:39 pm
Replies: 4
Views: 721
Posted By JAYMAC

Re: Nice Lady Doctor on the Gold Coast - Recommendation?

Hi,

I have PM'd you with details of lady doctors in Upper Coomera.

Julia
Forum: Australia
Sep 23rd 2008, 9:08 pm
Replies: 12
Views: 720
Posted By JAYMAC

Re: We're off to SeaWorld tomorrow! Anything we shouldnt miss???

A tip somebody gave me if you want to see the polar bear is to go over to that area as soon as you arrive in the park as he tends to be livelier earlier in the day.

Julia
Forum: Australia
Sep 23rd 2008, 12:40 pm
Replies: 12
Views: 720
Posted By JAYMAC

Re: We're off to SeaWorld tomorrow! Anything we shouldnt miss???

Dolphins should def not be missed and we also enjoy watching the ski show. Shark Bay is also good to see, with a underground viewing tunnel which is great. Just near to that is a mini cinema...
Forum: The Update Forum
Sep 20th 2008, 12:12 pm
Replies: 4
Views: 914
Posted By JAYMAC

Almost 3 Years In

Settled in Upper Coomera nearly 3 years ago (Me, hubby and two kids, one girl nearly 16 and one boy 9 yrs old). Have started to feel like Australia is our 'home' and have stopped converting...
Forum: Australia
Aug 26th 2008, 9:00 pm
Replies: 29
Views: 2,385
Posted By JAYMAC

Re: Surely that can't be right!!!????

Hi,

Just wanted to say hello to a fellow 'Peterlee'er'. We moved out to the Gold Coast nearly three years ago. I have just booked to come back for 10 days (on my own without my family) for y...
Forum: Australia
Jun 29th 2008, 10:48 pm
Replies: 67
Views: 6,903
Posted By JAYMAC

Re: Cost Of Living - Is It This Simple

Hi,

We now earn around the same or as we did in the UK, and seem to have more cash available at the end of the month. We were trying to figure out why, when in general, our mortgage is higher,...
Forum: Australia
Jun 28th 2008, 11:59 am
Replies: 60
Views: 7,990
Posted By JAYMAC

Re: Losing Accent

My two kids have got the Aussie twang now, we have been here over 2 and a half years. The youngest who was 6 when we arrived picked it up really quickly and the eldest who was 13 soon followed. ...
Forum: Australia
May 8th 2008, 11:50 am
Replies: 161
Views: 8,089
Posted By JAYMAC

Re: PR! ... the decision is in!

Brilliant news!

Congratulations to you all:thumbsup:

Julia
Forum: Australia
Apr 26th 2008, 10:19 pm
Replies: 18
Views: 3,412
Posted By JAYMAC

Re: Pronunciation and UK vs. Aus Grammar

I know where you're coming from with this one. I have been setting up some access databases at work and this results in lots of conversations with the word data and database in it - they say daaahta...
Forum: Australia
Mar 25th 2008, 9:06 pm
Replies: 8
Views: 3,524
Posted By JAYMAC

Re: Cheap Dentist? Gold Coast?

There is a dental surgery at Suite 11, 5 Michigan Drive in Oxenford. I cant say that it is the cheapest but I can recommend it. I had some pain in my jaw and having been horrified at the potential...
Forum: Australia
Mar 4th 2008, 8:05 pm
Replies: 24
Views: 26,635
Posted By JAYMAC

Re: Coomera Waters...North Gold Coast

Hi

We are in Upper Coomera, within a couple of minutes of about 4 or 5 differenct schools. I think that you will always have some issues with mozzies wherever you are however, we found that it...
Forum: Australia
Feb 2nd 2008, 10:09 pm
Replies: 16
Views: 1,984
Posted By JAYMAC

Re: BBC 2 - Ten Pound Poms

My mum and dad were £10 poms and my mam is currently here on holiday so she has been reminiscing about the time she spent here. We are on the gold coast and mam lived in melbourne for 2 years 9...
Forum: Australia
Dec 30th 2007, 7:19 am
Replies: 46
Views: 3,935
Posted By JAYMAC

Re: geordies

Just wanted to say hi - we are also from Peterlee, now on the Gold Coast, have been here just over two years.

Julia
Forum: Australia
Dec 18th 2007, 10:18 am
Replies: 14
Views: 1,385
Posted By JAYMAC

Re: Another question from a newbie! Not so Daft!

We were one of the ones who had a bad experience, we booked a car long term when we arrived and then bought one earlier than we had planned. Rather than keep the rental, as it was still the xmas...
Forum: Australia
Dec 16th 2007, 10:44 am
Replies: 11
Views: 868
Posted By JAYMAC

Re: Rental-blocked Loo

Same thing happened to us and we tried to book an emergency plumber. I advised the agent that i had done so and she freaked, and actually cancelled the plumber that I had booked and said she would...
Forum: Australia
Dec 3rd 2007, 10:44 am
Replies: 43
Views: 3,738
Posted By JAYMAC

Re: Who got pinged for cleaning by AQIS?

We got caught for cleaning a gazebo, which cost us about £49 to buy in woollies and had to pay around $150 :ohmy: to get it cleaned. We had pressure washed everything and jeyes fluid but i think...
Forum: The Update Forum
Nov 30th 2007, 10:33 am
Replies: 7
Views: 1,059
Posted By JAYMAC

Re: 2 YEARS ON THE GOLD COAST

Yes, It would be nice to visit at some point, but not sure when we will be able to do it. I know deep down that we have done the best thing for the kids and when we become citizens, they will have...
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