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Forum: Australia
Feb 18th 2007, 4:10 am
Replies: 29
Views: 1,723
Posted By petafray

Re: Brisbane suburbs. Help please city on city surrounds

4 main islands out there - Russel is the largest and has the main pub. Some really nice properties but also a LOT of unemployed etc as they don't need to go into the city and because they are on an...
Forum: Australia
Feb 17th 2007, 4:54 am
Replies: 26
Views: 1,881
Posted By petafray

Re: Longtermers??

Been here 4 years and are now Australian Citizens. Not been back to the UK but I am going in 2 weeks as part of a business trip to Europe. We all settled in really well, kids love it here and...
Forum: Australia
Apr 27th 2006, 12:28 am
Replies: 424
Views: 28,716
Posted By petafray

Re: TESCO coming to Joondalup

OMG! now I have heard it all - go to the UK for Fish 'n Chips where the fish tastes of nothing and there is more batter than fish. Here I have the choice of 6 or seven types of fish, rather than...
Forum: Australia
Mar 30th 2006, 10:35 pm
Replies: 87
Views: 5,819
Posted By petafray

Re: Kids - How on earth can this be correct???

I often feel that the same thing is true about such things as peanut allergies. When I as younger, very few children suffered from such things. Now however, working with children, I note that every...
Forum: Australia
Mar 23rd 2006, 5:59 am
Replies: 4
Views: 483
Posted By petafray

Re: Anyone here into Geocaching?

That will do fine, the only advantage with the more expensive ones and having the mapping software is you dont have the problem for the urban ones of being say within 100m but on completely the wrong...
Forum: Australia
Mar 23rd 2006, 5:52 am
Replies: 4
Views: 483
Posted By petafray

Re: Anyone here into Geocaching?

Been geocaching for about 5 years both in the Uk and here. We hid one of the first caches in Leicestershire in 2000.

Its great fun and it really helps you to go places you otherwise wouldnt,...
Forum: Australia
Feb 17th 2006, 4:14 am
Replies: 159
Views: 12,094
Posted By petafray

Re: My take on OZ, 6 months in.

Just like to put my 2 pennorth in. We are 3 years in and live in North Brisbane. We have had a great time so I guess it is all down to individual circumstances and attitudes.
We moved here from a...
Forum: Australia
Dec 4th 2004, 10:16 pm
Replies: 53
Views: 3,705
Posted By petafray

Re: Oz Banks, Cheapest + The Best?

$30pm is $360 a year: I think that's quite a lot of money to spend to let a bank keep your cash![/QUOTE]


Agreed but I saved over $2,000 on the mortgage rate PA because I pay them this ( this is...
Forum: Australia
Dec 3rd 2004, 3:22 am
Replies: 53
Views: 3,705
Posted By petafray

Re: Oz Banks, Cheapest + The Best?

We did the HSBC thing when we moved to Brisbane (Maybe its a Brissie thing) but we too got appauling service so moved to the NAB. We have our own personal banker and off set mortgage, as many...
Forum: Australia
Nov 1st 2004, 7:46 am
Replies: 25
Views: 2,788
Posted By petafray

Re: companies that send english food to oz

Man Wenz, that picture reminded me of 'the olde country' Lived in Loughborough and cottesmore and other far flung leicestershire haunts for 18 years before moving out here 2 years ago. Special...
Forum: Australia
Sep 29th 2004, 5:01 am
Replies: 59
Views: 4,315
Posted By petafray

Talking Re: what did you wish you had taken or not taken?

We bought absolutely everything bar the lawnmower (which I wish we had) and a swing and a slide. It cost us about 3.5k pounds which if you convert is about $10k. A new suite will cost from about...
Forum: Australia
Mar 29th 2004, 11:53 am
Replies: 2
Views: 310
Posted By petafray

Re: any brisbane tennis players out there?

There is a really good tennis club run by the Fancutt family in Albion. Apparently bearlyt all of the family have been professional and played at Wimbledon etc. Anyway my husband goes there for...
Forum: Australia
Mar 23rd 2004, 10:14 pm
Replies: 9
Views: 2,117
Posted By petafray

Re: converting uk sizes to oz sizes,clothing

I think this is an old one as the last time any one with a 28 in waist was called a medium was about 1940!
if you have a look at the Dorothy Perkins website that gives their measurements and it...
Forum: Australia
Mar 22nd 2004, 10:44 pm
Replies: 20
Views: 1,703
Posted By petafray

Re: brownies

I have put a call into the district Leader to get a list of brownie units in the area and she should call me back today so I will send you a PM with the list.
Peta
Forum: Australia
Mar 22nd 2004, 10:39 pm
Replies: 20
Views: 1,703
Posted By petafray

If you can let me know what unit she is looking...

If you can let me know what unit she is looking to join I will see if there is anything I can do. Also how old is your daughter. In Guides Queensland we tend not to have waiting lists so I would be...
Forum: Australia
Mar 20th 2004, 12:06 pm
Replies: 20
Views: 1,703
Posted By petafray

Re: brownies

[Just another thought - I fyour daughter is a brownie in Burbage I probably know her leader as I was a guider in Leicestershire before I came out and can help with the transfer process.

Small...
Forum: Australia
Mar 20th 2004, 12:03 pm
Replies: 20
Views: 1,703
Posted By petafray

brownies

Hi

They do have guides overhere - all ages are called guides but they start from 5 and go well into adulthood. I have been guiding over here since my arrival 1 year ago (this weekend!) and they...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Jun 4th 2003, 11:02 pm
Replies: 62
Views: 3,468
Posted By petafray

Cheque books on savings (or any other account)

Just a bit of advice - dont get a cheque book on this account, open a separate one and transfer money as you need it. Otherwise you will pay government charges on ALL transactions even if they are...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Jun 4th 2003, 2:18 am
Replies: 2
Views: 654
Posted By petafray

Anyone want......

We have just arrived in Brisbane and have found that we have packed our Sky Digital receiver and remote control. its of no use to us and will only go in the bin, so if any of you going back to the...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Jun 3rd 2003, 4:53 am
Replies: 62
Views: 3,468
Posted By petafray

HSBC

We opened an account with the HSBC having been with them for years in the UK. We have since swapped to the National Bank of Australia.
The transfer of funds to the HSBC was fine but since then...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
May 26th 2003, 6:58 am
Replies: 2
Views: 395
Posted By petafray

auckland

Hi

We are just back from Auckland having picked up our visa's. If you are British you dont need a visa, just return tickets and proof that you can support yourself i.e a Visa card and they will...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
May 8th 2003, 3:00 am
Replies: 3
Views: 333
Posted By petafray

Sorry, wasnt very clear was I We hold...

Sorry, wasnt very clear was I

We hold British passports, and are going to NZ to collect our Australian PR visas

THanks
Peta
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
May 8th 2003, 2:56 am
Replies: 3
Views: 333
Posted By petafray

Visa for NZ

Hi

We are going to NZ to collect our visas as we are already in Australia.

Do we need visitor visas?
CHeers
Peta
Forum: Australia
May 2nd 2003, 5:09 am
Replies: 6
Views: 519
Posted By petafray

Hi I got a good deal through AAMI - 45%...

Hi

I got a good deal through AAMI - 45% discount and another 10% as I took out buildings insurance too
Peta
Forum: Australia
Apr 30th 2003, 4:21 am
Replies: 47
Views: 3,494
Posted By petafray

Having been in Brissie about 6 weeks, I must...

Having been in Brissie about 6 weeks, I must agree with the people who are saying it is not as cheap as you will expect. we are in the process of buying a house and when I have worked out all the...
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