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Forum: Australia
Nov 11th 2009, 7:55 am
Replies: 3
Views: 457
Posted By zenamethyst

Re: Can anyone recommend a internal house spray painter in Bayside area?

our friend masked everything before the painter came - inc covering windows and floors so the painter could just get on with it
Forum: Australia
Nov 11th 2009, 2:42 am
Replies: 3
Views: 457
Posted By zenamethyst

Can anyone recommend a internal house spray painter in Bayside area?

Hi
We are buying a new house (well quite old really!) and just want to get it spray painted internally to cover up the hideous colours that are there.

A friend got his house done and the guy...
Forum: Australia
Oct 21st 2009, 11:19 am
Replies: 2
Views: 8,600
Posted By zenamethyst

Re: UK Cheque - cashing in Australia.

hi
we bank with westpac and bank uk cheques fairly regularly - basically take it into the bank, say you'd like to pay in a uk chequw and they do everything and charge $20 i think it is. Their...
Forum: Australia
Oct 16th 2009, 3:13 am
Replies: 99
Views: 8,591
Posted By zenamethyst

Re: HELP! How do I get a carseat from the UK to Brisbane cheaply?

If it got to that point i have a high court judge who's married to my cousin back in the uk who's legally able to represent me in court in australia :)

I think if i got one of the highest quality,...
Forum: Australia
Oct 16th 2009, 1:56 am
Replies: 99
Views: 8,591
Posted By zenamethyst

Re: HELP! How do I get a carseat from the UK to Brisbane cheaply?

I'd rather be prosecuted for using a non australian carseat and my son being more protected in an accident than than risk my son being injured by a carseat which wouldn't pass any european safety...
Forum: Australia
Oct 16th 2009, 1:49 am
Replies: 19
Views: 1,530
Posted By zenamethyst

Re: holiday rentals?

if you are looking to rent for 6 months then we found that renting an unfurnished apartment and then getting some stuff from op (charity) shops and renting appliances ended up a hell of a lot...
Forum: Australia
Oct 16th 2009, 1:34 am
Replies: 99
Views: 8,591
Posted By zenamethyst

HELP! How do I get a carseat from the UK to Brisbane cheaply?

I'd love a bit of advice please - we've been here 2 years now and loving it :) - (even after making a maaajor property purchase mistake and lost nearly $100,000 - yes we panic bought an awful house...
Forum: Australia
Sep 18th 2008, 1:40 am
Replies: 13
Views: 1,283
Posted By zenamethyst

Re: buying a house n 0z before leaving the UK

from someone who's bought in a suburb that we'd only driven around and never lived in - DON'T BUY UNTIL YOUV'E RENTED AND COMMUTED TO WORK IN THE AREA AND ARE HAPPY WITH IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!

We rented...
Forum: Australia
Sep 18th 2008, 12:52 am
Replies: 17
Views: 5,771
Posted By zenamethyst

Re: HELP! Have a 5kg Parcel that I need to get from UK to Australia

Surface mail took 4 and a half months the last few parcels! Xmas presents arrived in may!!!!!! The stuff I need posting is face care stuff and herbal medicine so will go off/deteriorate and won't...
Forum: Australia
Sep 18th 2008, 12:29 am
Replies: 17
Views: 5,771
Posted By zenamethyst

Re: HELP! Have a 5kg Parcel that I need to get from UK to Australia

Hi
I don't want to really have to use royal mail as that means that my friend has to pay for it upfront. If I can find a courier that's reasonable then all she needs to do is re-address the parcels...
Forum: Australia
Sep 17th 2008, 11:31 pm
Replies: 17
Views: 5,771
Posted By zenamethyst

HELP! Have a 5kg Parcel that I need to get from UK to Australia

Hi all

I have done a big order of essentials that you can't get over here in Oz and got them sent to my friends house. The 2 boxes come to 5kg in total and I need them asap but couriers are...
Forum: Australia
Jul 1st 2008, 6:21 am
Replies: 2
Views: 542
Posted By zenamethyst

Accountant recommendation please

Can anyone recommend a good accountant please that knows UK tax as well as Oz? Basically we are sole traders in Uk - remotely - and doing work (in Oz for UK clients) and money going into UK bank acc...
Forum: Australia
Jul 1st 2008, 6:05 am
Replies: 90
Views: 8,460
Posted By zenamethyst

Re: Shipping

We chose Doree Bonner based on their representative, the claim that they employ highly trained packers and also the top service they claimed to offer but mainly on recommendations of britishexpats -...
Forum: Australia
Jun 19th 2008, 12:27 am
Replies: 20
Views: 10,234
Posted By zenamethyst

Re: How much should a 20' container cost to ship to Oz?

we paid about 5,000 for a 20 ft container - used doree bonner and they packed and Grace unpacked this end. Can't fault Grace (Australia removals) they were great, very professional, careful with...
Forum: Australia
Jun 18th 2008, 11:43 pm
Replies: 90
Views: 8,460
Posted By zenamethyst

Re: Shipping

AVOID USING DOREE BONNER LIKE THE PLAGUE - WE HAD THEM PACK AND SHIP AND THE WHOLE LOT WAS A NIGHTMARE

GLASS ITEMS WERE PACKED WITH EXERCISE WEIGHTS - NOT EVEN WRAPPED WITH ANYTHING TO TRY AND...
Forum: Australia
Feb 27th 2008, 5:20 am
Replies: 2
Views: 754
Posted By zenamethyst

Can Anyone recommend a Good Hairdresser (ladies) in Brisbane area?

Hi
We've been over here a couple of months and I desperatly need a haircut but after the kids and hubby have had so many bad cuts am reluctant to trust anyone with my long hair - especially at...
Forum: Australia
Jul 13th 2007, 12:00 pm
Replies: 3
Views: 525
Posted By zenamethyst

Shipping insurance - Help Please!!!!!!

I've searched on previous threads and can't really find what I'm after -

basically I'd decided to use Letton Percival - mainly because of all the good reports from this site - then when it got...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Mar 15th 2007, 8:31 am
Replies: 204
Views: 7,889
Posted By zenamethyst

Re: 13 week since meds and pcc recieved

I asked my agent if it was ok first and he said to go ahead
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Mar 14th 2007, 6:02 pm
Replies: 204
Views: 7,889
Posted By zenamethyst

Smile Re: 13 week since meds and pcc recieved

http://www.immi.gov.au/contacts/visa-enquiries/professionals.htm

The form has changed since yesterday but I just filled it in and sent it off even though we have an agent to do that for us, it...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Mar 14th 2007, 2:37 pm
Replies: 204
Views: 7,889
Posted By zenamethyst

Re: 13 week since meds and pcc recieved

RESULT!!!!!!

I filled in the form and ticked the boxes that say basically you are checking that they have received all documentation and want an update - did that yesterday

Got a phonecall...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Mar 13th 2007, 4:56 pm
Replies: 4
Views: 404
Posted By zenamethyst

Re: How do you contact the LUC?

Thanks for that

Yes - LCU - duh! It's been a long day - will sleep better once that blinkin visa turns up!

I'll email them now and see what happens

Will let you know if I hear anything!
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Mar 13th 2007, 4:47 pm
Replies: 204
Views: 7,889
Posted By zenamethyst

Smile Re: 13 week since meds and pcc recieved

Hi
We have had a co since July 2006, frontloaded meds and pcc in dec and got these requested in jan. Meds & pcc left Uk on Dec 20th and we haven't heard a dickybird! I emailed our agent - poor man...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Mar 13th 2007, 4:09 pm
Replies: 4
Views: 404
Posted By zenamethyst

How do you contact the LUC?

I am wanting to phone or email the LUC but not sure how!

Can anyone advise me the best way please?

Thanks

meds left UK Dec 20th and not heard a dicky bird since!
Forum: Australia
Jan 6th 2007, 11:07 am
Replies: 2
Views: 429
Posted By zenamethyst

Smile Shipping help/advice please!

Hi
We have front loaded our medicals and police checks 2 weeks before xmas and received the letter requesting medicals dated 19th december to have medicals etc by 19th jan. Sooo visa agent reckons...
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