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Forum: Australia
Jan 28th 2007, 10:34 am
Replies: 105
Views: 6,432
Posted By PJMB

Re: Cairns v Brisbane

You know Bix, with all that bile ,aggression and abuse, you are not a good advert for that laid back tropical lifestyle...

Byeee!
Forum: Australia
Jan 28th 2007, 7:53 am
Replies: 105
Views: 6,432
Posted By PJMB

Re: Cairns v Brisbane

Well Bix, tell you what - let people make up their own mind. I included website addresses for people to do their own research so that they could do so.

And I didn't purport to be an "expert". As I...
Forum: Australia
Jan 28th 2007, 5:11 am
Replies: 105
Views: 6,432
Posted By PJMB

Thumbs down Re: Cairns v Brisbane

My my Bix aren't we touchy.

You will note I didn't slag off Cairns, just said I thought TV was nicer and stated FACTs about Cairns economy. I made this post simply because a lot of people outside...
Forum: Australia
Jan 27th 2007, 9:13 pm
Replies: 105
Views: 6,432
Posted By PJMB

Smile Re: Cairns v Brisbane

Yep! Move north and have the lifestyle!

What about Townsville? Its bigger than Cairns, is projected to keep growing at 3% a year and is virtually recession proof. This is because there is an army...
Forum: Australia
Nov 23rd 2006, 9:02 am
Replies: 36
Views: 2,421
Posted By PJMB

Smile Re: Take everything or nothing at all?

We came to Oz on my 457 visa whic we viewed as the first step to PR - 6 months ago and sold everything on advice from a mate who had emigrated the year before.

Pro's: you get to buy new stuff,...
Forum: Australia
Nov 23rd 2006, 8:46 am
Replies: 46
Views: 3,832
Posted By PJMB

Smile Re: How long before you bought a house?

For us it was 3 months.

I am on a 457 visa and am at work when I get a call from my OH saying he is going to buy this house - did i want to see it before he bought it? LOL! Err..yes actually. On a...
Forum: Australia
Nov 23rd 2006, 8:13 am
Replies: 47
Views: 4,655
Posted By PJMB

Re: I want to cry

Hi Nic

In relation to medical costs, on a 457 your employer is liable for all your medical costs which are not covered by the reciprocal arrangement with the UK ("immediate and necessary...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Aug 11th 2006, 12:35 pm
Replies: 5
Views: 505
Posted By PJMB

Smile Re: 47 year old?

I have just arrived in Aus as a 46 year old planning officer through employer sponsorship, so yes it can happen, but takes a lot of hard work and determination. There is a shortage of teachers in...
Forum: Australia
Aug 11th 2006, 12:09 pm
Replies: 45
Views: 2,150
Posted By PJMB

Re: Advice on taking an older cat to Oz.

Hi Nicky,

We have just moved to Queensland from the Uk and agonised over whether we should take our cat, a 10year old with no health problems. Even though he was fit and well, the Cats Protection...
Forum: Australia
Apr 27th 2006, 2:25 pm
Replies: 6
Views: 611
Posted By PJMB

Smile Re: Cheap calls to the UK

That looks the biz Hutch.

Cheers
Forum: Australia
Apr 26th 2006, 4:28 pm
Replies: 6
Views: 611
Posted By PJMB

Question Cheap calls to the UK

Does anyone have any info on companies who offer cheap calls to the UK from Aus, particularly to mobiles. My three techno (adult) kids who are staying in the UK don't believe in landlines, so if I...
Forum: Australia
Apr 17th 2006, 7:41 am
Replies: 14
Views: 614
Posted By PJMB

Smile Re: Suggestions for a kid-friendly break in Sydney

Hi Jules

Although we didn't have young children with us(my daughter was 16 at the time), we chanced on a great B&B in Cremorne. The name was Cremorne Point Manor. Rooms were a bit on the small...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Mar 29th 2006, 7:56 am
Replies: 0
Views: 349
Posted By PJMB

Question desperate for advice

Can anyone advise on the dependancy rules for the Temporary 4 year employer sponsored visa?My daughter is 17 years old and is undecided about coming to Aus with us. I am really worried that if she...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Dec 31st 2005, 7:56 am
Replies: 32
Views: 1,823
Posted By PJMB

Lightbulb Re: DIMIA pdf forms that are fillable

Just a small tip here.I am not sure that DIMIA would accept forms filled in by this method (they seem rather rigid over their processes) but for other forms - such as my university application - I...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Dec 4th 2005, 3:35 pm
Replies: 2
Views: 422
Posted By PJMB

Smile Re: Search: cheap accommodation after arrival in Sydney

Hi Gilbert
We recently went on a reccy trip of Aus and stayed in accomodation booked through the following website. They also have homes for sale and holiday lets.

www.realestate.com.au
Hope...
Forum: Australia
Dec 3rd 2005, 6:38 pm
Replies: 47
Views: 2,893
Posted By PJMB

Re: Waking up in Oz...What's it like?

Tee-hee! Reminds me of when we went to Tangalooma this year. I asked a member of staff if it was a swimming beach by the bar and apartments. Cheerfully and enthusiastically he assured me it was - "no...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Dec 3rd 2005, 12:56 pm
Replies: 4
Views: 418
Posted By PJMB

Re: Regional 457 visa

Thank you for agreeing with me Jeremy.
PJMB
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Dec 3rd 2005, 12:09 pm
Replies: 4
Views: 418
Posted By PJMB

Re: Regional 457 visa

Hi Tracey Anne
The following link takes you to info on the temporary regional 457 visa.
http://www.immi.gov.au/facts/26state.htm

I am currently trying to migrate to regional aus and as far as I...
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