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Forum: Australia
Apr 13th 2011, 2:44 pm
Replies: 8
Views: 6,145
Posted By foxall22

Re: bunbury.???

We live in Leschenault, which are the bushy type blocks 5-10m from Australind. There are 3 public primary schools in Australind: Parkfield, Australind and Kingston. There is 1 public high school,...
Forum: Australia
Apr 10th 2011, 5:23 am
Replies: 8
Views: 6,145
Posted By foxall22

Re: bunbury.???

We live just outside Bunbury and really enjoy it. Good beaches, decent restaurants etc. It lacks the cultural diversity of a big city but houses are much cheaper than Perth. It has a cinema and...
Forum: Australia
Jan 30th 2011, 2:59 pm
Replies: 17
Views: 2,055
Posted By foxall22

Re: Who lives in Bunbury

We live in Australind - love it!
Forum: Australia
Aug 15th 2010, 3:31 pm
Replies: 27
Views: 2,340
Posted By foxall22

Re: Bunbury

Sorry- can't help you with information about the council/shire.

Daunted, I live in Leschenault but actually work at the school in Kingston! Enjoy the peacocks!
Forum: Australia
Aug 12th 2010, 3:53 pm
Replies: 27
Views: 2,340
Posted By foxall22

Re: Bunbury

Hi,

My husband and I live in Australind which is 15 minutes from Bunbury. We have just come back from the cinema which is decent and cheap.

There's a good number of quality restaurants in...
Forum: Australia
Aug 17th 2009, 2:25 pm
Replies: 19
Views: 2,517
Posted By foxall22

Re: Amazon.com.au | When???

As I understand it there's a frustrating law that makes book sellers in Au buy from a domestic publisher unless that isn't a possibility, so basically sellers can't import cheap books.

A proposed...
Forum: Australia
Aug 10th 2009, 8:58 am
Replies: 25
Views: 3,057
Posted By foxall22

Re: Washing Powder/Liquid

Ok, thanks for the replies.

We have a top loader and don't own a dryer... will try the NapiSan trick. We always wash at 40 or hotter for towels and sheets but don't want to risk shrinkage on...
Forum: Australia
Aug 9th 2009, 1:06 pm
Replies: 25
Views: 3,057
Posted By foxall22

Washing Powder/Liquid

Hi Everyone,

We have now been here for 18 months and are very happy and settled.

BUT

we can NOT find a washing powder that we like. Now... we're not the stinkiest people in existence but we...
Forum: Teaching
Jun 16th 2009, 10:08 am
Replies: 23
Views: 2,004
Posted By foxall22

Re: Primary Teachers from the UK already in Australia...

Hi,

I teach in WA and I find there is much less teacher accountability here - so I agree with Gems that teachers can get away with being very poor. No one has ever asked to see evidence of...
Forum: Australia
Jan 1st 2009, 11:43 pm
Replies: 3
Views: 572
Posted By foxall22

Re: Montessori Education - opinions please

Hi,

As a teacher in a regular state school I had a boy join my class from Perth Montessori this year. He couldn't write his own name, and he was at an age where he should have been able to write...
Forum: Australia
Dec 29th 2008, 3:11 pm
Replies: 62
Views: 5,248
Posted By foxall22

Re: Visitors!

We have had 3 sets of visitors this year, the last of whom arrive tomorrow and I'm really looking forward to. Our first visitor was a friend for a couple of weeks - great.

Our middle visitor...
Forum: The Barbie
Dec 29th 2008, 2:18 am
Replies: 8
Views: 1,033
Posted By foxall22

Re: Bargain Barbecues

Hi,

Thanks for your replies. Have had a bad review of our local Bunnings for BBQs, so have consequently ruled it out JIC.

A 4 burner is right for us, agreed you can entertain a fair number on...
Forum: The Barbie
Dec 28th 2008, 2:44 pm
Replies: 8
Views: 1,033
Posted By foxall22

Bargain Barbecues

Hi everyone,

Anyone got any brilliant bargains they'd like to recommend in the current sales?

Am looking for a reasonably simple 4 burner, already ruled out Harvey Norman, Bunnings and...
Forum: Australia
Dec 12th 2008, 10:48 am
Replies: 16
Views: 1,930
Posted By foxall22

Re: Desperate help for18 year old just got to Perth

My friend is visiting on a WHV - google back packing jobs for good websites.

For example, there's an agency in Perth www.jobshop.com.au

There's also lots of work in the Wheatbins at the this...
Forum: Australia
Nov 9th 2008, 3:55 am
Replies: 15
Views: 1,796
Posted By foxall22

Re: EMERGRATING TO THE BUNBURY AREA

Hi,

We live in the Bunbury area, great place to live IMHO. Re schools: I am a primary school teacher and there are good schools and bad schools - the same as everywhere else.

Just phone them...
Forum: Australia
Nov 1st 2008, 2:36 pm
Replies: 8
Views: 644
Posted By foxall22

Re: Holiday in NZ for 3 weeks - help please

We spent a month touring the South island, and saw Wellington, Auckland and Rotorua in the North Island. NZ is SO well geared for tourism that there are excellent things everywhere, just a shame LOTR...
Forum: Australia
Oct 27th 2008, 9:21 am
Replies: 0
Views: 326
Posted By foxall22

Additional costs for building

Hi,

We are considering the buy/build options in SW WA. Has anyone got a spreadsheet or list from when they built that they wouldn't mind sharing?

We know we will miss something important if we...
Forum: Australia
Oct 27th 2008, 9:13 am
Replies: 95
Views: 6,887
Posted By foxall22

Re: Schooling - The Australian System.

Hi,

You can access the WA k-10 syllabus here
http://k-10syllabus.det.wa.edu.au/project_home_view

This was brought in at the end of 2007 and is recommended but not compulsory. The Curriculum...
Forum: Teaching
Oct 20th 2008, 10:59 am
Replies: 3
Views: 1,164
Posted By foxall22

Re: New Australian National Curriculum

Thanks Gems
Forum: Australia
Oct 20th 2008, 10:49 am
Replies: 20
Views: 3,725
Posted By foxall22

Re: PERTH - Dolphin Experience Bunbury or Rockingham?

Hi guys, it's $6 at Bunbury to stand waist-high in the water. We went at 11am and saw a few. That ticket is valid for 6 months too - pretty good value.
Forum: Australia
Oct 9th 2008, 2:23 pm
Replies: 13
Views: 1,045
Posted By foxall22

Re: Advice wanted About Insect Bites

I get eaten too - Stingose is the only thing that helps me. And the red tiger balm can be soothing. Some people play around with vitamin B supplements, they reckon that affects our 'smell'

G
Forum: Australia
Oct 7th 2008, 4:34 am
Replies: 70
Views: 6,512
Posted By foxall22

Re: Personal Savings Guarantee

Thanks for the quick replies. Anyone else got their life savings with Westpac/St George?
Forum: Australia
Oct 7th 2008, 4:19 am
Replies: 70
Views: 6,512
Posted By foxall22

Personal Savings Guarantee

Hi All,

Just looking for confirmation about personal savings. Germany, Ireland, Denmark etc. have all guaranteed personal savings invested in their banks, and the UK has done this up to about...
Forum: Teaching
Oct 4th 2008, 4:35 pm
Replies: 15
Views: 2,201
Posted By foxall22

Re: WA sponsorship - exhibition and interview dates

Hi Gems,

Yes, you're right that there are some, just not many when compared to Perth. e.g. I'm on a course next week, I've had to pay for it myself and I'll be paying for hotel accommodation and...
Forum: Teaching
Oct 4th 2008, 9:44 am
Replies: 15
Views: 2,201
Posted By foxall22

Re: WA sponsorship - exhibition and interview dates

Hi all,

Another Gemma here! I'm originally from the UK and trained as a primary teacher in Norwich, I now teach in the Bunbury district.

There is a difference between rural and remote, and on...
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