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Forum: Australia
May 3rd 2007, 8:06 am
Replies: 63
Views: 3,616
Posted By Little Koala

Re: Who are the other Australians on this site?

I count myself very lucky that all my friends back in Melbourne have lived over in London too, in fact that's how I met many of them. At least when I go back I know they will 'get' the living abroad...
Forum: Australia
Apr 27th 2007, 11:09 am
Replies: 63
Views: 3,616
Posted By Little Koala

Re: Who are the other Australians on this site?

I am. I was born in Oz and moved to London in 1999. I'd planned to stay "for a couple of years" but I loved living over here so much that I stayed for 8! I've had dual citizenship for the last couple...
Forum: Australia
Apr 20th 2007, 10:03 am
Replies: 34
Views: 2,064
Posted By Little Koala

Re: Water restrictions will now hit Farms

Every time I go back to Oz I am stunned at how ridiculously expensive food is. Customers DO pay through the nose and Safeways and Coles will no doubt exploit the current situation and make a fortune,...
Forum: Australia
Apr 20th 2007, 9:54 am
Replies: 15
Views: 1,281
Posted By Little Koala

Re: Hold tight SA tough times ahead !!!

My parents water bill for our beachhouse went through the roof inexplicably, even though they had barely stayed there that quarter. We spoke to the water board but as we couldn't prove it was theft,...
Forum: Australia
Apr 20th 2007, 9:30 am
Replies: 50
Views: 4,854
Posted By Little Koala

Re: Don't come to Australia if...

:rofl:
Forum: Australia
Apr 20th 2007, 9:03 am
Replies: 50
Views: 4,854
Posted By Little Koala

Re: Don't come to Australia if...

They are daft creatures but I guess they're not used to large objects falling from the sky...did they help cushion your fall? :D
Forum: Australia
Apr 20th 2007, 8:13 am
Replies: 50
Views: 4,854
Posted By Little Koala

Re: Don't come to Australia if...

On her first solo jump, my friend in the USA landed on a highway- she slammed into a roadsign that said 'Yield'... :D

Em
Forum: Australia
Apr 19th 2007, 12:32 pm
Replies: 50
Views: 4,854
Posted By Little Koala

Re: Don't come to Australia if...

Many (I hope most!) Aussies don't hate Poms but you will come across some people who are anti-English or have a massive chip on their shoulder about England. This could be for any matter of reason...
Forum: Australia
Apr 19th 2007, 11:52 am
Replies: 50
Views: 4,854
Posted By Little Koala

Re: Don't come to Australia if...

I agree - we don't hate them at all. I have lots of Kiwi and Saffa mates and the joking and banter with them is just friendly Antipodean rivalry - especially if it is to do with sport!

Em
Forum: Australia
Apr 19th 2007, 11:49 am
Replies: 50
Views: 4,854
Posted By Little Koala

Re: Don't come to Australia if...

Very true - most Aussies appreciate anyone who they can have a banter with and if you give as good as you get they'll love it.
Forum: Australia
Apr 19th 2007, 11:24 am
Replies: 34
Views: 2,064
Posted By Little Koala

Re: Water restrictions will now hit Farms

Well said. Lots of dairy farmers have sold up and got out in my area (South Gippsland). My parents are managing OK but I don't think my brother will have much of a future in farming in the longer...
Forum: Australia
Apr 17th 2007, 12:53 pm
Replies: 29
Views: 1,452
Posted By Little Koala

Re: I hope Oz isnt as slack about guns as US!!

The Howard Government tightened up the gun laws after the Port Arthur Massacre.

Primary producers can have certain firearms for eradication of pests/culling of injured or sick livestock etc, but...
Forum: Australia
Mar 12th 2007, 2:21 pm
Replies: 8
Views: 974
Posted By Little Koala

Re: Suburb profiler

Thanks for that.

A couple of other good ones are

http://www.homepriceguide.com.au/ - select Suburb Snapshot then Postcode Demographic, or

http://reareports.realestate.com.au/ and select...
Forum: Australia
Jan 17th 2007, 12:37 pm
Replies: 39
Views: 2,097
Posted By Little Koala

Re: Keeping cash in UK pounds when moving to Oz?

Thanks everyone for your replies.

Centurion, I had a look at the HSBC account – thanks for the link. Unfortunately the interest rate is 3.75%…I am now thinking I may be better just converting my...
Forum: Australia
Jan 16th 2007, 12:33 pm
Replies: 39
Views: 2,097
Posted By Little Koala

Keeping cash in UK pounds when moving to Oz?

Hi everyone

I haven't been on the boards for a few months but I'll write about that in another post.

I'm moving to Oz in May and I'm trying to find a way that I can transfer my hard earned...
Forum: Australia
Jul 21st 2006, 2:35 pm
Replies: 83
Views: 5,188
Posted By Little Koala

Re: Will the REAL Australia please step forward?

Magpies carolling in the morning.

Driving home late at night, stepping out of the car in the darkness, looking up and seeing the Milky Way.

Pillar Point, Wilsons Promontory…one of my...
Forum: The Barbie
Jul 11th 2006, 9:29 am
Replies: 31
Views: 1,784
Posted By Little Koala

Re: Mrs Perthforme's Rant

Ditto - I took my test in Victoria in 1990 and a 3 point turn was mandatory...I remember it being one of the things I had to practice over and over with my driving instructor!

Sorry to hear about...
Forum: Australia
Jul 11th 2006, 8:35 am
Replies: 12
Views: 728
Posted By Little Koala

Re: Anyone going to Phillip Island VIC or nearby

Hi

We’re in the early stages of applying too (I’m an Aussie but my BF – who is also a chippie - is English) and we’ll be moving to Inverloch which is about 30 mins further down the coast from...
Forum: Australia
Jul 5th 2006, 3:51 pm
Replies: 7
Views: 601
Posted By Little Koala

Re: Jobs for Carpenters & Joiners

My BF is a chippy and he says this too. When we went to Oz in February on reccy, the two builders we spoke to (one a family friend who is a Director of a large building comapy and the other a...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Jul 5th 2006, 3:32 pm
Replies: 29
Views: 766
Posted By Little Koala

Re: Yeehaaaaaaa!!!!!!! TRA Say Yes

Congratulations, that's fantastic news!! We're still working our way through the TRA application, we hope to have it done and sent off in the next couple of months depending on how we get on with...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Jul 5th 2006, 3:25 pm
Replies: 12
Views: 555
Posted By Little Koala

Re: STNI or Skill Matching - vs Skilled Independent

If you’re granted STNI (ie. apply to the state govt first before you apply to DIMAA) and are accepted, then you only require a 70 points pass rate for your visa from the DIMAA, whereas if you don’t...
Forum: Australia
Jul 4th 2006, 8:08 am
Replies: 74
Views: 3,748
Posted By Little Koala

Re: Northampton

Hi everyone

Sorry we couldn't get to the meet....it took longer than we thought to get back from Cornwall and we were still on the road at 7pm!

Glad to hear you all had a great time and we're...
Forum: The Barbie
Jun 23rd 2006, 7:55 am
Replies: 25
Views: 930
Posted By Little Koala

Re: Oz V Croatia

I missed the first 15 mins thanks to my digibox deciding that last night would be a good time to get every channel bar BBC3 :rolleyes: , but my boyfriend (English) was phoning me every few mins with...
Forum: Australia
Jun 9th 2006, 11:50 am
Replies: 26
Views: 1,825
Posted By Little Koala

Re: Shipping A Small Amount...

No probs. Maybe I was just terribly unlucky, I guess it can happen with any service - I've always found my bank brilliant, for example, but my friend who used them ended up switching to another bank...
Forum: Australia
Jun 9th 2006, 9:47 am
Replies: 26
Views: 1,825
Posted By Little Koala

Re: Shipping A Small Amount...

Hi Wendy

My post wasn’t a personal criticism of your decision to use them so apologies if you felt it was; all I was saying was that based on my experience, I couldn’t recommended them to anyone....
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