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Forum: Australia
Jul 16th 2007, 11:59 pm
Replies: 18
Views: 1,215
Posted By yorkies

Re: Contact lenses

Hi

My contact lense check was on Medicare so it cost me nothing!!
I too was on a contract back in the UK with Donald and Aitchison.
I've worked it out and it costs roughly the same as what I was...
Forum: Australia
Jul 13th 2007, 9:45 pm
Replies: 22
Views: 1,602
Posted By yorkies

Re: Foreign Exchange Companies

Hi

I just thought I'd let you know our story. We registered with Moneycorp.
At first I found them good, the guy phoned me while I was still in the UK, introduced himself etc. He tried to get us...
Forum: Australia
Jun 15th 2007, 6:00 am
Replies: 30
Views: 1,770
Posted By yorkies

Re: Schooling - changing from UK to Oz

Hi

I agree with keeping them in the age related class. My daughter is
an August birthday so was the youngest in the class back in UK. We
came to the Gold Coast in January and was offered to...
Forum: Australia
Jun 13th 2007, 7:31 am
Replies: 9
Views: 641
Posted By yorkies

Re: Queensland Driving license

Hi

I think it was $65 for 5 years. I didn't quibble because only a few months
before you had to do a theory test aswell!!!!

Yorkies
Forum: Australia
Jun 13th 2007, 3:58 am
Replies: 9
Views: 641
Posted By yorkies

Re: Queensland Driving license

Hi

I wear contact lenses. We are on the Gold Coast and it was a simple
fill in a form, give them some money and there was my new Qld driving
license. No eye test or nothing. Good job...I'm as...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Jun 12th 2007, 8:27 am
Replies: 8
Views: 877
Posted By yorkies

Re: Medicals in Yorkshire - any experience anyone?

Hi

We had our medicals and xrays done in York. The medicals were
done at a practice in Huntington (near Monks Cross shopping Centre)
and the xrays done at York District Hospital. Both places...
Forum: Australia
Jun 12th 2007, 8:11 am
Replies: 22
Views: 1,678
Posted By yorkies

Re: Things not going to plan at the moment.........

Hi

We were the same....completed and flew out 2 days later. Yes we changed our money when we got here and paid our bills from here aswell.
It all worked out really well in the end.

Yorkies
Forum: Australia
Jun 7th 2007, 9:44 am
Replies: 53
Views: 4,246
Posted By yorkies

Re: Aargh- can't get broadband internet!!

Hi

Now I'm not very good with this technology malarky but....
We are in Robina (Gold Coast), we moved into our house about 4 weeks
ago and I rang Telstra to get connected to broadband. They said...
Forum: The Barbie
Jun 6th 2007, 7:56 am
Replies: 25
Views: 1,311
Posted By yorkies

Re: House sale fell trough last night!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hi

This happened to us. Actually they pulled out on the 1st day the packers were there. There I was with the guys packing and I get the dreaded phone call from the solicitors. Luckily we sold...
Forum: Australia
May 31st 2007, 8:10 am
Replies: 13
Views: 689
Posted By yorkies

Re: Car booster seats

Hi

We brought our daughters car/booster seat with us. We just
checked it in and they put it in the hold. We are on the Gold Coast
and even though we use one, it seems people in general don't!!!...
Forum: Australia
May 30th 2007, 8:02 am
Replies: 35
Views: 2,324
Posted By yorkies

Re: BA or Emirates?

Emirates..no question!!
Forum: Australia
May 29th 2007, 4:06 pm
Replies: 10
Views: 661
Posted By yorkies

Re: HELP - A few last minute ?

Hi

We used PSS, they were great. No problems either side.
The guys who did the packing were brilliant. Everyone was
really helpful.

Yorkies
Forum: Australia
Apr 27th 2007, 2:56 am
Replies: 31
Views: 2,469
Posted By yorkies

Re: did anyone cry

Hi

Yes I cried all the time in the months leading up to the move.
I was wondering are we doing the right thing and are we mad
to give up all we have in the UK. I think it is just an emotional...
Forum: Australia
Jan 17th 2007, 4:42 pm
Replies: 31
Views: 1,655
Posted By yorkies

Re: Leaving for the Gold Coast on the 22nd Jan

Hi

We just filled out an unaccompanied effects form and gave copies of
our passport and visas.

Ill let you know how it turns out.

Yorkies
Forum: Australia
Jan 17th 2007, 3:38 pm
Replies: 31
Views: 1,655
Posted By yorkies

Re: Leaving for the Gold Coast on the 22nd Jan

Hi

Yes we still had to be in the catchment area. The area
where our rental is , is classed as Robina but is just up
the road from Varsity College. I agree with the other
post Robina primary...
Forum: Australia
Jan 16th 2007, 4:54 pm
Replies: 31
Views: 1,655
Posted By yorkies

Re: Leaving for the Gold Coast on the 22nd Jan

Hi

We were there from the 2nd August. It was good, but
certainly not a holiday as we were looking around so much.
Wasn't much fun for our daughter being in the car most of the
time gong from...
Forum: Australia
Jan 16th 2007, 4:35 pm
Replies: 31
Views: 1,655
Posted By yorkies

Re: Leaving for the Gold Coast on the 22nd Jan

Hi

We went for a reccie last August aswell. This was the area we
most liked. My daughter is 5 and went into year 1 in September 2006.
She will start Year 1 in Australia along with all the other...
Forum: Australia
Jan 16th 2007, 3:22 pm
Replies: 31
Views: 1,655
Posted By yorkies

Leaving for the Gold Coast on the 22nd Jan

Hello

I haven't posted often but just to let you all know that we
are leaving on Emirates from Manchester on the evening of
22nd January. We only exchanged on the house yesterday
after one sale...
Forum: The Barbie
Oct 4th 2006, 7:11 pm
Replies: 9
Views: 591
Posted By yorkies

Re: QLD ladies please help

Hi

We were over on the Gold Coast in August, doing our validation trip.
On a couple of nights I would think a woolly jumper would have come
in very handy....it was really cold. We are also...
Forum: Australia
Sep 20th 2006, 11:13 am
Replies: 17
Views: 2,127
Posted By yorkies

Re: Does he need a license to be a carpenter/joiner

Thankyou very much for this.
I feel abit stupid asking all these questions at this late stage.
We already have our visas, we validated them in August, have just sold the
house and have flights...
Forum: Australia
Sep 20th 2006, 9:00 am
Replies: 17
Views: 2,127
Posted By yorkies

Re: Does he need a license to be a carpenter/joiner

Thanks Julie

Yes that's what you hear. I would just like to know the reality of it
all, and not get there and find we have put ourselves in a dodgy
financial position.
Forum: Australia
Sep 20th 2006, 8:55 am
Replies: 17
Views: 2,127
Posted By yorkies

Re: Does he need a license to be a carpenter/joiner

It makes me worried as he would need to start work asap.
We will have the money from the house and savings but that really
should be to buy a new house/cars etc not just day to day living...
Forum: Australia
Sep 20th 2006, 6:24 am
Replies: 17
Views: 2,127
Posted By yorkies

Re: Does he need a license to be a carpenter/joiner

So would that mean he would be unlikely to get a job either through
an agency or otherwise until he has this license?
He is totally aware that he will have to go back on the tools when we
first...
Forum: Australia
Sep 19th 2006, 9:19 pm
Replies: 17
Views: 2,127
Posted By yorkies

Does he need a license to be a carpenter/joiner

I have read that lots of trades need a license before they can even start working, even though they passed the TRA. Does this apply to carpenters/joiners? Could my husband start work straight away? ...
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