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Forum: Australia

Apr 6th 2016, 5:01 pm

Replies: 11

A Pork Pie worth of England (in Melbourne)

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Posted By dedicate2

A Pork Pie worth of England (in Melbourne)

I've been living down under for 11 years, settled in Melbourne. And have been off the site for the last 5.

What brought me back was the discovery of an actually decent pork pie being made in...

Forum: Australia

Nov 3rd 2011, 3:48 pm

Replies: 101

This article should be compulsory reading for anyone planning to emigrate

Views: 14,670

Posted By dedicate2

Re: This article should be compulsory reading for anyone planning to emigrate

It's very easy to work out if people are going to stay here or move back. You can work it out in the first 6 months of them arriving.

Unrealistic expectations is one of the first things you pick...

Forum: Australia

Sep 19th 2011, 4:15 pm

Replies: 13

Job application process...

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Posted By dedicate2

Re: Job application process...

The recruitment industry is driven by money since the agents are paid on commission - typically 10% of whatever your final salary is negotiated to be. And it's a very competitive landscape.

This...

Forum: Australia

Sep 19th 2011, 3:59 pm

Replies: 0

Request - Retired couples in Ferntree Gully

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Posted By dedicate2

Request - Retired couples in Ferntree Gully

Hi all.

The in-laws moved here a couple of years ago when we started our family, they are a great couple, very sociable, but I think (particularly the mother in law) is getting homesick.

They...

Forum: Australia

Sep 2nd 2010, 3:46 pm

Replies: 2,577

1.93's A$ to the Pound!!!

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Posted By dedicate2

Re: 1.93's A$ to the Pound!!!

If the property bubble in Australia bursts I'd expect to see a change in exchange rates.

What property bubble?

This article explains it better than I can . . .
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Forum: Australia

Jul 7th 2008, 11:54 am

Replies: 13

Downloading and watching TV/Films, etc...

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Posted By dedicate2

Re: Downloading and watching TV/Films, etc...

A modded (old) xbox with XBMC running on it does the lot. Can be networked for FTP access, streams from your own network, streams from the internet, stores stuff on the internal HD, plays every...

Forum: The Update Forum

Mar 28th 2007, 9:28 am

Replies: 20

Three Years in Melbourne

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Posted By dedicate2

Re: Three Years in Melbourne

It took her about 8 weeks in total. Initially some schools were reluctant to take someone with no Australian curriculum experience, so she swotted up on it and ended up getting several offers at the...

Forum: The Update Forum

Mar 27th 2007, 6:34 pm

Replies: 20

Three Years in Melbourne

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Posted By dedicate2

Three Years in Melbourne

It's now three years since we moved to Melbourne from Yorkshire. Back in those days I was a forum regular and the forum looked very different - at the time it seemed like an invaluable research tool...

Forum: Australia

Mar 27th 2007, 5:38 pm

Replies: 6

Where to go for plastering work Adelaide or Melbourne

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Posted By dedicate2

Re: Where to go for plastering work Adelaide or Melbourne

It might be worth knowing that 'plasterers' here stick plasterboard to frames and skim the edges. That's pretty much all.

We wanted our walls skimmed properly and discovered that we needed someone...

Forum: Australia

Mar 27th 2007, 5:33 pm

Replies: 21

Keeping Spiders Out of the Home

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Posted By dedicate2

Re: Keeping Spiders Out of the Home

I've lived in the South Eastern Melbourne suburbs for 3 years since leaving the UK. To date we've had 2 whitetails in the house, and seen a few Huntsman spiders around the garden. I also got chased...

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