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Forum: Australia
Aug 2nd 2008, 6:36 pm
Replies: 12
Views: 982
Posted By AJG

Re: Organising Meet ups and social events in perth

I am going to try to make the BBC meet on thursday. Not done one for 6 months so should pull my finger out. Beautiful day today. Agree, wait till its 44 degrees outside, bet you'll wish it was 15 and...
Forum: Australia
Jan 26th 2008, 5:26 pm
Replies: 10
Views: 1,120
Posted By AJG

Re: Exchanging UK license in WA

Sounds just like the UK, i will book a day off work to be safe then.... Thanks for that....
Forum: Australia
Jan 26th 2008, 4:46 pm
Replies: 10
Views: 1,120
Posted By AJG

Exchanging UK license in WA

Okay i know the rules as i have looked on the website. I dont think i can comply with the proof of residency requirements as i dont have a home. a pain as i only have 2 months left before things get...
Forum: Australia
Jan 26th 2008, 4:35 pm
Replies: 16
Views: 1,641
Posted By AJG

Re: tax file number

And you have 28 days to provide a TFN if you start work so it really doesnt matter if you do it when you get here.
Forum: Australia
Jan 18th 2008, 1:40 pm
Replies: 28
Views: 3,038
Posted By AJG

Re: Australian debit/credit cards ?

Dont get it confused, it is not a CREDIT CARD, it is a DEBIT CARD which has the Mastercard symbol and can be used online. Sorry to be anal but this may be where the confusion arose from in the first...
Forum: Australia
Jan 18th 2008, 2:15 am
Replies: 9
Views: 1,483
Posted By AJG

Re: Getting CV ready for Oz

This is only my opinion and reccomendations from others but 10 pages is way OTT. I was told 3-4 concise pages and to be honest thats enough. I do have an advantage of only having one employer tho for...
Forum: Australia
Jan 17th 2008, 10:03 pm
Replies: 28
Views: 3,038
Posted By AJG

Re: Australian debit/credit cards ?

I did the smae as you ie westpac in uk and opened withing a week of getting here. I was offered a mastercard DEBIT card on the spot. I also kept every one of my accounts open in the uk, including...
Forum: Australia
Jan 17th 2008, 9:47 pm
Replies: 9
Views: 1,483
Posted By AJG

Re: Getting CV ready for Oz

I have found the agencies in Perth to be some of the lazyiest i have ever encountered. They dont answer calls or emails, and i am in a trade that is supposed to be in demand (fitter).
I wouldnt...
Forum: Australia
Jan 9th 2008, 1:27 pm
Replies: 22
Views: 5,868
Posted By AJG

Re: How to make new friends in Perth

I was born in Coventry, but i worked for Ford in Leamington for 16 years and lived there for about 3. I should update my profile shouldnt i , seeing as my location is about 12,000 miles out now!
Forum: Australia
Jan 8th 2008, 11:54 pm
Replies: 22
Views: 5,868
Posted By AJG

Re: How to make new friends in Perth

Didnt know it was that kind of party Kerry :)
Forum: Australia
Jan 6th 2008, 2:14 pm
Replies: 25
Views: 2,261
Posted By AJG

Re: any potential friends in perth

Big thanks to Kerry for sorting this out. If anyone wants my Phone No or Facebook/email details then Pm me.
Thanks, Adam
Forum: Australia
Jan 3rd 2008, 11:29 pm
Replies: 25
Views: 2,261
Posted By AJG

Re: any potential friends in perth

Thank you, it looks like my calender is VERY empty so far so i will put it in. Anyone attending the open air cinema over the next few weeks? I am off to see Daywatch this sunday, not sure about any...
Forum: Australia
Jan 3rd 2008, 3:28 pm
Replies: 25
Views: 2,261
Posted By AJG

Re: any potential friends in perth

Does anyone mind if a 33yr old male singleton joins you all this sunday? Arrived in Perth yesterday and wouldnt mind a beer or two, and Little Creatures is one of the only places i remember from my...
Forum: Australia
Oct 3rd 2007, 2:52 am
Replies: 10
Views: 1,449
Posted By AJG

Re: how to get just 'bits' over there?

Thats damn cheap. Just booked with Excess 2 hours ago and i wount tell you how much dearer they were :(
Forum: Australia
Aug 29th 2007, 8:28 am
Replies: 14
Views: 972
Posted By AJG

Re: Money exchangers

Well i have applied for an account. Hope their debit card is visa or mastercard. As i am now officially unemployed i messed up a little bit as i will be very restricted on what i can get.
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Aug 28th 2007, 10:40 pm
Replies: 3
Views: 2,048
Posted By AJG

Re: Can TRA convert UK qualifications to AU

Got back in touch with the TRA and got the worst email back not answering a single question i asked. Probably just computer generated. Will try once more then have to try to call someone
Forum: Australia
Aug 28th 2007, 10:06 pm
Replies: 14
Views: 972
Posted By AJG

Re: Money exchangers

Those Nationwide rates seem okay. Will have to get one of their cards before i leave
Forum: Australia
Aug 28th 2007, 12:54 am
Replies: 14
Views: 972
Posted By AJG

Re: Money exchangers

Thanks. Can i be so bold as to ask what rate you held out for (if you did this recently)? I can see this month there is a downward pattern emerging. I was hoping for $2.5 but that may be a little...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Aug 28th 2007, 12:33 am
Replies: 3
Views: 2,048
Posted By AJG

Re: Can TRA convert UK qualifications to AU

Thanks, your a star! Looked on the Gov.au site but couldnt find anything. I will get onto this straight away
Forum: Australia
Aug 27th 2007, 11:32 pm
Replies: 14
Views: 972
Posted By AJG

Money exchangers

Not sure if this is the best place, but anyone decided who they are gonna change money with? Cant find anyone offering a commercial rate of over 2.43 at the moment. Adam
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Aug 27th 2007, 11:30 pm
Replies: 3
Views: 2,048
Posted By AJG

Can TRA convert UK qualifications to AU

I read somewhere on this site that for metalwork/fitting skills the TRA could convert Uk qualifications to Au ones as a service. Have i misread this or was i dreaming? Thought it would be really...
Forum: Australia
Jul 31st 2007, 3:11 am
Replies: 5
Views: 639
Posted By AJG

Re: Cheapest shipment of computer

HEHE, i am still upgrading with only 8 weeks left in the UK! Unfortunately there are some things i could not buy again and the time and effort myself and my friends have put into this rig i could not...
Forum: Australia
Jul 30th 2007, 3:41 pm
Replies: 5
Views: 639
Posted By AJG

Re: Cheapest shipment of computer

Ripping it apart and starting again is not an option. It is almost the best spec available, bar a second 8800gtx card or the latest quad cores that have just came out. My case cost 300 quid in...
Forum: Australia
Jul 30th 2007, 12:40 pm
Replies: 5
Views: 639
Posted By AJG

Cheapest shipment of computer

Hi all.
The only thing i am taking except the usual clothes and myself is my desktop PC. Not the monitor etc, just basically the PC itself. I dont care how long it takes withing reason, ie 1-2...
Forum: Australia
Jul 20th 2007, 3:12 pm
Replies: 20
Views: 1,552
Posted By AJG

Re: House offer (what would you do)?

I cant believe your even thinking about losing the house sale over a paltry couple of k?? Not being rude here but as a percentage it is so small as to be negligable. I would be happy knowing its sold...
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