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Forum: Australia
Jan 4th 2011, 10:31 pm
Replies: 4
Views: 824
Posted By The Gold Gang

Re: Dilemma....in two minds, UK or Melbourne

I let the negative feelings of my 16 year old stop me from going to Aus in 2008 - she hasn't changed her mind even now at 18, and we are still here, she is at Uni here in UK.
My next child, who was...
Forum: Australia
Jan 1st 2011, 11:06 am
Replies: 183
Views: 15,610
Posted By The Gold Gang

Re: Any PR Visa holders not going for reasons below?

Thank you for this. My family are in slightly different situation to the OP, although I said I considered Australia as as a potential place to retire in, I'm not there yet. Am north of 35, have kids,...
Forum: Australia
Dec 30th 2010, 10:20 pm
Replies: 183
Views: 15,610
Posted By The Gold Gang

Re: Any PR Visa holders not going for reasons below?

Love it! I am sure you have got exactly the right attitude girl :thumbup:
I'm probably just too old, too sensible or thinking about it too much instead of just going for it. I can learn from you I...
Forum: Australia
Dec 30th 2010, 10:16 pm
Replies: 183
Views: 15,610
Posted By The Gold Gang

Thumbs down Re: Any PR Visa holders not going for reasons below?

Do you really mean best of luck or do you actually mean 'if you don't like it, **** off and don't come?'. I don't know why people who are already in Australia hang around on these forums if what they...
Forum: Australia
Dec 30th 2010, 8:40 pm
Replies: 183
Views: 15,610
Posted By The Gold Gang

Re: Any PR Visa holders not going for reasons below?

I don't live somewhere that has dirty streets though, I live in a small town that has plenty of community activities and community spirit, half a mile out of our small town is open countryside that...
Forum: Australia
Dec 30th 2010, 7:18 pm
Replies: 183
Views: 15,610
Posted By The Gold Gang

Re: Any PR Visa holders not going for reasons below?

Sooty, I totally sympathise, we are also PR Visa holders and I have spent a lot of time over this Christmas break looking at the economics and reluctantly come to the same conclusion, that we can no...
Forum: Australia
Dec 2nd 2010, 7:14 pm
Replies: 21
Views: 2,086
Posted By The Gold Gang

Re: Should I take the offer or no?

Hi Jo,

Wow you are brave, I can't imagine doing farming, I'd be scared what kind of scary things might be lurking! Were you into farming here then? We are IT people, been trying to pluck up the...
Forum: Australia
Dec 1st 2010, 8:45 pm
Replies: 21
Views: 2,086
Posted By The Gold Gang

Thumbs down Re: Should I take the offer or no?

No, you should not take this offer - life is full of avenues and we can't take a stroll on every one of them, however tempting. This is a distraction from your plan and I think you should stick with...
Forum: The Barbie
Jun 28th 2010, 3:21 pm
Replies: 173
Views: 8,563
Posted By The Gold Gang

Re: The " I WISH THREAD"

Hi Jan,

We are still here in the UK but have a PR visa and are trying to get together the courage to up sticks and come to the GC. I've got 4 kids although the eldest won't come as she is...
Forum: The Barbie
Jun 28th 2010, 2:45 pm
Replies: 56
Views: 4,281
Posted By The Gold Gang

Re: Next step - putting a pool in...

Hi there,

We are still in the UK, still trying to make up our minds whether coming to the Gold Coast is the right thing for us. One of my MUST HAVE's in coming is a pool and the weather to use it....
Forum: Australia
Mar 15th 2010, 11:01 pm
Replies: 42
Views: 2,966
Posted By The Gold Gang

Re: Things that bite?

I think that if you are from the UK, the bites and stings are just from wasps, bees (more rarely) and midges..and you can go walking in woods without fear you will disturb snakes...and swimming in...
Forum: Australia
Feb 14th 2010, 9:42 am
Replies: 18
Views: 6,385
Posted By The Gold Gang

Re: Helensvale school versus Robina/Varsity Lakes?

Hi Neil,

Can I ask you which school your daughter is attending now? I have two kids who will be at Primary school and I definitely am not expecting to hear the F word at the gates and I definitely...
Forum: Australia
Feb 11th 2010, 4:56 pm
Replies: 18
Views: 6,385
Posted By The Gold Gang

Re: Helensvale school versus Robina/Varsity Lakes?

Thank you, thats very kind of you to have done that research for me! The reason I thought of finding a great school first, then a rental in its catchment area, is because I've heard a few negatives...
Forum: Australia
Feb 11th 2010, 4:45 pm
Replies: 18
Views: 6,385
Posted By The Gold Gang

Re: Helensvale school versus Robina/Varsity Lakes?

Thank you for this. It's not so much that I want my Son to have a really challenging environment, well, hang on what am I saying, I DO want him to be challenged!!!....I guess what I mean is that here...
Forum: Australia
Feb 10th 2010, 9:46 pm
Replies: 18
Views: 6,385
Posted By The Gold Gang

Re: Helensvale school versus Robina/Varsity Lakes?

Hi Steve,

That's really helpful, thanks very much. I've read everything on that thread and from that, I've also got Merrimac High and Hillcrest (private). Also I now know your daughter is...
Forum: Australia
Feb 10th 2010, 9:24 pm
Replies: 18
Views: 6,385
Posted By The Gold Gang

Re: Helensvale school versus Robina/Varsity Lakes?

Hi Ren,

Thanks for that, I'll have a look at the schools you mention, would you mind telling me what the fees are as sometimes it is hard to get the complete picture from their websites, I mean...
Forum: Australia
Feb 10th 2010, 8:48 am
Replies: 18
Views: 6,385
Posted By The Gold Gang

Helensvale school versus Robina/Varsity Lakes?

Hi there,
Can anyone on the GC help me with a question about good State schools for kids aged 11, 15 and 9?

I've heard before that Helensvale State High School is good, I've also heard there is a...
Forum: Australia
Oct 28th 2009, 7:49 pm
Replies: 15
Views: 1,356
Posted By The Gold Gang

Re: Anyone know anything about Property Law please?

And of course I have taken all the disbursement costs off before quoting that figure.

As the OP says, Lesson Learned....
Forum: Australia
Oct 28th 2009, 7:48 pm
Replies: 15
Views: 1,356
Posted By The Gold Gang

Re: Anyone know anything about Property Law please?

Is $1795 AUD Settlement Fee peanuts then?
Forum: Australia
Oct 28th 2009, 7:26 am
Replies: 15
Views: 1,356
Posted By The Gold Gang

Re: Anyone know anything about Property Law please?

Of course what you say is true, however, the Developer will still make a profit even if selling for slightly less as it didn't cost $540k to build the apartment.
His loss is on paper, mine is real...
Forum: Australia
Oct 28th 2009, 3:43 am
Replies: 15
Views: 1,356
Posted By The Gold Gang

Re: Anyone know anything about Property Law please?

Well there were some conditions to do with financing that were all scored out and marked with 'Not Applicable'. And whilst I don't recall exactly what the Real Estate agency advised me when I queried...
Forum: Australia
Oct 28th 2009, 3:37 am
Replies: 15
Views: 1,356
Posted By The Gold Gang

Re: Anyone know anything about Property Law please?

Thanks Jo, trying this now.
Forum: Australia
Oct 27th 2009, 3:45 pm
Replies: 15
Views: 1,356
Posted By The Gold Gang

Anyone know anything about Property Law please?

I am feeling pretty desparate and would appreciate any advice from someone who knows anything about Australian law and whether a case could actually be brought against me and made to stick, given...
Forum: The Barbie
Sep 6th 2009, 10:33 am
Replies: 316
Views: 10,716
Posted By The Gold Gang

Re: Is it just me....

Oh Nicky, it sounds fab! I've checked both places out on Wikipedia and property prices are between $1.3m and $1.6m AUD...surely not a regular person's kind of place? I have not looked at rentals yet...
Forum: The Barbie
Sep 5th 2009, 8:14 am
Replies: 316
Views: 10,716
Posted By The Gold Gang

Re: Is it just me....

Hi Nicky,

Oh please tell me where you live, I'm heading there! (I'm being serious here....).
Thanks
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