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Forum: Australia
Sep 19th 2017, 10:59 am
Replies: 6,964
Views: 592,077
Posted By Fred Basset

Re: What's the Temperature & Weather like where you are now?

Currently 21.3c in Brisbane at 9:00pm and expected to be over 30c this weekend, bring back spring, I am still enjoying it.
Forum: Australia
Sep 19th 2017, 10:56 am
Replies: 11
Views: 1,375
Posted By Fred Basset

Re: Private schools in Brisbane/Gold Coast area

Brisbane and the Gold Coast is a big area, so I would be more concerned with getting a place to work then finding an area where the schools are good.

High school in Queensland starts in year 7 of...
Forum: The Barbie
Sep 8th 2012, 7:19 am
Replies: 119
Views: 9,549
Posted By Fred Basset

Re: Qantas dumps BA and Singapore hub!

Someone has got it in one, Qantas will still fly to London twice daily, 1 flight from Sydney and one from Melbourne, but if you want to go to any other place in the UK or Europe Emirates offers a lot...
Forum: Australia
Mar 12th 2010, 9:23 am
Replies: 59
Views: 5,982
Posted By Fred Basset

Re: Melbourne or Brisbane

I live in Brisbane but for someone coming from Cumbria I would look at Melbourne first. Melbourne is more of a football(soccer) made place compared to Brisbane. You will still get a tan in Melbourne...
Forum: Australia
Oct 28th 2009, 10:17 am
Replies: 98
Views: 10,018
Posted By Fred Basset

Re: Which Aussie Bank is best and why!?

Currently Westpac is doing the best to get your business.

I have had accounts with both Commonwealth Bank and ANZ, but have had good dealings with Westpac in the last 2 years.

It does depend...
Forum: Australia
Aug 11th 2009, 12:56 pm
Replies: 50
Views: 3,563
Posted By Fred Basset

Re: iPhone direct from Apple

Telstra in Australia on the IPhone has better coverage, Optus can be cheaper but the coverage isn't so good. I wouldn't be buying the iphone without a data plan as it can get rather expensive.
Forum: Australia
Jun 28th 2009, 1:09 am
Replies: 30
Views: 3,222
Posted By Fred Basset

Re: Well, that is the forward Reckie back to the UK completed.

Thanks for the post, I don't think anywhere is perfect and some places are better in different ways, well Australia has better weather. :rofl:
Forum: Australia
Apr 29th 2009, 1:03 pm
Replies: 104
Views: 6,581
Posted By Fred Basset

Re: Say something nice about Australia!!

The weather and the friendly people with a positive outlook on life.
:thumbsup:
Forum: The Barbie
Dec 22nd 2008, 8:00 am
Replies: 64
Views: 4,689
Posted By Fred Basset

Re: How do you find the heat in Brisbane?

I have lived in Brisbane most of my life and I hate the heat and humidity.
Can't believe some people who live in Brisbane haven't used the aircon this year.
Forum: Australia
Sep 1st 2008, 9:23 am
Replies: 26
Views: 2,202
Posted By Fred Basset

Re: NZ to Aus - Reckie visit thats not helped at all!

Kallangur: I think that is part of the problem; I wouldn't move from overseas to that location, even though I live in Brisbane.

The UK 'pub' life really doesn't exist in Australia, well none that...
Forum: The Barbie
Aug 12th 2008, 11:10 pm
Replies: 16
Views: 3,536
Posted By Fred Basset

Re: Is anything open on Ekka Day?

Going back 20 years the school year was a 3 term year; and the start of the holidays was in August, coincided with the Exhibition. Thursday-Friday were regular school days but there was 2 weeks of...
Forum: The Barbie
Jul 1st 2008, 11:45 am
Replies: 18
Views: 1,030
Posted By Fred Basset

Re: Australia's Got Talent - The Grand Final

At least the Worlds Got Talent was a little better, and funnier.

Nothing from the UK though; show must have been made from the UK.

That UK opera singer Paul Potts from last year was really...
Forum: The Barbie
Jun 29th 2008, 7:17 am
Replies: 147
Views: 13,242
Posted By Fred Basset

Re: So if it gets dark at 5pm in Brisbane, what do you do in the evening?

Some of you have been here 5 minutes it seems and you already complaining about the place. ;)



This probably the best explanation for no daylight saving in Queensland.

Queensland is a large...
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