We have accepted an offer on the house...fingers crossed there will be no hitches

WOW - thats great news!! Hope everything goes well. My house has been on the market for 3 wks and we've had no viewings

Yes I won't relax till we have exchanged contracts though :0

Hope you get some interest in your house soon!

Thanks for the update! Sounds like a wonderful new life

Hi Im really glad to hear you are settling a little and enjoying cairns its not the same without the family though, I might have to do the same as you and come on my own initially. I just dont know what to do with the house should i rent it out or sell as prices are rising in cairns dont want to miss the boat but my daughter loves this home and we are only 4 doors off my parents so if it didnt work out for us in cairns we would always have home here. I think to give it our best shot we need to sell and start a fresh my son agrees but sophie wont budge. Just hope the visa comes soon then we will have to make up our minds. Keep in touch I think we will settle in bentley park near family im a community nurse so used to travelling but that may change if we cant find a rental when we get there. It will be nice to all get together when we are all there as there are quite a few nurses on their way to cairns now.

Glad to hear you are getting on ok. Did you have to go on an induction programme first??? Do they start new grads together on the same date or is it just whenever you arrive?

Tracey
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You should have no problem finding a rental in Bentley Park and it will definately be good to all get together

They only do induction once a month so my induction and orientation is in August, obviously they did orientate me to the theatre dept where I'm working but the rest comes later. There is no particular date for new grads, it's just whenever you get here.

That sounds good then . No pressure then to start at a particular time. Are you expected to do any assignments or anything?

Tracey
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I've got a load of competencies to get done and a case study as part of the theatre transition programme, not sure about the rest of the hospital it might be just preceptor support for grads , where are you hoping to work?

Hoping to go to Gold Coast Hosp, any medical ward. At present am working on neuro ward in UK.

Have also got house on market, 2 weeks now and no viewings we are selling it ourselves.

Tracey
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First time getting into thread not sure what to do! Enjoy reading all your craic. Looking for advice on wages for bricklayers and cost of living lots of mixed views on both. Have forms filled in ready to post still a bit dubious if doing the right thing. OH bricklayer (20 years) is there as much demand for them as we hear? Self clerical, and 3 fun loving kids. Any advice welcome!

FANTASTIC thread K
loads of info in here for anyone moving to cairns.

if you update this every now and then, this could be one of the most important threads for any nurses hwading to cairs

oh and it was smashing meeting you at the port meet

Ive got my visa cairns here i come!!!!!!!!!!!!

Cheers Soapy, good to meet you too!

Great news, when are you hoping to arrive?