windog

Hehe....I am the OP's OH and I am looking out of our (UK) window at the enourmous , 3/4 full skip now!.....if only the house looked empty now! And I was the wrong person to empty it as I am the hoarder, its been sooo dificult throwing out all those "usefull" ods an ends I've been keeping for years!

sophjam

Hi tripawaymars! I have 2 kids aged 13 and 16 girl and a boy my son is at college so will be arriving a few weeks after us unless I can persuade him in the meantime to come with us. His course finishes in June he will validate at easter then go back for a few weeks. We have family in cairns already wholive at bentley park Ive got my daughter into st Marys high school so we will be at the south end of cairns. Im a community childrens nurse here but have a job to go to on the kids ward at the base hospital. How about you?

sophjam

Hi they have just offered me the accomodation, I didnt think I would get anything being ona PR visa as they said not at interview. Is the apartment ok opposite the hospital. It will save us money so thats a good thing. How are you doing ? not long now before the clan arrive have you got the rental sorted and ready to move in. What are you bringing with you from the uk?

wannabauzzienurse

That's good about the accommodation also keep receipts and stuff as you should be able to claim up to $3000 back. The apartments on Lake St opposite the hospital are fine, 4* nicely furnished you get a bit of noise from planes and the walkways but it's fine short term.
We're bringing from the UK only boxes of personal items, and OH's tools no big furniture or anything like that. Our rental will be ready end of next week just a few days before the others get here...so far the only furniture I have is a bed so we may be sitting on deck chairs for a while but who cares

wannabauzzienurse

I don't understand where you're getting all this crap from the place was pretty empty when I left in June

wardy2

probably beer cans and pizza boxes

wannabauzzienurse

Nah more likely wine bottles and pizza boxes

wardy2

AAh a man after my own heart.

sophjam

Did you pack those yourself the removal quotes are extorsion Ive had I dont mind packing it just want a cheaper price.
How are you finding the shifts ? the late seems a killer finishing a 11pm do you do earlies the next day aswell?


Kaye have you got a removal company yet?

wannabauzzienurse

All our boxes have been packed by us (well OH mostly!) he's been in charge of the shipping so don't know what it's costing (trying not to think about that).
I'm lucky as a new graduate in theatre my shifts are nearly always 8 till 4.30 Monday to Friday once I'm more experienced I'll get some out of hours shifts and weekends. For those working a normal shift pattern you get the opportunity to opt out of working earlies after lates if you don't want to.

wardy2

Hi Trudi

No not booked anything yet may delay coming for a couple of months my lads have been asked to go on a football tour to Marbella in April so they want to go on that, something good to end their 6 years at the club.

Things have been delayed for us to just completed meds a month after taking them hubby had health scare with his heart but everything fine so glad we have this meds wont complain about the cost again.

Was hoping they would be sent yesterday but I have a feeling our panel doc is on holidays as we havent heard from him and we have regular contact via email because of the scare.

Instead of Feb probably be April when we arrive so warm up the barbie and chill those beers and warn the neighbours the geordies are coming.

tripawaymars

Hi Sophjam,

I don't have any kids..just me and my partner (Jen). I qualified as a Podiatrist in June this year and been lucky enough to find a job in Cairns which is well paid, is willing to sponsor me and is specialist..sports podiatry (I will mainly be treating sports related injuries and biomechanical disorders of the lower limb). OH is in police here but doesn't fancy it over there too much as will have to train in brisbane for 4 months and is considering a career change..child protection possibly. Hoping to be out there in march/April and living in Trinity beach or Kewarra beach area...or Forest gardens to the south is also nice. Will only have my wage initially so hoping to find a rental for max 350 a week. Will be great to post a meet up on here in April/May when we all out there....and make it a regular one..I think would be good to support each other as some people find it harder to settle than others in new place. I lived abroad before for 5 years and can pretty much adapt to anywhere...especially somehwere as beautiful as cairns...

sophjam

thanks for that, I will keep in touch on here and you can have my email address so you can contact me when you get sorted.
Thanks Trudi

somme

Just read this thread again, I hope you are feeling better and your house has sold. I am not leaving until the 8 December so if there is anything I can do to help pm me, I wish you and your family all the luck in the world

wannabauzzienurse

Thanks somme
House sale is still ongoing, we're on second lot of buyers now with a much lower offer certainly had our fair share of challenges over the last few months, latest today...phone call from landlord of a house we're supposed to be renting from Saturday, all been arranged for months, she announces they've decided to sell it...they're having open house sat and sun while I'm trying to move in said we can pay rent week by week and if it sells we'll have a month to leave
Hubby and kids arriving next week so that's one good thing