Hello Colette
Welcome to Poms in Oz.
We have a member called graham&kym. Graham is a paramedic in Perth. He is a nice guy and I am sure he will help with your quesries if he can. His user-profile is here:
PomsInOz Forum - View Profile: Graham&kym
I would not like to have to judge whether someone else's opinion is "pointless", by the way. I find it much easier simply not to read any threads which are not of interest to me personally.
Best wishes
Gill