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Hi MT, Nice! Sorry to hear your son is in hospital though I'm not familiar with Mt Waverley (or at least I don't remember the place). As for moving out, I doubt I'll be doing it for a good couple of years yet, but I'm thinking of getting a working holiday visa and then renewing at the end. I don't have much in the way of money, so I'm trying to do it as cheaply as possible. The one upside is that I'm currently living at home so I don't have much stuff to ship out there Good luck with your move!

Oh ok. Nice to know that

It's a place I visited when I was on holiday a few years ago and I really liked the area. Nice vibe about the area, got a nice beach and decent views too. Not only that, my parents used to live relatively close to Frankston when they lived over there. Why, isn't it a nice place to be? :wink:

Wow, thanks for the great answers everyone, much appreciated. Nice to see a few West Country people here too! It seems that I'll have to have a good think about exactly what my needs are. Thanks again guys @Bungo - Just picking up on the cost of living thing you mentioned, yes, I was talking generally. My fault, I wans't clear enough. I'm also looking into Melbourne/Frankston area

Cheers MT:cool: Which part of Somerset are you from?

Hi guys, I'm Dan, I'm new here and wanted to join because I'm dying to move down under in about 2-3 years (*hopefully*). I wanted to ask a few questions if that's OK, apologies if they've already been asked 100 times or if I'm posting in the wrong section. Basically, I'm 24 years old and I went to Australia for a holiday about 3 years ago and I fell in love with the country. My family used to live over there in the 80's and my sis was even born over there, so naturally I feel that I too would like to live in Australia too, but I am VERY wet behind the ears and know nothing about emigrating at all, so I wanted to ask you guys; 1) Is there a minimum amount of money that I need to have to move over there? 2) I am a trained sound engineer, but I noticed it's been removed from the SOL list. Does this mean that I can't move over unless it get's put back on the SOL? 3) What is the cost of living like in Australia? 4) How much does it cost to move out to Australia? 5) Even with the skill behind me, can I still do other jobs if I choose? I'm not looking to move right now as I simply don't have the money yet, and from what I already know, it'll be better for me points system wise if I waited a year or 2 anyway, but I think I'd like to get the ball rolling now so to speak. Thanks in advance for any answers, it would be much appreciated, Dan