Location: From Bury,Manchester To Jimboomba, Brisbane
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Its definately worth a try,,if you are both(all) 100% behind it, and expect reality rather than fantasy it should work ,we ditto what Johatts says ,, just wish we had done it years ago !! good luck ,,you gotta try or you would never forgive yourself !!
Cal x
my hubby does 2 jobs, i work 2 days a week - and not worth doing anymore as I pay extortionate nursery fees. We are just getting by and never see eachother, quality time - what is that? we don't have it and the kids hardly see their dad. We can't afford to do anything with our 3 kids even if the weather is good. Not even allowed to go swimming as our kids are 6,3 and 1! We dont want to do this for the rest of our lives. Our needs are simple - a house big enough for a room each for the kids, more time together and no more stress or debts, oh yeah and a nice roadworthy car for me and the kids! And of course the sun, sea and barbies!!!
Hi guys
when we first looked at coming out here I saw an advert in a UK nursing journal and followed it up. The agency sponsored me on a 457 VISA and secured me a job where I am still working. The job was there for me as I got off the plane. For 4 months I worked at my nursing home as agency. After the 4 months my manager bought me out of my agency contract and employed me full time.
We started applying in April 2004. We got on a plane on 7th feb 2005. I dont believe that our application was fastracked but the agency wanted to get me out by December 2004 on an emergency VISA so that I could start work. However leaving was going to be hard enough without coming out on my own for a few months!!! I opted out of that! On Jan 24th 2005 our visas arrived and we left 2 weeks after that. Said all our goodbyes and got on the plane.
Hope that helps. PM me or email me and we can talk more and privately if you want to!
Joanne x
Hey Jo,
Id love to have a chat bout ur experiences and agencies and all that stuff........ hope that reply was meant for me. Ive been community nursing for a few years and would like to continue with that. Like urself i work with the elderly. I love my job here in NZ and in Scotland too. Where did u come from?? Where are u in OZ?? We are thinkin either melbourne or adelaide......... not sure why really, but im sure the spiders, cockroaches, etc have a part to play, my hubbie a big feardie lol!!! even worse than me!! Anyway Im new here, so not sure how to contact u, but sure will figure it out......... !!! ARGH!!!
Id love to have a chat bout ur experiences and agencies and all that stuff........ hope that reply was meant for me. Ive been community nursing for a few years and would like to continue with that. Like urself i work with the elderly. I love my job here in NZ and in Scotland too. Where did u come from?? Where are u in OZ?? We are thinkin either melbourne or adelaide......... not sure why really, but im sure the spiders, cockroaches, etc have a part to play, my hubbie a big feardie lol!!! even worse than me!! Anyway Im new here, so not sure how to contact u, but sure will figure it out......... !!! ARGH!!!
Hey there Gill & Jamie
PM me and we can exchange phone numbers and chat as much as u like! I came from the UK and we are settled in Brissie - have been for 2 years!
PM/Email and we can chat!
Joanne x
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Joanne
"POZZIE" - HAPPY AND LOVIN` IT
Hi cal more for the life than the money but its scary the whole new place getting jobs with two ankle biters in tow plus deciding where is going to be good for us Jai
Hi there all! I just wondered if all you ex poms could give me the fors & againsts moving to Oz. Y'know It's all well 'n good looking at books an thinkin 'if only' but whats the real picture??? Any comments greatly appreciated!! Mich x :confused:
Hi there all! I just wondered if all you ex poms could give me the fors & againsts moving to Oz. Y'know It's all well 'n good looking at books an thinkin 'if only' but whats the real picture??? Any comments greatly appreciated!! Mich x :confused:
For us:
FORS:
more time together, better weather, standard of life improved (living to work not working to live);
AGAINST:
No Marmite (proper UK MARMITE!) and thongs (flip flops) rubbed me toes in first month!
Thats just a few off the top of my head. Been here for 2 years
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Joanne
"POZZIE" - HAPPY AND LOVIN` IT
Hi guys
when we first looked at coming out here I saw an advert in a UK nursing journal and followed it up. The agency sponsored me on a 457 VISA and secured me a job where I am still working. The job was there for me as I got off the plane. For 4 months I worked at my nursing home as agency. After the 4 months my manager bought me out of my agency contract and employed me full time.
We started applying in April 2004. We got on a plane on 7th feb 2005. I dont believe that our application was fastracked but the agency wanted to get me out by December 2004 on an emergency VISA so that I could start work. However leaving was going to be hard enough without coming out on my own for a few months!!! I opted out of that! On Jan 24th 2005 our visas arrived and we left 2 weeks after that. Said all our goodbyes and got on the plane.
Hope that helps. PM me or email me and we can talk more and privately if you want to!
Joanne x
Hi Joanne
Saw your post just wanted to no if you a trained nurse,I am a health care assistant as a c grade,at the present time i am a nurse for special needs children in a school,before that I worked in a doctors practice dealing with cronic desease management,and before that I worked on the district.My rolls at the moment are medications,bloods, diabeties,cystic fibrios,and lots more.Do you think I could get sponsord or not.My husband is a painter and decorator.
Thanks Gwen x
FORS:
more time together, better weather, standard of life improved (living to work not working to live);
AGAINST:
No Marmite (proper UK MARMITE!) and thongs (flip flops) rubbed me toes in first month!
Thats just a few off the top of my head. Been here for 2 years
Ha! thx for that. I hadn't even thought of problems like chaffing toes!! It's been snowing here in the NE of ENg so it's more of a case of frost bitten toes! Wish u were 'ere??? mich x
