Hi there
Hubbys just put in for skilled visa and we are off ASAP yippy!!
Only thing is SPIDERS !!!! yep i know but the thought of it sends me running for the red wine ,,,
Are there some places better than others on the ole spider front??
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hi there
we too have started the visa application process (yippy also), we have not long returned from oz for a fact finding trip, we went to queensland and although there are supposed to be lots of critters there we didnt see any in 5 weeks!! however on returning to the uk i have done extensive research into spids and have found there to be four main spids to be wary of. Perth only has one, the redback (oz wide) where as nsw and queensland appear to have all four, including the funnell web!!, not sure about melbourne as we have no intention of going there due to the extremes of weather. Hope this helps and good luck witht he visa
Beth.
Thanks Beth
Was it your 1st time to OZ?? we havent been yet and we really need to go b4 we leave,but with 4 kids i know its going to bedlam, plus we really dont know where to start?
its crazy how we can fall in love with the idea of moving somewhere yet we havent even been there yet,
But i keep thinking to my self many a good brit has done it before us
can you give me any ideas where to start?
Hi there
Hubbys just put in for skilled visa and we are off ASAP yippy!!
Only thing is SPIDERS !!!! yep i know but the thought of it sends me running for the red wine ,,,
Are there some places better than others on the ole spider front??
Best places to find spiders are in areas where there is lots of bushland.
Most houses will have the odd spider, but many people have an annual pest spray done in their houses, which includes the outside wall area. Cost about $160-200.
We have lived in normal suburb areas, and we see very few spiders, a bit like "bethandneil" in their 5 weeks, except I have lived in Australia for a total of 15 years now :) 12 years in Sydney and just over 3 years in QLD.
But when I do see a spider, I run a mile, and get the spray :D Then wait for my wife to come home to clear it up ;)
thanks for your help ,i know ill get used to it ,
Its just going to be hard at first,i can imagine me walking round ten oclock at night with a can of spray checking my bed over for any of the little critters
And thats just me ,i hate to think how the kids are going to be ,My son goes in to a blind panic at the sight of a wasp :?
Our 5 yr old daughter thinks every living insect in the garden is going to eat her :(
And we have an 11yr daughter that will scream as loud as a fog horn if a bee flys in a 1 mile radius of her head :shock:
But lets look on the bright side ,at least our kids wont go looking for the ole red backs !!!! :?
So would QLD be a good place to start ?
Im sure my husband can get work pretty much anywhere,and that will be sorted before we leave.
Hes a graphic designer,and has contacts in OZ
But OZ is such a big place and we need to come over and have a look around first ,but with 4 kids its not going to be easy,
Prob just get a car and drive round for 4 weeks , :lol: ,
As a beach bum i must admit i really do need to be near the ocean ,
and near some where our daughter can scuba dive a few times a week .
Any ideas?? 8)
So would QLD be a good place to start ?
Im sure my husband can get work pretty much anywhere,and that will be sorted before we leave.
Hes a graphic designer,and has contacts in OZ
But OZ is such a big place and we need to come over and have a look around first ,but with 4 kids its not going to be easy,
Prob just get a car and drive round for 4 weeks , :lol: ,
As a beach bum i must admit i really do need to be near the ocean ,
and near some where our daughter can scuba dive a few times a week .
Any ideas?? 8)
hi beth here again
well, we went in january when my daughter was seven months and my son was just turned three, only two children i know but the prospect was daunting, however in reality it was a dream, i would advise that you stop over for a least one night mid way, we stopped off in Kuala Lumpur in the hotel in the airport, ab fab, although they forgot to give us our wake up call and we nearly missed our connecting flight, but thats a whole other story!!!
On wether to go or not, we went because we couldnt decide on oz or new zealand, in reality nz was possibly one of the worse countries i have ever been to, the nz people are rude and unhelpful and have ruined nz with graffiti, we flew back to oz early and it was like flying home!!
on hindsight we spent about £6-7,000 so rather an expensive way of finding out that everyone was telling us the truth and that oz is as fantastic as they say, so we have applied for our visas and cant wait to get back. At the end of the day if you go without a trip first and you dont like it you can always come back to the uk,
but i doubt you would.
Beth.
Hi Beth
so glad you said that because i was kinda thinking of NZ too ,but scrap that idea ha ha
I know ill love OZ but its just the knowing where to start :shock:
we need a total life change ,im watching the life drain out of my husband as he works himself in to the ground! yep he has a good job ,so wot
he needs quality of life ,going to work when its dark,coming home when its dark,missing the kids grow up,
we are in our early 30s and are still young enough to start all over again ,and thats wot we will do ,
I know we need to go over and have a look but the school will fine us if we take our 15 and 11 yr old daughters out of school,and the telling off i got from the youngest 2s school for taking them to St Lucia at crimbo was just stupid ,
Wot has this place come too ,,still dont care im off 8)
hi beth here again!! nz really had nothing to offer us, it is not particularly child/family orientated, but some people love it, i'm not sure why, i really couldnt tell you anything that there is to love, although the scenery was spectacular.
Oz however also has spectacular scenery, the lifestyle sounds exactly what your looking for, nobody want or expects you to work daft hours, everything is geared around families and relaxing, somewhat of a problem when you get there, leaving alot of family behind i imagine!! the biggest surprise to us on our first day there was when our children got up at 4.30am and when we opened the doors was greated with lots of people jogging past, sailing(we stayed on the banks of a creek)and generally enjoying themselves at about 5am!! people seem to get up and enjoy the day, go to work early but finish early and meet at the beach!! sounds too good to be true but that was what it was like everywhere.
When you get out there your husband will look back and the only regret i imagine you will have is, like us, that we didnt do it earlier
We too are in our VERY early thirties (ha ha) and are looking forward to taking the equity that is in our house and sticking two fingers up to Blairs Britain, happy in the knowledge that they are not getting a penny!!
Beth.
