Shanejura

Yeah Gold Coast would be much better in my opinion, im moving to Melbourne as I love it there but everyone wants different things.. good luck with your move!

no matter what the question is always put everywhere you have been, they scrutinise to the max and if you havent told them everything they may not issue your visa, if your unsure, just put it in, that was the best advice we got and ended up with a skilled independent.

cairns is alright... alot of drunk aboriginals there, our friend whos a lass was at a cash point and two walked up and just knocked her and her friend out... very random bit boring very bogan move somewhere further down the coast would be my recommendation..

hey guys im just applying for some jobs in melbourne at the moment after gaining a skilled independent visa 189 but i fancy something a little different. im a plumber and heating engineer in uk with full natural gas and LPG quals and experience with oil but not registered. i was wondering if anybody has any ideas or experience of good roles for engineers to apply for that kind of move away from the fitting bathrooms side of things. just for a idea i enjoy the gas side of things and fixing and repairing boilers and would like to do something more kind of engineering wise and something more challenging, but unsure who would take me on as il need training. if not, if people think i should stick to what i know and any companies who may employ migrant plumbers. anyone with any advice basically who in in building trades would be much appreciated!! Thanks guys!!

The draw for Australia is more the weather, and actually being able to do stuff at the weekends, head to the beach, take some forest walks etc, from when I'm from in bedford there's slim to nothing to do and the weather is terrible most the time!... plus I felt the opportunity may possibly be better although I may be wrong, i thought when I come to have kids they'd have a much better life then they could do in the uk, which seems to be declining... aim not coming to Australia to swan off and not have to work I expect to be very successful and will be working hard to achieve that, but you know there's pros and cons to everything... i had about $20 by the time I managed to get a job in Melbourne and left with $16,000 6 months later

Thanks marisawright, how do you feel yourself about Australia and your life over there scince you immigrated? thanks

Thanks guys, any input is really appreciated

In melbourne

What I do know is me and my partner saved $16,000 in 6 months after tax and rent etc working in a bloody bar!!! And going out with friends regularly, and struggling like heck to save anything back in the uk, find it way more expensive retrospectively in the uk. than working for the dollar and paying in the dollar

We sound like we're in exactly the same boat mims, even if min is abit riddled with holes at the moment :laugh:I say exactly the same thing to people, I don't want to be one of those 60 odd year old 'oh I wish I would of just done that when I was your age' kind of people I meet so many of, i guess if you don't give it a try you don't know! well I did live in Melbourne and rented for 7 months, and I have lots of friends in Melbourne area, I visited the suburbs a fair bit but didn't work there besides one time trying to sell power cords for some rubbish company haha

Melbourne area hopefully mims, yea it's a pain in the ass phoned up so many places last night that even the TRA reccomended and no one seems to have a clue where I need to go! from what I can piece together I need to have an interview with the Victorian building authority, then they will advise weather I need to do a course which is highly likely, but no one can give me costs, the thing I think I'm considering is that I'm stable in the uk and have top quals and have to go through it all again..but I'm sure itl be worth it.......hopefully....

Thanks for your replies! that looks quite helpful cheese and pickle! il look into that, thanks a lot! yea yea u know how it is going through the whole process sometimes you just got that wall :arghh:

we use to go to a place called Gay Lord, despite the name its not a gay club and they do a banging curry. and im from bedford, we have the most indian resturaunts on one street in the uk.... fun fact... :dull:

hey everyone, im Shane a 26 year old plumber and gas engineer from Bedford sighhhhh... im down in the dumps today.. i need some help please if anyone is out there. basically... I lived in australia for a year with my girlfriend and loved every second of it. i have been back in the uk for 3 years now and been going through the process of a skilled permanent visa for plumbing. i have my offshore skills assessment through victoria university and obtained a OTSR record and currently in the EOI process. apparently when i get to australia i need to carry out skills gap training, but everyone i seem to phone hasn't a scooby about it, i even phoned victoria building authority and spoke to some half wit surfer sounding dude who didn't have a clue and just carried on beating around the bush without giving me a definitive answer!!! :mad: so my question to you is, does anyone know how much the skill gap training will roughly cost assuming i have to go to college for a year, and also to get my natural and LPG gas qualifications recognised getting really fed up with this all now, its taken sooooooo long and im starting to wonder if its all worth it, if its worth giving up all my qualifications and starting from scratch in australia....and if any of you have been there for a while, is it all worth it? please someone give me some wise words of encouragement :err: