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Thanks to everyone for your responses...... They're very useful and appreciated and have given me some great avenues to look down. Thanks. Sent from my LG-D855 using Tapatalk

Hi All, We're headed to Adelaide in December 2015 for a few weeks holidays and also to get some idea on where we'd like to initially settle there when we intend to arrive in August 2017. With that in mind I am wondering if anyone can recommend any colleges & universities that I should try and arrange a visit with (if they're open to that, that is) as we want our daughter to have the opportunity to take in some of the local options and get some feedback from what she can expect while she is over there. She'll be 16 when we arrive next year and so I think its important to try and give her an inside glimpse and maybe have a brief chat with some of the tutors maybe..... Also - in terms of suburbs, is there any people would recommend? I know this is very subjective and so I will add some general information about us and what we like and see if that helps. I am a big sports fan and love Football (or Soccer in Australia), Rugby League (and Union) and so anything close to venues like this would appeal. I'm also keen to be close to the beach although would probably prefer to be nearer the City if push came to shove as, as good as the beach is, it's not an every day thing we would do whereas being nearer to work opportunities in the City would be more piratical. That said we do like an evening walk and so would be open to being coastal but again I think for work and general dining out and also for my daughter, I would imagine being in the City is maybe a little easier to integrate and for her to make friends. Do the teenagers like being coastal or are they more weekend visitors? As for the wife, she enjoys shopping and being out in the sun so really something that suits us all.... Again while we are over in December we are planning on meeting with employers and also to try and gauge some of the areas we may initially settle and so any places to drive around and get a "feel" for would be ap In terms of work, I am a Project Manager at present and the wife is in Social Work so any big employers in the area worth speaking to would also go down well. My background is mainly logistics and packaging. The holiday is more a fact finding planning mission in reality but we'll also be looking for some days out and trips to the beach etc so not all doom and gloom, I hope.... Thanks for the taking the time to read and welcome any feedback. Tom

Hi All, New to the site but wanted to say thanks for the information in this thread - it has been very useful to read and get a better understanding of what information we need to collate - although we're thinking of holding off around 6 months before formally lodging an EOI as I want to wait for our 14 year old daughter to finish her GCSEs next year before completing the applications too early. That said, we are planning a trip Adelaide in December this year to spend Christmas and the New Year there as this is where we want to eventually move to. Therefore I suppose I was thinking out loud and also asking if we applied and were accepted prior to visiting Adelaide in December, our visa's would be validated by the entry and then we would have no issue returning in August, which is when we want to make the official move after my daughters 16th Birthday in 2017. Does anyone have any experience of the sort of costs involved in the IELTS and if my daughter would also have to complete anything. She turns 16 in August 2017. Also, if anyone has applied and is working in Social Work in WA, it would be good to hear what feedback you have had in the lead up to and since arriving in Australia assuming you are already there too. Good luck to those who have applied and also I hope those lucky enough to have made the move our enjoying it the way they hoped they would!! The thread has also reassured my desire to complete the visa applications without a migration agent so thanks also for that!! Cheers, Tom