SaraC

Hi, Apparently the Chermside motel has good reviews and is about 15 mins from EH/Ac as Loopylu has stated above. Or there's a few other motels around that area. We're about 10 minutes from AC so feel free to pm if you want any more information

Just to say thanks for organising, I had a great time and stayed later than planned. It was lovely to meet so many other people who have gone through the same move. :biggrin: Sara

See you tomorrow, have a safe drive down the coast. Sara

Fab, thank you, I've been missing my friends like crazy since we got here so a girlie day/night is right up my street, see you on Saturday, look forward to meeting you x

Hi, is it too late for me to join in? I moved to Brisbane 3 months ago and am living on the north side xx

Hi, We have been Permanent Residents in Australia since 10th April this year and I have been working full time for my employer since 22nd April so I am due to do a Tax Return soon, am I right in thinking that I have to declare my income that I earned in the UK before we entered Australia? The same applies for my Husband, he hasn't been able to find work as yet so he hasn't earned anything here but does he have to lodge a tax return detailing the amounts he earned in the UK before we came here? The reason I ask is that when we put our claim in for Child Care Benefit for my DD's Kindy, they told me that the income that I had earned in the UK should be included on the form (and therefore lowers the amount of CCB which we can receive), even though here our income is low as only I am working and this would then be recalculated once my tax return has been processed. I hope this makes sense! Thank you in advance Sara

Hi Terri, Welcome to Brisbane! We arrived 3 weeks ago and are living NW Brisbane although I work just outside of the city, My Husband and I moved here with our 2 kids. If you would like to meet up in the city at any point, feel free to pm me Sara x

Thanks Nicky, I will PM you now x

Hi, we've arrived and are settling into Aussie life! We're up in Everton Hills xx

Hi Just an update on us, we arrived in Australia on 10th April and are currently settling into Mother in Law's house and saying hi to the family etc. Whilst we were on the way to Australia, I received an email from a lady who had Skype interviewed me for a job 2 weeks previous, I called her and she offered me the position there and then!! Hope you're all doing well :biggrin:

Hi, Just an update for anyone still following the thread, well I am happy to report that I got the job!! I arrived in Brisbane on 10th April and I start the job on 22nd, chuffed ot bits! xx

We've spent all day packing down our house as the shipping company come on Friday to take our stuff and we leave the house on Saturday and fly out on Sunday (via Singapore)

I am a born and bred scouser but now live on the Wirral (well until Sunday when we begin our trip to Australia). I will miss our gorgeous city and the nice, friendly people x