Stu2688

Hi everyone, I'm heading over to Melbourne first or 2nd week in October for up to a year or maybe more. I'm staying with family friends in Geelong for the first few weeks though. Just wondering if anyone has any advice, been getting cold feet recently. Been wanting to do it for years and I've been given a years sabbatical so if I don't do it now, I never will. Just thinking about how much I'm going to miss everyone. I have mates over in Australia who absolutely love it, they have told me a few things I can get sorted before I arrive. I'm an electrician to trade, I know I can't work as an electrician but would be keen to do some sort of manual labour so I've been told to do an online course to get a white card? Does anyone know if you can open a commonwealth bank account before I get there? Also, how easy is it to transfer money to an account in Scotland say once a month? My mate told me to try and get a tax file number so I can start work straight away. Any help would be appreciated guys Stuart