Thought I would introduce us, Mark, Andrea, Zach (7) and Connor (6).
We moved out 6 months ago and are living in a place called Capalaba which is about 20k south east of Brisbane City. Its a great place to live and we have really settled in Well.
I am working for Optus doing Telecom and data installs and Andrea is now a swimming instructor.
We moved over from Morpeth in Northumberland but had a right mare as the house sale fell through half way through. We are here now though and cant believe that we are living the dream.
I know how difficult it is trying to get help and information from anywhere, so if you need to know anything please give us a buzz and we will try and help you out.....
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CONGRATULATIONS AT LEAST YOUR THERE NOW .NOT LIKE US SAT HERE IN RAINY ,COLD MANCHESTER PLAYING THE WAITING GAME ,,,,,,,,,HI I'M CAL MY PARTNERS GARY AND WE HAVE 2 CHILDREN ZAK 7 AND JODI 2, WE ARE AT THE EARLY STAGES BUT HOPING TO LAND IN OR AROUND BRISBANE MID TO LATE 2006,HOW DID YOU DECIDE WHICH AREA TO GO?,MY MIND IS BOGOLLING LOOKING AT THE DIFFERENT SUBURBS BRISBANE HAS TO OFFER ,AND HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN THERE NOW ? SORRY TO FIRE QUESTIONS AT YOU I'M JUST SO EXCITED THAT IF ALL GOES WELL WE WILL HOPEFULLY HAVE XMAS 2007 IN THE ',SUN, '
hi guys, glad to here your having a good time,
on the job front telecom installs are what i do here in the u.k and was wondering what the job opps were like up there,did you have to wait long to get your job,did you do telecoms in the u.k ,did you have to do any exams before you got hte job and do they offer sponsorship,
sorry about the interigation just rely intrested before we make the big jump,any advice would be great
THANKS JA 8) :lol: 8) :lol:
Hi Cal and Gary...Glad to hear you have your application in and to let you know the waiting is worth it. Brisbane is great....we decided on Capalaba because we had a friend who used to live here. Once we visited this area we know it was right for us. All the surrounding areas are great especially Wellington Point and Cleveland. We have been hear 6 months now and love it, the kids are great have made loads of friends. We have just bought our first house move in just before Christmas...Life is good. Let us know if we can help you with anything, hope things go well for you all
Andrea and Mark Houliston
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CONGRATULATIONS AT LEAST YOUR THERE :( NOW .NOT LIKE US SAT HERE IN RAINY ,COLD MANCHESTER PLAYING THE WAITING GAME ,,,,,,,,,HI I'M CAL MY PARTNERS GARY AND WE HAVE 2 CHILDREN ZAK 7 AND JODI 2, WE ARE AT THE EARLY STAGES BUT HOPING TO LAND IN OR AROUND BRISBANE MID TO LATE 2006,HOW DID YOU DECIDE WHICH AREA TO GO?,MY MIND IS BOGOLLING LOOKING AT THE DIFFERENT SUBURBS BRISBANE HAS TO OFFER ,AND HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN THERE NOW ? SORRY TO FIRE QUESTIONS AT YOU I'M JUST SO EXCITED THAT IF ALL GOES WELL WE WILL HOPEFULLY HAVE XMAS 2007 IN THE ',SUN, '
Yes I was in comms in the uk and worked as a pm for Comunica in London but from an engineers background. I got sick of that and wanted to get back on the tools so chose Optus which is like BT.
There is loads of work on at the minute as we are going digital, they train you up do do all the installs which takes a couple of weeks and we even had a laf doing it.
Start at 8 and am finished by 2 - 2.30 its great..... we are looking for engineers at the moment and are advertising for 15........ cant get them apparently which is good news for you!
thanks for that info mark, is there any chance of any sponsorship to speed up the process as i am only at the start of my application and looking at all avenues for migration.any advice or contacts would be fantastic.
keep havin a great time JA :lol: 8) :lol: 8)
We are moving to Brisbane next year with our two young children (3 and 9 months). Just wondering if I could pick your brain.
How have you found the temperature? I know the hot bit has not started yet but so far?
I am also trying to do a budget comparing costs here and in Oz, so if you could indulge me. How much are property rates? What is your monthly gas/leccy bill? How do costs compare generally to the uk? Are there any hidden things that we might not be aware of?
I'll go now otherwise this post will go on and on.
Thought I would introduce us, Mark, Andrea, Zach (7) and Connor (6).
We moved out 6 months ago and are living in a place called Capalaba which is about 20k south east of Brisbane City. Its a great place to live and we have really settled in Well.
I am working for Optus doing Telecom and data installs and Andrea is now a swimming instructor.
Hi Mark & Andrea, not sure if I have spoken to you anywhere else, I recognise the names, but then it could be someone else :)
We are over in Victoria Point, just 15 minutes further east to you.
We are moving to Brisbane next year with our two young children (3 and 9 months). Just wondering if I could pick your brain.
How have you found the temperature? I know the hot bit has not started yet but so far?
I am also trying to do a budget comparing costs here and in Oz, so if you could indulge me. How much are property rates? What is your monthly gas/leccy bill? How do costs compare generally to the uk? Are there any hidden things that we might not be aware of?
I'll go now otherwise this post will go on and on.
Thanks in advance
Boomer :?: :?: :?: :?:
I would advise getting air con in the house, aswell as the cars :)
(I did these figures in June this year) I recently went through my last two years costs of living here, and the averages per week are:
Cars - $103.00 (2 cars, both fully paid)
Education - $73.00 (Private School)
Electricity - $23.00 (No Gas in house)
Food - $126.00 (For 2 adults and 1 pre-teen child) Some people spend much more!
Household - $97.00 (Building & Contents Insurance, Garden, General Maint etc)
Medical - $39.00 (No Medical Insurance)
Misc - $195.00 (Including Holidays, clothes, the wifes shoes & handbags etc)
Phones - $23.00
Rates - $33.00 (Rates & Water)
Total Weekly $712.00 (But No rent or Mortgage included)
Actual rates this year, in Redlandshire, $466 for the last quarter, This includes water.
Our electric costs were:
As a personal example, our own usage has been: (We don't have Gas)
Jun - Aug
Tariff 11 - 1542kWh at a cost of $216
Tariff 33 - 996kWh at a cost of $79
Total being $295 equivalent to $23 per week
Sep - Nov
Tariff 11 - 1422kWh at a cost of $201
Tariff 33 - 9969Wh at a cost of $79
Total being $280 equivalent to $21 per week
Dec - Feb
Tariff 11 - 2274kWh at a cost of $302
Tariff 33 - 654kWh at a cost of $52
Total being $354 equivalent to $27 per week
Mar - May
Tariff 11 - 1743kWh at a cost of $239
Tariff 33 - 695kWh at a cost of $55
Total being $294 equivalent to $23 per week
Total over the entire year
Tariff 11 - 6981kWh at a cost of $956
Tariff 33 - 3344kWh at a cost of $264
Total being $1,219.35 equivalent to $23.32 per week
Tariff 33 is hot water, Tariff 11 is all other Power.
