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No, they'll know she wasn't resident because she wont have uk grades.

Technically your eldest daughter could join year 10 in July 24 however she will be the very youngest of that cohort and most kids of her age will most likely be in year 9 so you might want to consider her joining in year 9. In Qld, kids stay in HS until the end of year 12 and they will be selecting their subjects at the end of year 10. TAFE is a whole other system and usually follows school if a kid doesn't want to go to Uni and is more for post school age people. If you're likely to return to UK you'd be better finding a school that does the IB (International Baccalaureate) and there should be more of them about. https://education.qld.gov.au/curriculum/stages-of-schooling/international-baccalaureate I hear you that she's keen to make the move and all that but if there is a chance that you don't Iike it or won't get PR, have you thought about letting her stay until she's finished A levels? She could board with family or friends and spend holidays with you. That way she would keep all her options open for Uni in either country. A levels travel well to Aus but the year 12 results don't convert as well in return. In addition, if you do return and she has an IB score (which would be better) she will be stung with international fees for Uni even though she's a British citizen.

Your experience has to be after your qualifications.

You forgot to mention the Bendigo Woollen Mills - it's the reason anyone with any interest in textiles would go and live in Bendigo! I remember talking to the chap in the bookshop a while ago and he was a cricket fanatic - he said Bendigo was great for access to cricket though I cannot vouch for that LOL. I'm rather partial to the breakfast offerings at the Boardwalk!

If you are unsure, dont do it. We may speak English but we are still a foreign country and you can basically kiss goodbye to family and friends. As Marisa has said, the "its only 24 hours" thing is a furphy - it's 24 hours plus airport time and getting to the airport time, plus jet lagged time, plus many thousands of dollars for even a bog standard fare. If you are OK with leaving family, missing births, deaths, marriages (unless you get to be very rich and can manage to put the pup into kennels) then go for it. Be prepared to be flexible about where you might get a job - although teachers are leaving in their droves, it's still generally that the nicer the place the more teachers there are to fill the roles - you might not get Melbourne or if you do it could be in one of those schools that nobody else wants to teach in, you could find yourself offered something at Woop Woop hours away from Melbourne. Come for a holiday and check out Victoria which has sponsored you.

Dinner at the QT - the Wilson car park beside it - just before the time for parking to finish but they advertise that they have CCTV monitoring. It was the least amount I could get and didnt want to risk getting a ticket. Wasnt cheap parking for dinner on London Circuit the other night too (parking charged to 10pm!!!) - just as well I rarely go anywhere to park, I walk and catch the bus when I can!!!

This was our large cube. We measured out the space in the dining room to practice but it actually took less space in the cube than it had in the practice space.

This!!! In spades!

Yup, it's selfish. Not sure that I would want to move just to be with a sister - somehow the merits of parent vs parent would make it a more even balance and perhaps easier to justify. However - mixed marriage here - I never felt, nor was made to feel that I was being selfish by moving to Australia but I know that I was, deep down but I was young and didn't care and my folk were good at doing what they wanted to do. However neither of our parents were close - mine were 24 hours away (by air) and the in laws were 10 hours away (driving) so not living in each others pockets made us incredibly independent. For us, flexibility was the key - the DH had siblings which made things easier, I'm an only. I was in a position to go home when I felt like it, one grandson ended up in UK, the other son and his kids visited a few times once the olds got too old & frail for their 6/6 visits. Then when their vulnerability became too much we accidentally stayed in UK after one holiday to care for them - lasted 9 years before returning to Australia. I know we were incredibly fortunate that we were able to do that but we had to make it work - no way was I leaving my parents vulnerable. Bottom line here for you I would suggest is "do you want to?" If you don't want to leave what you've got then don't. If you want to go then put on your big boy pants and live with the selfishness. Moving to be with a sibling sounds a bit selfish to me BTW. Edited to say - is your wife Australian and wanting to return or will your visa process be starting from scratch? I guess I read mixed marriage into your question and it may not be that,

My gastroenterologist told me the wait times for public patients when I saw her privately a couple of months ago (she's in public the rest of the time) - all done and dusted 2 weeks, privately. Most people I know go private except for a few elderly friends who've waited years for their hips and knees to be done and continue to wait. My GP expects people to go to private specialists but she doesn't bulk bill so her client group is probably more likely to pay.

Gosh, and you're in Canberra too where the public waiting list for a colonoscopy is 18 months! My UK friend recently was whingeing that hers was 5 weeks. A few years ago the Canberra Times announced that the waiting time for a public specialist urologist was 5 years. They must've lifted their game since then.

No it wont get better until they are all gone, in fact, every farewell will probably make it just that little bit worse. I/we used to cope with the farewells with considerable equanimity until it got to the "I wonder if this will be the last time" ones when they were barrelling towards 90. You just have to suck it up and accept that you will miss births, deaths and marriages unless you are particularly well heeled and can come and go at the drop of a hat. Your parents will probably cope (even if they are dying inside) especially if they have other grandkids they can spend their time with and, if not, then they will fill the gap you have left with other things - might be extended family or friends or just generally doing their own thing. However when they get to be too old to actually do all they want to then you might have to do some thinking about how to support them in their vulnerable old age, unless, of course you are fortunate enough to have siblings who will be able to do the heavy lifting. Citizenship is now 4 years so you'd probably better budget for that if you want to keep all your options open.

Golly, don't come to Canberra then. I had to pay $5 for 5 minutes on Saturday night! I think the Aussies went for wider parking spaces because back in the day reverse angle parking was the thing. Still see it in some country towns like Bombala which has barely moved into C21

You'll need to run this past one of the agents who specialise in medical conditions - George Lombard is usually mentioned in this regard but others are now expanding their expertise I understand. It's more the potential to be a costly condition than what is observed this week and they would probably make predictions on the general observed trajectory of the condition. Only the experts can tell you what chance of success there may be.

Hope they aren't disappointed by the high levels of youth unemployment, mental health disorders and virtual impossible house prices. It's just another first world country and a small pond at that. Different lifestyle possibly - not inherently better and first world opportunities is all.

She will be OK to go to TAFE but she would still be wise to do year 12 there, before trying to get an apprenticeship. Even though she doesn't want to go to Uni, employers will still ask for her year 12 results. She's going to be too old to go into year 11 at school really.

School finishes at age 17 but the final 2 years are the most important to complete year 12. In general she will still be in high school, colleges aren't universal across all states. However, there are little bonuses if she does decide to do yrs 11&12 (and it's better to do that) - some schools have the capacity for kids in the last 2 years to begin their apprenticeships whilst at school - so they do a day I in a salon and the rest of their time at school. That then reduces their apprenticeship in TAFE. Alternatively she may be able to do yr 12 at TAFE and then continue with an apprenticeship. Check out TAFE for the area you plan to live in for apprenticeship options. She will need to find her own salon iirc April isn't a great time of year to be starting yr 11/12 so it's there any chance you could send her out to stay with your family in January so she can start yr 11 at the end of Jan? This is all assuming you have a permanent resident visa - apprenticeships aren't available for temporary residents and TAFE courses would be at international student rates.

It rather depends on what supplementary support your child needs in order to be able to function in school - if they need an Auslan environment with 1:1 support then you could find that the support costs could put you over the limit. They will be assessing capacity and how much support would be generated under disability criteria.

ADHD doesn't fall under the disability umbrella in most states unless accompanied by another diagnosis which might be disabling so you should be OK. As long as you aren't expecting any additional support for him at school it shouldn't be a problem. Be aware though that this particular medication may not be on the PBS (Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme) so a paediatrician here might week want to change his medication anyway. With respect to documentation - any psychometric assessments including, perhaps a current adaptive behaviour assessment which will show normal levels of functioning and skill levels would be useful.

If you can make her feel like it's her choice you may have better luck - I know you don't want to leave her behind but offer her the choice - stay and finish education or come with us. Chances are she will choose to come with you. If not, well, bite the bullet and accept that maybe your family is not ever going to be happily in close proximity - they may not anyway as they get older. I certainly find that when I reframe into "this is my last worst option choice" that dealing with the depression is easier but she may well be depressed, just like you were and I believe you expect to be again. I don't think there is much else you can do to sugar coat.

That won't work because of the mind boggling costs of international fees, hence my suggestion for her to board until the end of education and keeping options open.

Could your daughter board with relatives until the end of her schooling perhaps? She obviously doesn't think her life will be richer or have more opportunities - if she can finish her education in UK then she keeps all her options open and she might prefer a UK Uni. If you can't do that then moving back in year 10 isn't a problem, as long as she's there for the start of year 11 she won't be disadvantaged. Sorry that the NHS has failed your DH - hope you've kept up your private health cover for returning to Australia so you get continuity on return - I got stung with the waiting period thing when we returned.

Won't be eligible for HECS Help because that is for citizens and humanitarian visa holders. I think fees have to be paid up front by the term for permanent residents. There wont be any help with living expenses. It'd be much cheaper to study in UK!

It’s always hard to compare the bad of the now with the good of the then, unfortunately. You’re still in the early stages, my guess is that your DH is spreading his dissatisfaction onto the kids too. Kids who move in the opposite direction often have the same regrets at missing family, friends, their schools etc but they get used to it. Caring for elderly parents is a thankless task at the best of times. My husband always said he would hate living back in England and he couldn’t do it, but we did it, to care for elderly parents (only child) but he adopted a positive mind set and ended up loving it. Grandparents won’t be around for ever and Australia isn’t going anywhere.

2021 was a bit of an unusual time, they are generally quite quick