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Hi, we are moving back to the UK and have our Mazda CX-5 for sale. $21000! Need to be sold by this Friday 16th September! Mazda CX-5 maxx 2014 in meteor grey in excellent condition. One female owner with a full service history from Mazda. Manual 6 speed transmission. 38,000km, rego until March 2017 and roadworthy certificate. Warranty until March 2019. Features include: -17" Mazda alloy wheels - tinted windows - rear view reverse camera - cruise control -side airbags with ancap rating 5 - Bluetooth connectivity and voice recognition - keyless start - air conditioning - front colour display screen - Mazda cargo tray in boot and Mazda car mats. - cargo cover in boot - very fuel efficient 6.4l/100km Priced to sell!! Come and inspect and have a test drive!

Hi, who did you use for your dogs? Were they any good? We have had quotes about $4000 for one Labrador!! Thank you

Hi Gemma, I am 28 and my husband is 30 and we have been here for two years now! I am a Pharmacist and hubby is an electrician. We live at Sandhurst, so not too far away!. I actually work in Berwick so would be nice to meet some new people. Let us know where and when and we will see you then! Vanessa

Hi, I dont want to worry you, but gonna tell you honestly what is involved and how long this all takes. It is not an easy process and it took me 18 months from start to finish to get registered here and it is an expensive process! (I was on my husband's visa, so this didnt include visa processing times). So, the first steps are with the APC (Australian Pharmacy Council). (I dont think you can actually do anything until you have finished your pre-reg tho!) You fill out the eligibility assessment and you provide all the evidence that they ask for, and they then decide if you are either stream a or b. UK Pharmacists are nearly always stream B, which is a quicker process than stream a. So, once the APC has decided if you are stream A or B (takes about 8 weeks to process), then the next step is to do the CAOP exam. this is a multiple choice, open book exam. there is also a short question too, which wasnt too hard. the CAOP exam is like the pre-reg open book exam, but the only problem is TIME!! you dont have time to look up every answer and have to work quickly. there was only one or two calculations on the exam, so dont worry about them! The exam is held in London four times per year, but you can also do it in Australia too. It takes about 6 weeks to find out the results of the CAOP exam. So, once you have passed the CAOP exam, the APC can issue you with a letter saying you your skills have been assessed for visa purposes (if you require this). So only at this point can you apply for a skilled migrant visa. The next steps are with AHPRA. You have to apply for provisional registration, which then allows you to start your 152 hour placement. this placement HAS to be PAID, you cant do it voluntary! I was quite lucky in finding a placement, but i have heard of people struggling, because they have to pay you (they dont stipulate how much you have to be paid tho - i was paid $1000 for the placement). the problem i had, is that AHPRA asked for everything again that i had previously supplied to the APC (certified copies of birth certificate, degree certificate, uni transcripts, references, CV, passport, etc etc, which is such a nuisance!). I also had to submit a letter of good standing from the RPSGB again, but because the one i supplied to the APC was now over six months old, i had to apply to the RPSGB/ GPhc for a current letter of good standing, which took about 4 weeks for them to send! So, once you have provisional registration and completed your placement, you have to do an oral exam. This was fairly easy as the law isnt much different to the uk. I had to go into AHPRA in Melbourne and the registrar and a pharmacist were present and they just asked questions and gave scenarios. you also at some point need to an Australian senior first aid certificate level 2, which is a 2 day course. Once you have done this, you can apply for general registration!! this still took them about 4 weeks to register me! only now can you practise as a Pharmacist! As far as i am aware, you no longer need to do the IELTS as you are from the UK. I am unsure for visa purposes tho! I had to do it, but they have changed the process since! Please be aware, that they can change the processes and hoops that you have to jump through to get registered! Previously someone mentioned a calculations exam (NFECE). you no longer need to do this, you do the oral exam instead. I am unsure if you can do the placement on a WHV. I cant see there being a problem, but you should check with DIAC (dept of immigration). the books that you can take into the exam are the AMH and APF. I bought them online and they shipped them to the UK for me. Expensive, but worth getting used to them for the exam. try https://shop.amh.net.au/products/books . if you have problems getting hold of it, then let me know and i can help! Look at the APC website. they have sample questions. http://www.pharmacycouncil.org.au/PDF/Stream%20B%20Handbook.pdf Also AHPRA website: http://www.pharmacyboard.gov.au/Registration/Overseas.aspx Hope all this helps! if you have any other questions/ queries then let me know! Vanessa

Hi, I am a Pharmacist and moved to Australia 18 months ago. I have been through the process, so will reply with all the details later today as i am just about to go to work! Vanessa

Yes to both. We currently do no have an australian address so the ARTC certificate can not be sent out yet. As for the copies of certificates, birth certificate, passport, passport visa stamp, grading cards etc, they have to be certified copies.

Who are you doing your practical assessment with?

Was planning on it but never did. Don't think it would be a bad idea to though. Might strengthen your application if you feel you are on the border line.

Hi Crowded House I am a UK installation electrician and moving out to Melbourne area in June. I completed the VETASSESS assessment for our visa application in october 2008. We recieved our permanent resisdency visa in may 2009. I have also applied and been granted an ARTC as an electrical mechanic. Prior to this I rang Peerand was told that I could still apply even if I had VETASSESS. I then telephoned the TRA regarding the ARTC assessment and they said it made no difference, though you needed evidence of your permanent resisdency visa in your passport. We travelled out to Melbourne for a holiday in february 2010 to activate our visa and had to go to the immigration office to obtain a sticker as evidence in the passport. I filled my ARTC application in stating my UK address and not stating an Australian address as we do not have one yet. I did not mention the VETASSESS in the application though. The application was paid for and sent the first week in March 2010 and granted two weeks later. As for the PEER exam as I have enroled and they are sending the workbook out and can c0omplete the wiring regulations exam in Adelaide when I feel ready. Will probably try do this in June when we arrive. As for the evidence, I included certified copies of all of my trade certificates, birth certificate, passport (with visa sticker also), JIB grading card, work references (stating what types of work you have been involved with and tools that you have used). As for the write up page, the TRA told me that you have to be able to prove that you have served an electrical apprenticeship. I wrote about 7 A4 pages (typed) starting from my first day as apprentice. I went through each year trying to remember some of the jobs that I had been involved with and stated what types of tools and equipment I used to carry them out and also what types of installations I had worked on (ie. domestic, commercial and industrial) I went on to say that once I had completed my apprenticeship I was working alone to complete tasks set out by my employer and successfully completed the city and guilds 2391: inspection and testing allowing me to certify my own work. I was told to apply for electrical mechanic and not electrical fitter as this is for maintenance sparks whereas electrical mechanic is for installation sparks. It takes a bit of time and effort to do but i'm sure it will be worth it because with the VETASSESS assessment, I believe that you have to complete 12 months supervised employment on 4th year apprentice wages. This is in Victoria anyway, not sure if it differs elsewhere. The TRA also told me that if you can prove in writing that you have served an apprenticeship in electrical intallations, then you do not have to complete the practical assessment. The only thing is that you can not recieve your certificate in the UK. It will be sent to an Australian address only, so unless you know someone there then they will hold it for you until you arrive. The application cost $300 AUD and the PEER wiring regulations exam cost $930 plus $100 to post the workbook to the UK. Should have the workbook by mid next week. Anyway, hope this helps you. Good luck!