jsnowling

We arrived over a year ago and my oh is still fighting a loosing battle trying to get his full licence!! - he is constantly phoning skillstech to try to get info - only to be told the courses are full and he cant get on them - he has done 6 days only and requires about another 6 weeks! it is the most stressful/frustrating thing we have ever done - worse than the worry of getting the bloody visa in the first place and that was bad enough! - why o why are they getting plumber over here and doing vetasses only to find when you get here there is no system in place for us!!!!!!! we have 4 kids and if it wasnt for the fact I have a profession and can support the family we would be up **** creek!!! there is no light at the end of the tunnel for - sorry to be so negative but this is the reality!!!!!

good luck - know how hard leaving is - we did it one year ago next week! would be really interested in how you like Hervey Bay as we are thinking of moving next year - we currently live in Brisbane! Have fun! Julie

Hi, we have just returned home from a weeks holiday in Toogum - had the best holiday ever - so relaxing - the beach there is awesome - so vast! It takes approx 30 mins to get the HB but some of the roads flood so I would do more research if you are thinking of moving there. We are seriously thinking of moving our family from Brissie to HB but are very concerned about lack of things to do once they get to teenagers and beyond - any advice or information would be very much appreciated - Julie

Hi we moved our whole family over to Oz in July last year - 4 kids and a dog based on my OH plumbing visa 175 - we have been told by skills tech that he may not be qualified enough for even a provisional licence - despite having a plubming visa and completeing a skills assessment to get it - Help anyone?????

Thanks Joanne will have another look and try and agent I think

:chatterbox:Hi wondered if anyone could give me some help and advice .... we have recently arrived in oz on a 175 pr visa. My elderly mum is back at home - she is 79 this year....she said she would be ok as she has one or 2 friends in Uk - I know she was just saying this but felt I had to live my life with my husband and 4 kids. However, she is so unhappy without us and I do feel very guilty - wondered about getting her a visa to come and live with us but have read some stuff on diac website and getting a bit confused with visas she could apply for - help anyone?????

Hi we have just bought a Ford Territory - we have 4 kids, we had a ford galaxy back home - I love the territory so lovely to drive - you just feel like you in a normal car - and the boots massive when you fold the back seats down so you could get all of you in with a huge boot too.