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    A Members Guide to Sending Money to and from Australia

    in Money and Finance

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    Poms in Oz have partnered with Send, to help assist our members transfer funds securely to and from Australia and the UK and to ensure they receive significantly better exchange rates than the banks.

    Their Co-founders (both from Cornwall and now residing in SE Queensland) have been in the industry both in the UK and Australia for over 20 years, so they know about the pain points associated with sending money internationally, be it a few thousand dollars or a several million.

    Send’s Australian based team are here to help assist and guide our members in achieving the best returns when transferring money internationally, be it for;

    • UK Pension transfers 
    • Property sale/purchases
    • Relocating to and from Australia
    • Cashing out your super when returning to the UK
    • Receiving an inheritance 

    or simply sending money to loved ones.

    Already have a provider similar to Send? Contact them and see how they compare.

    1. Submit your enquiry with Send

    To start making or receiving a money transfer, you will need to open an account with Send.
    Submit your contact details here to get the ball rolling.

     

    2. Opening your free account via the Send portal

    Once you have submitted your contact details above via the link, you will be sent an email to register via the Send portal to open your account- it’s quick, simple and very user-friendly.

    3. Book your transfer online 24/7 or speak to a personal account manager

    Within the portal you can you can self-serve your needs which include viewing their exchange rates, adding the bank account details of where you want your money sent and confirming your transfer.
    Send realise that sometimes (particularly when transferring large amounts of money) you may wish to speak to somebody and discuss the process, security and rates. That’s fine, you will be assigned a personal account manager based in Australia that you can speak to on the phone.\

    Contact Send today to see how much they can save you.
     

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    What is the outlook on the construction industry in Oz post pandemic?

    in Careers and Vacancies

    Posted

    This is from the latest 'Construction in Australia - Key Trends and Opportunities by State and Territory to 2025' report

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    The Australian construction industry is expected to register an annual growth of 2.3% in real terms in 2021 - up from a contraction of 2.3% in 2020. The sector's output this year will be supported by residential construction activity, while non-residential construction, which supported growth last year, is likely to lag.

    In the short term, a downside risk to the industry's output arises from the temporary halt on construction activities in Greater Sydney, from the 19th to the 30th July 2021, owing to the rising cases of the delta variant of the coronavirus, and the subsequent lockdown measures to contain the spread.

    On a positive note, however, the government is focusing on its infrastructure-led economic recovery plan, and as part of its fiscal year (FY) 2021/2022 (July 2021-June 2022) Budget released in May 2021, announced an additional investment of AUD15.2 billion (US$11.8 billion) for infrastructure works over the next 10 years. In its latest budget, the government also extended the First Home Loan Deposit and the New Home Guarantee schemes and introduced the Family Home Guarantee scheme. The three schemes are expected to support the construction industry over the short and medium terms, highlighted by the strong growth in dwelling permits this year. According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), the total value of residential buildings approved in the country rose by 40.7% year -on year (YoY) in the first five months of 2021.

    Over the remainder of the forecast period, the publisher expects the industry to gain further momentum and register a real annual average growth of 3.4% between 2022-2025, supported by the investments on transport, housing, mining, energy, and Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) projects. In April 2021, the government announced that it had received 121,000 HomeBuilder applications, which are expected to have generated residential construction works worth AUD30 billion (US$18.4 billion). The residential sector's output over the forecast period will also be supported by the RBA's likely commitment to maintain a low official cash rate, coupled with improving economic activity and falling unemployment. In another positive development, most state governments have released their budgets for FY2021/2022, with significant funding allocated towards transport, residential, health and educational infrastructure projects. Over the long term, the industry's growth will be supported by an investment of AUD110 billion (US$74.7 billion) on transport infrastructure over the next 10 years under the rolling infrastructure plan.

    Source: https://www.researchandmarkets.com

    Also worth keeping an eye on CommSec's 'State of the States' quarterly report which covers construction & 'dwelling starts' https://www.commsec.com.au/stateofstates

    You can view the Federal Govt's 10 year infrastructure plan at https://investment.infrastructure.gov.au/

    While each State will also have their own, eg. QLD - https://www.statedevelopment.qld.gov.au/industry/infrastructure/infrastructure-planning-and-policy/state-infrastructure-strategy

    Other big ticket projects, the Olympics coming to Brisbane in 2032 

     

     

    Is Australia a civilized country?

    in Aussie Chat

    Posted

    Maybe it was an integration issue. Australian's love a beer, perhaps partaking in a beverage or two with the locals would have helped with the transition.

    A fine selection can be found below. 278cdfa963626af8ad604c6bba0c5c73.png

    (Available at most good pubs, clubs, taverns & covens)

     

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    Three snakes in three days

    in Household

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    8 minutes ago, FatCat said:

     But you know for anyone reading this and freaking out, this would a one in a billion occurrence and unlikely ever to happen. Again this was on the far retching outskirts of Sydney, up on The Hawkesbury River with a fenceless garden backing onto dense wild bushland, where we had lots of wildlife visiting the garden every day anyway (kangaroos, wallabies, possums, monitor lizards, echidnas, birds of prey, pythons), and it would not happen in the inner city and surrounding suburbs.

    That's a fair point, we're rural here, on 40 acres. Never saw any snakes when we lived in the SE suburbs on Melbourne or suburbs of Townsville.

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    Three snakes in three days

    in Household

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    We had a few snake encounters in Cairns - Pythons kept taking the Chickens. Where we are now (an hour outside Brisbane) we've had 1 dog killed and another 3 bitten with Brown snakes and I've had closeup experiences with (what I hope) were only tree snakes - One literally dropped out of a tree onto my shoulder and shot off. The other, I was fetching some washing in and it was under a sheet, that gave me a bit of a fright 🐍

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    Recommendation for Migration agents

    in Visa Chat

    Posted

    Hi Hugh

    People wouldn't have seen this as it was posted in the wrong area. (I've moved it to the Visa section for you).

    There are many good registered migration agents who post on the forum who I wouldn't hesitate to recommend.

     Westly Russell - http://www.pinoyau.com/  

    Raul Senise - http://www.ozimmigration.com 

    Alan Collett -  https://www.gmvisas.com/ 

    Richard Gregan - http://www.overseas-emigration.co.uk/ 

    All MARA registered, many years experience as agents, all have contributed on the forum for around a decade or more.

     

     

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    Aussie weather

    in Aussie Chat

    Posted

    1 hour ago, Skani said:

    That's shocking!  😥     How far from you is that fire?  Is it causing you worry?

    There's a few fires, but nothing threatening our property, the main one is about 15km North and another one about 20km east of us

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    Aussie weather

    in Aussie Chat

    Posted

    On 09/08/2018 at 22:39, Cerberus1 said:

    Local dam is looking a bit sad after weeks / months? of negligible rain, dam level currently at 5%.

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    Last of the water dried up recently, completely empty now, water should extend to the tree line way in the distance on the horizon, sad state of affairs.

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