IrishDigger

There are some fantastic lawn bowls clubs throughout Australia including Queensland. The size of the clubs range from small where you will be immediately become known to all the other members to large clubs with poker machines offering restaurants, entertainment and other sporting facilities - the choice is yours. I belong to a smaller club and have always played on grass greens, however many clubs now play on synthetic which takes a bit of getting used to if you have only played on heavier grass greens, especially if you have older bowls.

How about Birdsville? https://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-04-18/birdsvilles-only-police-officer-to-retire/6394876 or Charters Towers or Illfracombie

Not many people would have been aware of this trap, https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-02-10/australian-man-living-overseas-lost-citizenship-outdated-law/101875820

Victoria is advertising for Prison Officers, https://www.justice.vic.gov.au/careers/prison-officer However, one of the eligible conditions, "Are you an Australian or New Zealand citizen or hold Australian permanent residency?"

My daughter lives in Croydon, Victoria. Croydon is a nice area and I love shopping in the main street, lots of lovely tree lined streets in Croydon. Croydon in part of the City of Maroondah and a browse through their website should give you an idea of the area. https://www.maroondah.vic.gov.au/Home You should also check out the surrounding areas such as Croydon Hills and Wonga Park to name a couple as an example.

Ah!, sure it's a great country.

Known as a Road Train and used mainly on the open roads of the outback and yes road trains are used to transport everything from livestock, iron ore, oil and general freight particularly over long distances lasting days or weeks at a time (note the sleeper cab). A browse of the internet (Google) under Road Trains Australia will show images of various road trains and the freight they carry.

Check this out, https://www.seek.com.au/linfox-driver-jobs https://www.seek.com.au/toll-courier-driver-jobs https://auspost.com.au/jobs/delivery Of course you could always have a go at driving one of these,

Never intended to return to Ireland or the UK when I left for Australia in 1964. Lived in various parts of Australia and served overseas with the Australian Defence Force. Now retired and living the dream.

Interesting to read the comments on how the UK has changed after being absent for 10 years. I have been in Australia for 55 years and so I reckon there would have been a few changes since I left under the £10 Assisted Passage Scheme.

Retire on Dividends - https://www.retireondividends.com/peter-thornhill.html I don't know Peter Thornhill and have no association with him but I found the above interview very interesting given that I have a swag of shares in a Listed Investment Company that provides me with capital growth and income through dividends.

We have always enjoyed our visits to Port Fairy which was originally called Belfast. Another nearby town steeped in Irish history is Koroit and well worth a visit, http://www.koroitirishfestival.com.au/about-us/about-koroit

Could you please quote the source of your information. If it did occur and I repeat IF - I would be in disagreement, my reason being that they should not be singled out and placed in a group according to their race; they should parade with their respective service and then according to their Unit/Ship/Squadron.

I suppose you are now a Cats supporter? http://www.geelongcats.com.au/

I was going to quote the above article but well and good, you beat me to it. In regards to the quoted ABC article, I think the comments by Emma Aldersea from the law firm Slater and Gordon puts the 'walk to school issue' into perspective.

Which means that the person you spoke to really didn't know, best way is to submit the application and let it go through the process. Best wishes

It is also a garrison town but there is nothing wrong with that.

Matt, I take it from the topic heading that you are a serving police officer and so I reckon you ought to use your investigative skills and do some research. If you wish to continue in the job in Victoria, here is your first clue, https://www.policecareer.vic.gov.au/ The Victoria Police is about to launch into a big recruiting campaign and so now could be the right time. You do not need Australian Citizenship but you do need permanent residence status.

Good luck to all who wish to/need to live in Sydney, http://www.news.com.au/finance/economy/australian-economy/cant-afford-a-home-get-out-of-sydney/news-story/faf80fec3262e2d14e33bc91ec227e30

Sorry to hear you didn't make Australia home, but good to see you are returning from whence you came without bagging Australia as quite a lot of Poms tend to do when they decide they cannot settle in The Land Down Under. Perhaps your Aussie Baby will one day want to make Australia home? Best wishes

Just a bit of a tip and I'm sure there are heaps of computer experts on board who already know this but anyhow if you want to make the £ sign hit Alt Key and then 0163 on the numerical side of your keyboard. Cheers

Well done on your perseverance with CentreLink, I have also been there and done that with CentreLink but in comparison to you I/we had an easy run given that we have lived and worked in Australia for over 50 years. It's not only the part pension but the concessions also come in handy; I think from previous discussions within this thread, not all States offer the same concessions and I think we do OK in Victoria. Cheers.

More on the UK Pension, http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-01-05/british-retirees-watch-frozen-pensions-disappear/8161786 I wonder why the UK Pension is frozen in some countries and not others?

A tradie travelling by train to the CBD is not the norm unless I guess you are working on a big city job, all of the tradies I know have their own utes/trucks and work for themselves and charge like wounded bulls. Anyhow, if you were to live in Mulgrave you would have to catch a bus to Glen Waverley Railway station to get to the CBD and I guess the same is going to apply no matter where you settle, unless you have a car and then you can drive and park at the nearest Railway station. Choices around Mulgrave would be the suburbs of Glen Waverley, Mount Waverly, Wheelers Hill, South Vermont and Rowville, however your wife would definitely need a car to compute to Mulgrave as public transport is virtually non existent. In comparison to Boronia and Ferntree Gully properties in the suburbs of Glen Waverly, Mount Waverly, Wheelers Hill and South Vermont would cost more to purchase. Mulgrave is a mixture of residential/commercial/industrial and would not be my preference. Given that your wife works in Mulgrave and you are going to being computing to the CBD I reckon you are going to end up being a two car family.

It's all to do with personal preference and I'm not knocking Boronia or Ferntree Gully but if I were looking in that area I would perfer The Basin which is next to Boronia and FTG. Other suburbs in that area that I would prefer would be Croydon, Montrose or Lilydale.