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    I have to agree, here in Perth we have heard some expat's shocking experiences regarding rentals. The rental inspections here are a joke as my friend found out, they were told off for leaving bread crumbs on the kitchen work top mid inspection!!! It is one of the negative aspects of life here in Australia I,m afraid along with boguns, hoons, excessive roadside litter(WA), expensive houses and crappy politicians!!
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    We used Moneycorp and they were very good! Do not bring all of it though, we brought 6000 pounds out just before xmas and got $9300 (1.55 x rate). If we did it now we would have had $600 less (1.45), thats after 2 months. Thats more than any savings account could give you so choose your time carefully to transfer, after the Olympics may be a good bet!
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    It is not as bad as Britain for litter, its just that (mainly) bottles just seem to be lying alongside the road on grass verges. It almost seems as if it's an accepted practice over here in WA. I could almost accept it if it was just in built up areas but it's just as bad on the Great Northern Highway, the road to Denham (Shark Bay) from the Overlander Roadhouse and even the road to Monkey Mia! So I don't suppose anywhere else North of there is any better? I drove all the way around Australia 13 years ago and it was spotless, now after being here for the last 6 months I have been dismayed by the change! I can only hope it is just a roadside thing. Yes, most places you go are generally clean and tidy, so I suppose it just sticks out more! Don't let it put you off as it is still a lovely place, its just a problem that needs addressing and as you can see from this thread there are people here that are addressing it!
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    I don't think its the British either, its the arrogant lot that expect other people to do things for them! Maybe the Uk is getting better or you just don't notice it as much. You have less vegetation on the sides of the roads here in WA to hide the rubbish. Has anyone been somewhere in OZ where the litter problem is non existent?
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    I think you can keep it in an offshore part of an Oz bank but they give a real poor interest rate sterling, so not worth it.
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    I feel your pain, it saddens me to think that people have no idea what all this plastic is doing to the environment. In the Pacific there is an area the size of the USA made up of plastic floating just underneath the surface which will take a 100 years to decompose. I think the companies that make this packaging should be held partly responsible along with the idiots that chuck it on the floor without a thought!
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    Keep Australia Beautiful. You can become a litter lout reporter, thats if you can catch anyone lol. Not sure how effective it is though am dying to catch someone in the act, although I think I would lose it and over react! I know how bad it is in the UK for litter, I thought that was a thing of the past now I was living here in WA but unfortunately not.
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    I joined the KABC, not sure how effective it will be, have not caught anyone in the act yet! Also I think fines do not do anything, it is so hard and time consuming to catch any one in the act. I just wish people had the sense not to do it in the first place. Is nice to know there are other people who feel the same!!
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    I am not sure who is to blame but I know WA has the worst littering record in Australia, I lived here 13 years ago and the place was spotless. I work on Garden Island which is off limits to the general public and I have picked up empty bottles there as well! Glad to here Melbourne and Cairns are litter free!
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    Has anyone else noticed the huge amount of empty beer bottles and plastic drinks containers abandoned along the side of the roads? I live in Rockingham and every major road seems to be blighted. We went to Shark Bay and I was appalled that even at a World Heritage Site people still seem to throw their rubbish out of their windows, which may keep your car clean and tidy but spoils the otherwise beautiful landscape! What are peoples thoughts?
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    It means Department of Immigration and Citizenship :biggrin: Liz x
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    <p><strong>Whoop whoop!!</strong> </p>

    <p>Hi everyone,</p>

    <p>Just to let you know we received our visa approval today :laugh::laugh::laugh: YAY!!!</p>

    <p>Wow, what a relief it is to know what we're doing for definite with our lives!</p>

    <p>We'll be heading to WA August, 2011 :jiggy:</p>

    <p>It is also wine o'clock in our house tonight for Steve and I. The kids are all very pleased and excited too :biggrin:</p>

    <p>Good Luck for everyone applying or travelling over.</p>

    <p>Liz and Steve</p>

     

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    <p>Hi there, Thanks for your friend request <img src="<fileStore.core_Emoticons>/emoticons/smile.png" alt=":)" srcset="<fileStore.core_Emoticons>/emoticons/smile@2x.png 2x" width="20" height="20" />) Hope all is well with you xxx</p>

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    <p>Ha ha ha I'm going NOW marmite breath <img src="<fileStore.core_Emoticons>/emoticons/wink.png" alt=";)" srcset="<fileStore.core_Emoticons>/emoticons/wink@2x.png 2x" width="20" height="20" /> lol Night night xxxx</p>

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    <p>Was lovely chatting <img src="<fileStore.core_Emoticons>/emoticons/smile.png" alt=":)" srcset="<fileStore.core_Emoticons>/emoticons/smile@2x.png 2x" width="20" height="20" /> Have sent you a friend request - looking forward to hearing all about your night out in Torpoint lol. Liz</p>

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    <p>Lol :notworthy:</p>

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    <p>It works now! Just not sure what I'm meant to do with it?? :huh:</p>

    <p>Will it froth the milk for my latte??:biglaugh::biglaugh::biglaugh::biglaugh:</p>

     

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    <p>"Excuse me Miss Barlady, I've just been bought this as a gift from the machine in the toilets and it doesn't seem to be working! :err:"</p>

    <p>"That is because you need to pull the safety tab off of the batteries! Here let me help you!"</p>

    <p>:tongue::wink::biglaugh::wacko:</p>

     

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    <p>Oh dear God!! this waiting is doing our heads in! Must have the world record for 'amounts of time a person has checked an email account in 24hrs'!!!!! lol</p>

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    <p>Happy Birthday Carolann xxx hope you manage to have a nice day hun. Lots of Love xxx:wubclub:</p>

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    <p>Heeeeeeeeeeeeeeellllllllllllllllloooooooooo hun <img src="<fileStore.core_Emoticons>/emoticons/smile.png" alt=":)" srcset="<fileStore.core_Emoticons>/emoticons/smile@2x.png 2x" width="20" height="20" /> Lol you make me smile xxx</p>

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