Tomdickanarry

Three tram lines (70, 72 and 75)

Three train lines (Alamein, Lilydale and Belgrave)

Super town centre with all the high street regulars, K-Mart and regular Sunday craft and flea market

Market hall selling typical fruit and veg, meats, deli etc

Numerous coffee shops, cafes, bars and more restaurants than you can shake a stick at

Having lived in Camberwell for a good few years, I'd say it is ideally suited to your requirements.

I lived in Camberwel for five years. It's a great place to live but i wouldn't call it a child friendly suburb. Don't get me wrong, it's a very safe place and the schools are good but you are a fair way from the beach and it's altogether a more 'mature' place to live. We were early fifties when we lived there and i would suggest it's a perfect place for that demographic.

Cracking pub/restaurant at Patterson Lakes too.....The Cove. Had many a long afternoon/evening in there!

 

Where can I get a decent pint of cider in Melbourne???

 

CDC

Young & Jackson, one of Melbourne's most iconic pubs (opposite the entrance to Flinders St Station) has a rooftop cider bar......

All right, thank you both for the information, which I will pass to the migration agent and my employer. In fact I think the rule you are referring to is that you cannot have another employment _at the same time_ - and I don't, the UK and Australian jobs are in different parts of the year. At https://www.border.gov.au/Trav/Visa-1/457-

you can read that:

This visa allows you to:

•work in Australia for up to four years

•bring your family to work or study in Australia

•travel in and out of Australia as often as you want.

which does not imply that the Australian employment has to be continuous.

 

However, whatever the outcome of this issue, the question still stands - my 457 visa expires on the same day as my Medicare enrolment, shortly before my next visit to Australia. You cannot renew Medicare from overseas, it seems, so our migration agent getting our 457 renewal application together tells us we need overseas visitor health insurance. Anyone know a way round this? Or if not, can we take out insurance and immediately cancel it once our Medicare is renewed after arrival in Oz? Do the providers differ in this respect?

To benefit from Medicare (under a 457 visa) you must have private medical insurance. However, you can buy insurance from the likes of BUPA and pay monthly. Simply cancelling a direct debit would achieve your aims but i'm sure they'd soon latch on to it after you did it a couple of times. You have a privileged position with the 457.....you should pay for annual insurance....or your sponsoring company should....suck it up princess!

Hi all,

 

My husband is a 457 visa holder and his visa will expire on December 16, 2015. His employer is still willing to sponsor him again for another 4 years on another 457. May I know when is the proper time for my husband to start the process of applying for a new 457 visa. His employer needs to re apply to be an approved Standard Business sponsor.

 

If his previous 457 expires before a new one is approved. Can he continuously work for the company while waiting for the results of the application?

 

I'll appreciate any advise on this.

I would start the process three months from date of expiration. Should matters not complete in time, you can secure a bridging Visa (any migration agent can process this for you). The company should start the sponsor renewal a month before to simplify matters. I actually completed my renewal in less time but the times i suggest above should cover you adequately.

I got the bridging visa to tide over the time between a first and second 457. I used an agent and it was a simple process approved in one day.

Hi all, just a post out of interest really more than anything. My girlfriend and I are heading out to Australia in July 2015 for a 6 week break to do some city hopping and general travelling (not the backpacker type). We haven't got any rock solid plans of living and working in Australia but it is something we have spoken about and I guess we are using this trip to see if the way of life is different and we can acclimatise to it?

 

I am 27 and a fully qualified British PGA Golf Professional, and have been for the last 4 years. I guess my first line of questioning would be; what is the current economic situation with golf in Australia? Would you say there is much scope for a British qualified professional? I am fully aware there is an Australian version of the qualification I have and I guess that most golf clubs are inclined to hire home based professionals as opposed to overseas applicants. Would I be best landing in Australia and doing some "recce" work with golf clubs in different states to put the feelers out? Or would it be wise to send a couple of emails closer to the time?:wideeyed:

 

Any advice or help would be massively appreciated, thank you in advance

 

Lee :smile:

Hi Lee.....golf is struggling in Australia. That is not to say that it isn't still hugely popular.....it is, but participation levels have dropped quite dramatically over the past seven or eight years. I can't really answer your question as to whether or not there would be a need for a British qualified coach or not. I guess so long as your qualifications allow you to ply your profession in Australia, there will be a requirement for golf pro's. Aussies don't look at nationality much. There are so many immigrants in Australia, you are just another number, whether Aussie born or not. There is another PIO member who is a golf pro in Melbourne (Dan Williams). A link to his member profile is below, from where you can send him a private message. He's a helpful guy and would likely be able to answer your questions. Hope this helps.

http://www.pomsinoz.com/forum/members/98486.html

Currently living in Qld.

 

Thinking of making the move to Vic after my fiancee and I get married.

 

It will be the two of us and possibly a bun in the oven! Where would be a good place for us to start, based on this criteria?

 

- Reasonably central location. Preferably further from the CBD, as we're not really city people, but close enough to a decent shopping centre and with reasonably good links to the CBD if we need to go there for anything. I'll still be at Uni for example, so it might be beneficial to be able to access the CBD for that reason (though I'm thinking more about doing online study so I can do things a bit more at my own pace!)

 

- Easy access to doctors/hospital/chiropractor/other health services.

 

- Quiet. Must be quiet and "out of the way", family friendly, good for raising kids. Again - refer to above, we're not city people!

 

- Green!

 

- Relatively cheap - we would be renting, looking around the $370 per week mark. That's what we're paying at the moment for a townhouse. We would prefer to have something a bit more private. I don't really like townhouses/apartments. I like separation from neighbours! They've proven to be noisy here!

Have a look at Mooroolbark/Croydon/Kilsyth/Montrose/Lilydale. You will be amazed at what you can get for your money out there. All apart from Kilsyth and Montrose are on the rail link to the City. All are within easy reach of Eastland shopping mall by car or bus and all are on the edge of the Dandenong ranges, a beautiful National Park area with loads to explore and enjoy. You can achieve all your other criteria in this area too.....good luck!!

Hi All,

I have the possibility of an amazing job coming up based in the Kew area... Can anyone here recommend what areas to start looking in to live without a hefty commute? Ideally a 2/3 bed appartment or house with decent schools in the locality, we have a 6 y/o. I've looked at maps and estate agency sites but that doesn't really account for the 'human' side of it! The company will give me accommodation for the 1st 3 months which will give me plenty of time to find us a home (rental) but it would be good to have some ideas beforehand.

 

Can anyone also help out with the kinds of things we need to take into account when looking at our living budgets? I remember when we were looking at the move, same company not so good a job, about 2 years ago someone here had posted a typical budget, but how easy that will be to find after all this time... Things like mobile costs, tv etc, electric, council services, and all the other basics, but I'm positiove there will be other things that we don't (currently) have to pay for in the UK.

 

Many thanks in advance...

LJW

Kew is a lovely area, so depending on your budget you could take a very short commute! Most of the surrounding areas to Kew are generally nice. Camberwell, Balwyn, Hawthorm, Ivanhoe etc. Toward the city, you have Richmond, which is a little more edgy and hip.....but it all comes down to budget in Melbourne. Depending on what you can afford, many of the areas mentioned may be out of your reach and then it's about what is the most reasonable trade off for commutable distance.

Hi,

 

We are now just months away from our arrival and aside from the moving process (getting a TRN/Medicare/Drivers Licence/car/House etc) I wondered where are the first five places we should visit to get a good feel of life in and around Melbourne for us and our 9 year old daughter.

 

We still haven't finalised exactly where we'll be living as my wife likes the houses in Santuary Lakes and I like Mount Martha and the Hills, but this small thing aside it would be great to read up on some places we should visit.

 

Looking forward to some interesting things to do.

 

Thanks, Rich

Get yourself up to the observation deck at Eureka Tower (just behind the Langham Hotel on Southbank).....it gives you a great perspective of the City, it's layout and positioning within the wider bay area and suburbs. While in the City, make your way to the MCG....do a tour and visit the National Sporting Museum. There are many, many more things to see and do in and around the City. Melbourne Zoo is excellent, Victoria market is always worth a bit of a mooch around and there's a really good craft market at St Kilda on Sundays which you can tie in with a beach trip and Luna Park funfair. Don't leave without at least looking at the cakes on Acland St......but beware, once you've looked....you'll buy!

Hard to park round Camberwell though- and it always had a reputation as being boring and dry.

There are three bars on Burke Road near the train station and a further one up by Mont Albert Road. There's a rooftop bar at the Rivoli cinema and a nice beer garden at Paradisio opposite. Plenty of people state that Camberwell is supposedly 'dry'......having lived there for four years, i promise, it isn't. I love the boring tag though......it keeps the riff-raff out which is just how we like it

Hi Saviola....we live in Camberwell. It's perfect for a couple. We have a couple of bars in Camberwell itself and regularly take a tram down to Malvern where there are a few more, or Richmond and of course, the City itself. Three tram lines through Camberwell and three Metro train lines. One of the safest, most genteel suburbs and lots of good restaurants too. We pay $615 per week for a modern three bed town house.

Also if anyones up for a hit i run a few golf days too be nice for some britsh company

Are you the teaching pro at the little heathmont range?

BGC!! It's unusual for someone to recognise the name on the easy coast?!?

I make your stud adhesive

What a bizarre question!

Why on earth would you think Point Cook might have a specific 'bug life'? For what it's worth.....three years in Melbourne......never seen a white tail, two redbacks in the garden, seen two hunstman while out walking, the odd lizard again, while out walking and of course, 'roaches, against which you protect with spray around the home at the first sighting and you usually aren't bothered again for six months.

Am loving Weribee, IMO the best part of Melbourne

Stop it....my sides are hurting! :twitcy:

I work in building materials supplying fibre cement and plaster board. We supply to major residential and commercial buildings. Don't get me wrong things are still tough out there and we have builders are are struggling but also those who are doing well. Multi residential seems to be the growth area at the moment along with government projects

Boral? Knauff? BGC?

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I live on Toorak Road and i can promise you it is the worst junction in Melbourne for exiting (from the City side). Even at peak hour, the lights often only allow three or four cars left onto Toorak (the direction you will take for Coles HQ). Fortunately, once you get through the lights, you don't have far to travel. If i were you, i'd carry on to the next exit (Burke rd), do a left onto Burke then carry on to Toorak and do a left again there.

LOL across the motorway in Armadale myself

 

How about a round towards the end of this month? Sunday morning ok with you?

Sounds good to me, will PM you with my number

Cheers,

​Tony.

I'm in Camberwell, but don't mind travelling anywhere withing reason.

Any poor to average golfers (100 ish) in the inner eastern suburbs interested in the occasional round?

I have attached the Melbourne Median House by suburb list for the March 2013 quarter to help with your reality check!

Which is why.....living in Camberwell, we rent!