lisaharrison

Love it, was going to get on my high horse and defend WA till I clicked on your link! All SO true! X

Yes it is possible. My husband was 48 when he got sponsorship and is 50 this year! With the PR application we had to complete the "exceptional circumstances" part due to his age (this was after 2 years with sponsored company)

We came across on a 457 visa through my husbands company who sponsored him. Me and the kids were on the visa (unskilled). We are now, after 2 years applying for PR as a family.

Hi, we moved here in 2010 and one of sons also has ADHD. We live in Mindarie which is beautiful but expensive! Other surrounding suburbs such as Clarkson/Kinross are cheaper and still very nice. My son goes to Mindarie Primary School and will then go to Kinross College. The primary school are handling his issues well and there is good communication between myself and the teacher. Class sizes are pretty big which is always a disadvantage. As advised above Currambine is also a near suburb and very nice. Joondalup is a 10 minute drive and Clarkson has a train station to all the southern suburbs into the city. Before we moved we looked at the government website and looked at the results of the schools. Bear in mind when you choose a school you will, to guarantee a place, need to live in the catchment. You can often get a place if you are out of catchment but if they are full you will be turned down. Hope this helps. Lisa x

My friend and I have both been through the painful process of reccys and arriving in a new city to start a new life! We have now decided to set up a business helping people with their reccy or when they first arrive after emigrating. We are offering pick up/drop off airport, double accommodation (incl breakfast & dinner) in a family home + all the advice you can handle from two experts (!) + taxi service to everywhere you need to go. We will pre-book school visits, rental viewings, etc. etc. Don't, like me, spend your two weeks reccy blindly driving around thinking "is that a nice area", "that looks like a good school"! Get the FACTS from us and have some time left for the beach! Get in touch if you need our help. regards, Lisa