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Hi all, Just wondering can anyone offer advise on fee's and loans for either uni or tafe courses in QLD. Is there any help available for paying the fees? I have looked into youth allowance but may be just over the cut off. Might need to look at a bank loan, what way did you pay your fees? Any advise or info on this topic is appreciated. Thanks

your post made me laugh..say it as it is :biggrin: I do regret not going to Perth. Hopefully we will be able to get over, hoping to get a work relocation package as it will cost a small fortune to ship over and flights. We only arrived in oz in Jan so building our savings up again. Will you go back over to Perth?

Hi, Just reading through these posts, WE (A FAMILY OF 5) initially were going to Perth, in the end we decided on Brisbane and suprise suprise we are now thinking of going to Perth. Like a previous post said Brisbane is very rough. It wasn't what I was expecting at all. Another big thing that we feel is missing is the beach. We are in Springfield Lakes and it's lovely but feel we are miles from everywhere. If Perth doesn't go through we will def be moving to the Bayside. We too felt that there was more to do over this side such as theme parks etc and again thats what we do as a family. We bought a yearly pass and use it often. We go to the Gold Coast quite often and would have settled there but there wasn't much work there for us. Apart from the isolation not many people have bad complaints about Perth. I know a lot of people over there and they all love it. It is a lot to think about, good luck with your decision.

Hey Cal this looks great, what area of Springfield lakes is this? Didn't see this on any of my searches....Gina

Thanks for this, these are the area's my OH was looking at earlier..I will get back on and try arrange a few viewings, wasn't sure myself...thanks again

Hi, My OH has been offered 2 jobs in Acacia Ridge area. We are currently in the Gold Coast and love Pacific Pines. Wondering is there any similar area's like this close to Acacia Ridge. Looking for an area with schools, restaurants, community spirit, parks playgrounds, shops etc and modern houses...Am I asking for too much :unsure: I have been on the internet all morning but going around in circles :arghh:. I have 2 young children and 1 teenager so trying to accommodate everyone...any advice is appreciated..thanks Gina.

Hi I also got a quote from a few companies and found one really good one "McGimpsey Brothers(Removals)Limited".They came out and estimated my stuff at 620 cubic foot, the price for this is £2745, this is just over half of a 20 ft container and £3845 for sole use of a 20ft container. They are based in Northern Ireland. I was really impressed with them, ill let you all know how I get on in the next few weeks.

Hi Mish, Just reading through post's trying to gather information about suburbs etc. I noticed you are in the real estate business, do you have a website? Can you pm me some details as we will be looking for somewhere when we arrive. Thanks

Thanks for this info. If we decide to bring her I will let the agent do the paper work. We only received our visa this week so the thoughts of more paper work :arghh: The more I think of it the more I think I have to bring her. It will help the girls settle in...€4000 euro..... I'd better get back to work :biggrin:

Hi, She's a Bichon so she's quite small. I have mailed a few of the companies mentioned in previous posts so I will see what they come back with. I have two young girls that adore her so I'm starting to feel guilty about leaving her.

Hi, I have just mailed this company for a quote. Regarding the paper work you did yourself, what did this involve. We are heading to Melbourne in October and I really can't imagine leaving my dog here. I will look into the costs and see if we can afford to bring her. Roughly how much are we talking about for al costs. I have read it can cost up to €4000. (we won't have that) Thanks

Hi Liverpool, We are an Irish family just received our 176 visa and are looking to migrate in the next couple of months. My husband is a electrician 17 years, mainly worked in switchgear, control panels etc. Please pm me if interested or if you require more info. Thanks...

we got our visa today...so happy the wait is finally over...18 months in total :biglaugh:

They said we could get someone to view it for us. We got our visa today so full steam ahead now :-)