lesleybruck

I think you have already answered your own question you are content so i dont think its worth all the upset and stress for a few months, sunshine doesnt make you happy, what you do makes you happy. I would stay put in uk and perhaps visit your friend for a while if poss and see where that takes you, you may decide yes its worth the move or no its nice to be able to visit.

Hi steven cant really help that much, but yes your wife can work. I dont think it should be just about the money as OZ is expensive, sydney especially but if someone offered me that sort of money i would consider it. The areas really do vary thou so you need to research them depending on the type of life style you want, for example do you want to live in a city, by the beach, countryside? can you leave you business running in uk while you try it for a while? Its a hard decision but it must be a family decision with your wife and at least you know someone in OZ to help you. Good luck

My first child had single injections because it was adviced by my dr and nurse as he had fits as a baby eventhou my drs didnt offer this facility, we paid and took him private. Yes it was expensive. My second child also had single vaccines and i recently took him for another jab to my normal drs was informed he need to have also have the mmr i asked why and was told policy has changed and even thou had singles he also needed to have mmr, i refused as he also had fits when a baby. She said the singles are no longer recognised. I now have dilemma with third child also a boy, singles no longer available so do i let him have the mmr i would def pay and have singles i do believe there is a risk with the mmr and i also have a nephew who had the mmr and now has autism. So i dont think parents are selfish its hard to make the right choice for your child and the majority do get vaccinated, you should have the choice of singles or mmr and then you can choose for yourself and do what you feel is right as a parent.

ok thanks for the advice, i will get it unlocked and if i buy an international sim for now with credit that should be ok untill i can get myself a new sim in oz. cheers x

Yes its on a contract but due to finish june so thats not to bad.

can anyone help please. i was planning on taking my mobile phone to oz but its locked to 02 will it work there or should i get it unlocked here and then be able to use a new network when we move?

can anyone help me with this info? thank you

I didnt realise you could self pack everything, i would prefer this an save some money. Do all the usual companies do it? or is it just certain companies?

Hi hubby fire alarm technician any work along this line of work?

Whats the scary thing is Halesowen is a really good area and the route into Hales from Birmingham is a good route doesnt go through any rough areas, the school isnt the best in the area but only a stones throw away from from excellent schools and homes. I dont think you can get away from these crimes wherever you go in the world anymore wish it was that easy to just move and it be crime free.

I know, it will proberbly be someone know in the system with mental health problems who has commited a crime before and released early. I feel so sad for her poor family, i really feel things are getting much worse in Birmingham and surrounding areas such a shame such a wonderful city. I wish i had the answer on what needs to be done in this world to try and stop these horrible crimes, unfortunatly noone has the answer.

I just wanted to start a thread for somewhere for me to talk about the beautiful 16yr girl stabbed yesterday on her way to school in Birmingham. They believe she was not know to the evil monster that took her life yesterday.The school she attended is a mile away from where i live in Halesowen. My condolances go out to her family and friends. The whole community is very quiet and sad today. She was a friend to my nephews girlfriend and they was on the bus together last week talking about her school prom and her dress. So sad to think she will never wear that dress. RIP. Christina Edkins

oh great i will look out for it when we move then. We are still unsure of areas as there are so many we like, we are looking at north lakes, redcliffe,sunshine coast, pacific pines and surrounding areas so north and south lol we are going to see where oh gets a job first before we make decision as dont wont to get a rental in pacific pines if job is on sunshine coast. Hard decision thou.

gutted im not there untill june so can make this one otherwise i would def have been there.

Sorry for misunderstanding

Hi hubby fire alarm engineer/ technician / project manager any work alone this line?

Hi im in the uk at moment but hopeing to move to oz asap, this is just my opinion on your cons 1, friends and family = i think you will always miss friends and family but you may find your old friends have moved on and if you go back for a while they will be happy to see you but after a while you will drift into the background as they will have other friends and be busy with there own lives so i wouldnt expect it to be the same as when you left. Family im sure would be over the moon but are you just missing family more now because of the birth of your daughter which i can understand,ie wont see her smile for first time, walk, talk etc i can imagine thats hard on both sides. 2, Freedom = Perhaps melbourne is not the right area of oz for you, perhaps you need to move somewhere closer to where you can go walking as this is something you love and also rental might be cheaper. 3, Housing = Again cant you look at other areas of oz if the housing is not of your liking then perhaps the part of melbourne is not right for you. 4, Cost of living = Believe me the cost of living is also high in the uk, we pay around £200 per month for gas and electric, water depends where you live as does council tax which is around £1400 a year we live midlands 3 bed semi. Petrol is crazy, they are talking about introducing a toll road system in all cities, NHS is crazy, hubby hurt leg recently couldnt walk went a and e, great saw someone quick, appointment next day great, at appointment told have to have scan, 2 month wait for scan, 2 month wait to see someone about results then 4 months wait before operation, in the meantime hubby couldnt walk let alone work. Spoke to consultant said nothing could do was to busy so he would be off work for at least 8 months plus recovery time, crazy insurance policies not worth paper writen on as usual. so borrowed money went private all sorted within a month. Son has problem with eyes sent to four differnt drs, sent to different hospitals eventually saw top consultant who apoligies for state of NHS. 4, Weather = You live in melbourne, even i know the weather there is very changeable and i dont live there, sounds to me melbourne is not the right place for you. 5, Flies = Cant say anything about this one thats oz and many other countries im afraid. 6, Rednecks = So what, if you are worried about different nationalities then england isnt for you either, the uk has a hugh influcks of different people, some good some not so like all countries. The uk is about to have a major boom next year when all europeans are allowed to enter without any issues, everywhere you go there are people talking in different languages and this has increased over the last five years, we live in a nice area and let me tell you it makes no difference where you live there are all nationalities in all type of jobs living in the uk so if this is an issue forget the uk. and your last comment about scratching the surface you can say the same things about any country, all places have good and bad points there isnt anywhere in this world where cost of living is cheap, no crime, great housing, loads of jobs and no imigration problems if there was im sure we would all be on our way there. Im not ranting i just think the uk isnt any better just you have family here. For me i also want a bit of sunshine and being able to walk on the beach without a coat, in summer have a bbq without the rain, (remember the queens jubilee last year in summer) Good luck where ever you choose.

Hi just wondered if you are interested in fire alarm technician/ project manager or if you have any contacts within the security industry. Thank you.

Project managing what type of industry? can you be more specific on the type of person you are after

any chance you can pm me the names of the company as we are getting quotes and would like to use firms recommended, we have hasd quotes so far feom pss, john mason and anglo pacific. i have crown and whites coming out this week. Anglo pacific have come out as most expensive so far and i also had to chase for their quote so i wont be using them as feel if cant even send me the quote i dont have much hope for everything else.

Hi Marksman, my hubby is a fire alarm engineer/ manager, were still in the uk at present as our house sale fell through. Have you had any look in getting info on fire alarm jobs, we have contacted few agencies but to be honest they dont want to know unless have a def date of move which i can understand. Good luck with your visa application.

Hi Kelly, i feel for you, my parents have looked after my eldest and middle son while i was at work for about 3hrs a few days a week and also my mother in law so to me they have really been amazing. I now have a 9 month old and again they look after him for me, we didnt tell family we was moving for a long time and just about to do medicals,i finally told them we was moving and my mom wouldnt talk about it and my dad said great go for it. Now the time is closer ive realised they didnt really believe we was moving because now i get tears from my dad when he picks up my little one and says ill never see him grow up, my mom is very much like yours does not make friends, never goes out unless its with myself or sisters and is very difficult at times. She refused to believe we are going and once the house went up for sale they began telling me lots of bad things, they will never visit and hope we have told the kids that, its to expensive, noone will afford to come and see us, to hot, kids will hate it. I have to hold my head up listen to what they say and reassure them we will return at times, we will call as much as poss etc etc and hopefully we will be ok financialy. When ive left their house then i can have a cry and feel guilty but i have to be hard in front of them because its very easy to give in. It was my bday recently and i was 40 so i went with my sisters ,dad, niece and friend to london to see a show, went out for dinner xmas day to celebrate, it was fantastic but also hard knowing it will maybe the last time we do great things together. Chin up my advice is listen to them reassure them and do any crying away from them, they oviously feel like they will never see you again and eventhou dont see you that much now or your daughter its very different to being half way around the world they now realise you wont be their if they ever did want to call round. x hope goes ok

We are moving to Joodalup aswell, seems very popular. Been told great area, family friendly, good schools, shops and close enough to the city. See you all there lol

Thats brill congratulations. What area are you moving to?

Hi Craig, any help with contacts would be great, hubby electrician but mainly deals with fire alarms, access, extinguishers etc. Have you got a property to sell? we thought we had sold our house but unfortunatly has fallen through but i know how you feel, we just waiting for a buyer waiting around is a nightmare, got car to sell aswell but dont want to do that to early as left with no car. We wanted to go after sons first bday beginning of april as we got to validate visa by June. Its exciting when you get co, an then visa but then also becomes real which is scary. Good luck hope you get co soon.