Georgiajoe

Hi all, We are arriving in perth at the end of January. I am and have been a plumber in the uk all my working life ( 24 years ) . I've got a 176 pr visa and went through vetasses and have got my level 3 overseas provincial plumbers licence. my main worry/ concern about our move is work. in the uk I've been very lucky running my own plumbing business with work finding me ( don't advertise) . i read / hear all these horror stories about uk plumbers not being able to find a plumbing job in Australia . if I couldn't work as a plumber has anyone any suggestions of a different line of work I could do to support a family of 5. i looked into being a postie but on $ 19-22 / hr I wouldn't be able to provide for everyone. my wife who is a level 5 child minder will work once she has her licence . Any suggestions would be appreciated as the worry is taking the shine off our move many thanks ian

Hi, we have booked our flights from London to perth with Singapore on 25 th jan i am in the same position , some days feeling very positive others thinking what the hell am I doing. i have my own plumbing / heating business in devon for the last 11 years, I am soooooo busy at the moment and already have had to turn down 12 houses and a massive re furb early next year due to moving. the thing that scares me is that where I live everyone knows me as the local plumber and I never have to advertise for work , so I'm going from having loads of wrk/ turning work away to arriving in Perth with no job, no house , no school for our kids. we have booked a 4 week rental in south yunderup ( a long way down) . Looking at prices on web of rentals , it looks like the only area we could afford is around port Kennedy / Warnbro. with not having a job it's going to be hard to budget on a rental cost ( not knowing salary ) . Good luck everyone moving across ian

thank you great advise ian

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Hi all, just a quick question if anyone can help me. were moving across in January and have been looking at suburbs/ rentals on reiwa. looking NOR in places like woodvale, hocking, tapping etc there are roughly 3 rentals per suburb and around $ 450+ / week. looking SOR around areas such as port Kennedy , Warnbro there are around 20 properties at price of $ 350 + / week. what is the reason for the cheper rentls and the more available SOR as I'm a plumber and coming over with no job , the rental cost is important as I'm not sure of what my salary could be. Thank you for help ian

hi mate, dont panic about the questions , there not out to catch you. if you pm me your e mail address I'm sure I've got some info on septic tanks . with the sprinklers if you google them there are different coloured bulbs to operate at if fernet temperatures ( fire rating) feel free to ak anything and ill try to help out All the best ian

Hi leanie cant wait to join you guys. we're not sure where we would like to permanently stay. looking at Warnbro, prt Kennedy areas in SOR and around wanneroo , cumbrine type NOR im a plumber so work and schools will determine where will stay. not stopping for long in Singapore , 2 hrs, a mate is collecting us from the airport to join them for an Australian day / welcome to Oz party take care ian

Hi im a plumber in the uk , had my own business for the last 11 years. were moving to perth in January and I'm going to have to work for a company ( hopefully) How did people get on with not being your own boss, pros and cons. i imagine its going to be very strange answering to someone and timekeeping etc. ian

Hi be careful, I'm in the uk but I'm a qualified solar installer ( I don't no way with our climate) The fluid inside the system is a glycose mix and temperatures can get to we'll above 150 centigrade in the heat . its definitely a job for a engineer ian

Thank you everyone for your advise ian

Hi, move cubes ??? never heard of them , will look into thank you

Hi, I've just received a quote to ship a 20 ft container ( max 860 m3) this is door to door ( packing, shipping , un packing , reassembling ) from uk to Perth Price quoted is £3800 + $407:00 customs fees in perth does this seem right, I don't have time to keep going through it with loads of companies thank you ian

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Ink cartridges , didn't think of that one

I totally agree, it's cost us over £16k at the moment and were not over yet. With car hire, buying a car, other bits we re going to need , school and work things its endless cost. I'm going to need to find work quickly ian

Thank you my wife has this idea that with the cost of things in WA if she could fill up "spaces " with things like tea and coffee then it's one less thing to buy over at the start i suppose when you arrive and it's spend spend spend every little helps ( tesco quote) ian

Hi, we had the removal guy around today to quote, had a leaflet from him about what you can/ can't ship over. can you ship jars of coffee and tea bags or are they also a no no thank you ian

Thank you everyone

BUmp ive got pick fords coming on Tuesday , I'm interested in your replies. is your price of 2.5k for sole use or shared cheers ian

Hi all, we re moving to perth in jan. I am a plumber and want / need/ hope to find work ASAP. thing is if I ship my tools ( power tools ) main tool box ill take over on plane , they won't be in perth when I need to start work. Does anyone know if companies supply power tools or Lend you some until you get yourself sorted out . or is it a case of having to wait or gear before you can start work thank you Ian

Hi all, we live in devon , going to Perth end of jan. we have pickfords coming on Tuesday for a quote, need a coupe more quotes can anyone recommend a company to try. thank you ian

Hi dan, I would say that it will be vey hard. im a plumber for 24 years had to go through vetasses to get my level 3 aust provisional licence . This means I can only work for a licenced plumber in perth. when I'm in perth I've to to apply or my plumbers licence and attend a 2 week GAP training course. most jobs on seek etc state that they are looking for a minimum of 5 years WA experience . I'm giving up 11 years of having my own company for this so I hope it's worth it. goto my profile there are quite lot of plumbing questions and answers on there good Luck ( we all need it) cheers ian

We've got a four bed in devon and you'll get that for £850/ month. devon wages are less than London though

We're moving out to perth on January 25 th landing 26 th ( didn't realise it was Australian day!!! we have a 4 week holiday let booked in south yunderup ( outside of Mandruah ) scary, exciting its happening !!!!! Ian

Hi guys, Nishi I'm so sorry to read this , please kep your faith . i was going to report some news my end but that can wait or another day. take care ian