Georgiajoe

We are heading back to Devon in two weeks (yippee!) but would like to know if anyone has any advice on cancelling phone contracts. We have three phones and are paying Optus $160 a month. We have seven months left on the contract.

morally, we realise that we should continue paying, but with so many costs involved with moving back, this is something we want to avoid if possible. Has anyone had any experience with this?

Any advice would be much appreciated ?

Hi,

weve been in Perth for 2 months short of 3 years .

were leaving in 2 weeks .

we still have our property about 12 miles from Exeter .

its a great safe place to live .

we were never bored as we are each day over here.

good luck and welcome to Devon

The only thing to do in spring , is to dodge the bloody trillions of flies

Thank you mate

hopefully she'll still be deemed as a British resident.

thank you for your help

Hi.

just after some advice please if anyone else has done this.

We have been living in Perth for the last 2 1/2 years and are returning to England in November . (

her around 2 years 9 ish months )

my daughter who is 17 leaves school here in October.

before we came she took her maths GCSE when she was 14 and got a B.

When we return can she convert her qualifications? Or is there a way of showing employers , university's etc what the equivalent Aus to Uk is.

Also, is she deemed as an international student as we still have our UK house and I've been still paying my national insurance contrbrutions.

thank you

Thank you everyone

john, I'll message you

thanks

Hi,

we are looking at moving back to the UK at the end of November.

We are estimating that we will have around $50000 - 60k Au to transfer back to ££

ive been looking on all the money sites to see if it's better to send some back now or wait and see what happens with the Dollar.

a 2 cent move on the above amount is around £1000.

The banks are around .47 p - $1 and the money sites are around .50p -$1

Are there any money experts that could advise me on this.

Thank you in advance

I have been offered 2 jobs since I have been here, the 1st one wants to know what's happening with the licensing, I had an interview with the director of the firm and he is well aware how pathetic the whole licensing registration is and why WA struggle to find good knowledgeable electricians.

The 2nd Job offer is coming back to me next week, they are a big international company who have taken on trades in the past on a supervised license until the unrestricted one was completed by the employee, hope this one comes off cause it really suits me with the shifts that are being offered.

 

When I called energysafe the girl I spoke with initially sounded like she didn't know her arse from her elbow. I knew more than what she is getting paid to know.

I only asked the next girl if there was any chance that I would be able to sit the trade test sooner elsewhere, my tone was polite because I dont believe you get anywhere shouting at people you want to do things for you ! The response was like I had just **** on her keyboard .... 'YOU HAVE TO SUBMIT AN APPLICATION, I WONT TELL YOU ANYTHING UNTIL YOU HAVE AN APPLICATION IN BLAH BLAH BLAH' I explained that I have just arrived in the country and that the process with TRA has been going on since June of last year and if possible I would like to arrange my license sooner rather than later because I have a family to support, NOTHING not a' sorry buts its not possible' or 'I sympathise with your position but there's nothing that can be done' sweet FA...........I think I'm going to nominate her for customer relations employee of the year in WA Energysafe !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

If you get anywhere with TRA and energysafe then you may be one of the lucky ones. Employers are aware of the problems here regarding licensing and only yesterday the quote of 'the left hand doesn't know what the right hand is doing' was used by one employer on the phone to me.

 

Like I said, when you arrive you will have at least a 4 week wait until energysafe process your application, that's if you have your ARTC through. Until you get this application accepted you will NOT be able to book onto a course, then the course availability is anyone's guess, you may be lucky and time it when there is a course available that week then you may not and the next available course may be in 2 months.

 

Goon luck, your gonna need it !!!! And i'm an optimist !!!!!!!

Hi mate, sorry to jump in on this thread ( being a plumber and a united fan, 2 of your most hated)!!!!

im looking at Perth early 2013 , after reading some of your electricians red tape is it as bad for plumbers.

im going through vetasses and as far as I know I have to do a course in WA ( I know plumbers course is only 2 hours)!

Do you know if I can start working or a company straight away or do I have to go down the same road as yourself.

Cheers mate

Manchini oh oh oh

manchini oh oh oh

Ian ( U.N.I.T.E.D , united are the team for me)