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We shipped our chopping boards, knives and knife block. No problems. The shippers wrapped everything carefully. I believe it's just untreated wood that poses an issue. Hth. [emoji16]

I realise they do sell cleaners in Australia [emoji4] It's just that we're clearing our whole house out and I see no reason to throw them away if they can fit in the container and in a sealed bag they can be safe from spillage.

Hi my daughter is 7 and tall for her age but in the UK she still sits in either a booster seat with a back or one with no back. We are emigrating to WA on Dec 3rd and am wondering whether to ship the booster seat for her? I see that after the age of 7, children can either just have an adult seat belt or a booster but do many people still use a booster after the age of 7? In the UK, they are in them until they are a certain height or aged 12, whichever comes first. Safety is my priority and I'm happy to ship a seat, I just wondered what others do and whether its expected and if there is a certain type of booster? Thanks

Great thanks, also I suppose household cleaners etc are fine. Such as vanish spray and things like that?

Anyone know where I stand on taking own gel nails machine? I am a bit worried about the acetone in a container. Am I better to throw and buy new and just take the varnishes etc?

Ok so the shippers come a week today and I have few questions if anyone can help?! I plan to take our washing machine and tumble drier. How clean do both have to be? I have taken out the detergent tray and there's quite a lot of build up behind it... Should I just clean off the excess or will they really check this? Also the tumble drier... I can hoover the fluff compartment but how clean do they want it to be? Also shoes, what are people's experience of shoes and cleaning them? Thanks [emoji106]

We don't watch terrestrial TV, it should work with Netflix, shouldn't it??

We have had two quotes for a 20ft container to ourselves which will fit 2 bed frames, lots of chest of drawers, all crockery, clothes, 1 adult bike (hard to spec new one) 3 sofas, 4 bedside tables, ikea kids storage units plus drawers, bookshelf, dining table, chair, a doll's house, rocking horse, all the children's books and toys, washer and drier, ironing board...bedding, towels, saucepans, toiletries, weights equipment, tools, Sonos speakers, 2 50" tvs, saxophone, keyboard etc you get the idea! [emoji106] 2 days packing and loading (done by them) shipping to Perth and unpacking to each room. One was £3900, other £4500. We need to ship asap so that the stuff gets there for Jan as we have an airbnb for a month when we arrive in Dec. Otherwise it wouldn't be worth it as we'd have to buy all stuff there.... Both agents came to out house and assessed, they were really helpful and Saif which items would be allowed ect eg no raffia or seagrass rug. The house sure is going to be empty when the stuff has gone! Very pleased.with both agents,. Just got to compare what we get for the money to make sure they offer the same!

Hi we are moving to Perth on Dec 3rd and my husband has ADHD and depression. At the moment he is fairly stable(despite the stress of the move!) with his current meds and I really want him to continue taking them. Does anyone have any experience of being prescribed ADHD meds and antidepressantants when they moved over? He's currently on Medikinet for his ADHD but has taken Elvanse also. He's on mirtazapine and agomelatine for his depression and insomnia. I know yiu can choose a GP, we have a PR visa so would qualify for Medicare straight away I believe. Would it be fairly simple to get these prescriptions? I really don't want him to have a break as it affects his sleeping really badly. Also has anyone got any experiences of any support groups for adhd or AA in and around Perth, as it would help him deal with the transition. Thanks

Hi my kids both have had all their routine jabs in the UK. To enroll in a school in WA do they have to have any extra ones that the UK don't offer? I think Hep A would be a possible one and the meingacoccal A, C, W, Y. If so, would I be best to pay and get them done here before we go? Thanks

Hi can we take a circular saw and jigsaw in the shopping container? They have little bits of sawdust in. Them and so would be a challenge to get sparkly clean! Also how about weights equipment? Some of the weights have little bit of rust, would this need to be scrubbed off?

Think we'll leave the car... Too much hassle and we may be stuck with it over there..... Better to sell here for a bit of cash to buy something more appropriate over there! Are there a lot of camper /transit vans that are modified for sale over there. We currently have a Ford transit with an extra seat as we are a family of 4 so needed an extra seat. It's so handy as you can sleep in the back! We would want another one similar really

He is hoping to set up doing photography. He has experience in the property market over here. I have a possibility of a job nearer central Perth for Jan so will need to move over that way after xmas. We love Yanchep Park and all like fishing and the quiet life.... Being from Cornwall originally, I'm not too worried about being in the sticks!

Thanks for the advice, the lagoon looks so lovely and we have booked for a month opposite the beach as we didn't want to mess around over Xmas. It'll be strange enough as it is[emoji319]but the lady said Shelly leave us a tree out so the girls can decorate it [emoji4]

Thanks for all your advice! I think half the battle is the hubby and me agreeing on what we take or leave....the le crueset isnt that high on his agenda but the speakers are!! Had a quick look at ikea and it seems we can get cheap beds and a sofa and a few other necessities for about $1000, I guess its weighing up whether we want our own stuff out there, but the problem is, we will need it in Jan as I will hopefully start work at the end.of that month, so it wont get there by that time probably, then we will have to buy stuff anyway to.make do.when we move into a longer term rental! Our stuff isn't expensive, most of it's ikea anyway so we may just start again with bed and a sofa, then look at gumtree for a few bits. The idea was to get a movecube to go in the next couple of weeks with the rest of our summer clothes (we.only have 30kg each limit on flight), kids toys, music stuff, electric stuff,.maybe mountain bikes. Then send the rest nearer when we go ourselves as we cant do without tumble drier etc before then really. Do long term rentals come with any white goods at all? I had a look on the good guys website and it seemed like most of the fridges and freezers are separate, ours is a half and half and really efficient so I do want to bring it. Also someone mentioned fitted wardrobes- do most rentals come with? If bit we could get a hanging rail I suppose our wardrobe is very bulky and heavy but doesnt have much room really so would be a waste of time bringing. Were looking at booking for a month in a holiday rental in yanchep as we love it up that way and the hubby goes skydiving a bit further north so its helpful to not be too far from that. Any opinions on Yanchep in the summer as we've only been in winter! The other place is Two Rocks, opinions on there? We don't really want to be that far up when I start work, as most of my job opportunities are close to central Perth and I would imagine its a.busy commute for the school run every morning! Sorry for the long post, any further advice would be great!

Thanks, I was going to bring my sturdy le crueset pot that we got as a wedding pressie...13 years ago, I cook in it all the time! We got some cutlery too so wont be leaving that! Are kids bikes expensive, considering buying 2 new ones before we ship as both my girls have outgrown their current ones.

Thanks. This is from the car shipping people. Im not sure how much space we have though except in the car? Would we perhaps have space around the car? We need to move a couple of bikes, toys, books, smaller furniture

Yes I wasnt imagining it....[emoji6] 6. Inner cargo. With shared container shipping you can pack items inside the vehicle as long as they pass quarantine and customs regulations. Note that expensive items may be subject to additional customs duty.

Thanks, yes we've checked iabout shipping the car and our car is as it's an M5 and quite a high spec, we weren't shipping the car to put stuff in, that would be crazy, it's just we were told we can put stuff in there at the same time so it's very useful. We haven't got that much stuff and we have got quotes from 3 different shipping companies so we will just conpare.

Thanks to everyone for your replies and great advice! We just booked our flights!!!! We land on the 4th December [emoji4] Think we are going to ship.our car too so we can stores some stuff inside that. Then the movecube looked great so we just need to figure out how much stuff we want to take. Then we will probably ship out winter clothes and books at a later date. Just got to book accommodation now! I have a second interview for a teaching post on Tuesday so fingers crossed!!

Thanks....yes having a super clear out but my little girl is a bit of a hoarder so I have to do most when shes out!! How about winter/warm clothes...?

Hi all, after lots of thought and waiting for the right time as my husband"s been ill. We have decided to take the leap and are moving over the Perth in December 2018. We're very excited but very scared too! Any advice would be fantastic. We are thinking about using a movecube and just deciding what to bring over and what to leave behind/sell. Did people bring their UK winter clothes? We have stayed in WA during July and August and although the sun was lovely and a lot warmer than the UK, we had heaters on at night and I definitely didnt take enough warmer clothes for my daughters who wore leggings and fleeces every day! Any tips would be great. Also we're considering bringing tumble dryer/ fridge and washing machine. What are people's opinions on that? Did people bring their kids toys etc....mine have a lot of lego! Is it more expensive in WA? Its cost quite a lot to buy it all and they would use it for a few more years as my youngest is 7. So.many questions....sorry! I have posted previously on Perty Poms but it wont currently let me log on for some reason so apologies for posting here instead. Also is anyone is willing to meet up over the Christmas period that would be great too. We are both 42 and our daughters are 10 and 7. I am a teacher and have been accepted into 4 teaching pools so far which is really positive, don't know where we will be based until I get a job but looking at staying in a holiday let for xmas possibly in Yanchep. Debbie

Whoops I meant rear wheel drive....copied and pasted another thread so I could remember what info to put!!

Hi Iron Chef, Just wondering whether it would be worth us bringing our M5 over. Its got lots of extras and immaculate. What do you think? 1. Year of manufacture 2012 2. BMW M5 silver blue metallic 3. 4 door DCT 4. Engine size 4395cc petrol 5. Auto 6. Front wheel drive. 7. 53700 miles 8.lowered suspension, aftermarket exhaust, upgraded stereo system and interior covering. Cream leather seats 9. It has air con/ climate control in rear also 10. Current UK guide price (private sale) £21,000 11. Carsales.com similar m5 with higher milage same year going for $89000 but has dvd screens installed in the back 12. Bmw serviced 13. Extended warranty The car is immaculate (as new). Thanks

Mant thanks for the replies. I'm afraid you misunderstand. Its not that we haven't wanted to come but mental illness is very difficult to deal with as I'm sure you can understand, especially with having young children too, it's inconsistent and debilitating so we haven't been able to make the move before now, despite travelling over to look around schools, make connections for employment and explore different areas. We had arranged to move at the end of the summer term July...but it just hasn't been possible due to my husband's illness and now my father in law being diagnosed with leukemia. I had no illusion of getting a job before I came, I wanted to apply for a job for September, when we would be over there and was incredibly lucky (with a lot of hard work too) to have been offered several positions, despite the schools being aware I was not on the ground yet. One school did offer to wait for me to arrive and I had discussions with my head but it just wasn't possible to end my contract without ramifications. Had my husband been well , we would have grabbed those opportunities with both hands. It's not really to do with hindsight, just circumstances. I appreciate what you are telling me and we will ask an agent's opinion, we just need to know what our options are so we can plan for our family and I was hoping someone could offer some clear advice.