Nealmason1986

Most jobs like accounting are advertised on seek. Its purely due to the nature of the job. However saying that stats show that 70 percent of jobs are not advertised. Try cold calling through the yellow pages. Bet there is a job there which they have not got around to advertising.

Sorry that's what I have. 50 a month for basic package and sport. I just wanted sport but apparently that's not possible

I have foxtel go on my computer so I just stream most of it through my TV. I am in waramanga. I would love to meet up for some football. Defo CL final.

I meant move anywhere in Australia. That's interesting news. Thanks

Thanks for the answers guys. That's cleared a few questions up. So am I understanding this right that our 2 years in canberra is only tied to a moral agreement and not a contractual? So I can really move anywhere in the act and Don't have to wait 2 years?

My visa has a date of 2018 at which point I need to get citizenship.

I think I have confused myself. After 2 years my restrictions on which state I can live in are removed. As far as I am concerned I am pr as I have been accepted into pr positions and my visa is permanent. I have just worded my initial comment wrong. On a 190 state sponsored is my obligation a moral one or a contractual one.

We got ours 6 months ago and we got it in almost a month. That's was for the act though.

Thanks Blossom I am on a 190 state sponsored visa. I thought i did have a PR actually. Is a 190 permanent and is my obligation to the ACT just moral?

I know this is a bit of an odd question. We have moved to canberra ACT on a state sponsored visa for my partners career. We love the ACT and both have good jobs and have been here 8 months however i have a possible employment option in WA which is a little hard to turn down. I know i am supposed to stay in the ACT for 2 years as part of my visa but this job opportunity is hard to turn down. I absolutely love the ACT and had no intentions of moving away but i suppose the road in front of us can change and sometimes quickly. What would happen if i left the ACT and would the government/ACT know if i moved to WA for my remaining 16 month of my state sponsorship? After that i can get my PR and its happy days

We used serviced apartments in the city. But a good place to look is gumtree for short term lets. I am on the south side because i love it down here but i love some parts of belconnen as long as its not near the students.

If in future people have problems with jobs i might be able to help a little as i work in employment (not recruitment) and i have an idea of some vacancies around the ACT

I am a bolton fan but i love watching the EPL (seeing as we are struggling in the championship). I am well up for watching football in a pub over a beer. I heard some scousers own a pub in kingston.

I nearly went private and got sprintman to do a vehicle check but i found a nearly new Holden - Cruze CDX at a dealer and its almost immaculate. If i was buying private i would defo get a check done and also pay $30 dollars for a check to see if its been in a crash/stolen/HPI.

I was thinking about this the other day as another pom suggested looking for a bulk bill doctor. After reading this post and doing some research i think i will go for a co-contribution now. I got peed off in the UK with seeing below standard international doctors who dont have time of energy to correctly diagnose you and find the solution to your problem. I dont want that. I dont want to my doctor missing sometimes because he doesn't have a jar of glue. $50 dollars is peanuts in the grand scheme of things. A family of 4 can probably run up $50 in MacDonald and lets be honest, what's more important?

I worked in Ramsbottom. I have no doubt I have bumped into you at some point.

Broadband and contents done. So as a tenant all I need now is foxtel for soccer lol. Thanks for all the help.

Right i have managed to speak with actew. Apparently i dont pay for water and i have now got an electricity account. Its tough luck on the water temp as its the same temp for the whole block of townhouses. I dont suppose anyone can answer another question for someone renting. So now i know about water and elec what else do i need to do? Council tax? Rates? What else is involved in the ACT when renting a house? Thanks Guys

Thanks rammy girl. I have asked the letting agencies these questions but I am yet to get a response regarding the water. I am sure I will get there. I asked the question of who pays the water charges. Hopefully it's not all me. Rammy girl - on another note can I ask why you picked rammygirl as a username? Its not because your from Ramsbottom in England is it?

Thanks for the help guys. When you rent you can still chose who you use. It's nothing to do with the landlord when you have a tenancy agreement. Signed up to now. Still not sure if I have gas or not though. I am making this enquiry. I wanna know how to control the incoming water temp as it's to hot and causing problems with the temp.

Hi guys, We are finally in our rental accommodation. I need to start looking into setting up water and electric. Which companies to people recommend. I would normally price comparison in the UK but i can seem to find that facility here in the ACT. Which company do i contact for water (is there only 1 for the area like in the UK or is their a choice). I presume most places dont have gas? I am in a new build town house and i cant even find the water heater. The water is way to hot and i want to turn it down to save on electric. Any advice would be great. Thanks. Neal

I opened an account with NAB online before i came. We were given a emigration speciaist at the bank called lucinda shields. Shes been amazing with us. Sat down with us, explained the way things words and set us up savings and joint accounts in minutes. Gave us local information on comparison sites etc. I went in the bank for a couple of bank cheque for the accommodation and for a car and she waved the fees for the bank cheques which was nice. When i send her an email with new addresses and tax numbers she has always been really nice and quick with replies. NAB have loads of ATM's and you can also use Redi machines free of charge as well so its easy to get your cash.

We tried a few meet up groups and they were not really for us. The pommy meet up group had 2 poms in. Me and my Girlfriend. the other 20 were other nationalities and it was very cliquey. They were just not interested in welcoming new people into the circle. lol I would like to meet people from this forum though. We have met some lovely locals since arriving so we are doing well with integrating. Just want some pommy mates to discuss stuff with and talk about home and soccer etc. I still want aussie mates as well.

Yeah we need to pre plan another catch up. I met with another Pom from this forum last week. Really nice guy. He is a hairdresser in Kingston now. Has only been here a few weeks. I think we should all meet up and have some drinks and maybe a BBQ somewhere. Sunniecat - I would love to play football again but i dont have the legs for an 11 a-side game now. I love 5 a-side though but i have not noticed any proper 5 a-side pitches in canberra. Just indoor. Thanks for the advice though. I am not a cricket man but i used to play rugby league until i started to get to many injuries. We should try an arrange a meet up soon and give people a few weeks notice to make sure they are free.

I miss traffic lights that change regularly. I have only been driving a few weeks and i am constantly frustrated by the lack of traffic flow. One red light changes and you drive 10 meters and hit another red lights. Wait 4 minutes and hit another red light. It took me about 15 minutes to get around 2 corners yesterday. But thats my only complaint about canberra in the 6 weeks i have been here. Actually i lie. Aussies make shite scones as well! Other then that i love it here lol.