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I used to be a panel beater, many years ago, its a lot of cash, $60k for a panel beater, what type of work is it, what is the company, i will look into it for you....Is it car restoration, or sheetmetal work?

Here's my reply for what it is worth, my 65 peneth.......The first thing you have to do is find some kind of work, not only for what you will get paid, but more importantly how it will make you feel and who you will interact with. You will make contact with people, who will treat you hopefully in a way which makes you feel part of something. This will lift your spirits, without any kind of medication, it will make you feel like you have something to be alive for. What you need to do, is go to Centerlink, and find out what training they will support monetry wise, so you can gain a certificate or license to carry out a role which will get you out the hostel, out into work and give you the freedom to get a place to call home. It may be a security officer, a taxi driver, anything....It will give you a purpose to want to pregress. Once you have your own place, you can maybe look at developing a social life, friends at work, male and female....But you must utilise the support Centerlink offer by way of gaining entry tosome kind of career pattern...Good luck, just remember, you will create your own luck, Black cab..

Not a chance, just wanted a reaction, i would rather stick £10k on a 20 to 1 at Chepstow..............You are right the net is global, and i am poor in cash wise, but happy with what i do not have......cheers for the advice. You are correct......................appologies for coming across as a chancer, i am not.....

Here's an idea, i went to a local garage/trader to day, told him my situation, he said he will/would trade in my old Polo for a newer one (£7k), and backdate the sale date by 12 months, no problem he said......I was quite surprised, i thought all data was held electronically, but he said, just tell the DVLA that i forgot to send off the documents.... Criteria satisfied, helo Oz....

So in a nutshell, if i buy a new car i will get hammered for tax and duties, just not worth the extra costs..................................... If i take my current car, due to satisfying the qualifying period, it would be more cost effective, but i will still pay taxes and import duties. My current car is a £2k VW Polo, what will it cost me all in all to get it over there.... I was going to buy a £5k VW Polo, owned for a week prior to import, what would be a ball park cost increase due to not satisfying the ownership rule... Whats the best time to call you Perth time?

http://www.ato.gov.au/individuals/content.aspx?menuid=0&doc=/content/47151.htm&page=4&H4 Imported vehicles - personal effects All privileged persons are able to import their personal effects, including a vehicle that they have been using in their country of residence or previous posting, into Australia for use during their posting, free of all customs duties, taxes and related charges. Help.....I am thinking of bringing a/my car with me to Australia. I am a UK citizen, i am also a permanent resident of Australia. I have been back in the UK for two years, i have owned my present car for the past 18 months. I can easily qualify for the personal import scheme on my return to Australia as i have never imported a car into Australia and i have owned the vehicle for the qualifying period of more than 12 months. But i am thinking of buying a better newer car to take with me, so i will only have owned the vehicle for a week prior to importing the vehicle into Australia. Can i ask, how much more expensive in costs/taxes will it cost me comparing importing the vehicle owned for more than twelve months to the vehicle i have only owned for a week. I know the personal import scheme is more cost/tax efficient, but how much. I just do not want to buy a new car, only to get hammered for import tax. Thanks

Anyone got any contact details for any taxi drivers working for either the Gold Coast, Yellow, or Black and White Cab firms................. Pref..........email or landline number?

Samsung Galaxy Europa GTI5500 Here's my problem i think? I am running Android 2.1 (Froyo), i think you need to be running Android 2.2 (Froyo) to get Skypre working properly? There is no upgrade for my phone as of yet, i am stuck with 2.1, its just i an call via SKYPE, and people can call me via SKYPE. But my phone will not stop ringing when i answer the call, and i cannot end a call without shutting down my phone.

Had a little play, but my Samsung Galaxy Europa GTI5500 keeps ringing when i answer the phone, and i cannot seem to end the call.................Any tips with setting up these smart phones?

Thanks very much.......... So i plug in my hands free headset, jack pin into the computer, fire up the SKYPE software on the PC, highlight his name in my friends list, press call, he will then press answer on my smartphone, the call is routed via the internet and no call cost to either party........We only pay for the data used over the internet........ If he is on a dongle in Oz PAYG, and i am on a smart phone in the UK unlimited data package, how is the cost of the data shared? I ask if i call him, i am making the call, i am on unlimited data, will i bear all the data useage, or is it shared. I ask because he will be capped to say 4 Gig, if he calls me, will the data useage fall on his account, or who ever talks most uses the most data? Which will be me always being the boss! Thanks for you feedback, much appreciated....

Hi, long story, but my partner is heading off to Australia soon and i will be following ten weeks later. Well that is if he still wants me too? We will need to talk daily, just so i can keep my eye on him...... We have no UK landline, we will have no OZ landline. He will have a PAYG OZ mobile, not a smart phone, just a normal mobile phone, he is old fashioned. I will be based in the UK in the short term, i have a SKYPE account, and the software is downloaded and installed on my Samsung Galaxy smartphone. I have unlimited data useage with Giff Gaff, so no problem there with costs. I have not made any purchases through SKYPE, but i am pretty certain i can recieve calls from other SKYPE users for free. I may have to purchase a SKYPE local number, not sure, anyone help? He will be in Oz, he has a laptop, headphones, and a microphone via headphones. If he downloads the SKYPE software to his laptop, installs it, creates his own account. Buys a data dongle, (Vodafone), then buys a local SKYPE phone number. Will he be able to dial from his laptop in OZ, to my Smartphone in the UK, and only get charged for data useage via the internet, as no phone call charges will be charged; as the call goes direct through the net? Will we both have to buy local SKYPE numbers for this to work? Also can we set this up while we are both in the UK, to make sure it works? Thanks for any help............

No we are looking at both area's, Brisbane CBD, see other thread, and the Gold Coast, this thread. Whichever we choose, we will go together...Just wondering about the Gold Coast, plenty of nursing work, but taxi work worries me, due to the tourist industry. We are also looking for a two bedroom fully furnished town house with full aircon on a quiet complex for circa $450 to $500............

Yep, i have another thread, just below asking the same question about Broadbeach, Benowa, Main Beach. I walked all over Benowa, Broadbeach, Surfers, last time i was there. I did like Benowa, near Southport the taxi office, near the hospital. But what worries me is work for taxi drivers, the tourist industy is not too great at the moment, due to the strong $, so his work will suffer, even though the rent will be $100 aweek less, he will earn $100 more in CBD. Its a tough one really......Any chance of pm'ing me a link to your complex, i have not found many in and around the Gold Coast, they are not well advertised on realestate.com.au...

Fish, brilliant, your info is first class, thanks very much, if we settle in the CBD area i will have to share a beer with you in Union Jacks or the Pig & Whistle? Me, i love and would like CBD, loads of nursing work, i have a very sick relative, so i could join the bank first, just in case i need to return back to the UK, for a month, should he die. A permy job may not give me this luxury? A big problem is furniture, we have none here in the UK, rent full furnished, we may only stay a year, so do not want the hassle of buying and getting rid of furniture. Furnished is so much easier, especially as we are middle aged, so look after the place. Rents in CBD are not as cheap as the Gold Coast, also my partner loves the Gold Coast, but is worried about work as the tourist industry must be taking a hit, so taxi drivers will suffer.....