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Hi i've pm'd you. Hope to hear from u soon x

Sorry, maybe i misread the posts. I didn't hear him asking for money. I wouldn't send money to any1 that i didn't know personally. Also having children, i wouldn't invite any1 into my house....But if sending someone some supernoodles & dogmeat were to be my biggest loss, then guess what?? I could swallow that....If he is in the same situation later on and has declined the help that has been offered then maybe we do have the right to judge....but until then lets be as supportive as we can or move on to another post that we ARE interested in....

When we were in WA in October, we came across a family who had had a really tough time where they were down to their last dollar and had no job either. They had a little 8 year old girl to worry about. They were temporary residents and told me that if they had been permanent residents that they would have received help. Is this because they had a child? Or was she mis-informed? Not that we are intending to be on benefits as i'm sure dis scot didn't either, it is a kind of safety net incase you end up in this situation. No one knows whats around the corner. Im not in WA until Sep so i can't help but i'm so humbled to know that there are people like you guys out there helping those who need it.

hi Gypsy, i am going in Sep, and after looking around we have decided to go with Lets-perth. They are as reasonable as you are going to get and they have some decent looking properties. We have rented 2 months with them and decided to rent a car for the same period through them as well. Hope you get something. It's a worry eh!

Hi, we are going at the end of the year too. Just the 3 of us as the teenagers are not coming:frown:. We are not too sure where we are going to settle yet. Hubby liked down south (mandurah area) and i was thinking more of Joondalup area lol. Who knows where we'll end up. Be nice to catch up with others that are going to be in the same boat regardless where we are tho. ​

Hi there toothpixie, We've been to Coolum many times as we have family in Qld. Just along the road from you (bus service ok) is the Sunshine Coast Plaza which is in Maroochydore, i know there's a medicare office in there. We are emigrating to WA in Sep/Nov as it was easier to get our visas this way, but the sunshine coast is lovely and there are lots of things to do and see. I'm sure you'll love it. ​

Hi there, we were looking for advice on wether to bring our car or not. It is worth it to ship it over, but we don't know how much we'll have to pay at the other end. The car is a Mazda 6 (2007) with 36500 miles on the clock. Anyone know approximately how much it'd be worth in Oz and the tax/duty we'd have to pay on it?

Thanks everyone for your points of view. I keep yo-yoing back and forward, BUT, today he was getting his haircut and the groomer had to put him in an open pen, like a kids playpen, for a few minutes, and he was yelping and ripping the newspaper that was on the floor. He hates being cooped up. Think thats made up my mind. You are right, it is harder for us than it will be for him and i just needed to get others to verify that for me. Just the past few months he has started to hate being in the car if i drive more than 40mph which never used to bother him before, so i suppose thats another issue. I want to take him for selfish reasons, so as long as i know he won't pine for us,which he didn't do when we did our reccie for 4 weeks, then i think it'd be in his best interest to stay wi his gran:sad:. Thanks again everyone.

Hi there, we or should i say "I" am in a bit of an emotional mess. My hubby says thats it's better 2 leave our 13 year old furry baby behind as he'd stay with his gran and be happy and not be stressed out with the whole flight and being in quarantine for 1 month. Whereas my vet reckons that my boy is fit and healthy and isn't like a 13 year old. I can't cope with the thought of leaving him behind (although he loves his gran and will be spoilt). I also couldn't live with myself if he didn't make the journey. Has anyone left their 13 year old dog at home and if so how is he coping without you? I know it sounds silly but in my mind he'll be wondering where i've gone. HELP!

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We are emigrating at the end of the year and were wondering wether anyone would be interested in a house swap? We have a 5 bedroom, 3 bathroom (2 en-suite), large kitchen/dining/living area, living room with balcony and seperate office adjoining the house. We are situated at the foot of the hills 12 miles from stirling. We are central to glasgow and edinburgh with excellent public transport at the bottom of the road. The town that we live in has all amenities from baker - butcher to hairdressers and doctors. In fact anything that you would need. We would need at least 3 bedrooms, preferably 4 and are hoping for sep/oct but are really quite flexible. If anyone is interested in a swap for at least 6 months then please get in touch.

I did think of that too, however, that tends to be the way that house swapping works BUT we are not bound by any rules and are flexible to what suits the other party too. I'd prefer it myself if we did it the way you are suggesting but don't know how it'd work.

We are emigrating to WA at the end of the year, and were hoping to house swap. If anyone is interested in a 5 bedroom, 3 bathroom (2 en-suite), large kitchen/dining/living area and seperate living room with a balcony, situated at the foot of the hills, 12 miles from Stirling, then please get in touch. We were hoping to do this for a year but are pretty flexible, although it would have to be a minimum of 6 months. We would also be willing to rent the property.

Hi Jules, A family member from QLD has house swapped back home a couple of times and thats where we got the idea from. We would have to take a big drop if we sold our house here at the moment, so it makes sense to hold onto it. The way it works is that you just continue to pay your mortgage and they pay theirs, as they would have to anyway. Same as bills and council tax. As we haven't joined a house swapping site, we could be flexible and do what suits both parties. When are you moving back? How long have you been there? Can i ask why you aren't happy in WA?

Hi, I was going to say exactly the same as Parleycross. I personally think the grass is always greener on the other side. Maybe you do just need a change and i hope it works out for you, but don't expect it to be what it was even 10 years ago back home. We are actually just in the progress of emigrating (at the end of the year) although i did live in Oz when i was 17 and returned home when i was 20 ( im now 38). You have the best of both worlds, you will now have dual nationality i assume, so if it doesn't work out you can always go back. If you are happy back home, then thats what its all about.

Hi. We are emigrating to WA at the end of the year. We were hoping to house swap for a year and have been on various sites, but they are not filling me with much hope. If anyone is homesick and thinking of coming back home for a while, would you be interested in a 5 bedroom 3 bathroom (2 en-suite) house with adjoining office, at the foot of the hills, near Stirling, Scotland??? We would require a 3/4 bedroom house. Get in touch if it's something you'd consider or we'll just have to rent our house and rent in WA ourselves.

Thanks for that guys. I think you are right Bob, i think i'll progress as though he is coming and make the final decision 2 months before. Good point Galahad, it is the rest of his life that matters!! I wish i could sit in the trunk with him lol

Hi. My concern about my dog is not the time spent in quarantine but the flight itself. My dog (13) hates it when i even go 50mph in the car with him in it although it never used to bother him. If he's not allowed anything to calm him i don't know if he would manage the flight. He gets stuff from the vet to calm him down when guy fawkes is coming as he also hates the noise of the fireworks, how would he manage the noise of the aircraft engine on his own? It would be heartbreaking to leave him but i worry he wouldn't manage the flight. Whats your advice????

We are coming over in October to activate our visas, with the intention of permanently moving next year. We are also Scottish and have a 7 year old son, and the thing that slightly concerns me is our accent lol. I worry that when my son starts school the other kids won't be able to understand him. I was in Queensland when I was 17 and I found that the Ozzies found it hard to understand me unless I spoke very slowly and politely. Coming from Alness i'm sure you'll have a stronger accent than mine, how has your wee boy found it?

Thats us sorted! We got 5 nights in Moolloola on the Sunset Coast and are in the middle of booking somewhere in Mandurah for 7 nights, both are very reasonable. I'm not going to book anything for the rest of our stay, as we are going to play it by ear and see which part we prefer. I want to go down to Margaret River too. I'm getting excited now, won't be long:cool:

Hi, we are having the same problem. We are coming 27th October and we are finding if almost impossible to find anything thats reasonable, looks half ok and thats available. I haven't tried stay west apartments though so i'll have a wee look there. Hope you've got something by now. I'll keep trying.