Katerina

Hi there, we are moving to GC soon and we are looking for a decent, affordable place to live -safe family friendly with good school for our 2 boys 3&5 (Kindy & Prep) I like the look of Ormeau and like the location-easy to get to Brisbane and not that far to GC .I had a look at the Norfolk Village school and it looks good with decent NAPLAN results. With the kids in school Mon-Fri we are happy to live the "quiet" life during the week and hit GC and Brissie at the weekends, my main concern is ,is it just too quiet? I would appreciate to hear from anyone who is living there at the moment. We live 600km north of Brisbane at the moment in a small town and absolutely hate it, so don`t want to go from bad to bad... We are on PR and our 2 years in regional QLD are up soon so just want to make the right decision Thanks Katerina

Hi there,we have been living in Boyne Island for 2 years. Clinton is not bad,Clinton primary is a good school I prefer living in Boyne/Tannum closer to the beach and if I am brutally honest I hate Gladstone it`s very ugly and industrial... We can`t wait to get out of here.. There is nothing to do in this town,beach is always dirty (too close to the harbour-heaps of dead animals on the beach..) lot of parks but not shaded so can`t use them in the summer...bike trails are ok,1 very expensive cinema, no indoor play centre, swimming pool is ok,they just built a kids water playground in there I am not being negative just saying as it is,I know I would have preferred to know the truth... on a positive side the rents have come down a lot and there are lot of new houses around.. check out the Little creek estate(close to Clinton) or Hill Close Don`t hesitate to ask any questions,I will answer them honestly but be ready for a MAJOR cultural shock if you come here:nah:

Congrats!!!:cool:

14/9 sorry

Bumping this up for Xenium

Thanks Jonathan, think we had a CO for a week, but not sure, they didn't request any additional information. Think about going after Easter

The best news EVER!! GOT our VISA just now :biggrin:

Perth is at 12/12!!! sorry to hear that Jonathan, have no idea why , what explanation did your agent give you? Can you still lodge your application DRC?

Hi guys, just got the updates, don't think it's accurate , people who lodged after the dates shown here got their visas already but here it is : Parramatta Centre of Excellence (COE) ENS cases which were received on 1 July 2011. Parramatta Centre of Excellence (COE) RSMS cases which were received on 29 August 2011. Melbourne Centre of Excellence (COE) ENS cases which were received on 1 September 2011. Melbourne Centre of Excellence (COE) RSMS cases which were received on 1 August 2011.

Hi Sophie, I am sure everyone is happy for you they will get use to it and you will be fine:biggrin: i left my home country 10 years ago and we settled down in few months, this bit is easier for us as we have no family around us, depending on each other for a long time:) good luck and keep in touch:)

What are the changes KLSANDHU? Suppose they will apply to applications lodged after the 8th of March?

Welcome Jonathan, Some of the guys in here are waiting for their nomination approval over 6 months so it's not unusual. Ours non DrC was approved in 2 months.

Thanks SophieAnn! Have you booked your flights ?

Great news SophieAnn!!!! Enjoy the moment:cool:

Hi sambo, my application was non DRC so I am sorry I can't help you as I don't know much about DRC applications . Regards Katerina

Great news undertaker88!!!!!Congratulations:)

Woow that's a long journey for you too:( this has been the most stressful year of my life, and it's not over yet.. I am back to checking my emails at 4 a.m.!!Hope it won't be too much longer, stress is not good for our health:animal-pig:

Hi BLB I am delighted for you!!!fingers crossed it won't take long:wink: Where did you lodge your application? It may give an idea to others about processing times:)

My MA requested an update 2 weeks ago , one of the supervisor emailed her saying that our application will be with CO the following week-that would have been last week- and we haven't heard anything since then.. MA is on the way to Dublin for the Working abroad expo and said that she will email that supervisor again on Wed.. My husband got the Job on the 20th of April 2 0 1 1 !!!!!!:mad:

Hi SophieAnn, how did you find out that you have CO? Did they email you just to let you know they've got your case or they ask for extra info? Hope someone has some positive news SOON :wub:

Hi guys, any news or updates?? we still don't know if we have CO or not, MA will email the supervisor on Wed again.. I am Soooo stressed and fed up:(

honestly i don`t know how we`ve made it so far..lodged in september!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and still waiting,my husband got the job in april last year..some patience the aussie employers must have good luck

I know what you mean about the DRC BLB I am mad at myself for not doing that!!:mad: Too late now, we just have to be patient , my 3 year old asks me every day when are we going to Oz and his favourite bedtime book is Australia travel guide! Good luck :-)

Great news CONGRATULATIONS!!!!