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  1. 2 hours ago, Dean0703 said:

    So you may know the answer to this - what do the nominating state where you are for the two years do to make sure you're behaving and complying within the terms of the visa?

    We had/have a 190 with VIC - they email every three - six months or so with a questionnaire which takes about  2 minutes to fill in, where are you living/are you working in your nominated profession etc etc 

    It wasn't an issue for us as i was working in my nominated profession and living in vic anyway. - I got the impression it was more for their stats than confirming compliance, but as Marisa says, it may well have have changed - we met our obligation in 2017, so things may have tightened up since then

     

  2. 17 hours ago, Becontree Boy said:

    Labour is giving voters a choice:  back a renegotiated brexit which orotects the interests of working people or remain in the EU.  A 'hard brexit' would do great damage to the economy.

    What do you not like about Jeremy Corbyn?

    Because he doesnt keep his promises... remember back to 2016...

    "Jeremy Corbyn has insisted that Labour will not stand in the way of Brexit amid fresh attacks on his “lukewarm” campaigning before the referendum. The Labour leader ruled out support for a second referendum on the terms of Britain’s withdrawal, adding: “You have to respect the decision people made.”"  Guardian Article

    so, when did he enact the above?

     

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  3. HI Vickie

    Yep - fill up any gaps you can - the price (when we did it) was for the cube rather than by amount/weight. i had some stuff in boxes, other stuff just bubble wrapped or plastic wrapped. 

    Yes to using your own boxes, whatever you have. It helps with stacking if they are all roughly the same size, but thats more for your sanity than anything else,

    My mountain bike, i stripped down, took the pedals, wheels and handle bars off.. the frame, handlebars and pedals went in a bike box that a mate had from a new purchase and then the wheels were wrapped in plastic wrap and thrown in as is.... I thoroughly cleaned with Jeyes fluid, but it appeared that customs never even looked at them as it was all wrapped up as i had left it.

    other tips - number the boxes to match the list, that helps you went you unpack rather than having to work out whats in there, and directs customs a bit more easily if needed.

    try and keep the heavy stuff in the middle of the cube so that its not overloaded at either end...

    keep the stuff that may be of interest to customs - bikes, Christmas decorations, tools etc near the front, so they dont have to pull the lot out if they want to take a look.

     

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  4. 17 hours ago, Quoll said:

    When you say "a lot more stuff" did you bring furniture and the like? We don't have any (apart from maybe the tumble dryer if it'll fit). My DH is more worried about the weight limit as his stuff - books and tools - weigh  heavy  but the Dyson will definitely be in there!!! There's probably not going to be much difference in price between the medium and the large I guess. 

    The other question I was going to ask - how long before leaving did you guys book the move cube? We are in the confused position  of not knowing when we will be leaving other than the protected exchange rate on the house and completion will be?? After that. 

    Sort of

    Large double door fridge freezer, bike, TV, kids toys wrapped up in 2 of those IKEA 2x2 storage (kallax??) units, that was the bulk of the big stuff, plus a toolbox, socket set, drills, boxes of cables, a computer server, plus boxes of crockery, clothes, kitchen appliances - even brought my pizza stones!!

    edit - just checked the old spreadsheet, also took a small kitchen table and 4x chairs that we still have...

     

    our movecube day was 17th July, we left the UK on 25th August and it arrived at our aussie house on 23rd Sept.

     

    https://www.pomsinoz.com/topic/175186-movecube-ala-tetris/

  5. we had the large, and dont regret it, but then from the sounds of it we took a lot more 'stuff'

    Certainly throw in anything that you currently have , but think of buying when you get here.

    Any tools (power or hand) would be worth keeping.... as long as they are thoroughly cleaned..

    I am gutted i didn't bring my workbench vice and the dyson.

  6. 17 hours ago, Marisawright said:

    It is by choice, but I think we're all so used to our lifestyle that for younger people, it doesn't feel like a choice.

    And i think this is the crux of it.

    Even my generation - mid 40's can't get out of it - its still keeping up with the neighbours. When i look at what some of my mates and their families spend their money on, i despair.

    New cars every couple of years, 2odd interstate holidays a year, plus a trip to bali thrown in, multiple TV's, games consoles etc etc etc etc etc etc

    I could take a good look at myself if i really wanted to and see a lot of poor choices and wasted money on things i didnt need, but i like to think i am reasonably sensible with money

    I bought my 2007 commodore for $8000 when we arrived, and yes its crap and i would love a brand new one, but i cant afford it.. so i have to wait or make different choices

    maybe  i am just tight.

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  7. I guess some of the perception that we are worse off is that we are spending more of our income on non grocery items...

    more on houses, cars, schools, entertainment, technology, toys etc etc etc

    so although a bag of tea is 'cheaper' in real terms, we generally have less of a percentage of the household budget available for day to day items

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  8. You should be fine.

    The key is being able to provide proof of income, a work contract and bank statements will be fine, some form of id will also be needed, a driving licence is ideal but otherwise your passport and visa - the agent wants to know that they aren't taking out a 12 month lease with a tourist who can only stay 3 moths and not work to cover the rent. 

    whereabouts in Melbourne are you looking?

     

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  9. There have been a few threads over the years around AS.

    This was one i was involved with.

    From my view - i never had any problems but was only on NSAID's at the time - good advice above, get an informed view from an agent .

  10. There are literally hundreds of 3 beds in your budget across the mornington peninsula, so that shouldn't be a problem.

    the train line (currently) terminates in Frankston, and the express takes 50minutes into flinders street in rush hour. I live in Langwarrin and it takes me an hour to commute into the CBD roughly.

    If i was living further down the bay, i wouldn't go much further than mount martha if i needed to commute. However as a teacher, i assume that this is less of an issue for you as you (in theory) work anywhere!??! - unless you have a work location already lined up?

    The only big thing missing from your list appears to be transport costs - Car, bus etc etc, especially as you go further down the bay, transport options become less and therefore more expensive.

    plus school fees - even state schools have camp fees, levies etc that can add up

     

  11. 45 minutes gives you a pretty wide search area....you might need to iron out some more specifics - close to beach? shops etc, access to the city??

    You can plug figures in here and get an idea (although i take some of the commute times to the closer to the city with a pinch of salt) - i've based it on 30 mins at 7:20am.

    https://app.traveltimeplatform.com/search/0_lng=145.12202&0_mode=driving&0_time=d1554844881597&0_title=Dixon Street%2C Clayton%2C VI%2C Australia&0_lat=-37.91912

    its a pretty wide area - what else is important, budget can be a limiting factor as well.

    you can search on realestate.com.au and look at the map based on budget to give you pointers as well...

     

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