Onmywayhome

Hello, We are relocating to St Ives from Melbourne and are trying to work out which primary school is better for our two girls - St Ives North or St Ives Public. Since we'll be renting the zoning is not an issue - our plan is to choose the school then rent a house within its zone. Our plan is to buy somewhere in St Ives within a year or two (assuming we like it as a suburb!) As far as I can tell SIN is larger but probably has the better academic reputation and lots of extracurricular activities. I think it's also going to have some major renovation soon. SIP appears to be a bit smaller but perhaps has a bit more outdoor space. Aside from band, I can't see many extra activities. Does anyone know anything about either school that they'd be willing to share to help our decision?

Hi all, We are relocating from Melbourne to Sydney soon and are looking for decent movers. We have an entire family home's worth of stuff to move, and doing our own packing is not an option. Has anyone used anyone recently they'd recommend? Thanks!

Hi all, We are relocating from Melbourne to Sydney soon and are looking for decent movers. We have an entire family home's worth of stuff to move, and doing our own packing is not an option. Has anyone used anyone recently they'd recommend? Thanks!

Hi All, We are a couple in our 40s with a 3 and 6 year old considering moving to Brisbane, and would love some ideas about where we might live. I'd work in Fortitude Valley and my husband would work from home. I could manage a commute (train or driving) of up to an hour, and my husband travels a bit so proximity to the airport (under 45 mins) would be nice but not essential. Good schools (public or private if there's not a long waiting list) is a must. Ideally we'd love to be near a beach we can swim at (preferably sand not mud) and other "nice to haves" would be shops/cafes not too far away and walking/cycling/running tracks. I'd also love a village/country type feel, but I've no idea if this is realistic. Somewhere family oriented with a sense of community would be good. A surf beach within an hour or so (or less!) would be also fabulous. Do any such places exist? Thanks!

I've never suffered from hayfever but my husband, who suffered it in spring in the UK, has had it 24/7 since we arrived in Melbourne 4 years ago. Apparently rye grass is his main trigger and it's everywhere in Melbourne. He's on his 3rd round of desensitisation therapy (fortnightly injections) even though for most people, 1 is enough. The allergist says he's one in a million! It would be debilitating were it not for the cortisone spray he has to sniff 4 times a day. The allergist also told us that Melbourne is the allergy capital of the world - something to do with the jetstream or something - and the only real way to solve the problem is to leave this city. If things continue like this, we will!

Hi Dave, thanks for this. Are you sure? Our application is for a spouse visa. I'm wondering, could my CO have something wrong (in which case we'll ask again)?

I think June's out of the question: our CO has told us the quota for this year has been used up, so no more visas will be approved until July :-( We applied in December so we were expecting something any day now and this news has really upset us, not to mention thrown off our plans. So much for 5 - 6 months!