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Thanks snifter. Was just hoping someone on the forum who's been through the process might drop a quick line in response, to save me having to find time to make phone calls at work. There's so much to organise between now and emigrating, and this forum is usually a godsend. Fingers crossed someone still might...

Following on from threads on this site, we'll be arranging our insurance via LP or IYM, rather than through our shipping company. In this case, will it cost us more to insure if we self-pack? And how detailed will our inventory need to be - do we need to list literally every book and plate? Any advice appreciated!

Thanks MrsPOB, that's good to remember. Another thing added to the list!

Thanks very much wolvesaussie, that's brilliant, sounds very straighforward.

Hi all. Getting quotes next week for our move from the UK to Oz. I'm a bit confused about the logistics of storing our belongings once they arrive in Melbourne. We'll be staying with my parents for a bit, so we'll need to arrange storage until we get our own place - if the shipment arrival dates are approximate, how does this work? Will we just have to arrange storage and start paying potentially before our container arrives? And do we need to arrange the storage right now so that we have a 'ship to' address to give the shipping company, or can I just use my parents' address and change it later (the storage place we want to use is about 10 mins drive from them)? Any advice really appreciated.

Thank you all! Having a copy of the grant on us seems eminently sensible. Will do. Thanks again.

Just that really. Husband moving to Oz on his Partner 309. No label necessary for Oz, but the information form says to be aware of any transit country's visa label requirements. Will Singapore be ok with his one way ticket to Oz? Thank you for any advice!

Thanks so much for that information, Scottydog. John Mason have said they will require us to allow them to construct a wooden case around the hard case for extra protection, as that will probably be required by their insurance. But we intend to buy our insurance separately, so your technique sounds more than adequate. Thanks again.

Any suggestions? Would it be safe in its hard case in our shipping container? We've got a lot of stuff to take with us on the plane to tide us over until our container arrives (husband has double baggage allowance from Singapore Air), so would rather not use up the allowance with the guitar... Any advice appreciated!

Thank you, KirstyLP, that makes sense. The subcontractors Doree Bonner uses in my area are literally down the road from our house, so I'll at least get them round to quote and see how they are. Thanks for your reply.

Dear All My husband and I are just getting around to seeking quotes for our move from the UK to Melbourne in late December. I've been poring over past threads regarding reputable companies, and seem to have come upon a common theme: don't use companies which subcontract, as they're staffed by badly-paid workers who don't care much for their job. My question is: should I bother to get a quote from Doree Bonner, considering that I'm in the South East, and they use subcontractors in my area? I know they're one of the 'top' companies, so I was a bit surprised to see that they don't have their 'own' branch in my region. Any advice would be much appreciated. I've currently got John Masons and Crown Relocation at the top of my list, and am going to check out Global Moving Systems too. Thanks!

Hi All! Thanks for your replies. He was thinking about $60 - 65 an hour, so that's good to hear.

Thanks wolvesaussie and milliem. He can tutor primary, secondary and tertiary level students. As for the teaching of two specialisms, he had to do that in the state system here in the UK, and didn't like it. It's one of the reasons he now teaches in a private school. I've noticed that private schools in Oz, like in the UK, are less likely to require teaching of multiple subjects (which makes sense, he spent 10 years at uni developing expertise in mathematics, not science, so is a great and effective maths teacher, not so keen on the science!) Expert subject knowledge is absolutely critical to effective teaching. I'm sure that one of the reasons the UK has plummeted down the OECD rankings in educational achievement is the fact that in state schools here many teachers are not graduates in their teaching subject. It would be very sad if Oz went the same way, especially in critical subjects like maths and science.

Dear All My husband is a maths teacher (secondary, but has postgrad quals in both Engineering and Industrial Maths, so has tutored tertiary level as well). We're moving to Melbourne Dec 2013/ Jan 2014. Does anyone on here know the going rate for maths tutoring? I've posted in the education forum as well. Thank you!

Hi All I'm going to post this in careers too, but just wanted to ask any Melbourne parents who might be on the board: what is the going rate for a maths tutor? Husband is a secondary maths teacher, and we're moving to Melbourne in early 2014. Does anyone on here know? Thank you!