Angie78

Our 20ft container was £3700, we got a few quotes in, each one telling us they will price match.

Container left last week :biggrin:

Hubby and I did Poland, loved it. The old town is beautiful.

We did the camps etc which was very heart breaking to walk around. You see films and pictures,but when you see it in real life its very emotional.

I think they should send school kids on trips to the camps maybe make them understand a bit more instead off sending them on skiing holidays and Euro Disney.

Hi guys, please bear with me as I'm on my phone and it's totally crap.

I've tried to write this for the last 3 days lol

 

Angie that's great that you're getting organised, I'm still in the same situation I was in a few weeks ago.

The only thing that's changed is the amount of ones going now (they keep changing their minds!) Now I'm gonna have to gut the house completely so we can rent it out...oh the hassle!

 

To the OP sorry can't comment on Brissie but Perth is a pretty quiet place and very family orientated so if you're looking for lots of excitement/citylife I'd give it a miss lol

 

Oh we cancelled our internet pAckage, hence the phone so now all my kids hAve went into mourning lol

Oh you are having a time of it then. So is all the kids going now?? Your head must be turned with it all, I know mine is lol.

Will be glad to be on that plane and just chill. Try and keep in touch :biggrin:

Hi,

We are soon to be ping pong poms :biggrin: We went out in 2007 did 3 yrs, we loved Perth.

Reason for coming back to sunny Belfast was that my dad was unwell, and i decided I wanted to go home so I could be with him and my family. My OH and kids were not to pleased with this, but it was my way or the high way. So home now for 3 yrs and although my dad is well again, I always missed Australia, we never settled back here.

We were lucky enough we got a RRV for another 5 yrs and we are heading back in November. :wink:

Good luck with what you decide.

This will be our last move. We can just about afford this move back. :laugh:

Hey,

 

I'm from Belfast and emigrating to OZ in November this year and have been recommended www.sevenseasworldwide.com/‎

 

Has anyone used this site?

 

My fiancee is Australian and she has been in Belfast four years now but think she's fed up with the weather lol! We are initially moving to Adelaide for a while to live with her parents but need to decide between living in Brisbane or Perth, whats your recommendations?

 

All the best.

Hi bitza1984,

Never heard of them sorry, I am using McGimpsey's in Bangor. Using them for they did a good job for me on my first move to Oz, and they got my stuff when we came back, so using them again, better the devil you know and all that.

We are leaving for Perth in November, we love Perth think it's great, can't comment on the other states sorry.

Good luck with the move.

Let the adventure begin :biggrin:

Well SadieBacon how are you doing????

My furniture leaves on the 7th October, so will be doing indoor camping for a few weeks lol

Time is kicking me in the ass :wub:

Its costing us around £4100 and that's from Heathrow to Perth. On top of this we have to ferry him over from Belfast to the mainland for he is to big to fly from Belfast to London. So that will be more money. I have done all my own paper work and went to my own vets. Plus we just forked out $1200 for his Quarantine. So it going to cost us around £6000. Hubby and I having many arguments about this but he is part of our family, he his Australia born he came back with us from oz to the uk. Its been a very stressful few months, will be glad to get this all over with. The things we do for our pets we must be crazy :wacko:

Yes I have had removals out. Just seeing who will now come in at the right price. I have finish all my wine now unto the Gin lol:eek: Just found out that dog will now be flying out 2 weeks before us, so now i need to try and get a long term rental like ASAP when we arrive. So first few days of landing in sunny Perth I will be driving around like a mad woman trying to get a long term let before big boy gets set free from doggy prison lol. OHHHHHHHHHHHH the stress :arghh:why I am doing this all over again lol. Sadie you will be well settled by the time I get over. Chilling with a nice bottle of wine. Oh and well done with the smoking, times like this I miss my smokes ( off them 4 yrs).

Yep cheaper from Dublin for 3 adults and 1 child it was £1800. Wish the dog was costing that much lol. Anyway I all over with my sentences see how my head is pickled :chatterbox:

Lol I could do with a fairygod mother. You are a brave lady leaving kids in charge of the house :huh: lol.

No never stayed down at the Atrium in Mandurah. I go to bed with a list of things dream of a list of things and wake up with a list of things lol.

So you are all set to leave very soon then? Maybe see you on the other side very soon :biggrin:

Hi Angie..We have priced tickets also from Dublin and as you say it really is alot cheaper!!

Haven't sorted a rental yet, did you? And whereabouts if you did?

You've gave me a wee boost now...your excitement's catching lol

Yep we just got a wee holiday let in Clarkson for 4 weeks. Hopefully we can arrange a long term rental within them 4 weeks, really looking at going SOR this time round.

Still need to sort removals out, and daughter still trying with her driving hopefully fingers crossed she will get a test soon. I have really itching feet now, i just want to pack up and go now. I am not one for waiting lol. :biggrin:

Thats great thanks Angie can I ask the name of the place and how much they charged? I couldnt see any NI places on the IMMI website.

 

Thanks

Maybe they not doing it any more, it was a few years back surely there is a place up North that can do it, instead of going over to England or Dublin. Like i said it was in Downpatrick hospital we got our xrays done then we seen a Private Doctor for the rest and it was all done on the same day. We ping ponging back so we lucky not to have to do that all again. Hopefully you can get sorted.

Hi everyone...haven't been on for awhile, work has taken over my life at the minute!

Just wondering how you're all getting on and has anyone got any further with their big move???

We seem to have been stuck in a rut this last while but have decided in August that it's all systems go...need a kick up the a**e really............

So lets hear your latest and hopefully it'll inspire me to pull my finger out!!

Hey SadieBacon, good to see you are well. We are leaving 10th November. We got a really good price on tickets flying out from Dublin, a hell of a lot cheaper than flying from Belfast.

I cant believe how quick its going in. My head is spinning with trying to get everything sorted, Dog,furniture etc etc, have you sorted out a short term rental yet?

Hey Guys, Sorry for hijacking this thread but I have a quick question for you guys that have already got the visa. We are just waiting on getting the skills assessment back then will be applying for the visa (all being well!) Was wondering where did you go for your medicals? I know there is no where in northern Ireland so did you just go down south or did you have to go over to the mainland?

 

Thanks

Hi Blazingmonkey we got our medicals done in Downpatrick.

Yes you can I am bringing all my electrical goods

Hi oz2014,

This is my second time doing this, first time I did bring furniture out with me but also left a lot of stuff too. So this time round I am bringing everything with me. Stocking up at the min with new bedding ( expensive in oz ) and kids clothes etc.

You will love it its a whole new adventure :biggrin:

I would love this to be true. When I seen that someone else posted that its reopening on the 17th June, I also got chatting to someone from Eastern Creek, told me no its not and that my dog will still need to go to Sydney, we are heading out in November Would make his travels alot better for him if it did open up again, but i dont think it is.

We booked ours online One way from Dublin - Perth £1750 for 4 of us, thats with BA & Qantas. Flying out in November

Hi,

We moved to Australia in 2007-2010 with a PRV then we returned to the UK. Our PRV ran out last July. We applied for a RRV a few months back and we were granted another 5 yrs. We are heading out again this October, for good this time

You will get a RRV if you lived in Australia for 2 yrs or more but have not been back in the UK for 3 or more.

Good luck hope you get sorted

WOW ! thats a Big baby Angie! LOL He has such beautiful soulful eyes, bet they are hard to say NO to. :wink: x

He is a big baby he just wants cuddles all the time. People look at him and are scared, but he would be the first one to lie at your feet for a belly rub lol

Dogtainers were great. Petair actually arranged everything with Dogtainers for me. I was originally looking at arranging their interstate flight myself but as Petair asked me if I would like a quote from Dogtainers, I thought, why not. It turned out this was the right thing to do as one of my dogs is a big dog and as you may or may not be aware there is a limit to the size of crates that the interstate flights can accept. Errol to the rescue!! The big dog was measured & it was decided that the largest crate accepted by the airline would be large enough and both dogs would be able to fly , one in a dogtainers large crate & one in its original crate manufactured by Petair. I communicated with Errol via Email & he confirmed all the flight details & sent information on where to collect the dogs from. He also phoned me once the dogs were lodged on their flight & told me they were looking well & healthy which was very reassuring & raised his concern that they had no collars or leads with them! I was able to assure him that I had their collars & leads so he did'nt need to worry. Dogtainers have offices throughout Australia so I did not have to worry about returning the large crate, they collected it themselves from AAE. I sent Errol a photo of my 2 dogs & abit of general info about them before they were collected from quarantine so that Dogtainers had abit of background info & again Errol sent me an email thanking me for the information. If I ever have to move interstate & driving is not an option, I would not hestitate to use Dogtainers again. Hope this helps, anymore questions I am happy to help!

I also have a big dog, we cant fly him from Belfast to Heathrow because of this. Same with flying him from Sydney to Perth. Bob with Petair is brill, he was able to give me a quote to get him picked up from house (Belfast) spend the night in London, then he will fly out to Sydney, plus he has arrange for my big boy to fly from Sydney to Perth. Just trying to sort our dates out so we can give the go ahead to Bob. This is so stressful I worry more about my dog than anything else.

Sent a email of to them, for our big boy is due to fly out in October. This is what i got back.

Thank you for your email.

DAFF is unable to give a date that the Byford Post Entry Quarantine Facility will resume accommodating animals, as the decisions for post 31 May 2013 are currently being determined.

Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have further questions, our contact details are listed below.

Still not looking good. I have been told by alot of people that it will not reopen at all

Hopefully moving over October for us. Not sure where we going to stay when we first arrive Had a look on net at some holiday rentals and yes very expensive. Just so much to do and with us taking the dog we have so much to do to get him sorted.

Think I will need a hair colour in before the big move, for I am sure by the time we ready to go i will have a few greys haha

Thats what we did for her 17th birthday we got her 30 lessons. Fingers crossed she passes before we leave.

We live just outside Newtownards. Have you got a date for moving? Yes i have notice when you start to save everything pops up, school trips etc.

Sold my car last week so that went into the Australia fund, will sell hubbys car nearer the time. Now that we have made the decision to go back to Perth, I feel really unsettled here, i just want to pack up and go now, if only it was that easy lol.

HI SadieBacon,

yes dad is doing great now

Kids are looking forward to going back, my eldest is 17 so she is trying to get her driving test over her before leaving.

Youngest one is 9 one minute she is excited next she says she does not want to go back, but i know she will fit back in just fine.

That quote was from Pickfords. I have someone from IrishRelo coming out on thursday to give me a quote.

Saving are belt is sooooo tight we near choking lol, but its worth it