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Where on earth did you go that charges that much for parking lol?

It’s people doing things like this that is causing the rules to be continuously tightened so it is getting harder and harder for people who are playing by the rules. It makes me very angry.

The PM was interviewed on the news this morning and he stated that immediate family is husband, wife and their children. He explicitly ruled out parents as being part of the family in this instance. He stated that extended family (parents) would be considered at a later unspecified date.

These are from around my property and the local area. The areal photo isn’t mine though. I love where I live.

These are Spring and Autumn photos from around Canberra mostly. I didn’t take them though.

Not sure if you know but Qantas is refuelling it’s Sydney to London flights in Darwin now instead of Singapore. Flying with Qantas would remove the chance of your parents getting stuck in a transit country if they decide going home is the best option. I just flew long haul with Qantas getting back to Oz when borders started closing etc and they were wonderfully helpful. They didn’t even charge us to change our non flexible fares. Good luck whatever you decide.

Well I don’t want to say exactly where I am on the internet but I live on a property roughly 30 mins south of Narooma. The closest township to our place is Bermagui but it’s more straight forward to drive from our place to Narooma than to go to Bermagui. I don’t know if you have ventured down this way yet but driving into Bermagui involves crossing a lot of one way bridges and it’s easy to get stuck behind slow moving traffic. It’s a nice drive though if you aren’t in a hurry and the town is very pretty so you should definitely visit if you haven’t been already.

I live just south of Narooma. It’s the biggest town in our area and where I go to do shopping, see doctors etc. My husbands family has lived in or around Narooma since the area was first settled. It’s a beautiful place that is swamped with tourists in the warmer months but lots of people visit on weekends as well. The ‘empty houses’ Dusty Plains mentioned are holiday homes owned by people mainly from Canberra and Sydney. There doesn’t seem to be much crime and it’s pretty friendly although it can take a while to make friends if you keep to yourself. If you join the local clubs like surf lifesaving or volunteer firefighting etc you’ll be accepted and made to feel welcome. The golf course is gorgeous and follows the cliffs around the beach. When whales migrate you can see them from the golf course and areas around there. The schools are good especially the primary school. Shops are basic but you can get everything you need. We go to Canberra regularly for the weekend if we want a major shopping hit or want to see the ballet etc. It’s about 3 hr drive but it’s a pretty drive and doesn’t seem that far now I’m used to it.

I flew back to oz last Monday after holiday overseas with friends who live in Cairns. We arrived just after they made isolation mandatory. We flew into Brisbane and weren’t sure if we would be allowed to get our connecting domestic flights. Thankfully they let us but who knows if that will change especially if you arrive from Italy. When I talked to my friends last night they said they put a priority food order in on Monday night and it’s supposed to be getting delivered tonight. That’s five days so far they had to rely on friends to bring them food. They still aren’t sure if the delivery will come tonight or how much of the stuff they asked for will come. I wouldn’t be trying to move early unless you know someone in cairns that can bring you food. I gave up trying to get a delivery where I am in nsw. We got approved for a priority food order but it got cancelled twice and so I’m just relying on my husbands family to bring food until we get out of isolation at the end of March.

We moved back to UK and enjoyed the first 3 months but once the novelty of being back wore off we didn’t settle. We moved back to oz a few years ago. Going back and forwards was a huge waste of money but needed to be done to realise oz is home now.

I would think most of those things need declaring. http://www.movingtoaustralia.com.au/travelling-to-australia/australian-customs-service-what-to-declare/

Our shop usually costs around $100 a week for 2 adults and 2 toddlers. We are vegetarian and tend not to eat processed foods either so I’m sure that helps keep our costs down. I shop mainly at our local fresh food market and I only go to supermarket for washing powder and such and grab it on the specials.

But she isn’t you and doesn’t want to do the same things you did at her age. Your description of your daughter seems to be that although she has lots of friends and has enjoyed some travel she is fairly self contained and knows what she wants. I can’t help thinking that you are the one struggling with the idea of being without your daughter rather than the other way around.

I don’t remember exactly what our solicitor said when we bought our property but that sound familiar.

I looked on Facebook and their is a group called Dubbo Community Group. You might have more luck posting on there.

No. I’m to busy enjoying my life in oz.

You are right. Orange isn’t in Orana region.

I tend to get most of my clothes from Witchery, Country Road, David Jones, Myer, Cue, Veronica Maine, Just Jeans, Jeans West and places like that. I thought Melbourne was good for shopping when I was there as a backpacker. You really just need to stop looking for UK stores and start going into the stores you see and work out which ones you like.

I don’t know where Bobj would recommend but Heron Island is brilliant. You can snorkel straight off the beach and see fish etc. My favourite thing though is you can see baby turtles hatching but you would need to check if they are hatching at the time of year you are going.

My ozzie father in law said it looks like a pregnant huntsman spider.

I must admit I’ve stopped reading a lot of my UK friends Facebook posts as all they seem to do is moan about their parents, grandparents, siblings. I’m sure everyone isn’t like that but a lot seem to be ?

Perhaps you found it a tough gig Quoll but I don’t think everyone does. I know I don’t. Actually none of my friends have close family near by either and they are all managing just fine as well. I think you are underestimating young women.

Perhaps I’m just odd but my family is my husband. I have other extended family but my husband is the one I have chosen to do life with. Without him my life would be meaningless and empty. He is my home.

After I asked my husband to move back to UK I realised after a short time it was a terrible mistake. He is ozzie and would of loved to come back to oz straight away but he said we should wait for 12 months so I could be sure of what I wanted and to save up the money to move again. When the time was up I was definitely wanting to move back to oz so we did and life has been wonderful ever since. Even though I hated waiting the extra year it was a good thing to do. Maybe wait and see how you and your family feel in 12 months from now.

I’m sure you and your fiancé love each other but if you are even considering moving back to UK without your fiancé I think it probably means you don’t love him enough to be getting married. If he is even considering letting you go back alone I think it probably means he doesn’t love you enough to be getting married either. I know what it’s like to be homesick in the past but even in the darkest of times there was no way my ozzie husband or me would even have considered not staying together whether we lived in UK or Oz. It’s best you found this out now so both of you can move on. Good luck.