Hayley Wilson

Hi, we are a young family of 4, who are looking into the possibility of emigrating. We have never been to aus but have been doing a bit of research and think we like the Queensland/Brisbane areas. We are looking to book to come out to the area within the next 6 months to try and suss it out, see if it is for us, whether we will have a better quality of life and give our 2 young children better opporrtunities etc. I have so many questions I just dont know where to start. As we are thinking of doing a holiday/visit first, wud it b better to travel around in a camper van etc to see the sites and areas,houses, look at job prospects or would staying in a villa or holiday let be better? Also my husband is a qualified lift engineer in the U.K., does anyone know if his qualifications are transferable to aus or would he have to retrain/obtain different qualifications? Does anyone know of any lift companies around Brisbane/Queensland or know what the current job market is like for lift engineers in these areas? What are schools like in these areas? What is the cost of living like, house prices etc? Sorry about so many questions. Any help advice would b greatly appreciated. Thanks

Hi my husband is currently a lift service/repair engineer covering South Wales and the west of England, UK. We are looking to emigrate on his skilled trade and would be grateful for any advice / info on job availability/prospects in Brisbane/Queensland areas. thanks in advance

Hi, this is my first post so here goes lol i am 27, my husband is 28 and we have a son who is 2 years old and we are just starting the process of applying for a visa in order to emigrate. My husband is a nvq3 qualified lift engineer with 6 years experience so we are hoping to be granted a skilled trade visa based on his trade. We are hoping to emigrate within the next year and a half, mainly for a better quality of life for our son and future children and we believe that it is always better to have tried then to have not. We have been doing some research with regards to areas to rent,live when we emigrate and we keep leaning towards the Brisbane, Queensland area. Although it all depends on where my Husband can get work. is there anyone out there who currently lives In that sort of area and works within the lift trade business who can offer advice/info on jobs? Are there many lift maintenance/servicing jobs opportunities in the area? Any advice/info welcome please.