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Hi DaveD sorry for th delay our Internet isnt that reliable yet. that would be great I will pm you details wokos

Thanks. We have secured a house in varsity lakes there wasn't really a lot so we have got a 6 month rental with a view to changing in 6 months. It also means our eldest can go varsity secondary college. Also love that varsity is so close to Burleigh. Thanks again wokos

Hi, we have been here on the Gold Coast for 2 weeks now and we would love to meet up with some of the locals we are a normal (ish :wink:) family of 5, hubby and I are early 30s, we have 2 daughters 13 and 3 and a son who is 6. We are loving the beaches and parks and everything the Gold Coast has to offer! Thanks wokos

G'day :biggrin::biggrin: We arrived a week today and we are loving it. We are staying on Nobbys Beach which is next to Miami. Our feet haven't touched the ground we have done so much. Hubby is busy speaking to Recruitment agents for work and all sounds optimistic so far and we have bought a car. So the only thing we have left to do is rent a house and pick schools. This is a bit harder than expected. There loads of lovely houses but we are struggling to find a decent/good high school. Could any recommend good high schools our eldest daughter is 13. We love Burleigh area but we need a good school first. Many thanks The Wokos

Hi Yvonne, x

Sorry to hear he is finding it hard to make friends. We move over at the weekend. Our daughter is 13, 14 in feb. I would call her normal we are looking at the Gold Coast but if we end up in north Brisbane we could meet up. Hope he gets on ok. The wokos

Yay. How exciting have a fab flight. X

Hi, we have used insure and go. No sure how that works with being out of the uk for so long. I had to call them to do it couldn't do it online. Good luck

Thanks both. thanks for the tax info Britchick. From very excited Wokos x

Hi, 3 weeks today and we will be in Brisbane. We are all so excited i had to share. The kids are that excited they can't sleep. I was wondering do we have to tell the tax office that we are emigrating? I think I have sorted most of the other stuff out. Thanks Wokos x

How exciting. Have a safe journey! We leave 3 weeks today xx

Hi we move in 4 weeks and I hope to have our 13 year old and 6 year in school ASAP. So they can make friends. Also I think the teachers will help them more to settle than in February when the whole school comes back from holidays but that's my opinion. I would think you can enrol anytime no matter what their native language is. Good luck with your move. X

Hi we had to get the form signed too. It has to be signed even if the father has no parental rights. I think the form was 1229 from memory. It just needs the father to fill it in and a certified copy of the fathers birth certificate or passport. I just sent a letter with the form asking for it to be completed and returned with the certified Id. I was told I probably wouldn't need it but it is best to have for future reference as well like someone said above. Wokos x

My kids were only asking about this yesterday. We are staying in a hotel when we first arrive so we will have to miss this year and start trick or treating next year !!!!! Love Halloween

Hi we had a response with in 24/48 hours. The ladies doesn't work Thursdays and Fridays I think. Wokos x

Thanks everyone. Xx

There is oh, myself and 3 kids flying to Brisbane/gold coast in October 2013 !!!

Hi. I was just wondering if I need to take our Medical records when we go. Our gp charges £50 each and there is 5 of us!!!!!!!!! Plus it's more stuff to take on the plane. Did anyone take them or not take them and then wished they did. Thanks X

Thanks everyone. Good luck to everyone else moving shortly. We have 8 weeks now of sleeping on borrowed mattresses and a borrowed sofa !!!!!

Today the shipping company have been and our belongings are now on there journey to Australia. :biggrin::biggrin::biggrin: Getting excited now, although we now have 8 weeks of camping in our house!

You and your oh sound like me and hubby Candygirl! i think it is the goodbyes I am anxious about not leaving the uk. Hawthorne I should start cleaning stuff as the shippers are coming 2 weeks today but having the kids off isn't helping !!! so may have to do made cleaning next week. My thinking is once the belonging are gone there is no turning back (not that we want too) Thanks for all your comments wokos xx

Hi dawn I have a 13, 6 and 3 year old how areal active. The only people we know are our friends who arrive in brisbane today. That is our feels to. Been looking at the parks and they look fab with lots of activities.

Thanks everyone. Yes we are all sorted and booked everything . Got a massive list of thing to do but it is all in the last month or so to do now. I will probably be the same the scrumpy. Wish we could go tomorrow !!!

Thanks. We are near Lutterworth. X

Hi, we are leaving in October for the Gold Coast. Everyone is excited including me but I'm now starting to go through all different emotions excited/nervous/panicked by it all. I was wondering if everyone else feels like this when it has started to get nearer. Thanks Wokos