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Actually yes. Not so much attacks, more too close for comfort. Also depends where you surf.

Does your husband want to move? Is he as keen? The pay rise he has been offered is great but money isn't everything. Can't speak for everything but Melbourne has to be one of the most boring places in Australia! Coffee shops and man bags comes to mind. 4 year old son will fit in anywhere, here there or Iraq, he doesn't care as long as he is fed and laughs! Do what you both have to do!

Just saying.... They don't work. Surf regularly. Few mates have them..... Still makes no difference.

THIS. People will find a way to bring stuff into the country. Unless things are changed here, stuffs expensive here. If you're prepared to wait 2 weeks, eBay is the go!

This thread is now over a year old. I have been here a year!!!!!! Again, thank you to those members who have helped throughout the entire process! For those of you who are interested I'll do a quick update. I lived with the inlaws for 6 months which was surprisingly nice, their house is big enough for two living zones which was very very very handy! I got a job within 72 hours doing what I was doing in the UK, I had emailed the company long before I left the UK just to say I was coming over and going to look for a job, they called the day I landed and I had an interview the day after. Some what jet lagged. I got the job! I was happy there. We put an offer in on a house in September which was accepted, we then had to get a building and pest inspection done, which came back with all sorts of problems. The guy who did the test told us to steer well and truly clear of the house. So it was back to the drawing board, many house viewings and hours looking online. We stumbled upon a house, with pool, fairly large garden, 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, double garage and room to extend. We fell in love with the place!! It was a little out of the budget but we put an offer in anyway. It was rejected. With a few calls backwards and forwards we finally get an it accepted! We moved into the house in October.... the same day our new sofa arrived!!! Lucky! Both settled into the house very quickly and before we knew it, Christmas was here! I decided to fly back to the UK for 2 weeks to surprise everyone with great success!! I decided to leave my job, there were no promotion opportunities so I handed my CV around and got a job within a day or 2. I've now been there 2 months and am currently foreman which is great. Wedding planning all done so roll on October when both our families come to Australia to celebrate!!!! Cheers again people!! JR

Write how you were taught in school. Don't fluff it up, they aren't looking for that. They're looking for correct format, spelling and punctuation. @wacjac is right. Google/Youtube examples, follow the guides online and you'll be sweet. My results are below. JR

Just to reiterate a point that's already been made. If you came to QLD and go into the police force, chances are as you're a newbie you'd be sent to Mount Isa or the like. People with ties such as a home, children in school (not that that's stopped the police force in moving people) or married, will likely be placed in a more local station. You won't get in on your brother and if they are after UK police officers then you're going to have to look else where. NT is a good call as are a few other states wanting Prison officers. Again that will depend on you passing relevant assessments and actually wanting to commit. Have you been to Australia before, are you and your wife BOTH keen on moving? There are many factors in moving, not just the job! JR.

What about the fathers?

Take a read through here. http://www.pomsinoz.com/forum/migration-issues/208788-wanting-migrate.html

Not always - I've done it 3 times now and each time I've had an A380 on both legs. If you go via Singapore you get the 777 - which has slightly more leg room than the older A380s.

@MajorTom - O&H Removals in Chard would be my recommendation.

Hey man - Check out my thread I started a while back. Have a read and please feel free to ask any questions you want! http://www.pomsinoz.com/forum/migration-issues/208788-wanting-migrate.html

Gday Neil - I moved over in April this year and luckily walked into a job 72 hours after landing. People poo pooing employment either aren't employable or just aren't getting out there. Your area of work will help immensely as there is plenty of new builds going up. We live in Mountain creek just outside the Brightwater estate backing on to the canal. It's lovely and very easy to get anywhere. The Sunshine Motorway is just there with just over an hour to Brisbane. Noosa is lovely too, just a little more hoity toity. Where ever you decide to move, be it Brightwater, Noosa Waters, Noosaville or any of the other lovely locations, you won't regret it! Mountain Creek school is one of the best public schools on the coast from what I hear. If you fancy catching a few beers in the Tavern when you're hear then hit me up. Best of luck to your entire family!!

Cheers everyone!! Leaving do tonight!!!!!! Cheers!

Cheers JonnoM - Just further proof you don't need an agent if the case is simple and it can be completed it a reasonably short time if you've prepared everything and do as you're told!!

Hello everyone, Firstly, I'm very sorry for my absence over the last few months had a lot going on, I have browsed to make sure everyone has been behaving..... I was in hospital over Christmas due to having fairly major surgery on my stomach, everything is fine now and I'm training again which is great. Eating chicken soup and yoghurt on Christmas day wasn't fun that's for sure! Back up to weight now and am fit as a fiddle! Checking in to let everyone know that I leave on Monday, flight is leaving at 21:20, from then on in the next chapter starts and my fiancé and I can build a future together! It's all very exciting! Next things are getting a job, buying a car, building a house, get married and then who knows!!! Just want to thank everyone on this forum who has helped point me in the right direction since last year and I shall always be eternally grateful! :hug:

Car is located in Chard, Somerset. Please don't hesitate to contact me! Looking for a really quick sale! http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201504162668359 Cheers, JR

If the tide was in that would be a perfect picture for a wall somewhere, not my house but a wall somewhere nonetheless

This all seems a little fishy.

Surely a device emitting a trackable frequency would be regarded as "suspicious" on a container ship. Along with that, chances are it'll be packed amongst LOADS of other containers etc etc and be out of signal due to the amount of metal around everything. In theory though - this works!

She put her name, address and job title on everything, it might have been over kill but better safe than sorry. Not only that she didn't charge me anything which was nice.

I had a teacher do mine and they're only on 1 list too. Don't panic.

I strongly suggest you revise, do practise tests and purely learn to write in the way THEY want you to right. You can be an English Literature god and still balls it up purely because it's not how they want you to write, for example using "the" in the correct place etc etc! I was a little naive when I took my first exam and assumed as a Brit I'd fly through - boy was I wrong!! Concentrate and listen, don't panic though! You should nail the speaking if you've lived here your entire life! 9/9 is what most people get! P.S. If you want IELTS learning material - Youtube is great, and there are plenty of reading papers/writing questions if you do a quick google. Best of luck!