MickDundee88

Oddly enough there is a nice machinist company that i might be able to slip into just nicely. Do you know anything about Gladstone? is it a nice place to live? any good beaches?

Cheers for the advice. Whats RCB? I'm not familiar. I was sponsored before in Perth and got das boot when I was made redundant and everywhere was dead on work, so an employer sponsored visa doesn't give me much hope for PR. I think i would prefer Queensland (bar the rat sized spiders) but its finding a town with a bit of my industry in it. As much as I hate Toolmaking/Machining its still the wisest option for the bank

cheers ill research those areas see if any potential companies pop up. I dont need to be employed as a toolmaker to secure permanent? my migration agent said i did, ill look into that too. i hate engineering

sorry that was my mistake, it is a 489 visa he advised me on. the skills assessment isnt an issue, i'd have no problem with that. It's just no good spending all the money in hope i can find a company out in the sticks to work for (if there are any)

Hi, iv'e been planning on migrating over to oz since being booted out from my 457 visa job in Perth 2 years ago. I went to see my migration agent today and have basically been given one option of a 487 visa to work as a Toolmaker in regional Australia (any state territory that will sponsor a toolmaker). My research is wearing thin on companies in regional WA and Queensland. Does anybody know of any companies or industrial estates outside of the main cities that id have a shot at getting a job as a toolmaker or machinist. i cannot get my own skilled visa as a first class machinist due to my employment history having 'toolmaker' plastered all over my job titles (even though I have to be a machinist to make tools ) Any help here will be massively appreciated as I'm beginning to think ill be stuck in this dump of a town the rest of my life and my dreams are blowing right out the window.