Jhouse101

Actually you may be right - maybe it was $140 (so roughly £70..) I'd still highly reccomend it

Last NYE we went to the harbour party in Luna Park, I think the tickets were $70 odd dollars. View of the bridge was amazing - you can also go on the rides and there was a huge dance tent which was open till around 2 - 3 AM. Queue's for drinks were non-existent pretty much and the drinks were quite reasonably priced. Hoping to go back there this year - but may pay abit more and get unlimited beer all night

I'm staying with some friends who live in McMahons Point - totally lucked out!

Yeah sure drop me a line - i hopefully will have found a job by then too!!

Went with them to Oz last December, A380 out from LHR - AUH was amazing at it was brand new. The subsequent trip from AUH - SYD on a 777 was OK, although not the most comfortable!

I'll be touching down in Sydney 22nd October if anyone is about

Took the IELTS on 11th July in London. Listening: 9.0 Reading: 9.0 Writing: 8.0 Speaking: 8.5 Overall: 8.5 Glad its over and even more glad i've got 20 additional visa points in the bag!!

Hi All, Sorry for the long post but here goes.............. After being in Australia for just under four weeks in December / January last year I became obsessed with moving down under. After a few weeks browsing this forum and debating on whether to make the move down under or not today I finally bit the bullet and have decided to take the plunge! To give you some background about myself, I'm 24 and currently living in London. I graduated from UWE, Bristol in 2013 with a degree in Quantity Surveying and Commercial Management and I was lucky enough to secure a job as a Quantity Surveyor / Contracts Administrator and have recently become chartered with the RICS. I've 2 years post qualification experience. Today I booked my flights with Qantas and am due to touch down on 22nd October. My current plan is to arrive on a Working Holiday Visa and seek work within a Quantity Surveying / Contracts Administrator role. I'm aware that I can only work for one employer for a maximum of 6 months and I would ideally like to obtain sponsorship before my Working Holiday Visa expires. I appreciate though that this isn't easy to achieve so as a backup plan i've already started the ball rolling for applying for a permenant resident visa (luckily my occupation is on the SOL / CSOL). I'm looking to get an idea of the full cost of a PR visa. From some Googling I think it will be around £3k (£2k Visa, £145 IELTS, £315 Skills Assessment, £45 Police Check and £300 Medical). Does this seem about right and have I missed anything? When i touch down in Sydney I'll be able to stay with some friends for a few weeks but i'm hoping to get into my own place / shared accomodation ASAP. I should be able to bring around $14,000 with me to tie me over until I'm able to get a job. Sorry for the long post! Any help / suggestions / advice you can offer i'd be most grateful. Thanks! Josh