Patphillips47

I think to get benefits if he intends or needs to claim any at first he might have to go through the residency tests -he has the right of abode if he is still a British Citizen and has his British passport The residency test could have changed over time so check the criteria -we had to go through it in 2001 to try to claim a rates rebate

We flew our Shar Pei from UK to Oz last year -he had never been in a crate , never been in kennels and never been away from us except with our neighbour I was paranoid to say the least He was fine though a bit daggy when he came out of quarantine as they feed kibble and he is raw fed but all in all he scrubbed up well We used Golden Arrow and they were marvellous especially at the last minute when our vet lost a crucial blood test they pulled out all stops and got him retested and results so he could fly on time He came the Dubai route too and could only fly in certain months because of his breed He settled though from day 1 lives on 20 acres and is very happy !

Tamara I must say that we have found the stopover only being an hour or so is a pain -time to go to the loo and get from one side of the airport to another and thats it A buggy is a must We did the Newcastle Dubai Adelaide trip several times direct - stopovers the flight times out are in the middle of the night We have actually gone back to Ncl- Heathrow - Singapore -stop over then Adelaide as we find it suits us being seniors lol Must admit I think its great that they both have found someone to travel with hope they continue to enjoy the trips for years to come

Sorry I know nothing about the electrical side of things but I do know of people who have had to go through courses to get certs in other trades

All I did with my Lloyds account was to add my Moneycorp account as a payee/recipient I then just transfer whatever from Lloyds to Moneycorp - I would have thought Santander would be the same ?

Oh dear hope PQ improves and returns she will be a big miss

All employers are obliged to pay super for their employees I think the rate at the moment is 9.75% of the gross wage so if they have said they are doing that as an extra they are not ( unless its different on the visa your on )

In SA the greeters are not security guards -all security guards including coverts (plain clothed ) are licensed Store staff are not allowed to apprehend -apprehensions must be done by someone with a license CCTV is used but not on open display Australian stores do have a huge theft problem I worked for one retailer -wont name them - who in one year in one store alone had over 1 million in stock loss I think the normal man in the street just does not see or know of the problem An earlier poster said she saw a guy take an item off the rack and walk away - I have seen them take the whole bloody rack LOL

No thats not right he might get something it works on a pro rata basis dependant on the spouses earning with a deduction from payments when earnings are over a certain amount -browse the Centrelink site its all on there

Staff are supposed to ask to inspect and not say check - check is an implication that something is in your bag Staff are not supposed to put their hands in your bag -if they want something moved so they can see into the bag they ask you to do it Most large retailers went to uniformed security a long time ago in an attempt to deter would be shop lifters CCTV is a minefield as there is a criteria for apprehension the same as coverts - I was a Store D (covert ) for years trust me its a tough job

Truth is its not getting really bad -its been ad for years

Just make sure you bring every piece of paperwork and more that you have plus references etc the more the better as the licence applications can be complex Staff in the office are helpful though

Your points should be added on by the travel agent if you take your membership number with you when booking am not sure as we have a few frequent flyer cards but i think Emirates dont add the points until you have done the flight -or that could be Singapore Airlines Points do expire though

Bag checks are a supposed deterrent to a would-be shoplifter but in my experience, it only makes the shoplifter aware that they need to conceal the item they are stealing Believe me I have seen the most unlikely things stolen I often said we should have written a book TV and shock absorbers under long skirts and other items in places you would not want to search! As for rich and poor I learned never to judge a book by the cover people often steal just because they can

SA has had bad problems for years - probably no better or no worse than other states

Tags get taken off , cameras there are legal requirements mean there are strict criteria for detection and apprehension hence bag inspections Kmart do not search they inspect bags ( or thats what they are supposed to do ) I never mind my bag being inspected it does not bother me

Peach I worked in retail security for years n Australia and coffee was a high risk commodity in the supermarkets along with razor blades - but both were often stolen by the trolley load on a regular basis Theft from shops is a huge problem both in the UK and Australia some of the large departmental stores loose millions each year I live and worked in SA and we had gangs drive from interstate in rental cars , hire motel rooms and try to wipe the stores clean its was like a buisnes to them Uniformed security is put in as a deterrent to try to stop an offence before it happens Does not always work unfortunately

I tried to buy saline solution for our Pei in the UK and make the mistake of telling the chemist assistant -they refused to sell me it as it was for a dog and they could not guarantee it ! Maybe buy some and check ingredients

You need to register with Medicare to get a rebate on the docs visit Not sure about the ambulance ( which often costs a fortune ) but do you have travel insurance that might cover other costs

Thanks Bob my apologies I was mistaken i thought you only got the pets into Oz and quarantine

Maybe ask Bob at Petair and he can answer yes or no I know we had a really good shipper from the UK did everything that side of the pond but this side was our responsibility

We have rain water and bore -but we do not drink the bore water its for watering garden .orchard vinyard paddocks etc only My son did not buy the bore permit it was $$$$$$ but can still use a lot of bore water We have 3 x 44,000.00 litre tanks for the bore to pump into -rainwater not sure of capacity of the main tank but we also have a secondary tank holds 22,000 litres

I think you will find Pet Air will ship to Oz and get the animal into Quarantine but from there on in you need to sort an Aussie pet carrier to fly the pet interstate ( Apologies in advance to PetAir if i got that wrong ) Our costs from UK with Golden Arrow covered everything -except for the final flight once Ralphy was out of quarantine

No thats not right you need to contact a pet shipper in Oz to do it =we used Jetpets they were really good You can pick them up yourselves as well Think we paid about $260 from Melbourne to Adelaide

Ok have asked if any pups are available still if they are I will PM you my friends details so you could chat is that ok