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Cheers thanks for all the speedy responses, I really appreciate your time and help. OK I will look into the 189 visa and getting my skills assessed as that seems to be the first step that I would need to take. Hopefully I can now start the ball rolling, just emailed vetassess then, to see if I can arrange for the skills assessment. I'm sure I'll be back with more questions the deeper I get lol. Thanks wayne

Hi Perfect thanks for all that info both! OK I've got a lot to get on with now lol! Yes hotter climate would be more ideal for us but as people have said, the climate will be so much better thanow what we are used to in Wales lol. (Rain rain, cold, fog, more rain) that's our summer too lol. With regards to pointimg in the right direction for visa , Would you have any advice on the best route to take. Me skilled worked Wife BA degree 2 small boys under 3 Many thanks for all your help so far!! Wayne

Hi. Thanks, for all that. Maybe I'll start looking at job salaries in different areas first then as I'm sure that will hugely impact the areas we can afford to live in/around. Can anyone help out with the main job sites you use out there, along with main house buying/rental sites?? I should be fine doing the process without an agent, I run my own carpentry business, lots of planning and paperwork involved in that, so I'm certainly going to give it a go. If you have any advice on living areas that i could research that i possibly havent thought of or heard of then that would be greatly appreciated. Thanks again wayne

Hi, Firstly thanks for all the responses! Some lovely banter thrown in the mix too. The reason I mentioned those three places is because we went travelling through Australia around 4 years ago and loved those 3 the most, we travelled down the east coast and could see ourselves living in those areas. I know they are different but I am from Wales where therelse are large built up cities and also lots of regional areas too. We get on with both styles of living so are really open to options. As mentioned though may find work harder to come by in cairns, which is going to be needed however we make the move. I have seen carpenter jobs advertised in Perth but that is over the west side I believe? I had a friend who lived there a few years ago but he said there really wasn't much to do there and he advised if I was going to work in Perth then to live in a different area??? Would this be feasible? As with the other cities also?? Basically I am looking to get a better life, with better climate for me an my family. Maybe melbourne and Sydney aren't the way forward then if they have pretty bad winters etc.. With regards to using an agent, I realise it may be complicated and time consuming but that's not to say it can't be done without one surely? We have around 80k equity in our house along with a few other assets, I'd just rather be clever with money and save myself an un needed cost. As I'm here as a newbie I realise I may make a few comments that don't make much sense to you guys, but bear with me I'm still learning about it all. We loved Australia the most out of travelling to Singapore, Thailand, Fiji, new Zealand, and America, we just feel that we would like to try and make a life out there. Thanks wayne

Hi W Russell. Many thanks for you response, although it seems a difficult and complicated process I'm trying to keep the costs down and do things myself if I can. I'm a bit worried that using an agent will cost us too much in the long run. Appreciate your help though Thanks wayne

Hi marisa Thanks you for replying. Well my partner would love to live somewhere like Sydney, Melbourne or cairnes. With me it would hugely depend on the job aspect of it all, I would need to be able to try and secure myself a job so would probably depend on that, I specialise in fitted bedrooms and kitchens over here (carpenter) I've been generally browsing online but cant seem to find any site or companies that I could possibly introduce myself to and see if any opportunities may be available to someone in my position etc... If you know of any sites or anything that may point me in the right direction it would be greatly appreciated? I’ve looked at that skills select and it would seem I need to do a skills test or interview etc…which I am fine with. With regards to the job front, would i need to find an employer before I attempted to come over or would I be expected to search for jobs when out there?? Would you think it would be better for me to go and try it out first before moving family or would that be even more complicated. Just worried about selling everything up and then potentially not finding a job etc… I will check those house sites you posted today and see if I can get some figures back for different cities etc.. thank you for them. Sorry for all the questions, it seems so complicated but something that Im eager to try and get done so I suppose it will get a but easier once I start getting familiar with things. Appreciate your help and time. Thanks wayne

Hi there. Hoping someone can help me out a little if possible. I’m here as you can guess, because I want to look into the possibility of emigrating to Australia. I am a 33 year old male with a wife (33) and two boys (2years and 7months & 1 year and 2 months) We are homeowners in Wales, United Kingdom. We have equity in our home of around £80,000, I am a level 2 qualified carpenter that have been running as a sole traders for 3 years and now a Ltd company for the past 4 months. I specialise in fitted bedrooms, walk in wardrobes, sliding wardrobes, home offices, blind installations and kitchen fitting. My wife has a BA honours degree but is currently employed as a civil servant working in events. I believe my trade is on the SOC list, I’m not sure about my partners if anyone can shed some light on that also? So I suppose that’s is the story as it is, we are just looking to see if anyone thinks our plan could be possible. Long term aim would be to purchase property but realise if it is at all possible then we may have to rent first??? Thanks in advance for any help give. Wayne