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    Perth quarantine

    in Aussie Chat

    Posted

    Hi,

    Can anyone find any info on the charges for hotel quarantine in Perth please?

    I'm sure I read that for 3 people (2 adults/1 child-16 year old) the charge was per couple and a separate charge for a child (under 18).

    Has anyone paid there bill yet and did you get a payment plan option? 

    How long was it before you received your bill? 

    Thanks everyone.  Xx

    Negotiate?

    in Renting & Real Estate

    Posted

    House where we are, are in demand they are selling so fast, we are struggling to buy in our chosen areas as sellers are hardly or not negotiating at all, buyers are paying higher than the asking price just to secure the property.  

     

    Rego and motor injury insurance

    in Aussie Chat

    Posted

    Hi,

    We are currently looking online at buying second hand cars and wanted to know if we can look up the rego cost of all makes of cars? 

    We have just found some information online about having to pay an additional motor injury insurance, which is compulsory when buying any car? 

    Is this right?

    Seems buying a car is quite expensive now (WA).😡

    Medication prices

    in Health

    Posted

    10 minutes ago, AJ said:

    You need to remember that if you dont take out Private within 1 year of arriving in the country as PR you have to pay a supplement which is worked out on how many years you are over 31.  This is charged for 10 years.  We have had to take hospital and extras because of income, but have only ever used for Dental and Optical!  If your income is over the threshold and you dont have private you have to pay a further medicare charge at tax time which works out not much more that paying your premium for a year.

    What is the Medicare Levy Surcharge?

    Initiated by the Government, the Medicare levy surcharge aims to encourage Aussies to take out private hospital cover – therefore reducing the load on the public Medicare system.

    Not everyone is required to pay the Medicare levy surcharge, but if you’re single and earning more than $90,000 or part of a family earning $180,000, you may be charged. We’ve put together a handy online table that lets you calculate exactly how much your surcharge will be, but to give you an idea, if your taxable income is $100,000, you might expect to pay an extra $1,000.

    Annual taxable income Medicare levy surcharge
    $90,000 or less 0.0% (no extra tax)
    $90,001-$105,000 1.0%
    $105,001-$140,000 1.25%
    $140,001 or more 1.5%

    Above table: Thresholds for individuals for 2019/20 financial year1

    Combined annual taxable income Medicare levy surcharge
    $180,000 or less 0.0% (no extra tax)
    $180,001-$210,000 1.0%
    $210,001-$280,000 1.25%
    $280,001 or more 1.5%

    So if we are on a combined income of less than say for example, $100,000 annually and we pay for just "extras" health cover, not including hospital cover, it would be 0.0% ??

    Does everyone pay the 2% Medicare levy? Is this deducted from your income monthly? When we submit a tax return, how is it calculated with the levy?  

    It's quite confusing!!😳😳😳😳

    Medication prices

    in Health

    Posted

    Am I right in saying your doctor will give you a prescription,  then you take it to any pharmacy to get a price?  Our medications will be quite expensive,  so can we ask for a cheaper brand? Are the prices dependent on having a Medicare card?

    I've heard about the PBS, do you have to register and be registered with Medicare?

    I get confused with Medicare, Health insurance, levy etc etc......so much more complicated that the UK!!

    Also, is private health insurance compulsory? What are the advantages and disadvantages of having it or not?  

    I really cant remember how it all works now, been a long time!!

    Thanks for any replies. Xx

    Licences

    in Careers and Vacancies

    Posted

    Can anyone please recommend any reputable companies in Perth and southern areas that do forklift licences please?

    What do they include? The course plus the licence? 

    Practically all jobs advertising forklift skills need a licence even if skilled in UK.

    Thank you xx

    We have finally arrived in Perth

    in Aussie Chat

    Posted

    23 hours ago, Sunseeker20 said:

    Hi Aussiebird so glad you have managed to make it to Oz and great news that the house has sold.  Quarantine starts slow but it speeds up when you realise how much planning there is to do for freedom day!  We ended up in Sydney after our flights to Melbourne were cancelled at the last minute (after we’d checked in!!!) and did quarantine there before travelling interstate to Tas where we had to self isolate for another fortnight.  At least you’ve only got to do it once!

    Put your feet up and binge on Netflix.  You deserve it xxxx

    Thank you so much!! We leave quarantine a week tomorrow so looking forward to that!!

    I also have a telephone interview tomorrow morning from my room for a job so I'm keeping everything crossed i get the job!!🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞

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    We have finally arrived in Perth

    in Aussie Chat

    Posted

    Just now, Skani said:

    "Registering" with a GP is not a thing in Australia.  You can visit any GP you like (providing he/she is accepting new patients:  if a practice is super busy they may restrict to existing patients).

    Ah yes I forgot about that, will have to find one through recommendations. 

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    We have finally arrived in Perth

    in Aussie Chat

    Posted · Edited by Aussiebird

    12 minutes ago, Drumbeat said:

    Great news that you've arrived 😀  I work in the CBD Tues - Fri so if there's anything you need, send me a message and I can arrange to drop it off for you.

    Hi drumbeat, 

    That's so kind of you to offer!! Thank you. 

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    We have finally arrived in Perth

    in Aussie Chat

    Posted

    Hi everyone,

    We finally arrived on 15th September,  singapore flights from London Heathrow.   We was very lucky with our flights that they didn't get cancelled, we was quite anxious just waiting but turned out all good.

    The flights were practically 3/4 empty, had a row each so we could lay down and sleep.  Food was very good too. Heathrow and Singapore airports were like ghost towns, so strange to witness it all.

    Arriving at Perth airport,  we were ushered away from the international arrivals area to a quick customs check then collect our luggage on the carousel.   There was a row of desks each with a police officer who we sat down with and they filled out forms.  We was then escorted to buses waiting on the tarmac, once on, the police escorted each bus enroute to our hotel in Perth, The Novotel.  Lovely large suite with a kitchen, more like an apartment, 10th floor, views of the swan river.  2 tv's etc....food is ok but not great when 2 very fussy eaters!! Each day a paper bag with your food in is left outside your door and they knock.   It's great not having to cook, clean and do washing!!  You have to really make the time as best as you can to stop boredom, its really quiet, no windows can be opened, no leaving the room.  We try not to think about how many days are ahead, just take one day at a time.  

    I have applied for a job on Seek and sorted out my resume, husband will do his soon, plenty of time to do things like that.  We've got puzzle and sudoku books, out tablets/iPads etc...plus we can watch a film instead of the news, which is on all day and evening!!

    You get a call from reception to check you haven't gone mad and they ask if you are ok and need anything.  I have made a few calls from our room and as long as local, are 90c per minute.

    We had our first covid swab test today, they will only contact you if positive,  so no news is good news.  We then have another one on the 11th day. It doesn't hurt and is not even uncomfortable.

    We have been looking at cars online, ready for when we leave the hotel, so we can go out and sort our licenses out, medicare card, register with a gp etc.....

    Sadly we cannot purchase a house now as the sale of ours in the UK failed to complete after exchange, so has been a very stressful time and will now have to put back on the market, something we thought would never happen!!! Our container arrives around mid October to Fremantle and will go into storage, something else we didn't want to happen.

    So, glad to be here for sure, but not being able to go out and find our dream home bas taken away the excitement.  There is nothing we can do now but sit and wait for another buyer, just hope it's quick as dont want to sell an empty house approaching winter as it could get damp, which could have an effect on someone buying it cheaper, we would then lose out.  We are devastated this has all happened.

    Still, taking each day as it comes.

    Good luck to those who are making the move to Australia soon.

    Xxx

     

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    Stamp Duty

    in Renting & Real Estate

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    We won't be buying any time soon in Australia.  We have only just arrived in Perth (15th) and unfortunately the sale of our home in the UK was meant to complete on the 7th September but the client concerned of our buyer failed to complete and has now been served notice by our solicitor.  2 more dates were meant to have completed but each time failed again. If no completion has taken place by lunchtime on Monday then the contract will rescind and we will have to put our home back on the market.

    We have been through hell these last few weeks and never, ever thought we would have to deal with this on top of moving abroad. There has been many tears, anger and frustration and we now face the prospect of having to reinstate our direct debits in the  UK just so we can pay for our home sitting empty, plus storage costs of our belongings in Perth.  Our dream of buying our first home in Australia is long gone, now we have a tough time ahead, having to wait until we are out of quarantine at the end of the month, to find work fir the both of us. On the upside, we have family we can stay with, but not for ever.

    We are happy to be back in Australia,  but no excitement due to our home not completing.😭😭😭😭😭🎂

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    Misplaced £10 pom entry document.

    in Visa Chat

    Posted

    My mum is trying to find the document that gave her entry to Australia back in June 1968 as a £10 pom.  

    It was the document given as evidence as there was no passport, it had photos in the lower right hand corner of the document of herself, my dad and my 2 brothers. The document is A4 in size.

    Does anyone know how or where she can hopefully get a copy of it or know the document that I am asking about??

    They all eventually moved back to the UK to live but none of them got citizenship during there time in Australia which they deeply regret but my mum is frantically trying to find the document, she haseverything else but that.

    Any advice or help would be so helpful, thank you. Xx

    Jeyes Fluid

    in Aussie Chat

    Posted

    Just a quick question,

     

    I have just cleaned all of our shoes that are going in the shipping container and then sprayed with Jeyes Fluid, do we have to do the same for the shoes we pack in our suitcases?

    The packers arrive tomorrow morning so would like to know asap please,

    Thanks in advance xx

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