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Having read your posts it seems to be more about making sure they find the right school. That’s what I do here they both go to separate primary schools and although a logistical nightmare it’s better for them personally. I suppose I’m just a bit nervous, I liked my school experience, I went through all the ups and downs but they seemed to have a bad experience at the beginning and it made me worry. But now they’re fine. Moving school is probably more anxiety provoking for me than them.

Thanks for your reply. It’s very thought provoking. The working thing isn’t an issue because me and my husband work shifts and school doesn’t help us at all, I think we could continue to work opposite each other. I definitely think the key is structure and planning I suppose as well as the execution of it all.

Hi everyone. i have been thinking about homeschooling for a while and then we were Thrust into this new way of life where there was no other option. I’m typing on an iPad so excuse the odd bit of bad grammar. here are my list of pros.. No bullying 1-1 attention tailored learning more relaxed perceived cons... lack of social interaction lack of education Does anyone actually homeschool and what’s it like? Or maybe some of you were homeschooled? My youngest daughter goes to a small school with only 35 pupils because she really wasn’t handling the bigger school. That is not going to be an option in Australia so I’m seriously considering getting into the whole thing. There seems to be a lot more resources and info in Australia online anyway and groups on Facebook.

Thanks everyone I suspected it was a lot of rubbish but I had to ask.

I heard a terrible rumour that if you leave Australia as a naturalised citizen you have to return within 10 years or you lose your citizenship. Has anyone heard this, I can’t find any evidence online to say it’s true"?

We are going to Hervey Bay as that’s where the inlaws live and can get to see their son and the grandkids again. i am a nurse so I should get a job ok. He is a mechanic but has been working in oil and gas for the past 8 years. its a bit risky.. but we live in a really small town here only about 20,000 and we have jobs, so fingers crossed.

We are on isolation just now and thought I could do nothing until I started some enquires,some companies will still quote you, some won’t. we have changed our moving timeline from 2.5 years to 1 year. We have gotten quotes to move our furniture so we can plan. We are getting quotes to transport our dog. This is where it gets exciting. We have been looking at houses online....with pools. I never had a pool before I would like a pool for my children. I kind of thought I might enjoy isolating better with a pool, if you were allowed to use your pool. we have changed our destination from Brisbane to.....Hervey Bay. Anyone got any thoughts on that?

That's all pretty helpful thanks folks

Just clarifying, having done a bit of googling. Do you pay $41 for each prescription medication? Is it the same for kids? Thanks in advance

I suppose I never thought about it. Maybe some homeopathic or natural stuff for dogs? You could try it for a while before see how the dog reacts, not to sedate just anti anxiety.

Surely you can get some medication from the vet if they are that anxious?

hi Lee we went with All Creatures Air Road I can'y remember the route but it only took him a day. I think the company were ok but the crate he arrived in was a bit tatty so I sent them an email and never heard back. Don't know if that's an issue or not

I was worried about my dog but he made it back fine. I would think it would be better to have a crate that fits the dog rather than bigger.

thank you

Hello all, I've been searching the net looking for a website to tell me how to find out flood zones in QLD. I did find this https://floodcheck.information.qld.gov.au/ but everywhere I look at seems to have bright blue on it. I don't know what that means. Anyone know how to find out what the flood zones are before finding out for real. Thanks B x