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Fortunately I dont have to frequent Coles or Woolworths unless there is a special on that I want, we are fortunate to be surrounded by excellent quality Italian grocery stores with great produce. The staple tins etc come from our local Aldi or the Reject shop that have a good selection of British dried goods. Waitrose or Marks & Spencers are unbeatable in quality or presentation, I particularly love the Waitrose in Canary Wharf London where they have different eateries within their store.

Chris I will pm you if I may

When we move back over east, Canberra is on my bucket list, I would love to see all the embassies also!

Apologies, you are so right! well as Marisa quite rightly said it wont happen again and its not the airline's fault, over eager ground staff. A pretty disgusting situation but wont stop me flying with them!

This incident happened with Emirates in Dubai. We have been flying with Qatar for a few years now and thats our airline of choice, or Singapore whose service is always consistently good!

https://www.smh.com.au/business/companies/qantas-crew-to-get-500-per-week-in-jobkeeper-replacement-20210318-p57byb.html QF and JQ International are getting $500 per week for another 7 months!

I am saddened to see that Tasmania has apparently let you down and hope that you fare better on the main land. This of course is your own personal experience so very relevant to your own findings. It depends on ones field of course. The health sector is usually pretty buoyant . My husband 's profession was always in demand in Tasmania but his company in WA offered him an excellent deal to Fifo which he did for 7 years until Covid Interruptus hit, whereby we sold up and relocated to WA. Your statement " If you are getting a job and are qualified and experienced be prepared to be working under someone who is unqualified and inexperienced and believes they know everything" is again your personal journey and that is sad... it certainly didnt apply to my better half or migrants within our family or overseas friends , but maybe they were just lucky! Who knows! Tasmania isnt everyones cup of tea, I buy that, but for us we had wonderful experiences but we were surrounded by family and much support so that made a huge difference. Of course like everywhere there were frustrations... numerous cancelled flights for no other reason than not enough bums on seats, flight costs at peak times etc..watching the disintegration of shops (and this was pre Covid). Hospital specialists from Melbourne had to curtail many of their visits due to Covid, but being an island this was part and parcel of living on an island off the big island! I think if you can secure employment and good housing Tasmania has much to offer therefore I personally cannot "bag" it, the flora and fauna, landscape etc is unbeatable but of course you have to be able to afford to live there! There are numerous aspects of Tasmania I miss, I found the people to be gentle and accepting, but of course like many areas and you will get this on the mainland, there are some cliques that are difficult to break into. Put it down to experience, hopefully you had some great times but it obviously wasnt for you so move on to better things (hopefully) I wish you luck... its a big country and there can be something for most people!

We had a massive extension built in northern Tasmania and we hit lucky with a British builder who was very honest and a fabulous builder . The price was favourable. We had the same guy build a new style farm house for us and again we were fortunate we had no dramas at all and were thrilled with the results and pricing structure! . Any other issues we incurred whilst my husband who fifos was away appeared to cost an arm and a leg therefore I always ensured that (a) I didnt discuss my husband's Fifo position on the mainland as the price was hiked... and (b) that they were made aware he was a Tasmanian from Sheffield!.. The various councils differed greatly and could be very frustrating with their various rules and regulations as many Shires can be, but being pleasant and transparent always helped to get a peaceful resolution! Building from scratch and having to in many cases rurally provide cement water tanks for the fire brigade , plumbing regulations. fire regulations etc. can be most stressful. Double glazing or the 6 * energy efficiency ratings became mandatory in many Shires and this was a minefield in itself. Four sets of close friends in Melbourne who have recently built have come away scratching their heads also and they have resolved never to build again! Our Builder was known to the Shire and any problems were solved amicably ! Tasmanian house prices have increased considerably and we were fortunate in getting a fabulous price for our last house , sold to mainlanders who wanted to get away from heat/ politics or whatever and settle down !. Yes there has been a "main land invasion" without a doubt! but in many instances they are getting value for money!.. My husband comes from a Tasmanian background but his family have married multiculturally in Sheffield and not one has reported a negative attitude which I find wonderful! Acceptance comes gradually as it does with any small community and I find it very sad you are being driven away . I am also a foreigner and many friends in Tasmania are of Columbian/ European/ Asian origin and we have all found a huge "welcome sign" wherever we frequent. I wish you well back on the mainland!

I bought on everything including garden tools.. Wilkinsons are costly here, therefore I washed everything and sprayed silver so they looked like new. Travelling interstate also has similar quarantine rules and I have just repeated the process!

What a gorgeous lad, such character and such n intelligent kind face... xx thank you for sharing his picture xx

..and that is where the saying comes from "a man's best friend is his dog"! I resonated with your very sad story and may he rest in peace in a better place! He gave you his best as you did and I am sure he adored your little family. Our staffie was two days from boarding a flight from Tasmania to Perth a few months ago when he was diagnosed with cancer and I had to to put him down within a couple of days. He too was a rescue boy after having had a dreadful life, these wonderful members of our family dont forget their previous hardships and give you 100% loyalty and love. We had a wonderful vet and practice nurses and I was fortunate enough to be with him right to the end along with close friends as my husband couldnt get back due to Covid fifo restrictions. I am sure the nurses comforted and stroked your lad until he felt no more. Please dont beat yourself up over it, you have done the kindest thing possible and he wouldnt have felt much during the procedure. Covid has been so unkind to sick humans etc. I cant imagine what it would be like to have a dying relative and cant be with them until the end. As one of my closest friends a vet who was with me when he passed said " I wish we as humans could go as quickly and painlessly as our animals" ! Our boy is now overlooking the River Tamar at Windemere covered in Lavender we planted, at peace! Smile at your wonderful memories of him Coxy, talk about him with the family, frame some pictures of the lad, he will always be part of your family.. a very special part of your lives xx

https://www.raa.com.au/en/motor/safety-and-advice/fuel...https://www.accc.gov.au/consumers/petrol-diesel-lpg/petrol-price-cycles. In many states they have a preferable cheaper day to fuel up.. Public holidays and weekends can be more expensive.https://petrolspy.com.au/map/latlng/-34.92862119999999/138.5999594.....https://www.cbs.sa.gov.au/news/real-time-petrol-pricing

Within Queensland there should be no quarantine after your initial quarantine period at point of entry!

Hi Chris, My husband is an Electrician Signal Tech (Rail) , maybe you would care to drop me a pm with your questions and I will kindly ask him to address any of your questions. Cheers

For someone who lives in WA, a state where we have just come out of "lockdown" causing substantial injury to businesses your platitudes leave a lot to be desired! The OP has committed out and out fraud ! There is no grey area!