Nyxkat

Yup! kitties are being taken care of by Pet Air. They are working on the import permits now then will be booking quarrantine for the kitties. We're not going until late August as the cats would not have been ready to fly until early August anyway. Thank you for the links I will investigate those.

I will have to investigate a move cube, never heard of one. Thanks for the info. Fabric wise I don't have a massive amount. Probably around 7 to 10 kilos I'm just slow to sew it up. I am planning on shipping the good quality stuff I have left over but not the cheaper stuff or scraps. I will likely be getting a fair bit of fabric at op shops too reusing materials etc. Re my yarn it definitely needs a reshuffle at least. I bought a lot of balls when I first started but only one of each design so it's not enough for bigger stuff and is very bits and bobs like. I'm working on a few projects to use some of these up and I try now when I buy wool to get at least 3 skiens of yarn to be able to make something decent with it . There's definitely going to be a discussion on shipping and a potential yarn shop if its really that expensive out there for yarn. I have a lot less stuff and if he does take the car I might be able to convince him I can just fill the back with wool

Good luck!

That's interesting to know. It is something I didn't really notice a lack of when out there both times on holiday but I suppose that's not what you look for on holiday. I haven't really got into card making but I have a friend here who makes them and teaches classes, perhaps I should do a couple haha.

This is such a good test for so many things. By the way your post is worded there's already a lot of positive pings on Australia in "a much better one in Sydney" and "wonderful lifestyle". It sort of sounds already like you have a preference. The best thing you can do for now is weigh up the pros and cons, be brutally honest with yourself. Then toss the coin and see what your heart says.

Thank you, there's some great advice here! The only thing I am struggling to cull ruthlessly is my crafting stuff haha. I know there's a couple of crafty shops in freo so they will be a good place to start too. I have been frantically crafting to use up my materials rather than sell or donate them haha. The made goods will be gifts for the several birthdays we have coming up before we go. I just finished this last night

Hi! So we are looking at relocating to Perth in late August this year. I am a crafter and very much into my crochet and sewing, as well as recycling and upcycling etc. (I have made coasters out of the seams of old jeans etc). I am looking to get out and be social with other crafters ans I am curious if there's anything like a what we tend to call a stitch and b*ch (you get the idea) where people meet up and do crafts and socialise. Pic for posting about crafting tax hehe Edit: I should probably add we will be around the fremantle area for our first year ish. TIA Nix

Thank you for the clarification, I really appreciate it it changes things for sure. I can see how awful that situation must have been but agree it's not on the airline at that point. We see some interesting flights with finn air that are a bit longer but business class looks doable with them without being insanely expensive. Has anyone ever flown with them?

We have always preferred Singapore Airlines but currently they are a third more expensive £985 vs £670 for economy one way which is eye Wateringly expensive when you look at business class for 2 adults. Also they are only flying at weekends which was always the more expensive option. I haven't seen the stuff about Qatar Airlines pulling women off of planes so I will have to have a look into that to see. I've also never flown with them so no idea what to expect. Kimboslice I'm sorry for your loss

Thanks all, there's there's lot of helpful info in your posts. I had seen on the PIO housing forum about must view due to old images but photos hopping them too yikes. I've seen the fish eye lens trick a couple of times (it's also used in the UK and you learn to spot the slight curves it gives) used to make rooms look bigger. Re cats we are flying them out shortly after us - I am trying to balance getting enough time to find a place and one of the cats separation anxiety. The fewer moves he has to do the better for him. I like the idea of a pet friendly airbnb but most of those seem to be aimed at dogs after a long search so it is likely he will stay in the cattery this side a bit longer. He doesn't have one he is used to as we had someone come in took after them while we were on holiday the last three years. It seems a bit strange it being illegal to accept payment up front, but there's a lot of little changes I will learn along the way I am sure hehe. We do have a friend that we can ask to view properties for us so If he is good with that the possibility of getting something sorted before we fly is appealing to us also. Thank you. We're very excited! Nix

Hi folks, I've been a lurker here for a while now and you're all so very helpful. We have a bit of time yet, as we're waiting until late August to move to Perth (bf has PR has til Nov to move. I will be applying defacto partner onshore). We have 2 cats we're bringing with us (aware of area regs and already planning to have them indoors plus cattio so they cannot roam) and we have a crazy schedule to juggle with us flying, cats flying, everyone in quarrantine etc. This means we have a relatively short time period to secure a rental we can take the cats to. The areas we are looking at so far are Freo or close to it (we want to be close to rail transport) or possibly Aubin (bf is undecided, I'm happy to be in both places so he gets to choose ). So I am asking you POI folks for some advice. Have you had a similar experience? Do you know a reputable housing agent that knows places that allow pets? Have you got a favourite agent that has dealt with you very well? Got any advice or info? Please help! We have started the process with petair, we are aware of local regs on moggies and will be responsible with them. We are aware it is trickier to find a place thst allows pets and we are in the fortunate position to offer 6 months or even a year in advance. We have looked into it and while we can stretch we would prefer to stay around the $500 to $550 a week max. It us just us two and the two cats, no kids. Ideally we want a house rather than an apartment 2bed min with some outdoor space (enough for a cattio and to have a barbie without wedging people into a tiny space meant for 2) and parking for 1 car off street. TIA Nix