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Hi everybody! I got my 175 visa last month and now trying to decide where to land in Australia. It seems that it's going to be quite difficult to find an aircraft maintenance or avionics job in the Oz, so I'd like to increae my chances by going to the right state. I know that Victoria sponsors AMEs, but a Quantas Heavy Maintenance Base in Melbourne was shut down a while ago and so there still might be many unemployed AMEs looking for a job in VIC. Looking at seek.com.au it seems that there are positions in QLD, so maybe it's better to go to Brisbane? I'm really confused. Can anyone help me with a useful piece of advice? Thank you so much! If someone has contacts in any Australian airline or MRO or is an aviation employer themselves, I'd be more than happy to send you my CV, a cover letter, AML, qualifications and any other documents you may require. I'm a Licensed AME (Avionics - B2) here in Russia, but I'm undoubtedly ready to start it all over again and work as a ground handling mechanic or a baggage handler. I will then certainly try to convert my license to CASA B2 as I'm eligible for CTC assessment. I'm just limited in money, so I can't be looking for a suitable job for a long time. Any help is deeply appreciated. Thank you very much.

Hello everyone Deb and I are just about to apply for our state sponsorship with Victoria, then hopefully with the green light from that our visa will be lodged. For quite a few weeks now we have been researching the cost of living in Victoria, if all goes to plan we are looking at the Geelong or Werribee area. Anyway can anyone point us in the right direction for trying to get accurate figures of average wages in Oz. I'm an Aircraft Maintenance Engineer (not licensed) and I found one site that mentions the average wage for my trade and when I took the lowest band they stated (45,000 AUD) then considering the outgoings. Considrations were: Lowest estimate for salary was 45.000 AUD = 3750 AUD per month (Gross) Income tax & medicare 731 AUD per month Rent 1200 AUD per month Healthinsurance 250 AUD per month Car,tax, insurance and petrol 200 AUD per month Internet 80 AUD per month Grocery 400 AUD per month Utility bills 120 AUD per month Phone and mobile 140 AUD per month Eating out 400 AUD per month Sundries 400 AUD per month Total= 3921 AUD per month These are the figures we come up with and obviously the salary does not cover it, this does not include savings either. Can any one tell me if I'm over budgeting too much or these figures are accurate. If we are overbudgeting can anyone point us in the right direction to get accurate figures to calculate your average wages and outgoings, as we are finding alot of conflicting information. I appreciate that everyones standard of living will be different but I'm just after all considerations for outgoings and accurate average costs. Any advice would be much appreciated. Many thanks Ian & Deb

Hello everyone Deb and I are just about to apply for our state sponsorship with Victoria, then hopefully with the green light from that our visa will be lodged. For quite a few weeks now we have been researching the cost of living in Victoria, if all goes to plan we are looking at the Geelong or Werribee area. Anyway can anyone point us in the right direction for trying to get accurate figures of average wages in Oz. I'm an Aircraft Maintenance Engineer (not licensed) and I found one site that mentions the average wage for my trade and when I took the lowest band they stated (45,000 AUD) then considering the outgoings. Considrations were: Lowest estimate for salary was 45.000 AUD = 3750 AUD per month (Gross) Income tax & medicare 731 AUD per month Rent 1200 AUD per month Healthinsurance 250 AUD per month Car,tax, insurance and petrol 200 AUD per month Internet 80 AUD per month Grocery 400 AUD per month Utility bills 120 AUD per month Phone and mobile 140 AUD per month Eating out 400 AUD per month Sundries 400 AUD per month Total= 3921 AUD per month These are the figures we come up with and obviously the salary does not cover it, this does not include savings either. Can any one tell me if I'm over budgeting too much or these figures are accurate. If we are overbudgeting can anyone point us in the right direction to get accurate figures to calculate your average wages and outgoings, as we are finding alot of conflicting information. I appreciate that everyones standard of living will be different but I'm just after all considerations for outgoings and accurate average costs. Any advice would be much appreciated. Many thanks Ian & Deb

I'm a mechanical maintenance fitter and moving to Sydney on the 30th June. Does anyone know of any fitters jobs? I've also got 4 years experience as a mechanical aircraft engineer (AME). Can supply a CV if required.

Hi all Im wondering if there are any agencies or companies that are taking aircraft fitters on at the moment in brisbane and if so could anybody give me some e-mail addresses please. I LIVE IN HOPE . cheers del boy:daydreaming: