juliew1499 Posted February 7, 2017 Share Posted February 7, 2017 Hi Sue it depends on the council. Mornington Shire Council offer some waste vouchers with your rates demand. One voucher equals half a cubic metre of waste. You book a collection and leave it on the nature strip (as you say if anyone wants it they help themselves). You can also pay for a fortnightly collection of green waste from a wheelie bin. Julie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fisher1 Posted February 7, 2017 Share Posted February 7, 2017 Hi Sueit depends on the council. Mornington Shire Council offer some waste vouchers with your rates demand. One voucher equals half a cubic metre of waste. You book a collection and leave it on the nature strip (as you say if anyone wants it they help themselves). You can also pay for a fortnightly collection of green waste from a wheelie bin. Julie Hi Julie, Thank you so much for posting, also the tip about Christmas decorations - I'll be going through mine with a magnifying glass I think! Having had our visa since last April, we are now in a position to move, for the very sad reason that my mum died last month. Its been a time of very mixed feelings as you can imagine, but we are putting the house on the market and hoping it won't take too long to sell. I will be reading the posts on here even more carefully from now on ... Newyorksgrannie our charity shops are doing well out of us too - we are decluttering like mad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juliew1499 Posted February 8, 2017 Share Posted February 8, 2017 Hi Julie, Thank you so much for posting, also the tip about Christmas decorations - I'll be going through mine with a magnifying glass I think! Having had our visa since last April, we are now in a position to move, for the very sad reason that my mum died last month. Its been a time of very mixed feelings as you can imagine, but we are putting the house on the market and hoping it won't take too long to sell. I will be reading the posts on here even more carefully from now on ... Newyorksgrannie our charity shops are doing well out of us too - we are decluttering like mad. Hi Fisher So sorry to hear the news about your mum. It's a very sad time but also new beginnings. I wish you well with your house sale and hope it goes through quickly, Julie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimboslice Posted February 8, 2017 Share Posted February 8, 2017 any news from immi, i sent a couple of emails off, but no reply. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nyorksgrannie Posted February 8, 2017 Share Posted February 8, 2017 Hi Julie, Thank you so much for posting, also the tip about Christmas decorations - I'll be going through mine with a magnifying glass I think! Having had our visa since last April, we are now in a position to move, for the very sad reason that my mum died last month. Its been a time of very mixed feelings as you can imagine, but we are putting the house on the market and hoping it won't take too long to sell. I will be reading the posts on here even more carefully from now on ... Newyorksgrannie our charity shops are doing well out of us too - we are decluttering like mad. Hi Fisher so sorry to hear your sad news at the loss of your Mother I am sure she would want you to be happy so hope the house sells quickly and you are soon on your way to start your new life, exciting! We waited until my Father had passed away before applying but at the time were advised 12-18 months now I fear it might be nearer 3 years so we should have quietly applied earlier like you, hindsight! If the house sells we may go on 12 month visa when our dates are nearer. Good luck with your clearing out and all your travel plans. Sue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nyorksgrannie Posted February 8, 2017 Share Posted February 8, 2017 any news from immi, i sent a couple of emails off, but no reply. Hi, if you mean processing date it was 19th August 2014 yesterday, they usually update on a Friday, or sometimes Monday. Sue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimboslice Posted February 8, 2017 Share Posted February 8, 2017 Hi, if you mean processing date it was 19th August 2014 yesterday, they usually update on a Friday, or sometimes Monday.Sue its only moved a day then, :arghh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NanaJan Posted February 8, 2017 Share Posted February 8, 2017 its only moved a day then, :arghh: Not even a day. It was 19th August on the 31st January:ssign1: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimboslice Posted February 8, 2017 Share Posted February 8, 2017 Not even a day. It was 19th August on the 31st January:ssign1: you are right i thought it was the 18th, even worse. not long for you now hopefully. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NanaJan Posted February 8, 2017 Share Posted February 8, 2017 HIThought I would let you know that some processes move very quickly. Our container left the Uk on 5th December 2016 and arrived Melbourne 21 January. It has now cleared customs and Dept of Agriculture checks (got stung for 71AUD for destruction of 4 Xmas decorations that they didn't like). Got the call yesterday asking to deliver goods on 9th February........oops don't get our house until 1st March! I've got so used to waiting for everything relating to our move to Australia that this has taken us by surprise. Oh well more storage to pay for. Things are slowly coming together for us, we have a building plot and a design company (another waiting list!). A unit to move into in March, bought a car, two kayaks plus trailer, Medicare cards, Aussie driving lics , just got to sort out HMRC and the ATO....oh that bit might take a while..... the climate on the Mornington Peninsular is lovely except when we get the odd day of 38C, it's great to be able to walk to the beach, we have seen loads of dolphins, pelicans, sting rays, loads of wonderful birds. I'm still having trouble adjusting to seeing Camelias out in October! We are now immersed in a world of self build, finding out that the Aussies do a lot of things very differently, some better, some not so. There seems to be legislation for just about everything you want to do, a permit for this and a permit for that....... Just to add to the wildlife, we had a koala in one of the trees on our building plot, how great is that? Good luck to all of you still waiting, I hope you get some movement on the dates soon. Julie Aw Julie, it sounds wonderful, especially the koala. I am really getting frustrated now and just hope the dates speed up or this could be a very long year:sad: I blitzed my Christmas decorations too and have got rid of anything that had pines cones or suchlike so hopefully the rest are OK. I have a large Santa but all the greenery in his sack is fake. Just hope they can tell the difference!! See you on the Peninsula at some stage...... Jan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pertenhall Posted February 8, 2017 Share Posted February 8, 2017 Hi Julie, Thank you so much for posting, also the tip about Christmas decorations - I'll be going through mine with a magnifying glass I think! Having had our visa since last April, we are now in a position to move, for the very sad reason that my mum died last month. Its been a time of very mixed feelings as you can imagine, but we are putting the house on the market and hoping it won't take too long to sell. I will be reading the posts on here even more carefully from now on ... Newyorksgrannie our charity shops are doing well out of us too - we are decluttering like mad. So sorry to hear your sad news Fisher. Do hope that everything now goes smoothly and you are able to move quickly. Zee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NanaJan Posted February 8, 2017 Share Posted February 8, 2017 Hi folks, I've just updated my signature to show we are heading to Melbourne. It might be nice to add your destination to yours too. We can all see each other's timelines and I thought it might be nice to see who else is heading our way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fisher1 Posted February 8, 2017 Share Posted February 8, 2017 (edited) Hi Fisher so sorry to hear your sad news at the loss of your Mother I am sure she would want you to be happy so hope the house sells quickly and you are soon on your way to start your new life, exciting!We waited until my Father had passed away before applying but at the time were advised 12-18 months now I fear it might be nearer 3 years so we should have quietly applied earlier like you, hindsight! If the house sells we may go on 12 month visa when our dates are nearer. Good luck with your clearing out and all your travel plans. Sue Its difficult and we've felt very torn ... it was obvious some time ago that mum wasn't going to be with us much longer (she was ninety five) and we decided to apply for the visa, given that it had a five year life, mainly because we wanted to get the medical over with! Hope you don't have to wait too long for your visa to come through. Have you opened an Australian bank account? If not I can seriously recommend it - we have found it really helpful for holidays and more recently when we had to pay for the visa. Ive been casting a jaundiced eye over our Christmas decorations this afternoon, having only just packed them all away with a view to taking them with us. I'm going to throw at least half away now :wink: Edited February 8, 2017 by Fisher1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fisher1 Posted February 8, 2017 Share Posted February 8, 2017 Thank you Pertenhall. I'm just really glad we stayed with her till the end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clerk85 Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 Just a quick update: We have been contacted by Parent Visa Centre ( not case officer ) today requesting for AOS, Medicals and Police Clearance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gogirl1 Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 Oh wow, looks like things are starting to move. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoffandgill Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 Hi folks, I've just updated my signature to show we are heading to Melbourne. It might be nice to add your destination to yours too. We can all see each other's timelines and I thought it might be nice to see who else is heading our way. Snap, so are we Geoff & Gill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nyorksgrannie Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 Its difficult and we've felt very torn ... it was obvious some time ago that mum wasn't going to be with us much longer (she was ninety five) and we decided to apply for the visa, given that it had a five year life, mainly because we wanted to get the medical over with! Hope you don't have to wait too long for your visa to come through. Have you opened an Australian bank account? If not I can seriously recommend it - we have found it really helpful for holidays and more recently when we had to pay for the visa. Ive been casting a jaundiced eye over our Christmas decorations this afternoon, having only just packed them all away with a view to taking them with us. I'm going to throw at least half away now :wink: Re Visa I think you did the right thing and I wish I had known about this site before we applied, yes we have got a bank account in Australia. The Christmas decorations are being thinned out here we didn't use them this year as we went to Australia for Christmas for the first time as all our family are there now, so I have forgotten about some things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nyorksgrannie Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 Just a quick update:We have been contacted by Parent Visa Centre ( not case officer ) today requesting for AOS, Medicals and Police Clearance. Great news, some progress, good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bryant Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 Hi all, Does anybody know about the position number thats shown in ur acknowledged letter also in your requesting letter for AOS n medicals? That number stands for your application position at the lodgement day or for yours in the whole month? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catlady2014 Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 (edited) Aos and medical requested. !!!!! Edited February 9, 2017 by Catlady2014 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pertenhall Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 Just a quick update:We have been contacted by Parent Visa Centre ( not case officer ) today requesting for AOS, Medicals and Police Clearance. Brilliant news - lets have some more! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pertenhall Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 Aos and meducal requested. !!!!! Excellent! Let's hope everything moves along quickly for you. Zee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fisher1 Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 Almost there, congratulations! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fisher1 Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 Re Visa I think you did the right thing and I wish I had known about this site before we applied, yes we have got a bank account in Australia. The Christmas decorations are being thinned out here we didn't use them this year as we went to Australia for Christmas for the first time as all our family are there now, so I have forgotten about some things. Have spent the afternoon sorting Christmas decorations that I'd intended to keep for sentimental reasons. I am now looking at ( don't laugh) the coal scuttle. It's s special coal scuttle (I did say don't laugh) as it's an antique and sat by May parents' hearth all the years I was growing up. Its been next to my wood burner for the last three years ... But is it Australian customs proof? I've never thought about it before, but I'm wondering if I should give it to my sister :wink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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