reza Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 Hi there just had a question about tasmania ss - In its demand occupation list there is condition which says " Strong Personal Link" for civil engineers - what does it mean exactly ? thanks:eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
family S Posted November 16, 2010 Share Posted November 16, 2010 Did you ever get an answer? We have the same question. :wubclub: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crispysince70 Posted November 16, 2010 Share Posted November 16, 2010 As far as I understood it, it meant have you any family/friends or prior visits to Tasmania that would give you some kind of connection to Tasmania. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
family S Posted November 16, 2010 Share Posted November 16, 2010 We don't have that.... :twitcy: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest siamsusie Posted November 16, 2010 Share Posted November 16, 2010 Does it mean drinking partners? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 16, 2010 Share Posted November 16, 2010 I did not have any link and it was fine. Just told them it had been on top of my list but I was a poor student. I'm an environmental health officer, not sure if this condition doesn't apply for it though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
family S Posted November 16, 2010 Share Posted November 16, 2010 Tasmania reminds us of home, small city, the sea, lots of nature..... :heart_head_nod_yes_ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest siamsusie Posted November 16, 2010 Share Posted November 16, 2010 Tasmania reminds us of home, small city, the sea, lots of nature..... :heart_head_nod_yes_ Shsssssh not too loud, it is Australia's best kept secret! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 16, 2010 Share Posted November 16, 2010 Just not quite so flat and stretched out there as where you live, M! And a fair bit warmer too. More like Northern France I think. Lovely though, at least there is nature, unlike in the Netherlands. I also had to write them a special letter stating that if I can't find work I'd do more study, had to specify which study and everything. Then it was fine. Nice people there, wish they'd tell me if I am on the SMP list or not. Emailed them and all they said was that if I already had sponsorship I would keep it and it would not impact me. Which isn't true. Sigh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest siamsusie Posted November 16, 2010 Share Posted November 16, 2010 Just not quite so flat and stretched out there as where you live, M! And a fair bit warmer too. More like Northern France I think. Lovely though, at least there is nature, unlike in the Netherlands. I also had to write them a special letter stating that if I can't find work I'd do more study, had to specify which study and everything. Then it was fine. Nice people there, wish they'd tell me if I am on the SMP list or not. Emailed them and all they said was that if I already had sponsorship I would keep it and it would not impact me. Which isn't true. Sigh. I am from the Joordan, granted not too much nature there, but Friesland is still pretty green:wink:. Tasmania is very similar to Scotland in many ways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 16, 2010 Share Posted November 16, 2010 it is farmland. That is not the same as nature. there is no nature in the Netherlands. Planted trees don't count as nature either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest siamsusie Posted November 16, 2010 Share Posted November 16, 2010 it is farmland. That is not the same as nature. there is no nature in the Netherlands. Planted trees don't count as nature either. Yes I love the impending Pulp Mills coming to Tasmania as well, does mother nature so much good:biggrin: The Frisian Islands in the Wadden Sea area in the north of Holland are also well worth a visit. The small island of Texel is a peaceful destination for nature lovers and families, having sandy beaches, sand dunes and woods. In the nature reserves of the Wadden Sea there are excellent opportunities for outdoor activities and birdwatching. We all have our own interpretations of nature.... for me it still exists but granted Tasmania has everything that I enjoy. I dont miss the flatness thats for sure! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
family S Posted November 16, 2010 Share Posted November 16, 2010 I keep forgetting!! Sorry! :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 16, 2010 Share Posted November 16, 2010 still doesn't count, the sea here is so poor and polluted. And yes, some of Tassie is bad too, but you can hardly compare Dutch swamps to the vast mountains and pristine forests of Tasmania. It is like comparing Mondrian to a newspaper. Not the same. Anyhow, I'll be so glad to leave! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
family S Posted November 16, 2010 Share Posted November 16, 2010 Me too! Although I'll miss some Dutch things... stroopwafels, hagelslag and drop. :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest siamsusie Posted November 16, 2010 Share Posted November 16, 2010 Me too! Although I'll miss some Dutch things... stroopwafels, hagelslag and drop. :laugh: Wooloworths are very kind to us Dutchies, and as Skani says plenty of places to buy our little delights in Hobart... even north I am well catered for Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
family S Posted November 16, 2010 Share Posted November 16, 2010 Sounds like heaven more and more. :cute: Can't wait to take my plane..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 16, 2010 Share Posted November 16, 2010 same here, most dutch food were findable, often just in the supermarket. Even hagelslag, it is sold as cake-sprinkels. I can't remember seeing stroopwafels, but did see cano's, ontbijtkoek, speculaas and lots of others, usually a metre of shelves with dutch stuff. Great when you are feeling homesick a little, or just crap in general. Wish they'd hurry with the SMP's, it will be so nice to be back home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
family S Posted November 16, 2010 Share Posted November 16, 2010 Me too, but we want to move away from home and start a new one in Tasmania.... Can't wait. :cute: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest siamsusie Posted November 16, 2010 Share Posted November 16, 2010 Sounds like heaven more and more. :cute:Can't wait to take my plane..... :wink:The way its going, there appears to be an influx (10 x:biggrin:) of people coming over to our gorgeous Island.... we may be lucky and get Poms in Tassie one of these days:jiggy: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
family S Posted November 16, 2010 Share Posted November 16, 2010 that would be great!! :jiggy: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skani Posted November 19, 2010 Share Posted November 19, 2010 same here, most dutch food were findable, often just in the supermarket. There was very large Dutch migration to Tasmania in the 25 years after 1945, particularly to certain areas such as Kingston, south of Hobart. Kingston was in the catchment area for my high school and it seemed that every second student there was from Holland. Even my French and German teacher was Dutch and I wonder now if I had a Dutch/Australian French or German accent :biggrin: Siamsusie mentioned that the supermarket chain Woolworths is particularly good for Dutch food. That's probably because Woolworths took over 2 smaller supermarket chains which were founded by 2 Dutchmen - Roelf Vos (which was also the name of the store) in the north and Engel Sypkes (Purity Supermarkets) in the south. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
family S Posted November 19, 2010 Share Posted November 19, 2010 I didn't know that. Great hearing these kind of things about Tasmania. Really hope we can get that sponsorship, it already starting to feel like going home. :wink: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 19, 2010 Share Posted November 19, 2010 Same for Albury, lots of Dutch people there too. But I found dutch food in just about any supermarket (and that could be only woolworths, not sure), in Australia. It is very nice, I used to get homesick once a month (periods) and get dutch food and feel all ok again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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