Guest alan healy Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 guys there is a palce down south of perth called manjimup , hostel by the name of normalee hostel and tours , in the remote country but it is apple picking season now friend of mine own the hostel best of luck , i had a great time there. alan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest legselevn Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 hay there cant say weather it worth it yet we only here 6 weeks i have had some bad feelings of homesickness but everyone seems to thing that it passes and fades after a while think you have to give urself a year to see if it works out for you (so they say anyway) kids and hubby love it.my 6 yr old started primary state last week an loves it.they are friendly in general over here.bet you cant wait to get flights booked and all that .i think it great that you have friends out here thats gunna help you loads.most subrubs have sports groups so your boys will be grand.hows it in ireland any change.more irish out here all the time.best of luck sure you wont need it best wishes for the move drop me a line anytime if only for a quick chat. all the best ..tasha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ditchcutter Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 HI Tully, I researched aussie move b4 coming out and was shocked at prices,but been here 6 weeks now and apart from groceries etc cost of living is no different from home.Electronic goods are cheap as home although white goods are expensive!We bought washing machine and large fridge on gumtree which work fine,but if you want new stuff you could buy when you are financially secure.[ Just a thought,Derek:biggrin: My wife and I are hoping to move to Perth in July this year if i can get sponsorship on a 457 visa. We both have good jobs in Ireland (ie: reasonably secure) at the moment but due to our debts (negative equity etc) and living costs we find that we have little or no money at the end of every month and are just sick of living month to month. We have been going through the figures using the australian tax calculator etc and after factoring in living costs in Perth (from aussiemove.com.au) and keeping up with our repayments at home we would still have $2-3k left over at the end of each month for discretionary spending ie:socialising/ travel etc. That is if i can get work in my field (QS) at the average salary and she gets a full time job in admin (circa $40k pa). We would not leave unless i had a job lined up but we were wondering how easy it is to get an admin/ reception job in perth at the moment as we have heard that unemployment is on the up. I dont think it would work financially if it was just my salary. Would we be crazy to move without my wife having something lined up first? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest beka n anto Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 perth is full of irish half tipp are over here already, other half to join very shortly id say haha!! cant wait to get there myself, we have to find employment tho first as we can only go on sponsorship visa, 4 of us himself 28 me 26 and roisin 5 and ciaran 4, we all cannot wait to get there,wishin you all love and luck on your journeys!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Corkgal Posted March 3, 2012 Share Posted March 3, 2012 Hi, my fiance and i are getting ready to move to Perth. We are awaiting our vsa's . As he is 38 and i am 32 He has been sponsered for his 457 and will going up north to the Pillbara region working in the mines for 28 days at a time:cry:. So needless to mention im a tiny bit nervous as i will be on my own alot. I have been promised a few hours in an Irish pub in Northbridge as i know one of the owners. My backround is in security and i also have a reception course finished. Does anyone know if there are female security personell working in the mines?? Or if receptionist jobs are easy to come by? I am hoping that if i get full time work i'll get to know people and i wont have too much time on my hands (in case i get homesick). Any advice greatly appreciated! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest irishchicko Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 Hi Corkgal, You will be fine. I'm also from Cork and my husband and I are roughly the same age as you guys so if you fancy meeting up when you arrive pm me. I'm here 3 months and do miss Cork loads but loving Perth. Sorry can't help about jobs on mines but I do work in recruitment so pm me and I will pass on you cv to the relevant person if you want. Good luck.[ Hi, my fiance and i are getting ready to move to Perth. We are awaiting our vsa's . As he is 38 and i am 32 He has been sponsered for his 457 and will going up north to the Pillbara region working in the mines for 28 days at a time:cry:. So needless to mention im a tiny bit nervous as i will be on my own alot. I have been promised a few hours in an Irish pub in Northbridge as i know one of the owners. My backround is in security and i also have a reception course finished. Does anyone know if there are female security personell working in the mines?? Or if receptionist jobs are easy to come by? I am hoping that if i get full time work i'll get to know people and i wont have too much time on my hands (in case i get homesick). Any advice greatly appreciated! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest nikki35 Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 Hey...Nobody got back to me...Myhusband is irish....Does that count? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caz Brady Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 Hey...Nobody got back to me...Myhusband is irish....Does that count? I didn't see your post but yes it counts if your Husband is Irish! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Corkgal Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 Hi irishchicko, Sounds like you really like life in Perth, we hope to get there by the end of April and will be staying around the Scarborough area until we sort house etc., will def take you up on the offer of passing on my c.v to you. Every bit helps. Thanks. Im starting to get more and more excited over the move! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest irishchicko Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 I am hoping to book a ticket to bring my mum out here for xmas this year. Can anyone tell if certain airlines provide assistance to indiviuals to help them get to their connecting flight. My mum has empheyesma and has a phobia of escalators so I am afraid that she will get herself into a panic when trying to find her connecting flight. Do airlines provide such a service. At the moment I am looking into smaller connecting airports from Ireland as I doubt she will manage Heathrow. I am going to fly to Kuala Lumper to meet her and fly on with her to Perth. Any advice? Thanks in advance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Corkgal Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 Hi irishchicko, My friend does this every time she books flights for her mam as her mam is elderly and very nervous. Whether you book with an agent or online it aks if you or anyone travelling with you needs assistance. If so they will provide a wheelchair and get someone to push it, so if she needs to make a connecting flight they will collect her from the plane in a wheelchair and bring her right to her connecting flight check in. Also you should try to book Cork Amsterdam- Amsterdam Kuala Lumper etc as Amsterdam is a much smaller and less intimidating airport. Good Luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shellybr Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 Irish Chicko you can fly direct with Emirates to Perth. Dublin-dubai-perth so no horrible layovers in europe. Request assitance at checkin and the airline will take her from gate to gate. If it is one of the huge airports like Heathrow, they bring you on the car things. We flew with singapore in sep and you get off the plane and walk a few gates down and get on another plane so no escaltors and not to far but far enough to give your legs a little stretch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest irishchicko Posted March 7, 2012 Share Posted March 7, 2012 Thanks Corkgal and shellybr will check them out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tully1 Posted March 7, 2012 Share Posted March 7, 2012 Just found out about the teaching yesterday (ie: 5 years at a time ). We prob would only plan 3-5 years out there to start. Been getting very negative vibes from a QS friend that has moved to melbourne and hates it but cant afford to move back home to no job in Ireland. He thinks we would be mad to go. Really making us second guess our move. 2 good jobs at home, nice house (no negative equity) and here we are wanting to fly to the other side of the world. Sorry i spoke to him at all but maybe he is right. Heading to the expo in dublin this weekend so will see how it goes! Thanks for the info Went to Expo in Dublin and didnt even get near the door! We got really disheartened with the whole thing as i had got no responses to my CV's. My wife withdrew her application for career break from teaching on Monday (It needed to be signed off on 1st March but her principal allowed her to keep it on file until we went to expo). Then of course I got a job offer with a big contractor based in Perth today (great money, conditions etc) and i had to turn it down as we dont want to give up on permenant teaching job! Maybe next year! :em4600: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Kerrymama Posted March 7, 2012 Share Posted March 7, 2012 Hi guys, Need to make a decision re removals want to get our stuff shipped ASAP get it out of the house !! Nat Ross can ship on the 26th or ace on the 14th which works better for me does anyone have any bad experiences with either? Thanks Carol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alan healy Posted March 7, 2012 Share Posted March 7, 2012 hey tully heard the expo was a disappointment didnt make it to it but friend went to it and they where not happy pity you couldnt take the job offer , what ur trade heading out the end of year my self Went to Expo in Dublin and didnt even get near the door! We got really disheartened with the whole thing as i had got no responses to my CV's. My wife withdrew her application for career break from teaching on Monday (It needed to be signed off on 1st March but her principal allowed her to keep it on file until we went to expo). Then of course I got a job offer with a big contractor based in Perth today (great money, conditions etc) and i had to turn it down as we dont want to give up on permenant teaching job! Maybe next year! :em4600: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Kerrymama Posted March 7, 2012 Share Posted March 7, 2012 Has anyone experience in shipping a fish tank we have a big aquarium I d hate to sell it for a fraction of what's it worth obviously we would clean it. But just not sure.?? Thanks C. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tully1 Posted March 7, 2012 Share Posted March 7, 2012 hey tully heard the expo was a disappointment didnt make it to it but friend went to it and they where not happy pity you couldnt take the job offer , what ur trade heading out the end of year my self hey alan Im a QS. Seems to plenty of jobs for Engineers, QS. Have a job here at the moment so no panic. Would just go 1st thing in the morning if i was on the dole tho. Lived in Perth 10 yrs ago and loved it. Always meant to go back. Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Kerrymama Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 Hi Carol, well good news for me he hasn't gone yet..!!:biggrin: He is due to go sometime in Feb...no date set as of yet. He is still working away at their base in the city, home to us every evening...!!! I'll let you know though when the inevitable day arrives... :sad: Becks x Hi Becks, Just wondering how ye are getting on we are perth bound in a few weeks, container just gone yesterday my husband will also be on the FIFO how are u finding it?? Regards, Carol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Lula Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 Hi Becks, Just wondering how ye are getting on we are perth bound in a few weeks, container just gone yesterday my husband will also be on the FIFO how are u finding it?? Regards, Carol. Well our flights are booked we leave on the 6th April from Birmingham quick visit home to Dublin first also and a visit to Penneys:-) My hubby is also going FIFO 2 on 1 off which isn't too bad. When do you fly? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Corkgal Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 Hey ! We are just waiting on our 457's but hope to arrive by end of April. My o/h is also going fifo 28/7:sad:. Maybe we should set up a fifo wags Club. Be interested to know how ye are finding it. Keep me posted!! Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sunnydays4 Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 Hey ! We are just waiting on our 457's but hope to arrive by end of April. My o/h is also going fifo 28/7:sad:. Maybe we should set up a fifo wags Club. Be interested to know how ye are finding it. Keep me posted!! Thanks we are heading out in 4 weeks. my husband is doing FIFO 21/7. we could def set up a club for FIFO WAGs lol there seems to be a lot of people doing FIFO. I think there is a website for families of FIFO if you google should be able to find it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest kerrygirl Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 Hey there have our visas but no job can anyone suggest where to apply what companies for carpenters or general handyman maintaince?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Kerrymama Posted March 18, 2012 Share Posted March 18, 2012 Hi there, It would be great to set up some form of support group. There is group called fifo families and they meet up once in a while.. We don t have our date as of yet.. Few more weeks only so getting nervous:)) keep in touch ... Carol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 18, 2012 Share Posted March 18, 2012 Hi, Haven't been on in a while - had to put all plans on hold as my mum was dying:cry:. Have just started again putting plans in place - my husband is a coded welder and i'm almost trained up as a occupational first aid/manual handling instructor. We're hoping to go using the 457 path - can anyone advise on the best way to find a sponsor? Did everyone travel over to find sponsor? We are planning on leaving next January, looking at the Secret Harbour area but are open to anywhere really. O/H wouldn't mind a FIFO job. We've 3 children - 16, 8 & 6. Any help greatly appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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