Jellybeagle Posted April 15, 2011 Share Posted April 15, 2011 Hi Ian As we have the 3 beagles we are in the same boat - Blacks beach is great for dog walking and very long but you are supposed to keep them on a lead - also check out http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Mackay-Pets-Lost-Found-and-Foster/144949635540051 there are a lot of dog owners on here - very friendly and supportive - are you aware you need to register your dog - check out http://www.mackay.qld.gov.au/residents/animals Hopefully we will meet up walking our hounds! Angela. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest radders Posted April 15, 2011 Share Posted April 15, 2011 Good stuff. We did find out that we needed to register him and pay a permit each year. As long as he can have a swim somewhere he will be happy. We will look out for the 3 beagles! Reggie is the brown n White springer.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Karlafrack82 Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 Hey guys, Me & my husband along with our 2 year old daughter are relocating from the UK to Mackay working for Siemens in Sarina, visa permitting waiting for it all to go thru (fingers crossed) :biggrin: Loved reading ur threads, very imformative. We are looking at living in Glenella as it's close to all the good parks for our daughter and shopping facilities only a walk away, plus only 15mins drive to Bluewater Lagoon which looks fantastic and to top it off it's free of charge :biggrin: you'd never get this in the UK. Everywhere in Mackay looks so clean and well maintained and can't wait to give our daughter a better start in life. Karla Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gateshead girl Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 Hey karla, When you hoping to be over here? Bluewater lagoon is great, the kids love it, they would charge a bomb for it in uk.. Rachael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eera Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 hey KarlaF, you need to be wary of some parts of Glenella as it does flood. If you go to Mackay Council website, click on Mimaps and bring up the countour maps in the land and property section. Compare heights with that of the surrounding cane farm and avoid anything within 2m of those. We're trying to beat down someone on buying a house to rent out in Glenella at the moment (in a high spot!) it is a very convenient and nice area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobj Posted April 17, 2011 Share Posted April 17, 2011 As Eera notes, some of Glenella is flood prone. The area adjacent tp the Magpies footy paddock is one of the bad areas, especially along Wheeler Drive.. http://maps.google.com.au/maps?q=glenella+map&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-GB:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&ie=UTF-8&hq=&hnear=Glenella+QLD&gl=au&ei=akWqTdWMHoaOvQONyJ2RCg&sa=X&oi=geocode_result&ct=image&resnum=1&ved=0CBYQ8gEwAA Cheers, Bobj. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jellybeagle Posted April 17, 2011 Share Posted April 17, 2011 Hey guys, Me & my husband along with our 2 year old daughter are relocating from the UK to Mackay working for Siemens in Sarina, visa permitting waiting for it all to go thru (fingers crossed) :biggrin: Loved reading ur threads, very imformative. We are looking at living in Glenella as it's close to all the good parks for our daughter and shopping facilities only a walk away, plus only 15mins drive to Bluewater Lagoon which looks fantastic and to top it off it's free of charge :biggrin: you'd never get this in the UK. Everywhere in Mackay looks so clean and well maintained and can't wait to give our daughter a better start in life. Karla Hi Karla and welcome to the Mackay gang:biggrin: My other half is going to work for Siemens in Sarina as well - we are just waiting for our visa to go through at the mo - when do you think you will be heading out - we should be on our way Mid May! We are going to be living at Dolphin Heads, check out Blacks Beach, Bucasia as in higher areas. Where are you from in the UK? Angela. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Karlafrack82 Posted April 17, 2011 Share Posted April 17, 2011 Hey karla, When you hoping to be over here? Bluewater lagoon is great, the kids love it, they would charge a bomb for it in uk.. Rachael Hi Rachael, We are hoping to be over there end of July, just keeping our fingers and toes crossed everything is ok with the visa's Karla Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Karlafrack82 Posted April 17, 2011 Share Posted April 17, 2011 Hi Karla and welcome to the Mackay gang:biggrin: My other half is going to work for Siemens in Sarina as well - we are just waiting for our visa to go through at the mo - when do you think you will be heading out - we should be on our way Mid May! We are going to be living at Dolphin Heads, check out Blacks Beach, Bucasia as in higher areas. Where are you from in the UK? Angela. Hi Angela, It seems Siemens have recruited alot of UK engineers, my husband has just got his formal job offer so were waiting to proceed to the next step for our visa's hope everything goes ok, am sure it wont be a problem thou (fingers crossed) We are currently based in Liverpool. We were looking at the Northview Gardens area in Glenella, will take a look at Bucasia/ Blacks Beach it looks like these area's are alot cheaper to rent than Glenella aswell, thanks for that. Have you already choosen your property to live or are you going to do that once you get out there? Karla Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eera Posted April 18, 2011 Share Posted April 18, 2011 I can't remember if I've posted this is this thread, I know it's elsewhere so I'll re-post. Beware the travel time from Northern beaches if you have to travel during peak hour; a trip to Sarina that takes 45-ish mins during the day can easily double at 7.30 to 8.30; If I want to go from Northview gardens to Paget at 2pm, it takes 11 minutes, at 8.15 it takes about 25 minutes to get over the bridge from the roundabout at Magpies and onto Nebo road alone. recently, when Mackay-Bucasia road was being dug up, my boss (Dolphin heads) took 1.5 hours to get in to Paget. If you're working non-standard hours it won't affect you so much, but there's a reason why Northern beaches is significantly cheaper - the time it takes to commute! Of course, it might be on par with your present UK commute, but there are better things to do than sit in a car on a not very good stretch of road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jellybeagle Posted April 18, 2011 Share Posted April 18, 2011 Hi Angela, It seems Siemens have recruited alot of UK engineers, my husband has just got his formal job offer so were waiting to proceed to the next step for our visa's hope everything goes ok, am sure it wont be a problem thou (fingers crossed) We are currently based in Liverpool. We were looking at the Northview Gardens area in Glenella, will take a look at Bucasia/ Blacks Beach it looks like these area's are alot cheaper to rent than Glenella aswell, thanks for that. Have you already choosen your property to live or are you going to do that once you get out there? Karla Hi Karla We have just secured a house in Dolphin Heads - not too bothered about the commute as the boys will be working non-standard start times for Siemens so they wont be hitting the traffic http://www.tmr.qld.gov.au/~/media/16cf0b44-6747-428c-8b7a-7c7dcdb0c7a1/pdf_qconnect_mackay_timetable.pdf - check this link there is a really good bus link in Mackay so even if you live in the northern beaches area it is still easy to get into town - are you on Facebook Karla and then you can hook up with the other girls from Newcastle that are going - Carrie (Lexi on here) has just gone and she is posting some amazing pictures on FB - also we are sharing a lot of info as well. Have you seen the links to the Mackay council and the tourism - gives you loads of stuff you need to know - for real estate check out www.realestate.com.au and www.domain.com.au if you havent done already Angela x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lexi Posted April 18, 2011 Share Posted April 18, 2011 Ah no I just read your message Bobj, cant believe I missed the chance to meet the famous man himself. We were down the harbour beach at the weekend and every man that was fishing made me wonder if it was you ha ha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lexi Posted April 18, 2011 Share Posted April 18, 2011 Hi Ian, Becky & Karla, welcome to the Mackay group. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Still-a-dream! Posted April 18, 2011 Author Share Posted April 18, 2011 I can't remember if I've posted this is this thread, I know it's elsewhere so I'll re-post. Beware the travel time from Northern beaches if you have to travel during peak hour; a trip to Sarina that takes 45-ish mins during the day can easily double at 7.30 to 8.30; If I want to go from Northview gardens to Paget at 2pm, it takes 11 minutes, at 8.15 it takes about 25 minutes to get over the bridge from the roundabout at Magpies and onto Nebo road alone. recently, when Mackay-Bucasia road was being dug up, my boss (Dolphin heads) took 1.5 hours to get in to Paget. If you're working non-standard hours it won't affect you so much, but there's a reason why Northern beaches is significantly cheaper - the time it takes to commute! Of course, it might be on par with your present UK commute, but there are better things to do than sit in a car on a not very good stretch of road. Really helpful thanks, my OH will be working in Paget. But heavy work so we are thinking he will be starting early 7am - can you get through and avoid rush hour then would u say? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobj Posted April 18, 2011 Share Posted April 18, 2011 Ah no I just read your message Bobj, cant believe I missed the chance to meet the famous man himself. We were down the harbour beach at the weekend and every man that was fishing made me wonder if it was you ha ha. No, mate; I only fish around Seaforth and Ball Bay. Another time, for Cape Hillsborough, hey? Cheers, Bobj. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Karlafrack82 Posted April 18, 2011 Share Posted April 18, 2011 Hi Karla We have just secured a house in Dolphin Heads - not too bothered about the commute as the boys will be working non-standard start times for Siemens so they wont be hitting the traffic http://www.tmr.qld.gov.au/~/media/16cf0b44-6747-428c-8b7a-7c7dcdb0c7a1/pdf_qconnect_mackay_timetable.pdf - check this link there is a really good bus link in Mackay so even if you live in the northern beaches area it is still easy to get into town - are you on Facebook Karla and then you can hook up with the other girls from Newcastle that are going - Carrie (Lexi on here) has just gone and she is posting some amazing pictures on FB - also we are sharing a lot of info as well. Have you seen the links to the Mackay council and the tourism - gives you loads of stuff you need to know - for real estate check out www.realestate.com.au and www.domain.com.au if you havent done already Angela x Hi Angela, Oh thats great that you've secured a property before you get out there :biggrin: was this organised by Siemens or did you make these arrangements yourself? There are a few properties we both like which are on www.realestate.com.au and also www.property.com.au, were more drawn to Glenella as everything seems to be near by. We received confirmation from the visa agent this morning just in the process of filling out the forms and submitting that off tomorrow, fingers crossed all goes well. Yep am on facebook, whats your surname and i'll send you a friend request. Karla x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eera Posted April 18, 2011 Share Posted April 18, 2011 Really helpful thanks, my OH will be working in Paget. But heavy work so we are thinking he will be starting early 7am - can you get through and avoid rush hour then would u say? I'd say you'd be fine if you can get over the bridge before 7.00, Most workers will be on the road around 7.30 or so Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lexi Posted April 19, 2011 Share Posted April 19, 2011 Defo Bobj, look forward to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Karlafrack82 Posted April 21, 2011 Share Posted April 21, 2011 Anyone have any advise regarding Health Insurance when going to Oz on the sponsored work visa?? Ive tried searching on google but ive found it quite confusing, some have said we'd be ok using medicare others have said we'd need personal insurance?? Any advise would be appreciated Thanks Karla Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MissBehaving Posted April 22, 2011 Share Posted April 22, 2011 Hello all. We are looking to move from the UK to Mackay around November'ish. My OH is in the process of getting his medical done. I can't say who he is going to work for or what he does as we haven't told either of our employers yet. If his found out he would be out of a job straight away I have to admit that I am really scared about the thought of leaving my family and friends over here - moving to a place where we know nobody. My daughter is in year 3 here and I know we will be providing her with a better way of life but that still doesnt make it any easier. Thanks for starting this post!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jellybeagle Posted April 22, 2011 Share Posted April 22, 2011 Hi Karla Siemns have offered a house for the first month but as we have the dogs we wanted to get sorted a.s.a.p. - we avoided Glenella as it is prone to flooding - look for me on FB Angela Webster picture of 2 wallabys on the beach Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jellybeagle Posted April 22, 2011 Share Posted April 22, 2011 Hello all. We are looking to move from the UK to Mackay around November'ish. My OH is in the process of getting his medical done. I can't say who he is going to work for or what he does as we haven't told either of our employers yet. If his found out he would be out of a job straight away I have to admit that I am really scared about the thought of leaving my family and friends over here - moving to a place where we know nobody. My daughter is in year 3 here and I know we will be providing her with a better way of life but that still doesnt make it any easier. Thanks for starting this post!! Hi misbehaving welcome to the mackay gang If it helps we are all in the same boat so know how you feel, the girls will be along in a mo to help you along - we have all joined up on Facebook and chat to each other all the time and will meet up in Mackay to help each other along so dont worry you wont be on your own :wink: Angela xx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest lala28 Posted April 22, 2011 Share Posted April 22, 2011 Hi misbehaving welcome to the mackay gang If it helps we are all in the same boat so know how you feel, the girls will be along in a mo to help you along - we have all joined up on Facebook and chat to each other all the time and will meet up in Mackay to help each other along so dont worry you wont be on your own :wink: Angela xx Hi misbehaving I am also moving to mackay in June!! Not long now :jiggy:It's a huge thing to do so you're bound to feel like that & leaving family & friends is difficult. However, we just keep reminding ourselves why we are doing it (more family time, better way of life, more job propsects). If I could give you any advice (emigrated to mackay 4 yrs ago & returned after family member fell ill) it would be to think of it as an adventure and take it year by year. We went 1st time with the attitude 'we are emigrating forever and it felt huge. This time we are looking at it differently and taking each day as it comes You will be fine as we will all help each other our :biggrin: Regards Laura Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MissBehaving Posted April 22, 2011 Share Posted April 22, 2011 Thanks Lala and Jellybeagle :yes: I have to admit that after finding this website at 5am this morning (couldnt sleep - to much on my mind!) I did feel a little less 'isolated'. Because we can't tell anyone I am finding it hard to deal with. My OH would freak out if he even knew I had posted something on here!! -- oh well - to bad so sad!!! :tongue: When we get there I wont be working either (first time in 20 years!!) but I think I will go mad if that stays a permanent thing. Have you guys got quotes for furniture removals etc? Jelly - I can't add you guys to facebook yet :cry: cos I won't be able to keep my own blinking secret on there!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Still-a-dream! Posted April 22, 2011 Author Share Posted April 22, 2011 Thanks Lala and Jellybeagle :yes: I have to admit that after finding this website at 5am this morning (couldnt sleep - to much on my mind!) I did feel a little less 'isolated'. Because we can't tell anyone I am finding it hard to deal with. My OH would freak out if he even knew I had posted something on here!! -- oh well - to bad so sad!!! :tongue: When we get there I wont be working either (first time in 20 years!!) but I think I will go mad if that stays a permanent thing. Have you guys got quotes for furniture removals etc? Jelly - I can't add you guys to facebook yet :cry: cos I won't be able to keep my own blinking secret on there!! Hi Missbehaving, Glad you found us then! You are in a similar boat as us - as no-one knows we are going - apart from our direct family - e.g. mum and dad. We are hoping to be there September time ish. We have two girls - one will be 4 when we arrive, and the other will be 2. I worry too about people finding us on here, and I used to have a photo of us on but removed that. :eek: My partner works for a company here in UK, and its the same company (sort of!) across there - but its not an intercompany transfer so we have to be careful. Im in with the other girls on facebook, but they all agreed they wouldnt post anything about Oz to me unless in private message. And your all a lovely bunch arent u ladies! :cute: So If you get nearer to the time and want to add us - we will keep quiet :wubclub:, but totally understand why you are being careful. We dont have any quotes yet but we have been advised to use a certain company by the employer - i will find the name out and let u know. Take care! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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