Guest jase2482 Posted May 6, 2011 Posted May 6, 2011 Hi everyone, My wife and myself are thinking about making the big move and moving to OZ. Like everyone its a big move, we have 3 kids and want to make sure we are doing the right thing. My wife is a Midwife so there is the chance of her getting a sponsor, the worry is what would i do. I currently am a MD of a design company. Does anyone have any insight into what the design/print industry is like in Brisbane. If anyone has any information or can point me in the right direction i would really appreciate it Thank you in advance Jason
Guest siamsusie Posted May 14, 2011 Posted May 14, 2011 Hi Jason, Just bumping this up for you in the hope you might receive some answers. Good Luck! Susie x
MTB & G Posted July 6, 2011 Posted July 6, 2011 Jase, I work infrequently for a print firm south of Brisbane. I can only give you a small insight into what is happening in the print in this area. There are a number of traditional printers in the wide Brisbane area who actually produce the printed products on the premises. Add to this a number of large multi-national print chains that produce digital items on site but send the "press" work away to the central hubs interstate. Add to this a variety of new start ups in the garage 'here today and possibly gone tomorrow' small one manned operations who have a big photo copier in the garage but outsource most of there work. The latter one man business tend to under cut most of the others to try to establish themselves, the trouble is it is unsustainable, the small business customer is getting rock bottom prices and switch loyalties from one printer to another. The larger companies remain loyal until the print buyer moves on. It is relatively easy for newly qualified graphic artist to set themselves up as a 'printer' but to maintain the momentum in the long run is difficult. If you have a graphic design qualification it would 'probably' be easier to maintain a sustainable wage working for one of the established companies. A good designer is hard to come by and hard to keep. The company I work for has been looking for one since before xmas! Just recently one of the few multi-million dollar trade printers in Brisbane went bust. At the moment there is just enough work to go around, hardly anybody is spending money on printed advertising. Most of the work comes from stationary and NCR reordering. With the advances in computers and printers, Who wants a piece of printed paper in the office? I hope this has shed a little light on the situation. its not all dome and gloom but working for a company that needs an in-house graphic designer or working for a printer is probably your best bet at the moment. Cheers M
Zack Posted July 20, 2011 Posted July 20, 2011 Hi everyone,My wife and myself are thinking about making the big move and moving to OZ. Like everyone its a big move, we have 3 kids and want to make sure we are doing the right thing. My wife is a Midwife so there is the chance of her getting a sponsor, the worry is what would i do. I currently am a MD of a design company. Does anyone have any insight into what the design/print industry is like in Brisbane. If anyone has any information or can point me in the right direction i would really appreciate it Thank you in advance Jason My advice to anyone thinking of makeing the big move to Australia,that has a good job in the UK and getting paid every week,liveing in a nice house,in a nice area,with lovely friends and relies.Stay put.The UK can only go up.Australia is on it's way down.If your not in minining,the rest of the country is in reccession.The cost of liveing is out of control.The cost of repairs to home appliances,cars ect is horrendous, The Weekly shopping is so exspensive,Car rego alone is $600 + P/a.The health service in Australia is on it's knees.Yet some nurses on here will bragg they have only been here 3 years have a beautiful huge house,with swimming pool, beautifull sea veiws,earn $130,000 each and have 3 investment properties rented out.And Loveing it here.I think the Uk can't be as bad as some make out.They seem to be ALL millionaires comeing over here.Don't believe all you read!
calNgary Posted July 20, 2011 Posted July 20, 2011 Hi Jason Lots of nurses i have met are happily settled in QLD, a couple of friends of mine (one a midwife in brisbane) earn around $85k per year. Lots of the hospitals offer sponsership so it would be a case of your wife contacting them to see who is interested in someone with her skills, dont forget the private hospitals as they too sponser. This website should give you an idea of job vacancies at the moment... http://www.health.qld.gov.au/jobs/default.asp We have loadssss of nurses on here so check out the other forum sections,i am sure they will be able to answer your questions on how the sponsership works. Lots of luck Cal x
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