Phantasm139

Cheers peeps, Were renting our house out here and i personally don't have any problems with our tenants hanging a few pics up as long as they fill them in at the end of the tenancy. Oh well, never mind.

A quick question with regards renting a property, generally how are landlords with letting you put up a few pictures here and there within the house? Thanks

Bean, I kind of know how you feel. We fly out on the 6th August, i am an only child and lost my Dad and Aunt either side of Xmas. I feel for my mom so much as i am leaving and taking her only grandchildren 9000 miles away. I am having the severe wobbles of late and at times it stops me getting excited, however when i feel i should not be going i just can't simply say no to the job offer as i know this will never happen again. I try to take the positive that if this had happened whilst i was away then i don't know how we would have coped. For us we just know we have to give it a try, and if it don't work out we come back. :-)

Guy's and Gal's, We will be moving over for good in Aug this year on a PR Visa, i am an only child leaving behind just my mother. I have recently been researching what Parent Visa's are available should we settle and my mother makes the decision to join us a little further down the line. After the recent budget in Oz the only Visa that seems to be an option is the 143 and Temp 173 Contributory parent Visa. Now i have been scouring the immi site and just when i think i understand it i come across something else that does not make much sense to me. Is there anyone out there that wouldn't mind me dropping them a PM if they are currently going through this process or anyone that perhaps can answer a few questions i have if they have any in depth knowledge on this particular Visa? Many thanks, Aaron aka Phantasm139

Thanks for that. Will defo drop them an email. Would be useful if we can strap him down for a bit. Lol

That defo sounds like a plan. Do you happen to know if you can use a car seat? My wife seems to think you can.

Im hoping so, im sure it will be fun for them. Just hope they et a bit of shut eye.

We finally have our flights booked for Aug 6th with 3 day's in Singapore beforehand. Absolutely dreading the flight with a 4 and 2 yr old!!!!

Thanks guys. So for our 2 yr old its childminder or nursery. It just depends on nursery spots where ever we end up and what is available?

Sitting at work counting down the hrs until home time keeping tabs on transfer deadline day whilst researching PP for cost of living to car expenses:biggrin:.

It has been so funny siting here reading eveyone's post's on Wanted Down Under, i'm glad it's not just me and the OH that comment on it on a daily basis! I too watch until the little plane heads for Perth and as soon as it de-tours i change channels. What makes me laugh is when they all sit there in tears watching there loved one's pouring there hearts out then in the next breath they all vote for Oz as if it didn't pull on the old heart strings one bit. This tell's me that there must be something good about it and were making the right decision. carry on folks...

Cheers for that. What are people doing with little ones of this age?

Hiya, Were moving over in June /July this year with a 4 and 2 yr old. Now i understand that my 4 yr old daughter would be going to kindergarten but i'm a tad confused as to the Oz equivalent to Pre-school and how it works and how easy it is to sort out. Can anyone shed any light on this for us we would be very appreciative???

Guy's, thank you for replying so soon. WOW it seem's there are alot of us moving over next year but it is very re-assuring to be able to follow everyone's experiences as they happen. I have only been following this forum for a few day's now but i must say that there are heaps of helpful and informative threads and everyone seems so helpful in replying and providing advice on differnat matters.

First of all hello all... :-) My family and I will be making the move over to Perth from April onwards next year, naturally we have loads of worries but 2 in particular that we require a little advice on if possible. Firstly are we right in thinking that a holiday rental for a few month's is the best way to go? If so what have people's experiences been with finding a rental? We know this depends on where we end up which at the mo we aint decided. Secondly how does the schooling system work, my daughter would be going to pre-school and after researching schools the majority seem to have waiting lists? Again what have peoples experiences been with getting little'ens into school? Any advice would be greatly appreciated. :-)