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The organisation only provides one way flights, you provide them with a choice of dates they then contact the airline's and get you a price.

No problem, the flights worked out way cheaper and the baggage allowance was upped.

I booked my flight through the International Organisation for Migration, I think it was mentioned in a thread in PiO the email address is bookingsuk@iom.int it might be worth getting in contact with them.

We moved down to improve our quality of life, so that would have to factor into any decision made!

Mine took two days after submitting all the details that was two and a half years ago

If you are on face book look up ridgebackswaplaydates for when you both arrive.

Best place to check on boat prices would be Gumtree, the prices will be more realistic, I should imagine the cleaning process required would be very strict to comply with customs.

Hmm so where can I find these ants.

Waiting patiently for the second chance to buy Rugby World Cup tickets, only 6 more minutes to go

Check Gumtree some private short let's come up on there.

Hi The time from putting your application in to getting conformation and moving in can be as little as a week, but remember that you may not find a suitable property straight away, having a dog can be a little restrictive as we found out and you may have to sacrifice other requirements to facilitate this, though we did find that some rentals that say no pets might with a little sweet talking and paying a pet bond be convinced otherwise. I would probably allow around a month to look view properties and if you prepare yourself an application pack containing the required information it will make the process a lot smoother, I remember before we moved down we tried to contact agents regarding properties we had seen and got no replies, now we are here you can see it is because they will not rent unless you have seen the property in person, I will ask our agent on our next inspection if overseas people can be on a mailing list, I think its due next week so will be able to answer then. On the job front, I can only speak from my trade, I'm a mechanic, it has stared to pick up a little as we are moving into summer, there are quite a few electrical contractors around so all I can say is get a resume into a typical Australian format, make sure all the qualifications are relevant and swapped to the Australian equivalent and start emailing them out with a informative covering letter just after Christmas. Mick

Having lived in Central Bunbury,Carey Park and now Glen Iris, I definitely would say the later is the best so far,we heard the stories about Carey Park were a little dubious about moving there but had no problems at all in the time we spent there, that said they are moving many of the local authority housed out of theses areas. I would say your best bet is to try and stay in a Hotel and look at areas when you are here, you can then make a more informed decision from you own views. The rental process is a lot different down here as well, we had to view the properties we where interested in and then fill in the application pack, the agent then short lists and contacts the persons at the top, its a little weird but we have always been at the top and been offered the properties we wanted. Hope this helps

We planted a dwarf lemon tree in a big pot late last year and now have lemons growing, do it its a doddle.

Not uncommon to get uneven pad wear, I should think its a sliding calliper and when they replaced the pads the callipers didn't get cleaned and given a little copper slip lovin, remember as in the UK dealers will have different levels of service and will only complete repairs with a authorisation from owner. If the vehicle went in a couple of months before they planned to move it on and the dealer mentioned it would be due pads in the next couple of months then you can imagine the probable answer. I would go down the route of saying the pads where not in a acceptable condition considering the vehicle had just been serviced and you want a check of both front and rear brakes and new pads on the rear, Good luck

Surely as a wife you are not de facto?. standing by to be corrected though.