Guest newmani Posted October 21, 2012 Report Share Posted October 21, 2012 i am considering moving to perth and am intrested to know how much i can earn as a bricklayer, any advice welciome thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taylors4 Posted October 21, 2012 Report Share Posted October 21, 2012 Same here, when we've been looking around it seems the rate is about $250 per day. Hope this helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest john sproule Posted October 22, 2012 Report Share Posted October 22, 2012 Hi .my sons a bricky and he had to gpive it up a year a ago because off the slow down .he was earning $1 a brick.im a chipie/builder and spend 2 hours a day for the last 10 weeks trying to get work.have a look on gumtree to see what the work situation is like here.i was offered more work in the uk than here when I was over 3 months ago.if yyou have contacts here prior to coming you may be ok.im floging a dead horse here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taylors4 Posted October 22, 2012 Report Share Posted October 22, 2012 Thanks for reply John, have heard this and yes, its a worry! We've just applied for State sponsorship, and if its approved, will have to decide if we part with another £3K for the visa and make the move. Whereabouts in Perth are you? We are looking at the Mandurah area, people seem to think there is work, but obviously there is a slow down and who knows if its going to get any worse (like the last 5 years in the UK). You are right though, in the UK think things seem to be showing very slow signs of recovery - remember we were the first hit, so hopefully should be first to recover. Are you back/going back to the UK? We are really undecided on what we should do. What seems to be the job situation as a whole, thinking I might get a job doing something different, just for a change of lifestyle?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taylors4 Posted October 22, 2012 Report Share Posted October 22, 2012 Newmani, have you started looking into the visa process yet? Think it will have cost us about £6-7K for the visa, expensive, with no guarantees!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony74 Posted October 22, 2012 Report Share Posted October 22, 2012 Hiya mate we came over here 4 mths ago to Mandurah on a 176ss, there is work about in fact the job papers have a few every wed and sat....im getting $250 a day but once youve got about a years WA experience building houses i will go on my own, Mandurah is a nice place and theres loads of Brits here....UK will take years to get back on its feet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taylors4 Posted October 22, 2012 Report Share Posted October 22, 2012 Tony, forgot to ask you, are you self employed or are you working for someone? We applied for SS on 18th Oct, so taking about 30 days, will know next month - then the big decision, as if we go for it we will be coming out as soon as visa approved, hopefully Feb/March time!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony74 Posted October 22, 2012 Report Share Posted October 22, 2012 Hi mate im working for someone, ive worked for a couple of Brits and an Ozzie sinse we arrived Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest newmani Posted November 3, 2012 Report Share Posted November 3, 2012 Thanks for the help guys, ive been offered a regional visa think its 468 maybe? it would mean i get placed somwhere for 2 years then have the option to stay and then can do my own thing. im not 100% sure how this works so any advice welcome. thats not to say im going to accept that visa but it may be a stepping stone, i would also be happy to start a squad over there if anyone is interested? think it could make life easier work wise and socialy. think we all know thats its easier to team up with a squad than do it alone. are you guys over there alone or with wife and kids? Im going with my girlfriend and 2 kids Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stubear7 Posted December 21, 2013 Report Share Posted December 21, 2013 hi there guys im coming over in august whats the work situation like for brickys at the moment and how much are yous getting paid? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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