Hi, just thought id pop in and say hello.
I moved here from the Uk almost 5 years ago now, i live in Brisbane Bayside, and am enjoying my life in oz.
I came across this forum and thought it might be a place to meet new people ans maybe be of help to those of you that are still in the immigration process.
Anyway id love to here from you:biggrin:
Bye for now.

 

Hi heavenly threapies,

Welcome to the forum, I am sure you will get to know a lot of people on here,

 

thanks colin, good to hear from you:biggrin:

 

Hiya and welcome to BIB, hope you enjoy the forum
Cal x

 

Thanks Cal, im sure i will :biggrin: ah i see your not to far away from me, how long have you been out here?

 

Hi we have been here nearly 3 and half years now and loving everything the aussies throw at us,lol
We got citizenship last year so feel like we really belong now,lol Have you got citizenship yet ?

Cal x

 

yes we got our citizenship a couple of years ago, great to have 2 passports when you go back to the uk,lol saves all the waiting around at immigration:wub: but yea, we love it to, and the way the Uk is going, it reaslly hit home that we did the right thing.
Do you have any family?

 

lol, you must be more organised than me, i havent got our passports yet,lol

I have 2 sprogs, 1 boy age 11 and a little princess who is 6 going on 16,lol, moving here as certainly done them the world of good.
Do you have children?

Cal x

 

Hiya Heavenly

Welcome to the forum. I have also been in Australia for a while, but was in Sydney first and now in Brissy. I am also in the Bayside area - in Thornlands. Where are you?

Love

Rudi
x

 

yes i have one grown up daughter, she is 22 on friday,eeeeeeeeeeeeeeekkkkkkkkk where do the years go

 

Hi Rudi
Im just down the road, in cleveland:biggrin:
do you prefer it her to Sydney? i have been to sydney for a visit, loved it there but not to live.

 

I was happy in Sydney......and certainly had more friends there - I get homesick for Sydney at times because of that.......but MUCH prefer living here.

Love

Rudi
x

 

Yes it takes time to make new friends doesnt it, well good ones anyway, i found when i first arrived here i made friends with everyone and anyone and thought it was great, but as time goes on you realise that perhaps you dont have so much in common after all or maybe their not the friends you thought they were, so i now have lots of aquaintances and a few real good friends and that ok with me. One thing about living here as apposed to the Uk, i have found anyway that there are lots more places and groups you can join to make friends, there always seems to be something going on.
Tracey.

 

That's EXACTLY what I have found. People always say to me - but you know heaps of people......well yes, I do, but most of them, as you say are acquaintances, not friends.

Love

Rudi
x

 

yes, once you realise that its ok, its when you think everyone is your friend that your in trouble, i think often we are to eager for everyone to be our friend once we are here, becuase we ve left all our long time friends and family behind, where as normally back in the uk we would make friends more gradually over the years.
Tracey.

 

Looking to relocate to Brisbane in next 12 months

Hi Everyone
I am new to this posting stuff, so apologies if I get this wrong..........
My partner, son and I are looking to relocate to Australia in the next year. We are going to London's EXPO 2010 this weekend to get more details and hopefully start our visa applications. The agents we have seen so far tell us to head for Melbourne as that is where my partners qualifications/experience is in demand, but the more I read on Brisbane the more I get drawn. What is the job market like in Brisbane? my partner is qualified in IT/Project Management and I am a Sales Manager. Are these agents on commission to try and get people to locate to certain areas? thanks :biggrin:

 

Hi Tracie

Welcome to the forum. The market for IT is probably most bouyant in Sydney, followed by Melbourne. However, We live in Brisbane and my husband has found no problem getting work here - he is in IT. I would say go where YOU want to. There are jobs out there.

Love

Rudi
x

 

what are our job prospects reg nurse and painter/decorator

hi heavenly

my name is les my partners name is emma and we are wanting to find out what are our propests are in finding employment in brisbane, my partner is a registered nurse and iam a painter and decorator, my partner is working towards her degree and is a sister chest pain assement nurse ,i have my nvq3 advance and iam in the process of getting my nvq3 in supervision/supervisor, health and saftey management card and various security passes for milatary police and rail pases i class myself as highly qualified tradesman with 20 years experience in construction,proffesonal client work including well known proffesonal football stars,i have experience in local athoraties work milatary/police and industrial sprayer, i am only 3 in my area of 200 miles who s a showhome decorator,
although my partner and have a ggod way of life and job propects we feel it s time we live and work instead of work to live emma and i are very hard working and would love to find a sponsor so we can live are dream

 

Hi Tracie
Good luck at expo, we found it very helpful going to a couple whilst we were going through the process :biggrin:
I dont know about Melbourne, but i can tell you that i have friends who are in IT and in sales and they have very good jobs here and had no problems getting them, so i think you would be ok in Brisbane:biggrin:

 

Hi Les
I know alot of nurses here and they all found it easy to get work some of them had jobs before they even got here.

sounds like you have alot of experience to, im not an expert, but there is alot of building going on in the area we live so im sure someone who is as experienced as you wouldnt find it hard to get work, lots of show homes ect, im not sure how the qualifications hold up here for painter and decorators, i know some trades people have to take different tests when they get here because the qualifications are different but i dont think that the case for your trade but it would be a good idea to check on the emmigration website just to make sure.
i cant help you about the sponsorship im not sure how it all works to be honest but i think as your partner is a nurse she should be able to get you in anyway without a sponsor.
Tracey