So we start again moving to ozz

moving to ozz thread
hey milly,weena,farcough,dobbys and all...cant find our thread,thinks it beens voted off! lets all re-gather our valuable info.


fluffyminx (42 ) 10:49 pm, 29 Jun
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2. It did get voted off
How rude. Guess some people are just jelous.


marcs (52 ) 10:57 pm, 29 Jun
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3. Hi all
kirst here in perth, hi sashi thought Id join you in this thread


kirst4999 (75 ) 11:22 pm, 29 Jun
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4. Im in Perth...
Aswell, been here nearly 2 months. Not liking it all that much


emmatweez (0) 12:10 am, 30 Jun
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5. really emme
where are you?? what don't you like??


kirst4999 (75 ) 12:12 am, 30 Jun
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6. Im in Redcliffe
Its near Belmont/Kewdale/Welshpool area. Gotta stupid job washing cars, havent made any friends. Dad works are sea for months at a time. Every job i apply for rejects me its soooooo hard


emmatweez (0) 12:18 am, 30 Jun
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7. been here 5 years
and will never go back to live, maybe not even visit, love it here!


diordazzle (1189 ) 12:19 am, 30 Jun
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8. It does have good things about it
Like the money and the weather. But im not really enjoying it at the moment. Where abouts are you diordazzle?


emmatweez (0) 12:21 am, 30 Jun
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9. its only early
days emma, it will get better, Ive been here since early feb and still don't know many people... Im sure once you find a good job you will meet people through that... have you tried joining other groups or anything??


kirst4999 (75 ) 12:22 am, 30 Jun
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10. first 2 years were hell
but just loved it more and more, I was in Melbourne, Middle park, but have just moved to a farm near Lorne, and I am missing Melbourne sooo much! Where are you?


diordazzle (1189 ) 12:24 am, 30 Jun
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11. I wouldnt know where to start
looking to join groups and stuff. Im not really a group kinda person....If someone ever gives me a job. Where abouts in perth are you?


emmatweez (0) 12:25 am, 30 Jun
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12. Emm, make friends somehow
it's the best way to feel good anywhere, not easy always and takes awhile but anything helps, my experience anyway


diordazzle (1189 ) 12:25 am, 30 Jun
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13. Perth...
I lived on a dairy farm in NZ and i loved it! Was waiting to hear back tonight from a guy on a sheep farm about a job but havent heard anything so i guess its another no. What sorta farm are you on?


emmatweez (0) 12:26 am, 30 Jun
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14. Im in ellenbrook
I joined a gym in midland which keeps me busy, I would love to join some sports or something but hubbys away every 2nd week.... what about studying??? Im going to next year hpefully


kirst4999 (75 ) 12:27 am, 30 Jun
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15. get a dog
then everyday you get to meet people at the park!


diordazzle (1189 ) 12:27 am, 30 Jun
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16. Hi emm, on a nothing farm at the mo
till DH gets stuck into growing biodynamic veges, he's renovating at the moment


diordazzle (1189 ) 12:28 am, 30 Jun
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17. Oh i so wish i could get a dog!
I love dogs but i live with my dad some of the time and his stupid partner and they dont like dogs. Its hard to make friends at the job im at now coz there is only one other person in the area that im in and hes a dork hahaha


emmatweez (0) 12:29 am, 30 Jun
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18. ...
Kirst....Im all studyed out, ive got my Diploma and not really anything else i wanna get into. Hmmmmm a gym sounds good, i was going to go to the swimming pool oneday but just keep forgetting. hahaha at the nothing farm, that sounds interesting


emmatweez (0) 12:31 am, 30 Jun
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19. must be hot there
gyms are good, trade-me mb's are instant conversations too, actually I better go to bed now -had my dd's 1st birthday today and I'm buggered after cooking for two days, thats the thing about farms, people travel miles to see you, then you have to feed them!


diordazzle (1189 ) 12:33 am, 30 Jun
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20. What are.....
Biodynamic vegetables? They sound flexible


emmatweez (0) 12:33 am, 30 Jun
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21. why don't you finda gym,
there not very exspensive and it gets you out and about too, plus exercise always helps you feel better, i was getting a bit lonely and down before I joined... whats your diploma in??


kirst4999 (75 ) 12:33 am, 30 Jun
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22. nite dazzle



kirst4999 (75 ) 12:34 am, 30 Jun
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23. This is actually...
The first time ive posted. Im a long time lurker and have been reading bits of the last moving to aus tread. Have a good sleep!


emmatweez (0) 12:34 am, 30 Jun
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24. means organic
best luck, isn't it funny to imagine someone else is sitting there reading your messages and typing a reply, but you'll probably never see that person yet you were having a conversation of sorts with them?


diordazzle (1189 ) 12:34 am, 30 Jun
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25. you too
good night


diordazzle (1189 ) 12:35 am, 30 Jun
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Yea a gym would be a good idea
Might look into finding one in the area. Its a diploma in Professional cookery and Patrisseire. Sounds flash just means im a chef hahaha


emmatweez (0) 12:36 am, 30 Jun
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27. have you been applying
for chefs jobs????? or other jobs?? def look into gym ,there all over the place. Im at renissance in midland which is really nice.. lots of girls there too which I like


kirst4999 (75 ) 12:38 am, 30 Jun
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28. im off to bed emma,
keep eye on thread for a chat during week.....


kirst4999 (75 ) 12:45 am, 30 Jun
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29. Chef jobs and Office Junior
Yeah i will look into one, Im not to sure how far away from Midland I am but i will have a look at google maps. How much are you paying there?


emmatweez (0) 12:46 am, 30 Jun
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30. Yea i Definitly will
Ive gotta go and do tea dishes now then off to bed. Have a good night.


emmatweez (0) 12:47 am, 30 Jun
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31. If you are thinking
I am Australian and I live in NZ and OZ and I think unless you kiwi's do your homework, you will find it hard. You really have to know Australia well to survive there I think. This article is interesting and says a lot. http://www.stuff.co.nz/4592585a19716.html


tramist (85 ) 12:57 am, 30 Jun
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32. I done my homework...
I didnt take the move over here very lightly, have ben considering it since end 2006. Even came for a holiday last year which i loved. But things just arent going right for me over here at the moment, I know it will get better. But at the moment im in a dark hole and i dont like perth that much


emmatweez (0) 1:01 am, 30 Jun
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33. hi everyone
hmmm seems our threads gone again, oh well we just start again..hi emma, you sound very lonely & maybe a little homesick, pop in here from time to time, we,re all mates. I am in NZ, have lived in WA for 9yrs altogether tho, been over 2x, my sis is milly, I,m sure things will get better, the right job will come along for you..


alphafifteen (0) 6:31 am, 30 Jun
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34. weena,,,,,
I,ll be thinking of you on your 1st day,(tomorrow) I,m sure you will be great...I,m getting in early as I start back at work tonight, I won,t even know what day it is tomorrow lol


alphafifteen (0) 6:39 am, 30 Jun
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35. morning all
bugger...thread gone again...jealousy gets you no where....lololol....we cant wait to get there...just waiting to hhear from mines in queensland...then will be all go after that.....


barter34 (108 ) 7:10 am, 30 Jun
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36. morning all
i dont think someone voted your thread as the kiwis on the gold coast gets it too we think its when the thread gets too long TM remove it.


justus1 (187 ) 7:31 am, 30 Jun
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37. here we go again
ill introduce myself..Im Milly,moved from Ashburton (s.i) in march to Kalgoorlie.(w.a)hubby works for a firm called Rapids(crushing plant) and i work for Buttercup,i drive a bread truck..currently i am very homesick..


millyone21 (0 ) 8:38 am, 30 Jun
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38. wooops
arrived march 23rd..:)have brought a car,house and furniture...


millyone21 (0 ) 8:39 am, 30 Jun
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39. Hi all
I think I got all but the last two pages so go to grandsangel and you can get the information . So it seems I will be adding this new one too . Hi all my name is angie and we are moving to oz as soon as we get the ok from court as Steve and I are raising our 3 grands . Angie


farcough81 (10 ) 9:55 am, 30 Jun
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40. Weena
Have a great day today at work . Angie


farcough81 (10 ) 9:56 am, 30 Jun
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41. Staggers in through hundreds of threads.......
Phew found it at last its scarey out there. Well I'll do like Milly & reintro meself.. Sandy, I currently live with partner Allan in Turangi NZ, I fly over to Sydney on Sunday to do 9 weeks training for my new job. Al & I have bought a place between Lismore & Casino,(Northern NSW) rural, 180 acres, room for horses ) had it since Dec but been unable to sell here so now just going to rent out here & go. Al will fly over on 8/8 and 3 labs & 1 cat will follow 1 week later!! So all happening. Oh we are only youngstas Im 50 going on 35 (just!!) and Al is 57(old fart). Nice chattin to ya's all.


dobbsygal (1088 ) 10:09 am, 30 Jun
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42. lol dobbsygal
good luck with your move & your job, its all happening aye, wonder how many more will be making the move, it sure is getting hard to survive here!!!!!


alphafifteen (0) 10:23 am, 30 Jun
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43. Hi guys, a question re jobs??
Have looked at some Aussi jobs online (as am considering moving over) and they say you must have aus residency to apply. Does this affect nzers moving there, as i understand it, you apply for residency when you get there and it takes about 2 yrs? From your experiences is it harder to get jobs because of this?


pohutukawagirl (35 ) 10:40 am, 30 Jun
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44. No need to apply for residency
and there are no restrictions on getting a job just because you are a kiwi. We don't intend of applying of residence till we want to.


marcs (52 ) 12:10 pm, 30 Jun
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45. Oh emma
I feel for you. I was like you are just feeling lonely for the first few months. Slowly things are getting better after 6 months in Ellenbrook. I have found kirst (on here by the way) and we are getting together for a coffee this week again. You are welcome to come and join us sometime. Things do get better just hang in there. Getting a better job might help as well so keep trying in the field you are qualified in.


marcs (52 ) 12:13 pm, 30 Jun
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46. hi everyone
hi, yes we will have to meet for a coff this week marcs, and emma if you waned to join us that would b cool... do you have a car??? I hate monday mornings!!!


kirst4999 (75 ) 12:15 pm, 30 Jun
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47. my grandaughter lives
in Ellenbrook, just thought I,d share that with you kirst,, Pinea Way!!!have,nt seen her since May last year, she,ll be 3 in August, ooooh I do miss her..


alphafifteen (0) 12:34 pm, 30 Jun
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48. My daughter
My daughter and her hubby and their little girl and my youngest(18) are moving to Perth. Soninlaw leaves on the 1st August. He has a job to go to. Then they will follow later. I'm going to miss them so much. But it will be a great experience for them. He just has to sort out a house when he gets there. He is staying with his cousin.


nanny2 (587 ) 12:42 pm, 30 Jun
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49. Yup not a fan of mondays either
but look on the bright side. Nice fine sunny day today. A bit cold this morning but atleast I can hang my washing out. Looking forward to the coffee Kirst.


marcs (52 ) 12:47 pm, 30 Jun
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50. alpha
I have seen pinea somewhere so it must be close, such a small world yip at least its a nice day, going to put my washing out too


kirst4999 (75 ) 12:54 pm, 30 Jun
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nannythats what me and my husband did
he came first and made sure he liked his job etc, me and the kids followed 2 months later (he came back and got us)... he was spose to sort out accomodation but cos he was in kalgoorlie pretty much whole time it was too difficult.


kirst4999 (75 ) 1:01 pm, 30 Jun
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52. I thought I was losing it last night
the thread disappeared while I was looking at it. Decided that was a good sign to go to bed. Glad to see its back again.


fonsay (211 ) 1:05 pm, 30 Jun
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53. Best area of Kal??
As the schools are zoned, I'm wondering what areas we should be looking at and what areas to avoid. Or is it a case of being lucky to get a place to rent/buy, take what you can get? Thanks in advance


fonsay (211 ) 1:10 pm, 30 Jun
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54. there you all are
I post in another thread and that disappeared as well. Hi I am pet, I moved from the Hawke's Bay 28 years ago. Spent about 12 months in Vic the rest in Qld. Have been in the wet tropics since 1985. I love Australia, our scenery and the laid back life style. I work 2 part time jobs and love them both. Cheers all. At least I found you all again. Have fun everyone.


pet61 (0) 1:42 pm, 30 Jun
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55. Hi...
we moved from Featherston to Kalgoorlie just over a year ago now, and love it!!! My girls aged 10 and 5 settled in straight away and also love it here. Emma hang in there it does take awhile to get use to things and find friends, but once you are sorted things will be fine. Hi alpha, its a lovely day here, bit cold this morning but nice now. Thanks for the wishes for tomorrow, getting just a tad nervous now.Fonsay, each area in Kal has its good bits and bad bits, we live in Fairways and its great, but my kids go to Boulder Primary, the high end parts of town are Lamington, Hannans and Somerville and O'Connor, just depends on how much you are willing to pay in rent or to purchase a house, but the rest are just really down to earth parts of town, like South Kal, Boulder or even now where milly lives they have nicknamed it golden grove, is a go ahead place now, milly has an awesome house. Hope I gave you some ideas.


weena29 (196 ) 2:40 pm, 30 Jun
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56. interesting weena
Myself and my bros were born in the Wairarapa, my sister (the eldest) in Martinborough. I was only a rug rat when we moved to the Bay. Keep posting folks.


pet61 (0) 2:46 pm, 30 Jun
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57. Thanks weena
I have google earthed Kal, bigger than I thought it would be. Better go and pick miss 6 up from school. Sun is out today... although bit cold. I have read that there are daily flights into Kal, but for the life of me can't find any. What airline should I be looking for? Managed to find the train. Thanks.


fonsay (211 ) 2:54 pm, 30 Jun
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58. Seeing that every one is introducing themselves
My name is Sashi and we moved to Ellenbrook Perth in January this year. My hubby worked for Bluechip Finance (yes dreaded bluechip) and was laid off last year in August. We decided to move to Perth as we had visited before and loved it and we had reached a crossroad in our life. It was now or never. I have two kids aged 4 and 17mths. Life was hard at first but things are getting easier as I am making friends slowly. There is no going back for us as we are here to stay and with most of our family moving over in the next year or so, there is no going back as no one left back home.


marcs (52 ) 3:15 pm, 30 Jun
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59. Ya we are now shipping out too
thought I would never see the day, we head away late to very early sep.Carn't waite, sunny weather here we come, lol


spotty (497 ) 3:18 pm, 30 Jun
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60. Qantas
flies everyday into Kal from Perth so does Skywest, but skywest fly from Melbourne 3 times a week into Kal. But no direct flights from NZ, even tho I reckon they should, since this town runs on kiwis,lol!!!! Have a child home sick with the throwing up bug again, but she is sleeping so all is good.


weena29 (196 ) 3:19 pm, 30 Jun
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61. Weena
Hi gal, Hey has anyone heard from Kelly? Its been awhile since she has Posted and Im just wondering if she is ok! Shay rang a while ago,Nathaniel will have his second tooth by next weekend (and Im missing seeing him growing up)It sure dont seem 7 mths since I was there.Yesterday was so cold!(7dec at midday)I went to Taupo with a mate to pick up a beachbuggy and flamin FROZE. Just going to toss another log on the fire and pick up the rugrats,have a good day folks. Steve.


farcough81 (10 ) 3:41 pm, 30 Jun
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62. Hi Steve
no I haven't heard from Kelly in awhile. Geez by the time you guys get here it will be in time for Nathaniels 1st birthday,lol!!! Was cold here this morning 3 degrees i reckon it was close to being a frost, we still haven't got the heater on yet though, I lie its keeping the homebrew warm in the bathroom, as the pantry was getting too cold,lol!!! Bloody husbands.


weena29 (196 ) 3:45 pm, 30 Jun
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63. Geez
must be a ton of Kiwis in Ellenbrook! My daughter and ex have just bought a house there. Sounds like a nice place.


spacies_nz (27 ) 3:46 pm, 30 Jun
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64. diordazzle
why were the first 2 years hell? in what way? :=)


rupert1 (466 ) 3:49 pm, 30 Jun
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65. shame about thread
l guess the other one gone as well...


dom46 (411 ) 4:05 pm, 30 Jun
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66. Ellenbrook
is a nice place to live. Kind of young family orientated. It is out of the city and I like it. The reason we moved here is because my sister in law lives here but we are intending on buying a house eventually. I can't say I have seen many kiwis in Ellenbrook but I do belive they exsist.


marcs (52 ) 5:06 pm, 30 Jun
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67. anyone here moving to Brisbane end of this year?
We're hoping to get to know people already in Brisbane and / or moving at the end of the year...


theyeshaveit (1994 ) 5:52 pm, 30 Jun
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68. weena I moved
from greytown in feb you were just down the road....my best friend is a kindy teacher in featherston


kirst4999 (75 ) 6:01 pm, 30 Jun
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69. Kirst
we were dairy farming down western lake RD. My father inlaw works at Wharekauhau Lodge. Small world ah!!!


weena29 (196 ) 6:25 pm, 30 Jun
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70. Isn't it just
my friend kate worked there a while ago as well.. isn't it a small world.. my husbands in boulder during his work shift, he's an electrician in the mines.. he use to be local sparky in gtown...we lived there for 4 years but my husband lived there years ago as well... i was over the small town thing tho and coming here was a great move. I use to play badminton in featherston, we problery know alot o the same people I can imagine.. my inlaws are in gtown


kirst4999 (75 ) 6:32 pm, 30 Jun
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71. Kirst
what mine does your hubby work in, my hubby works at Kanowna Belle. Yeah we probably do know alot of the same people!!!! Alpha, I heard your good news today, milly and ken came round for a coffee, so we will get to meet each other.


weena29 (196 ) 7:16 pm, 30 Jun
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72. marks at st ives
apparently its a really wet mine, he's underground electrician...


kirst4999 (75 ) 7:42 pm, 30 Jun
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73. evening theeyeshavit
we moving on oct if not sooner....where are you thinking of going to?


barter34 (108 ) 7:56 pm, 30 Jun
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74. how exciteing
so many new people heading to Auzzie..Have been to work,finished at 12 today..yahhh..had a little problem with my load today..hmmm..but all good,home safe and sound..hope everyone is well and warm..


millyone21 (0 ) 8:05 pm, 30 Jun
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75. Kirst
my hubby works underground as well, loves it and not scared of it either, hi milly!!!!


weena29 (196 ) 8:26 pm, 30 Jun
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76. Millyone
what work do you do?


marcs (52 ) 8:26 pm, 30 Jun
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77. yeah my hubby not scared
of it either , I think I would be.. he loves it. always telling me stories about the mine... hopefully I will come out to kal one day and hav a squizz, he really wants me too.


kirst4999 (75 ) 8:28 pm, 30 Jun
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78. I want to go to
Kal. Won't be for a while though till hubby gets some holidays together. We do plan on taking a trip next year provided it don't spend most of it going back home.


marcs (52 ) 8:31 pm, 30 Jun
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79. i didnt think i was slow at finding our thread.
i posted a reply and it was gone! i searched and searched then so slowely and yep was gone-the sods.Its like our own wee community here.We went to carrara markets and as kiwis there 2 give us the contact details for them for when we move.so im wrapt,kiwis seem so much nicer abroad,cant wait to move,hoping hubby this yr us after xmas.


fluffyminx (42 ) 8:37 pm, 30 Jun
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80. hi all
just filling in time till its time to go to work,, weena, hope it eventuates, we,ll see how things go, but yeah I,m looking forward to meeting you..its a very cold night so guess my car will be like a freezer in the morning!!!


alphafifteen (0) 9:02 pm, 30 Jun
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81. OMG!!!!
So many nice people!!!! Its made my day thanks sooo much. Yea i think i am homesick. Im sure it will get better. Got another "no sorry the job has been filled no" call today which sucks. Went to sort out my aussie licence in Welshpool and got lost Coffee sounds great! Wow i have the biggest grin on my face now. Work was boring today, had sooo many cars come into work today which suxed. Godod to be relaxing at home now.


emmatweez (0) 9:08 pm, 30 Jun
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82. we are due for-3 tomorrow.
good frost this morn too.


fluffyminx (42 ) 9:11 pm, 30 Jun
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83. thats sounds better emma
everyday is a new one, something good will happen soon I,m sure, talking to people helps so hope you get to meet the girls from here for coffee, have a good night all...


alphafifteen (0) 9:17 pm, 30 Jun
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84. Yep everyday is a new one
Sometimes they arent better than the last one, maybe even worse. It is a lot better to talk to people, especially ones from NZ. Apparently im hard to understand at work coz of my accent??? I think its crazy. But im glad i posted last night. Your all so lovely!


emmatweez (0) 9:24 pm, 30 Jun
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85. I was like you
emma when I met kirst on line. Crying and smiling at the same time. Please do join us some time for a coffee. I still feel homesick sometimes and it will take a long time to go away.


marcs (52 ) 9:24 pm, 30 Jun
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86. I hope not...
Hate the way i feel. I would love to join you both for coffee sometime. I do have a car aswell so am able to drive....once i study a map and gps to figure out where to go


emmatweez (0) 9:29 pm, 30 Jun
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87. Emma
Redcliffe is not far from Midland. Midland is 20 minutes drive from Ellenbrook. If you use google map you can have a look to see where Ellenbrook is www.googlemaps.com You are very close to the airport from what I can see.


marcs (52 ) 9:30 pm, 30 Jun
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88. If you have the
GPS then programme it in and just follow what it says. I love my GPS.


marcs (52 ) 9:31 pm, 30 Jun
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89. Emm
my hubby was the opposite at his work, they didn't think he was a kiwi as they didn't think he had an accent,lol!!!! Marcs, I don't think I have felt homesick at all since we have been here, maybe a teeny tiny bit at christmas but not really. Ever since I visited my friend in QLD 11 years ago, I sort of felt that I would eventually end up living in OZ, it just felt like home. Funny thing is my kids are going to know the Ozzie national athemn off by heart and not even know the NZ one, as they sing it every Thursday in assembly, now thats scary!!!!


weena29 (196 ) 9:31 pm, 30 Jun
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90. Very close to the airport,
Sometime you think if u threw a rock at some of the planes you'd hit them. Im just gonna have a look at google maps. I found away to get onto roe hgwy today when i got lost and there was a sign for midland.


emmatweez (0) 9:32 pm, 30 Jun
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91. Found it...
Only 35 mins drive by the directions on google maps...not that far at all. I keep thinking this place is huge and its going to take ages to get anywhere. But it doesnt really.


emmatweez (0) 9:37 pm, 30 Jun
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92. emma you on facebook
or bebo,??


kirst4999 (75 ) 9:40 pm, 30 Jun
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93. both
use bebo more tho havent got the hang of facebook......same username on bebo as here


emmatweez (0) 9:52 pm, 30 Jun
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94. I just added you
so go accept me and Ill send you my facebook link as I use that more and hardly ever bebo.. good way to get to know each other


kirst4999 (75 ) 9:56 pm, 30 Jun
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95. weena
haven't felt too home sick however sometimes at night if I have had a bad day I feel like I want my life back to the way it was back home. Never going to happen so I remind myself of it and just move on. I do miss some things from home though.


marcs (52 ) 9:58 pm, 30 Jun
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96. Good on ya kirst
We have face book too but I hardly use it. May be if I loged on a bit more often I would get to talk to my friends as they are on it. We mostly end up using MSN or Skype.


marcs (52 ) 10:00 pm, 30 Jun
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97. I hav't been homesick
at all which is surprising really. as I hardly talk to anoher soal except kids in the week hubbys away at work


kirst4999 (75 ) 10:01 pm, 30 Jun
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98. hey weena
dont you think the girls here sound familar..lol..weena and i had never met,only spoken on here..both kiwis but from diff islands..we arrived in Kalgoorlie,and once we got a few things sorted,headed to where weena was working..my 16year old said "mum,u dont no this lady",i said yes i do....so emma go meet these lovely ladies,because you never no, where your next good friend is going to "pop up"..


millyone21 (0 ) 10:02 pm, 30 Jun
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99. sashi
Ill send you the link for my facebook on email but proberly not a biggy considering your down the road! :)I live on it!!!


kirst4999 (75 ) 10:02 pm, 30 Jun
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100. Driving school in Kal?
To all those in Kal... any of you know any good driving schools to get HR from?


vamoose (52 ) 10:02 pm, 30 Jun
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ive been struggling lately
with the "homesick",as my daughter went home,leaving hubby and i alone for the first time in many years..yesterday..i gave myself a good talking too.. and am feeling more postive again,like i was when we arrived..


millyone21 (0 ) 10:04 pm, 30 Jun
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102. No biggy Kirst as I am down the road
I am never on it. Should be though as will get speak to friends that I miss a lot. Just you talking about facebook reminded me I should log on from time to time too.


marcs (52 ) 10:05 pm, 30 Jun
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103. Did she go back
permanently milly or just for a visit.


marcs (52 ) 10:06 pm, 30 Jun
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104. All added on bebo.....
Wow new friends hehehe sooo exciting.


emmatweez (0) 10:12 pm, 30 Jun
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105. Great,shift to Australia
and raise the IQ of both countries


stan202 (10 ) 10:15 pm, 30 Jun
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106. Now now
stan202 be nice.


marcs (52 ) 10:27 pm, 30 Jun
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107. Vamose
get your HR before you come and then you only need to sit 10 q's and change it over. But Don Green is who alot of people use!!!! I reckon Milly, sounds alot like us ehh!! lol!!! Still waiting to meet Wendy though aren't we.


weena29 (196 ) 10:45 pm, 30 Jun
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108. thats so original stan......
have never heard that before....duh


rich1969 (14 ) 10:48 pm, 30 Jun
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109. Vamose
I was researching this today for hubby to change over his licences, as he has them all. www.immi.gov.au/living-in-australia/settleinaustralia/index.htm . If you have your HT your are exempt from the theory test and only have to do a practical test. Well thats how I read it..... (hope thats right)


fonsay (211 ) 10:57 pm, 30 Jun
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110. Bump....
Anyone round to talk....home and aways finished now.....


emmatweez (0) 11:48 pm, 30 Jun
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111. woops
forgot i was on here,my bro who used to live here in kal,who has moved to Karatha,rang for a chat..ummm someone asked about my daughter,she has gone back to nz,as missed her friends so much..is now at polytech at home,trying to catch up on schoolwork:)


millyone21 (0 ) 11:52 pm, 30 Jun
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112. emma
i had a nosey at your profile..Timaru aye.. 1hr from my ex home..ashburton


millyone21 (0 ) 11:53 pm, 30 Jun
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113. Im here now
just put kiddies to bed.. blooming home and awway, so glad maddys leaving.. shes such a goodytoo shoes


kirst4999 (75 ) 11:55 pm, 30 Jun
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114. Yea timaru....
Lived in Wellington for 16 years then timaru and then temuka I liked it there. I like maddie on H&A, Rik needs to cut his hair tho. Milly whats your daughter studying?


emmatweez (0) 12:02 am, 1 Jul
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115. haha thats funny
I nearly wroe about riks haor too, he's hot but that hair has to go....


kirst4999 (75 ) 12:16 am, 1 Jul
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116. HELLO from kal
hi all well we have finally got internet connected. we have been in kal for a week now and we love it. we flew in last friday night and spent the weekend in perth and did the dredded 6 hour drive on sunday MAN what a long drive but i didnt get enough as hubby and i drove back this weekend just been to pick up a whole lot of furniture from ikea in perth, fantastic value. steph has settled into school and loves it!! funny you say weena about your kids knowing the ausie anthem, steph was saying she has to sing it tomorrow in assembly and doesnt know it !! i told her to do the haka LOL. huby is enjoying work and i dont think i will work for a while as im enjoying being home. will have to arrange a coffee milly and weena. all the best for the super pit tomorrow weena talk to you all soon.


joehannaa (265 ) 12:24 am, 1 Jul
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117. The hair does have to go!
Hi joehannaa...i went to ikea a few weeks ago and really liked it... got a duvet cover for my bed and a lamp was so cool to see all the rooms and kitchens set up like a house!


emmatweez (0) 12:28 am, 1 Jul
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118. emma
we brought heaps from there, coffee tables wall units, computer table, 4 sets draws bedside tables, tv cabnet just couldnt stop LOL it was so cheap and great that it was all in flat packs to bring back to kal.


joehannaa (265 ) 12:33 am, 1 Jul
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119. Aw cool,
Wish i could buy all that sort of stuff. My room is so boring. I love buying things like that. Actually i love shopping full stop. Spent $320 on white GHDs last week I love them lol


emmatweez (0) 12:37 am, 1 Jul
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120. hi joehanna
most of my house is ikea, we came with just our clothes.. I LOVE that place, and spend heaps everyytime.. still got more to get glad ot hear your loving it.


kirst4999 (75 ) 12:37 am, 1 Jul
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121. i hear you kirst
we came with just our clothes to, its been hard starting again but great having all new stuff. i dont know why we didnt move sooner we are loving it but miss family heaps.


joehannaa (265 ) 1:00 am, 1 Jul
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122. Fonsay,
thats not right, in WA you have to sit 10 theory q's but do not have to do a practical, thats just to change over your truck licences, you don't have to do anything but change over your car licences. Hi Wendy!!!! Yah you are connected again, hope all is well and yeah we will have to catch up for a coffee.


weena29 (196 ) 1:00 am, 1 Jul
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123. honestly joehanna
I don't know why we didn't do it earlier either. we thought about it 1 year before we came, Im not homesick at all... got my parents here on sat.. so excited to show them off perth


kirst4999 (75 ) 1:08 am, 1 Jul
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124. Im off to bed
guys, Ill catch up again on here tomoorrow. have a good nite


kirst4999 (75 ) 1:11 am, 1 Jul
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125. Driving school in Kal?
Thanks weena and fonsay for your info, im already in kal i'll give donny boy a call tomorrow see what the deal is. I wish i had've gotten the HR in nz the planning and infrastructure place here (where you change over your licence) gets busy it took me almost 2 hours to do.


vamoose (52 ) 2:07 am, 1 Jul
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morning vamoose
how do you change it in NZ,where do I go???


barter34 (108 ) 6:46 am, 1 Jul
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127. joehannaa
hi there,great to hear that you guys getting sorted..and that Steph is settling into school.hmmm the auzzie anthem....lol..i like the idea of doing the haka instead..ken is on his "days off" so we are going to enjoy a nice quiet day,woundering around Kal..(in other words,im going to drag ken around all the shops:) )


millyone21 (0 ) 7:05 am, 1 Jul
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128. morning joehanna
glad to hear you have settled in...thats good you have funiture now...cant wait to move and get settled...such alot to organise before we go tho......


barter34 (108 ) 7:06 am, 1 Jul
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129. hiya Barter
we're off to Brissie but not sure where to in Brisbane as yet. With 1746 suburbs it's a little hard to (lol) .... I see you're heading over in October, do you have jobs to go to or will you find work overthere? Are you taking pets?


theyeshaveit (1994 ) 7:35 am, 1 Jul
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130. Stanley
you stay behind and lower the IQ of both countries (lol) ....


theyeshaveit (1994 ) 7:53 am, 1 Jul
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131. hell my name is cheri
we been saving for past 6 months have 13,000 saved so far and also going to court to take son with us, has anyone had to go through that, we want to be over there by christmas and are moving to ipswich, waiting for court date and hopefully that will be us living the life we want to live.


jason_cheri (65 ) 8:10 am, 1 Jul
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132. well my partner has applied for a job at
mount Isa mines...so hopefully he will have a job to go to....not sure where we will move to as yet either....


barter34 (108 ) 8:11 am, 1 Jul
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133. i was considering moving to oz
im a graphic designer, and checked out the online job sites. I dont think i will be moving...i'm earning more in NZ than the salaries advertised!!


meg540 (1 ) 8:14 am, 1 Jul
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134. different strokes for diff folks meg..
we're not moving to chase the $$$ as such though our business will do well over there due the better climate in Brisbane... For us we need change, new challenges and new beginnings, I'm half Australian anyway and I'm looking forward to the "lifestyle" 500,000+ kiwis can't be that wrong ... Good on for making the right choice for you... We too are doing our homework ...


theyeshaveit (1994 ) 8:32 am, 1 Jul
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135. good morning all
gee these lots of friendly people coming in to say hi & get to know each other now, great joehanna that your loving Kal, knew yould lol.. we have a temp of -3.5 this morning, my little red car was all white, doors were frozen, thawed it out a bit before I got in it to drive home, I,m off to bed so hope you all have a great day, oh & Emma my step daughter lives at Temuka!!!


alphafifteen (0) 8:39 am, 1 Jul
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136. hey eyes
how is your shift planning going?


vickiej (210 ) 8:43 am, 1 Jul
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137. Hi Jason/Cheri
We are doing the same thing . WE are raising our 3 grands and have been doing the court thing for 7 months now it not a fast thing if you ex is in agreement for you to take your son to oz then it want take as long if not then it can take up to 12 months by the time you have court date for this that and the next thing . cont


farcough81 (10 ) 8:43 am, 1 Jul
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138. i brought my son
with a stat declaration from his father.... no court, too expensive. we've been here 3 years, no issues.


vickiej (210 ) 8:45 am, 1 Jul
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139. oh really carcough,
we have been through custody things before and it is a long wait I hate it, but mind you the longr we wait the more we can save so will be easier to set up when we get there. I will keep yu posted on how it goes and if you could do the same too will be much appreciated. We have just filed a 12 page affidavit with a folder attatched with letters of support, maps, demographics, rental prices, situations vacant from newspapers from there, so hopefully that will help the judge make a more informed decision.


jason_cheri (65 ) 8:46 am, 1 Jul
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140. thats good vickie, i wish we could
have such luck father soesnt want to let him go, although his parenting is uh non existant, he never sees son, he is a druggy, alcy women basher etc. He just wants to prolong us and cause us as much grief as possible. The system knows us pretty well and after 9 years the judge has had enough and will be happy to make a ruling im sure


jason_cheri (65 ) 8:48 am, 1 Jul
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141. cont .....
if you want to Google grandsangel you will come to an moving to oz site for kiwi and you will find the old posting for moving to oz and just read them it got what we had to do and others as well as a hold lot of information we got sick of losing our posting so they are all over there . good luck with court hopefully we have only one move court date at the most two so we are hoping to be there before xmas . Angie


farcough81 (10 ) 8:49 am, 1 Jul
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142. oh cheri
i really feel for you. so pointless for him to be doing that!


vickiej (210 ) 8:50 am, 1 Jul
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143. awesome angie thanks
for that, and yes vickie its a hard road to go down but if my son ends up with a better life out of it will be well woth the wait!


jason_cheri (65 ) 8:53 am, 1 Jul
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144. yes definitely!
ours has a better life here, far more settled. where are you looking at moving to?


vickiej (210 ) 8:54 am, 1 Jul
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145. crikey jason_cheri.....
not nice at all...y do that have to be like that...we have been lucky my ex has said we can take the boys...as long as they come back for holidays twice a year...whcih isnt a problem...he doesnt have them that often now....good luck....


barter34 (108 ) 8:55 am, 1 Jul
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146. we are looking at ipswich brisbane, have
everything set up just waitiing for the golden ticket really, angie what thread do i look at in gradsangel, ive already signed up too my name on there is jaycee


jason_cheri (65 ) 8:57 am, 1 Jul
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147. cant wait to leave this freezing cold
igloo we live in


jason_cheri (65 ) 9:00 am, 1 Jul
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148. where do you live now cheri?
?


vickiej (210 ) 9:02 am, 1 Jul
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149. hawera
very close to mount taranaki


jason_cheri (65 ) 9:03 am, 1 Jul
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150. Jason Cheri
Go to Moving to Aus TM thread and have a look see. Good luck with the court thing,DONT be nice!! you have to get nasty and drag all the crud you can and make him out to be a right rat bag.The TART that gave birth to our Grands,dont like me anymore and is going to like me even less when she gets the last lot of paperwork.LOL All the best, Steve.


farcough81 (10 ) 9:17 am, 1 Jul
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cool thank you, and well done for taking
care of the kids, and believe me im sick of nice!


jason_cheri (65 ) 9:19 am, 1 Jul
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152. steve and angie when does yours go to court?
We got out payout, a measly 5 grand out of 100 grand.Ex got the rest and payed bills of with some.Have to sell my caravan[25foot] that wont sell quick.sell my hilux,hubbys hilux and car and lost of other stuff so we got a lot to get rid of and decide as things sell how we manage without those nescesities,lolhow did u guys get on as things sold and u still needed them to live with,lol.got 2 girls home sick with flu.im of to town buy elec blankets for them its too cold.-3 today.


fluffyminx (42 ) 11:32 am, 1 Jul
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153. Hi Fluffy
As yet we have sold very little of the kids stuff. Apart from a couple of chests of drawers. The big crunch will come when they see their toys and things out and being sold (although we have been telling them that NEW ONES are a waiting!) Our next Court date is Aug 6th thats Lawyer for kids report and all Affidavits in,and set a date for FINAL (I hope)hearing.So we are looking Oct/Nov for that. Hang in there Gal you will come out on top in the end. Steve.


farcough81 (10 ) 12:47 pm, 1 Jul
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154. farcough please be sure to keep us updated on
court case, it will help me get an indication on how those things go. Have you had psychologist reports and mediation, i thnk we are skipping mediation this time because we have been so many times and nothing has come from them


jason_cheri (65 ) 12:51 pm, 1 Jul
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155. hi again
oooh jack`s been...how you guys doing?? the people with cases comeing up.."good luck" to you and the children. ...woundering how weena is going?? on her 1st day..


millyone21 (0 ) 12:57 pm, 1 Jul
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156. Morning all
Will talk soon. Great to see so many of us talking on this thread.


marcs (52 ) 1:33 pm, 1 Jul
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157. Hi vickie
we STILL have NO clue on WHAT suburb to look at in Brisbane... Where are all the Brisbane-ites living? It's really quite frustrating ... Do you know of anyone who has found a rental being a dog owner? Because we're not moving until the end of the year it's probably premature to look but yet we need so much information as well to be prepared


theyeshaveit (1994 ) 3:33 pm, 1 Jul
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158. heres my areas i liked
im not sure where in Brisbane you are defying,but i like the goldcoast and areas we drove around to get a feel check out schools close by etc is helensvale and coomera,also liked robina.you can check out schools in the area by goig to educatedguess.com.au it is rated by the parents.House sin Helensvale had huge sections,thats what put me off it a bit a si want big house small section with enough room for a pool.im over gardening,want anice rock/tree garden.


fluffyminx (42 ) 5:40 pm, 1 Jul
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159. also today brought for the 1st time
electric blankets man its cold,i dont fancy snuggling up to cold sheets anymore! and looking at buying a new vx3 vodaph for ozz. blankets 50% of at briscoes got 3 for 79$


fluffyminx (42 ) 5:41 pm, 1 Jul
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160. emmatweez
About 500k Kiwi's have moved to Australia. Australia owns all your banks except one.. Woolworths Homebrand is now in your stores.. You will become one with the OZ.. resistance is futile :-)


tramist (87 ) 5:46 pm, 1 Jul
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161. Ok everyone
I am on to it again have just moved the post over . Angie


farcough81 (10 ) 6:51 pm, 1 Jul
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162. am thinking of
adding a kal for sale and buy topic on grandsangel what do you all think .Same one was asking about a web page in kal doing this . angie


farcough81 (10 ) 6:55 pm, 1 Jul
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163. ang thats a great idea
also do one for goldcoast too.GREAT THINKING


fluffyminx (42 ) 7:22 pm, 1 Jul
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164. Hey peoples in oz
Had a alright day today. Bit cold this morning which was different. Had a busy day at work. Nice to be home now im so tried. Alpha fiften...was you step daughter old enough to work? If so did she work in Temuka or Timaru? I worked and lived n Temuka for about 2years.


emmatweez (0) 7:46 pm, 1 Jul
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165. hi all.....theyeshaveit
check out kiwis on the gold coast and brisbane........in the parenting section.


samthepalmyman (2 ) 8:16 pm, 1 Jul
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166. Jason Cheri
Had the psycho thing done on her when we first got the kids (4yrs ago)And tried Mediation last time She didnt turn up for appointment ,and then when she did she made silly demands of the Mediator. This time we have given everything we can think of to the Courts, Maps Info booklets Rentals,Schools IHC info and how much more the little fella is going to be better off,even how much it will cost to fly her over each year to visit. you name it the Judge will know as much about Kal as I do!Most of all,all the info that shows we have been to all but one visitation (kids were sick) and how many she has missed.Nice doesnt come into it now, we have gone all out on this Case,Our best thing is the amount of stuff we have documented over the years and all the paperwork we have kept from the Courts to show she has done nothing to change things for herself or the kids. Go hard gal and give it all you have got! you really only get one shot at this! Steve.


farcough81 (10 ) 8:26 pm, 1 Jul
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167. hi emma
Michelle my step daughter is married, has a tribe of kids & lived on Hamilton st for about 7yrs, they now live on Hayhurst st,,her & her hubby worked at McCains a few years ago..


alphafifteen (0) 8:48 pm, 1 Jul
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168. I dont think i know any....
Michelles from temuka but my mates did live on Hayhurst street north, went to many partys there lol. Earn big some big bucks at McCains apparently.


emmatweez (0) 9:05 pm, 1 Jul
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169. hi everyone
all Ive done today is eat crap food... god damn.. nice day here in perth.. hi emma !!


kirst4999 (75 ) 9:32 pm, 1 Jul
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170. Hey Hey
Crap food is ok to eat hehehe i worked and ate bad bad food at lunch. No sammies today Beautiful day here today ae, wich i didnt start so early i the morning otherwise i would have done my washing.


emmatweez (0) 9:43 pm, 1 Jul
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171. #157
Personally, being a QLD'er I think that Annerly and Redhill and Normanby and areas around there are good places to live. Enoggera Creek area also and surrounding suburbs. I really wish that people take a good look at moving to Australia ,because it costs a lot and does take time and I am lucky to have Medicare , it takes you guys 2 years to get it as a resident (and doctors bills in Aust are very high) and soon it will be harder as Immigration laws are going to change at the end of this year from what I hear. But please make sure if you are going to move be really well imformed and learn from those who are over there and their experiences.


tramist (87 ) 10:30 pm, 1 Jul
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172. correction to above
As a NZ'er it does not take you 2 years to get Medicare, you have to prove that you have moved to Australia permanently ie not visiting, by way of rental agreement, purchase of house etc for Aussie & provide 100 points of ID then you get it can be a bit of a rigmarole but not a major. If you earn over $50g & do not hv private medical insurance then you will pay an extra 1.5% of you wages as a Medicare levy.


dobbsygal (1096 ) 10:48 pm, 1 Jul
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173. doctors bill
i don't think doctor's bills are expensive. my doctor costs $45, $53 on saturday. $32 of this is refunded by medicare


vickiej (210 ) 10:51 pm, 1 Jul
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174. tramist
you are giving some wrong info, Im in perth and we can get medicare as soon as we arrive (with proof of staying here), also doc bills for my kids are free through medicare and for us too I think.


kirst4999 (75 ) 10:55 pm, 1 Jul
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175. You can get your
medicare card as soon as you arrive. You need to take your passport in with you when you apply. Not sure what else is required. We had ours a week after we arrived in Feb.


marcs (52 ) 10:59 pm, 1 Jul
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I tryed to get my medicare card when i
first got here. And couldnt get it because i had to prove i was living here, not visisting. And have to get a Justic of the Peace to sign a form... Really confusing. Sometime i need to sort out in the next few weeks. Ekk


emmatweez (0) 11:12 pm, 1 Jul
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177. Beller is moving to aussie
within the next 4 weeks...


superwiner (807 ) 11:14 pm, 1 Jul
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178. it was quite easy
for us to get proof cos we sold our house in nz and bought here, plus my husband had job contract. plus HP and my son was in school... emma get your work to write out something and your old work in NZ too.


kirst4999 (75 ) 11:14 pm, 1 Jul
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179. To all those in Kal?
Anyone know of any other first aid courses done in Kal besides the one St johns do?


vamoose (52 ) 11:35 pm, 1 Jul
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180. i recently done a red cross first aid course
that was in perth though, not sure about kal,give them a call.


rich1969 (14 ) 11:59 pm, 1 Jul
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181. red cross # 1300 367 428
.


rich1969 (14 ) 12:05 am, 2 Jul
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182. Vamoose
pretty sure that St.Johns are the only ones that do the Senior first Aiders course in Kal. Are you having trouble gettibg into one??? The mining companies normally have them booked all up, good luck!!!


weena29 (196 ) 12:17 am, 2 Jul
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183. Hi everyone in Kal
I hevent posted on here since I left NZ! Anyway we have moved over to Kal from Hawkes Bay. We have rented a house in Piccadilly and my 6 yr old goes to North Kalgoorlie School. I have got a job at the superpitt in the training dept. Weena, I saw in an above post that you also work there, what do you do? My partner works for pro drill and is away for 10 days and home for 5 and he loves it. I have surprised myself and havent even got homesick yet!!


tylarsmum (31 ) 1:05 am, 2 Jul
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184. First Aid in Kal
Im booked in to one at St johns but it aint till mid July trying to get one sooner i'll give redcross a call tomorrow


vamoose (52 ) 2:52 am, 2 Jul
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185. bump
good morning,grrrr @ me,for waking up far to early..


millyone21 (0 ) 5:09 am, 2 Jul
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186. tylarsmum
hi there,great that you have joined us other kiwis in here..when did you get here??


millyone21 (0 ) 5:11 am, 2 Jul
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187. Morning Milly
Off to sign Affidavit Papers this afternoon so another step closer to you getting your Scones. Havent been outside to check the temp but it isnt as cold as yesterday (6am we were at -3) Question for you ! How long does it take to drive to Menzies from Kal?? Catch you later Steve.


farcough81 (10 ) 5:37 am, 2 Jul
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188. hi there
lol@Menzies..the big smokeing town of Menzies..ummmm...its about 130kms from Kal..in the truck 1 1/2hrs..maybe bit less,depends on how many ggrrrrrrr ROADTRAINS i come across..why on earth would you want to no that??? there must be at least a population of 10...to be honest on my way through in the mornings,i see only 1person,and she out having a smoke at the garage..hehe..there is a caravan park there thou,and always seems to be a flock of "galahs" near the kiddies play area..hey good luck with this arvo..


millyone21 (0 ) 6:41 am, 2 Jul
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189. btw
i havent looked out,(its pitch blacklol) but im cold,so of to have my ummm yeah morning shower (it`s 2.48a.m here) before i go to work..i think i`ll be in for a few stops coming home..gee i wish i slept better..


millyone21 (0 ) 6:48 am, 2 Jul
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190. Milly
Just trying to work out my options for the future. Although I will be coming to Kal, it may not be the best place for what we have in mind. Have you started to collect the Roo tails on you way home? could be a side line Business for you at the Boulder Market day!(runs for cover.lol) Steve.


farcough81 (10 ) 7:11 am, 2 Jul
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191. u better run to
and fast..(me being a ex hockey forward) run boy run...NO;I HAVE`NT..if you want them,you follow me up the road..because i dont have time for stopping..it is a pretty busy road,a few empty buildings etc on the hehe main drag..


millyone21 (0 ) 7:51 am, 2 Jul
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192. I can just see you running milly,, lol
anyway its a better morning here, no frost but sounds like we,re in for some more lovely rain & maybe snow, awwww great!!!, it,ll settle the dust aye...


alphafifteen (0) 8:22 am, 2 Jul
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193. Hi Tylarsmum
I have just started at the Superpit!!! I am going to drive trucks, as a hot seater, and ctually I am starting to crap myself now, as reality sets in and I am actually going to be in charge of one of those huge trucks, so if I see someone sneeking into the training room, I am the only girl in there at the mo, Totty is our Training chick!!! Vamoose good luck but I don't think you will find anywhere else to do your first aid course. Hi Milly and Alpha, oh and Steve and Angis, geez steve you are full of cheek this morning,lol!!!


weena29 (196 ) 9:22 am, 2 Jul
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194. #174
Yes you are correct about that. I was mis-informed about what was going on in regards to Medicare. I know a lot of Kiwi's in Australia and esp in Sydney as I am member of the All Blacks Supporters Club. Kiwi's work hard and are fun to hang out with after work I think and have a nice attitude to life. Someone said their children did not know the Australian National Anthem... when I was a kid in QLD we learnt the NZ anthem in school, I thought they may have had the same thing here. But yeh in terms of the topic, I think it is good for kiwi's to have a go in Oz , it is far diff than NZ is.. I don't think I will ever not be watching out for snakes,spiders,scorpions and all sorts of other stuff as I walk in the scrub here,always had to watch where we walked and what we touched back home.


tramist (87 ) 11:17 am, 2 Jul
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195. hello all
we got sunshine yeehaa. I haven't had time to read all the messages. I read Timaru, my Uncle George Hopkins had the "jeweller' shop, he was a watchmaker there for many years. He was my Dad's Bro-in-law.


pet61 (0) 11:48 am, 2 Jul
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196. are article I found today
http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/aussies-beware-the-kiwis-are-coming/2008/07/02/121495078931<br />0.html Heh, interesting figures.That is a lot of people moving. Perhaps part of a sekret kiwi plan to make us the West Island?


tramist (87 ) 11:52 am, 2 Jul
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197. Hey There Everyone
Hi My Name is Jenna Me and my son 2 and My Partner of 8 Years have been planing to Move to Aussie For a while now and have only just Started looking into it now as are very keen to start over but Im a Type 1 Insulin Dependent Diabetic and need Medication All the Time Was just wanting to know if anyone would happen to know anything about precription subsidys and so on


srscjmc (13 ) 11:54 am, 2 Jul
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198. Hi guys
Miss me???


kelly8 (149 ) 11:58 am, 2 Jul
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199. I've been busy busy busy
had a salestarget for my business which I met so in just under 2 weeks I'm off to the Gold Coast for 5 days for an all expenses 5-star trip! Yee hah! Also been getting involved in Playcentre committee, have been organising a fundraiser for the McGrath foundation and just life in general. farcough, some of your grandies are under 4 right? I have a great playgroup for you to join.


kelly8 (149 ) 12:01 pm, 2 Jul
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200. will just grab the hundy....
Don Green I don't think does driving school anymore. Joehannahs husband did some work for him and said he wasn't doing it anymore.


kelly8 (149 ) 12:03 pm, 2 Jul
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hi kelly & joehanna
welcome back. Tylarsmum I came from the HB where you from. I was educated at NIS and NGHS finishing there in 1977. Good luck to those moving and waiting court cases. How did your first day go weena.


pet61 (0) 12:21 pm, 2 Jul
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202. Hi srscjmc
I am not sure if I am giving the correct info so others please feel free to correct me. I found that prescription medicine ie general medicine not so cheap in Perth. My prescriptions cost $30 each even for repeats and this is for antidepressants. Kids are around $20. However for Diabetic medication I am not sure so hopefully there is someone here Type 1 or 2 that can give you some idea as to how much. This is the only thing that I have found is more expensive than home however don't be put off by it as I figure we earn a lot more here so we are able to cover it.


marcs (52 ) 12:22 pm, 2 Jul
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203. Thanks
Yeah i hope that i do earn More An i hope that it isn't to expensive cause i work in the medical industry in NZ and i know that i real cost for my meds are over $200 per Month


srscjmc (13 ) 12:57 pm, 2 Jul
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204. If you have little kids
paracentamol is no longer free. I have to buy them. Oh well.


marcs (52 ) 1:02 pm, 2 Jul
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205. Hey Kelly
Welcome back gal!! I was starting to wonder where you had got to. Tell your hubby that the last couple of days here in the bay have been Bloody freezing!!!!!!!!!Just checked the temp 1.30pm and we have 7dec. This is crazy! boy the Courts better pull finger cause Im coming real soon.Ive had enough of this wet cold crap.O K off to Whakatane to sign the Court papers and get this sideshow on the road for the final time. Steve.


farcough81 (10 ) 1:37 pm, 2 Jul
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206. Is NZ first aid certificate
recognised or is there a specific 'mining' first aid course to do? Good luck with court stuff you guys.


fonsay (211 ) 1:51 pm, 2 Jul
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207. hey everyone
i'm coming over there on monday to drive a roadshow truck n semi-trailer for 8 months, does anyone know how it works with tax in nz? i know i'm taxed in oz, but when i get home do i have to pay nz tax on what i bring back?


deflatedpumpkin (40 ) 1:55 pm, 2 Jul
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208. no medication
for me, but my bro is diabetic. I can't email him at present, but his insulin is covered (well its cheaper through govt. PBS) Try diabetes australia, if I remember rightly they subsidise syringes etc. Hope this helps.


pet61 (0) 2:06 pm, 2 Jul
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209. hiya
nice day here today, ive made some soup and been to the shops got a mag and am doing nothing LOL. i am realy enjoying this not working for now!! hi kelly and pet61!! weena you will be fine driving those massive trucks did any of you feel the geological event this morning about 10.40?? thats what they called it on the radio. milly not long now till stacey arrives hope everyone is enjoying there day. steve hope all goes well for you today... talk to you soon


joehannaa (265 ) 5:13 pm, 2 Jul
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210. Hi deflatedpumpkin
If you are only coming for 8 months then it is best to check with ird if you would be classed as a resident for tax purposes or a non resident?, you may have to declare your income earnt in Aus as foreign income, make sure you keep your wage receipts to prove total income earnt + taxes paid. good luck and I hope you make heaps.


realnz01 (97 ) 5:18 pm, 2 Jul
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211. hi guys
im home...safe and sound..sheesh it was along drive today.. saw plenty of "friends" for farcough...lol..im actually talking to stacey on msn,but she not so good on multi tasking..something i need to teach her when she is here,have just told her,she can do ALL the housework while she is here,for payment for the food she going to eat..she going mad..hehehe


millyone21 (0 ) 5:19 pm, 2 Jul
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212. hahaha good one milly.
i got my 2 girls home all week sick,work rang desperate for me to come in.apparently they flocking of with the flue too.hope it sorts there brains out,im so over working there.ive never worked with such nasty woman.my next job betta have less woman,lol.winging ole nanas.lmao..brought a new ph for ozz A VX3 MOTORO,now gotta set it up.the parenting wannabes is a good thread too.


fluffyminx (42 ) 5:27 pm, 2 Jul
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213. I also found this site to be amazingly helpful
with LOADS of info for us Kiwis moving to Aussie... Hope others get as much from it as we are: http://movetoaustralia.net/frequently-asked-questions/


theyeshaveit (1994 ) 5:28 pm, 2 Jul
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214. Good afternoon everyone
Milly, we have been here for 4 weeks on Sunday. Weena I am waiting for my NZ police clearence to come through then I can start at the mine, I will be working with Totty, she did my interview, and yup i'ld be a bit scared driving one of those huge trucks too lol. Pet, I lived in Waipawa all my child hood and attended CHBC. I only moved to Hastings in the last 5 years. Just a question to you NZ people with primary aged children, do you find it weird the way they use their cut off for what class the kids will go in? Ive been at the school this morn coz Tylar misses out on being year 2 by 19 days, so that makes him have to sit year one again and will make him a year behind in NZ. Its crazy and a bit frustrating aye


tylarsmum (31 ) 5:30 pm, 2 Jul
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215. Hi tylarsmum
I find the school thing frustrating here too. My girl is 4 in two weeks time but does not start kindy till next year. She misses out by 17 days lol. Back home she had started kindy. I have managed to find a 3 year old kindy which she goes to and thoroughly enjoys but she does not start the proper kindy till 2009. Second baby is alright as she was born in Jan.


marcs (52 ) 5:48 pm, 2 Jul
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216. Hi theyeshaveit
the website you were talking about above, looks like it would be really good - but the text comes up really tiny and is too small to read, did you have this problem?


kaye35 (1219 ) 5:55 pm, 2 Jul
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217. just as well then that
my girls are jan/feb babies.wouldnt u think they would go by the first month to make it easier.maybe thats when they have most births and to avoid crowding in schools.


fluffyminx (42 ) 6:01 pm, 2 Jul
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218. kaye35
nope, comes up in normal text size at my end .... It is an awesome information page SO MUCH info ... It's realy good ...


theyeshaveit (1994 ) 6:03 pm, 2 Jul
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219. kaye35
Google "Moving To Australia FAQ" to find your own fresh page, you might find it works better for your pc that way ...


theyeshaveit (1994 ) 6:05 pm, 2 Jul
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220. Can kiwis not become Aussies now??
Friends of mine have only been over here in Oz 2 yrs and reckon that the process of citizenship is not as easy as it used to be? They realise they don't really need it as kiwis basically get the same deal as us, but .... they WANT to! Anyone been down that track lately? Any help greatly received.


mahairy (169 ) 6:06 pm, 2 Jul
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221. MOVING TO BRISBANE END OF 2008
anyone else contemplating same time of year. To others moving over to Brissie, what AREAS / Suburb are you going to and why? How do we choose a suburb when we have no clue where we will be working?


theyeshaveit (1994 ) 6:06 pm, 2 Jul
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222. mahairy, I found this info ....
New Zealanders can become Australian citizens without giving up their New Zealand citizenship. They have to obtain Australian permanent residence first, and must live in Australia as a permanent resident for at least two years before they can apply for citizenship... http://www.nzembassy.com/topic.cfm?c=18&l=60&s=nz


theyeshaveit (1994 ) 6:12 pm, 2 Jul
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223. Yes well...
that is not the case now apparently. Don't worry .. we found that 'moving to oz faq' .. they might have an idea. Thanks but.


mahairy (169 ) 6:14 pm, 2 Jul
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224. Hi theyeshaveit,
I tried doing it through Google, and still tiny, never mind, may be something to do with my computer settings, everything else seems normal though. We are also contemplating the move to either Brisbane or Townsville, we are going to Brisbane in October for a holiday, so will have a quick check around while we are there, we can't go until our cat dies lol, she is 18yrs old and I don't think she would pass a vet check otherwise we would take her, and wouldn't possibly dream about putting her to sleep, we will take our dog with us though.


kaye35 (1219 ) 6:17 pm, 2 Jul
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225. costs a few thousand to get citinzenship
I will get it for the kids to ensure they're entitled to all uni fee discounts/help/rebates. If your kids are born in Oz they become automatic citizens after 10 years. I'd consider becoming a citizen so I can vote and maybe join the territorials


kelly8 (149 ) 6:29 pm, 2 Jul
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we go to gold coast so we decided we
liked it,so next time we came we looked at certain areas got a feel,seen how far shops are etc.you can buy a book called where to live guides GoldCoast isbn number 0 9581050 4 9 [v2]its awsome,lists schools,houses hospitals,shops house prices sell/rent,what to do in area`s its so worth it,you can also buy brisbane ones,they list all suburbs.cost around 30$ at paper+we like coomera,helensvale,carrara.


fluffyminx (42 ) 6:39 pm, 2 Jul
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227. tylersmum i found the schooling
over here weird, in nz steph was in year 4 and here in kal she has gone back to year 3 she wasnt impressed LOL. she has settled in well tho which is great.


joehannaa (265 ) 6:44 pm, 2 Jul
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228. HR and First Aid Certs in Kal
Gave redcross a call they dont do a first aid course in kal. Rang Don Greens Driving school and they dont do it anymore. Gave Astro Driving course and they dont do it anymore either. Was refered to Operating Training Services who told me to call back in 2 weeks. Im thinking i might have to suss out lessons in Perth.


vamoose (52 ) 7:49 pm, 2 Jul
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229. wendy who did John do his driver training through?
you will then have the problem of once you've done your lessons waiting at least a month for there to be a space in the assessment schedule...


kelly8 (149 ) 8:27 pm, 2 Jul
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230. Joehannah
What area do you live in and what school does Steph go to? The problem I have with this schooling is that is we decide to go home then our kids will be a year behind in their learning.


tylarsmum (31 ) 8:41 pm, 2 Jul
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231. mahairy = Ausssie govt site
...citizenship.gov.au/applying/index.htm


theyeshaveit (1994 ) 10:26 pm, 2 Jul
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232. kelly john did his driver training through
a guy called ron, he advertised in the miner after the job section he also does forklift courses, john cant remember the name of it but we will go for a drive past tomorrow night and get the number of one of his trucks. tylarsmum steph goes to kalgoorlie primary school we live on hannan street.


joehannaa (265 ) 10:26 pm, 2 Jul
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233. with schools in some states
R is the first year then year 1 the second but you start highschool in year 8 the equivalent to NZ year 9, so yr daughter in year 3 is the same as year 4,in NZ, highschool iin our state is year 8 to year 12 which is 7th form, in NZ year 9 to 13, so its just numbers.


bj.kiwi (0) 11:04 pm, 2 Jul
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234. hhmmmm...
I've been here three years in October.I love it here,though I was homesick for the 1st year, I cried the 1st christmas,the whole day lol..The 3rd day I arrived in Brisbane there was a heat wave 42degrees,I thought I was going to die. There was an Aircon unit in our house, but I had no clue how it worked let alone realise that was what it was..I thought it was a heater..I still get lonely because I have no REALLY GOOD friends. Australians are lovley people and very friendly. I wouldn't say we a financially better off but we are earning more than what we were on in NZ.We have given up our dream of owning a home because of the house prices ski rocketing, BUT there are other pluses..Lifestle, weather etc..In order to make it work for you, you have to take the highs and lows..and there are a few when you move to another country...


shelz (540 ) 11:38 pm, 2 Jul
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235. hi guys
hope all you people back at home,are all tucked up for the night..hey alpha sorry i didnt talk to you today,was talking to stacey,then HAD to have 40 winks..thou it turned into more like 80.. she got a few probs going on..will tell you on msn thou..


millyone21 (0 ) 12:26 am, 3 Jul
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236. hey farcough, yip we have
added a folder of our own too with, rentals,maps,demographics,jobs from situations vacant over there,support letters,school booklets shouldve looked up prices for flights too damnit. We have made heaps of applications like, to remove guardianship, change of parenting order, and application to leave to australia. My affidavit is 12 pages long, and added in about their lack of access too. I think they will probably do another psych evaluation to get a third parties expert opinion on how son feels about going.


jason_cheri (65 ) 7:42 am, 3 Jul
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237. do you have a website with the
aiflight prices....I could email it to my lawyer to add in as the baliff will be serving the papers next week so we still have a little time left


jason_cheri (65 ) 7:46 am, 3 Jul
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238. morning all
sun is shining again today. How did you go yesterday farcough and weena's day in the big truck. Hope you are all happy and staying warm.


pet61 (0) 10:40 am, 3 Jul
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239. morning:)
how is everyone today?? just went out for a "weather check",all ok a.t.m...unsure what we in for today,the clouds are darkish,bit breezy but then its not 7a.m yet:)


millyone21 (0 ) 10:50 am, 3 Jul
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240. moving to oz to
hi to all over in oz we are moving in 2weeks to cairns can't wait.Does anyone no what the high schools are like their.An can i use my F endorsed forklift licence their. wow you all have a great site here. have a good day


holden60 (42 ) 11:00 am, 3 Jul
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241. thunder
lightening,and a tiny bit of rain here..ooooh exciteing


millyone21 (0 ) 11:36 am, 3 Jul
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242. dont forget
www.movingtoaussie.com


hipsi_nz (226 ) 11:43 am, 3 Jul
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243. Afternoon one and all.
Jason Cheri, For info on Kal the courts like Google Kalgoorlie Australia,3rd one down gives you "Wikipedia free incyclopedia" our Lawyer down loaded some off there and added it to our file. HI PET, All went well and its now filed in the court.Tart, hasnt done anything about getting acsess set up so quess who misses out this weekend!! HOLDEN 60 Your fork lift ticket as I understand it is NOT useable in Aus.(I could be wrong )As I understand you have to sit all "Off road type"in Aus. Car, truck, motorbike is ok but work related offroad must be done there.(tyre, track etc). Check it out for yourself as I may have screwed it up (something Im good at) Steve.


farcough81 (10 ) 12:22 pm, 3 Jul
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244. Jason Cheri
Forgot to add, House of Travel give you prices etc.


farcough81 (10 ) 12:25 pm, 3 Jul
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245. well think my girls are getting better
they starting to fight,lol, so of to school for them tomorrow.It is freezing cold rain/strong winds.got my son comming for tea, im excited i havent seen him for a month.!i soc ant wait,got roast pork in the slow cooker on high doing a slow job,think might crank up the oven,


fluffyminx (42 ) 2:27 pm, 3 Jul
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246. Hi all
Well have set a new topic on grandsangel site job so all of you in kal or oz who want to add job from the paper over there please feel welcome in doing so . Angie


farcough81 (10 ) 3:19 pm, 3 Jul
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247. hi everyone
holden I do hope the weather stays good for you, although Cairns doesn't get anywhere near the rainfall we get in the gumboot town, 150km south. But its blardy bonza beauty ripper mate here two days in a row. We are a bit far away to help with highschools, depends on your location and how far the children want to walk or ride bikes to get there. What part of Cairns are you moving to. All going well farcough, so far, I am sure you could do with some warmth. Stay warm, sounds like an interesting day for you milly, have a good one.


pet61 (0) 4:19 pm, 3 Jul
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248. hi guys & gals
how is everyone doing today..geee what a weird day,thunder/lightening/rain/sun/more rain/sun and now its cool and the sun keeps HIDEING..:)ken and i been and brought "proper groceries"..so pantry full again..first proper shop since Ashlee left..


millyone21 (0 ) 4:50 pm, 3 Jul
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249. update on Ashlee
for those that no,she went back to NZ..she is doing very well(im a proud mumma) she has earnt 23 credits since starting at the polytech,needs 80 to pass NCEA, so doing really well..on her way to being a hairdresser..woo hoo..Last year she couldnt of cared less about school work,so a great turn around..


millyone21 (0 ) 4:52 pm, 3 Jul
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250. Farcough/Angie
ive been on your page,added to the job section...so anyone looking for some work,read up:)


millyone21 (0 ) 4:53 pm, 3 Jul
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so what is for
dinner milly, I could do with some ideas. We have eaten very well this week, might do something really easy....like what? Jamie (18.5 yr old son) loves food but is a bit "fussy"


pet61 (0) 4:54 pm, 3 Jul
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252. well done ashlee
goodness milly you will be proud, she has done so well since she went back, you had better give her a pat on the back. Think of the money you can save with a hairdresser in the family.


pet61 (0) 5:04 pm, 3 Jul
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253. Jobs
For those that are wanting to know about mining jobs, I heard on the radio Rio Tinto was looking for people. May want to google them to see what is available. Rio Tinto is Iron Ore mining I think.


marcs (52 ) 5:05 pm, 3 Jul
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254. J /Cheri
Have just had a visit from Lawyer for the kids."He gave us a heads up" as to what the Judge is going to be looking for! O K.here goes.Info on school that child/ children will be attending.(hard when schools are zoned, but go on line and pick one and email for ALL the info you can. Special needs or Health issues, make sure you have info covering these. (most info can be got on line).Jobs! any you may have already applied for or are going to,take copies and submit them in your paperwork.Family, any you have in Aus, where, when, how long have they been there, (friends, contacts put the lot in.) In short bury the sods in paper and show you have done homework. Sports for youngsters, find clubs etc (I can help there) Cont!


farcough81 (10 ) 5:05 pm, 3 Jul
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255. pet
its along way to go for a haircut aye..lol..she will do alright,i think she relised,if she goes home,she has to do it,she doesnt have mum running around after her now. tea tonight,is backbean stir fry,and steamed veges of course..


millyone21 (0 ) 5:06 pm, 3 Jul
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256. Cheri
Cont! Give us a note and I will find info for sports and Addys. I can also give you a place to pick up a car when you arrive (2nd hand but good cars)All the info you can think of will help. I have been advised to find my mums Birth Cert to prove she was Aussie born. (bloody hard now, she has been dead for a few years) thats the level the Judge we have will go to! Best of luck and hope this helps a little. Steve.


farcough81 (10 ) 5:12 pm, 3 Jul
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257. farcouch...
just apply to birth deaths and marriages for a copy of her birth cert. Costs about $26 from memory. Sorry I've been a kinda lurker and watching posts.


lost-in-oz (0) 5:14 pm, 3 Jul
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258. was just
going to mention that, can get the paperwork online. We had to get one for our friend (from Murchison) so he could get a bank a/c. As long as you are sure of dates and birthdates, they will find it without a search. Good Luck, get packin'.


pet61 (0) 5:17 pm, 3 Jul
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259. Milly
you scared the whatsits out of me!! I posted to Cheri and darn it it wasnt on the page, PANIC !!!all that typing and I lost it. Then saw we were on another page already.LOL Not nice and I havent even asked what meat is in the stir fry!! steve.


farcough81 (10 ) 5:17 pm, 3 Jul
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260. one other hint for you guys that are going through
court to move. Make sure you have your NZ orders registered in Aus or unfortunately you don't have a damn leg to stand on if the other party doesnt abide by something. We know through hard experience. The state and federal police wont do a damn thing without them being registered here. They don't even when they are unfortunately.


lost-in-oz (0) 5:21 pm, 3 Jul
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261. Lost in Aus
Mums place of Birth is on my Birth Cert so that takes care of that. Just had to laugh a bit though when thinking "a Flash and she was ash, how the hell do I contact her now!"LOL. (Knowing that old Gal she would come back and Haunt the hell out of me!) LOL. Steve.


farcough81 (10 ) 5:22 pm, 3 Jul
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262. seance? oija board? psychic?
Watch it lol...she'll misplace that birth cert when you most need it. Just to let you know shes watchin.


lost-in-oz (0) 5:25 pm, 3 Jul
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263. Lost in Aus
Thanks for the tip. It was something we hadnt thought of. Steve.


farcough81 (10 ) 5:28 pm, 3 Jul
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264. have to go to town
bye for now all, take care.


pet61 (0) 5:29 pm, 3 Jul
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265. no worries.
Doesnt cost you anything. You ask your case officer at court and he sent all orders made to central authority who send them to same in Aus. You get a piece of paper to say they are registered there. We have ours registered in two states. An NZ judge might look more favourable if you've done that bit of your homework too. If you're claiming for child support when you get here, its freakin expensive! CS here dont take any new families into account so you pay through the nose - even when the child has been snatched! (thats a blardy longgg story)


lost-in-oz (0) 5:31 pm, 3 Jul
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266. Lost in Aus
Your a right little Font of info. Wish we had been in touch a while ago. Our Grands are our Sons kiddies and we have no trouble with him. (he will be following) It their Mother we have the hassle with. I will get on to our Lawyer tomorrow first thing and make sure she has that set up for us. Steve.


farcough81 (10 ) 5:38 pm, 3 Jul
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267. exc lost in aus and steve
we have the jobs lined up and have filed the school booklets for the area we are moving too, son has three other kids he knows at one of the schools as well. we wrote out a family, friends network thing and altogether in the area we will be livng there are 18 of each so sounding good, my lawyer for child is really good too and very supportive


jason_cheri (65 ) 6:51 pm, 3 Jul
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268. okay we will be going to ipswich collingwood park
area as well, the thing on the cars is a great idea too, we are to do the final paper work monday so thats another thing I missed out on but not too late to add in, son plays touch, blue belt taekwondo and soccer(busy boy)


jason_cheri (65 ) 6:54 pm, 3 Jul
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269. house and travel seem to only do new zealand
fares like from leaving na to go within nz, am I looking at the wrong thing?


jason_cheri (65 ) 6:57 pm, 3 Jul
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270. Jason/cheri
go to house of trave bring up page and on the home page there is a puple box called Search & compare, go to the part that says select a city and look for the city you want all depending where you are going to . IE we have to go to melbourne or perth to get to kalgoorlie . Angie


farcough81 (10 ) 7:07 pm, 3 Jul
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271. Farcough
gee you must be a bug to live with:) poor angie...oxo hugs for her..she;im sure needs them..i no what the meat isnt,thats for certain...lol


millyone21 (0 ) 7:10 pm, 3 Jul
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272. Hi Angie **Waves to Angie
hehe gee that man of yours is a ratbag isnt he..


millyone21 (0 ) 7:13 pm, 3 Jul
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273. Oi Milly
Im a nice bloke!! Just ask anyone I havent upset. Love Steve (see Im greasing now)PS Dont ask the ex she is not on my side!


farcough81 (10 ) 7:21 pm, 3 Jul
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274. oh yeah riggggggggggght
i think i no now,about you Mr Farcough..hehe..we been chatting for a little while now:) your not upsetting me,im laughing..as i said..i think ur a ratbag:) ive been keeping ken informed on the "roadkill soup" blarrrrrh he laughed when i read out your "bit" about our meat for tea tonight..MEN!!!!


millyone21 (0 ) 7:39 pm, 3 Jul
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275. Funny
how ur ex not on your side,i`m pretty certain id have the same prob..hehehe oh well,as they say..sh1te happens


millyone21 (0 ) 7:40 pm, 3 Jul
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im waiting
for ALPHA...you hoo alpha..im sitting here,with my nose pessed against the comp screen..waiting-waiting..


millyone21 (0 ) 7:41 pm, 3 Jul
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277. pet
where are you orginally from?? like before you moved to aussie...


millyone21 (0 ) 7:42 pm, 3 Jul
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278. So Milly
Whats cooking? Opps wrong thing to ask!! hehehe. Steve.


farcough81 (10 ) 7:49 pm, 3 Jul
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279. nothing ya wolly
look at the time....hehe..10 to 4..bit early to worry about eating..tell ya what would be nice....DATE SCONES..grrrrr..and where are my steak and cheese pies,doesnt anyone understand,i dont want any other flavour..carnt someone bring one over for me...2 would be good,but id be "sort of happy with 1"


millyone21 (0 ) 7:51 pm, 3 Jul
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280. Milly
Ex was a silly thing that just did not except perfection when she had it. But thats a very sworded discussion. LOL Steve.


farcough81 (10 ) 7:51 pm, 3 Jul
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281. men and perfection DO NOT GO IN THE ..
SAME SENTENCE..see...they just dont...


millyone21 (0 ) 7:54 pm, 3 Jul
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282. that be why she your ex
most exs are silly..oh wait,im a ex..dam it..oh well,some say im a idiot...


millyone21 (0 ) 7:55 pm, 3 Jul
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283. Dinner is finished here.
Was very nice too. Pork chops, tatoes and mint peas. All washed down with a very pleasant red wine.(I know you dont have red wine with white meat, But its what rocks your boat I say).Steve.


farcough81 (10 ) 7:55 pm, 3 Jul
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284. farcough
i dont like red wine with any colour meat........red wine makes me think of a certain person..grrrrr at her trying to tell my girls that it was "red fizzy"..then takeing them out in the car,after coffeee cups full...


millyone21 (0 ) 7:58 pm, 3 Jul
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285. wheres my sister tonight
my butt getting sore.


millyone21 (0 ) 7:59 pm, 3 Jul
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286. We should of been having Venison
I had one all lined up and my Dear sweet little rifle packed a snot and refused to fire! It was a Red hind about 2 yr old and would have fitted into the freezer just nice. Now I have fixed the offending rifle it will be an age before I see another. The weather is total crud here and I havent had traps out for a week and a half.


farcough81 (10 ) 8:03 pm, 3 Jul
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287. That sort of crap
Is just not cool at all. She would of got a smack in the kisser if it had been my kids.(then Angie would have let me loose)


farcough81 (10 ) 8:05 pm, 3 Jul
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288. yeah i no
she keeps her nose right outa of our business these days..my girls told their father how they really felt about the lovely step whitch..or mutt,thanks fluffy-love that word.. im so glad your gun packed a poo with you,why you kill things..poor animals did nothing to you..(hmmm waiting,waiting,waiting for farcoughs answer.,because he gona bite..HARD)


millyone21 (0 ) 8:10 pm, 3 Jul
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289. Catch you tomorrow Gal.
Another half glass of this stuff and Im going to be asleep. Have a good evening Milly. Steve.


farcough81 (10 ) 8:11 pm, 3 Jul
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290. Okey dokey steve
good having a laugh...alpha must be glued to the armchair tonight:)


millyone21 (0 ) 8:11 pm, 3 Jul
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291. milly and steve u crack me up.
pissn ma self here...All the same steve u deserve roo soup tonight.shall go nice with ya red [fizzy] wine!im still laughing...imagineing you eating a daggy tail soup,lmao....


fluffyminx (42 ) 8:20 pm, 3 Jul
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292. fluffy
im still here,with my nose hard up against the comp screen,waiting for alpha..how you guys doing anyway...btw,did you see i stole your word..


millyone21 (0 ) 8:42 pm, 3 Jul
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293. o.m.g
my nose is sore..lol..alpha your here..woo hoo...someone to talk too...


millyone21 (0 ) 8:51 pm, 3 Jul
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294. Family shift
Our family are going over to live in perth at christmas as partner got a job there what are the schools like Etc? Any helpful tips for me


kimand (20 ) 9:08 pm, 3 Jul
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295. no i didnt see you stole my word.
here here...i must be slow on the uptake tonight.son came for tea with GF,had huuuge long huug, gee i miss him wa snice, told him to come again i make pudding,was wrapt i give him duty free smirnoff at $22.think he misses his mummy.he didnt wanna let go, he said to his gf hes a mummys boy so im wrapt, me and him are close,my only son left.um,did u try that soup milly,lol


fluffyminx (42 ) 9:16 pm, 3 Jul
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296. fluffy grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr no i didnt
nor do i plan too...yuck yuck and double yuck..thats cute that he said that...sounds like a nice boy..


millyone21 (0 ) 9:20 pm, 3 Jul
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297. kimand
sorry im no use..i love perth thou:)we are in kalgoorlie.w.a


millyone21 (0 ) 9:21 pm, 3 Jul
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298. yeh he is,
man there is some crap weather right now up n down the island.he cracks me up all the same be life of the party uh.going to nelson sunday for the day so be nice.got sore throat and chesty chest from kids ills dam it,decided will go back to my menopausal work place till i move,lol.not that i want to.stupid ole wenches there.


fluffyminx (42 ) 9:33 pm, 3 Jul
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299. sounds like a awesum place
to work fluffy...lol..i love my job,i havent had a job that i enjoy in years..its good..just wish i slept better at nights..


millyone21 (0 ) 9:37 pm, 3 Jul
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300. bump
bump


millyone21 (0 ) 10:00 pm, 3 Jul
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woo hoo
i got the 300th post,,nah nah nah nah...and tea smells realllllly goood farcough


millyone21 (0 ) 10:01 pm, 3 Jul
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302. you seem to be up all hours uh whys that.
ive enver worked in a place like this, they gossip make up roumers about every1.bossy as its horrible,its sos tressful as im so easy going i find it hard to cope at times.i ddint go to work all week a si was quitting,but kids fell ill,boss rang begging me to come back.shes just as bad.i said as soon a skids better i will[unde rmy breathe when im ready too]she made me dig my heals in a tad.lol


fluffyminx (42 ) 10:01 pm, 3 Jul
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303. dont no
that ive ever worked in a place like that..lived maybe,but not worked..lol..im a terrible sleeper,have been for the past 11 years..fall asleep anywhere..


millyone21 (0 ) 10:03 pm, 3 Jul
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304. stuff that i like my 9 nhours sleep at least.
ozz sounds real good right now man its cold.god the blankie on warming my side,lol hubby dont like it.


fluffyminx (42 ) 10:04 pm, 3 Jul
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305. i lost a sh1te load of weight
back then,so you would think id find it easier to sleep..but no..i come home from work yesterday,slept for 4hrs..lol..but had had only 3 hrs for the whole night,the night before..so yeah,that 4hours was magic,but then couldnt sleep last night...so have kept out of the lounge and our room all day..i havent even made the bed..or id be in it:)


millyone21 (0 ) 10:04 pm, 3 Jul
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306. electric blankets
hmmm no we dont own one..actually didn own one in nz either..im abit scared of them..


millyone21 (0 ) 10:05 pm, 3 Jul
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307. i was too, first time this week got one
im getting woosy its too cold,lolesp with no clothes on,lol oh too much info!


fluffyminx (42 ) 10:08 pm, 3 Jul
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308. now fluffy
that is on the "need to no basis'...and i no..i dont need to no..hehehe..


millyone21 (0 ) 10:10 pm, 3 Jul
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309. teas just about cooked
so im "outties"..ken back to work tomorrow,the last 4 days have been great..got lots of the little jobs done..and spent alot fo time talking and catching up..good night


millyone21 (0 ) 10:12 pm, 3 Jul
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310. Hi Everybody
Well got some new "business clothes" as all mine in transit to Aussie!! For the job on MONDAY eeeeks!!!! Think I've bought a car in Sydney off Ebay just waiting for seller to get in touch (a low k's 01 Commodore, Sorry Ford Peeps dyed in wool Holdener here!!) Everything still a shambles not packed & not sorted but will be when I leave here 10am Saturday!!! Packing Puter up tomorrow so may not be on line for a while. Fly out of Aucks 5pmish on Sunday. So will prob catch up with you all next week some time. Sandy


dobbsygal (1096 ) 10:17 pm, 3 Jul
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311. All the best sandy
what type of holden did u buy?i want a clubsport.we looked at heaps of holdens they so cheap there,we got a calais 1997 supercharged v6 only 108 k`s on the clock it sits in the shed till we go on long trips like chch or nelson.drives like a dream kicks back and goes.makes a ford look like a tin can,lol.


fluffyminx (42 ) 10:22 pm, 3 Jul
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312. Unaccompanied baggage info
I rang Air NZ and it can be checked in by a ticketed passanger with ticket & passport ideally 24 hours before their departure Aucks address Ogilvie Crescent Auckland International Airport Auckland New Zealand Enquiries New Zealand Regional Office - International Cargo General Cargo Enquiries Tel: 0800 747-777 Fax: +64 (0)9 2558275 Email: CSBookings@airnz.co.nz Cost $2.50 per kg min charge 30kg ($75) for personal effects but not h/hold items and $5 per kg for computer & the like also a $60 odd documentation fee applies transit time within 3 days. This was for Aucks to Brissy.


dobbsygal (1096 ) 10:23 pm, 3 Jul
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313. Fluffyminx
Only a boring 3.8!!! Got nice 18 inch mags, new tyres & tinted windows & 1 years rego. Decided I would refain from a V8 sob sob getting old & practical.... but nah til property here sells $ are a bit short, so mebee a nice 320kw jobbie next time hehe!!!


dobbsygal (1096 ) 10:27 pm, 3 Jul
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314. bump
3.53a.m


millyone21 (0 ) 7:53 am, 4 Jul
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315. gee.
snow to sea level??? alpha you might not be able to get to work over the weekend?? what a shame:) alpha`s pretty close to the sea..


millyone21 (0 ) 8:02 am, 4 Jul
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316. no snow here yet
had a big lot of rain last night & frost this morning, thank goodness I finish work tomorrow morning at 7-15am,, the weather can do what it likes after that, I,m all prepared if we do get the white stuff!!!!


alphafifteen (0) 8:18 am, 4 Jul
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317. Oh the fun and games!
Truckies are having a protest all over the country, protesting the rise in "user Ks" road tax.Auckland is almost at a stand still,Wellington is tied up solid, Christchurch is also screwed. Go the truckies!! Steve.


farcough81 (10 ) 8:21 am, 4 Jul
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318. slow down you lot
I don't have time to catch up as I should be at work. Milly I came from the Hawkes Bay. Nice place for a holiday, shit of a place to live! Get out and protest kiwis. Wonder if we could get OZ in the same mode, but we don't have the road user system, just charge a heap for diesel. Regular unleaded is $158 a litre here, diesel is about 20c more expensive. Going to work will try to bump from there. Cheers all. Umm HAVE to mention NQ will be almost perfect today, only got to 27 yesterday, today the breeze won't be so bad. Three days in a row woohoo.


pet61 (0) 11:30 am, 4 Jul
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319. hmmm don,t like the look
of what the weathers doing out there, has got very cold & a few spots of rain, we,ll see what happens but you,ll be sure to hear milly, lol, I,m going back to bed for some more zzzzzz..


alphafifteen (0) 12:58 pm, 4 Jul
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320. dobby u can have ya tinted windows.
i got kids cold,mega sore chest,runny eyes,sore throat,coughing,feel like crap.its freezing as,turned heater on,to b honest feel like sleeping.Go truckies...wonder how much my k`s are now as i got a hilux.off to make a cuppa


fluffyminx (42 ) 1:19 pm, 4 Jul
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321. Hi all
Just bummping before we go get the kids . Angie


farcough81 (10 ) 3:52 pm, 4 Jul
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322. Ah poor fluffyminx
or should it be poor kiddies. Luckily windows on new Com are not a really dark tint like back of my Bighorn but that just noticable one. See I snook in here again !!!aughty naughty Sandy go get packed girl!!


dobbsygal (1096 ) 4:06 pm, 4 Jul
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323. Bump
Cos it took so long to catch up, spent last night in hospital with our wee girl.


fonsay (211 ) 6:34 pm, 4 Jul
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324. Lol Ladies and Gentlemen
we are a bit slow in this thread today.


marcs (52 ) 8:38 pm, 4 Jul
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325. hi...
havn't been on as my lovely youngest dropped milk over computer so had to go buy another today... rrrrhhhhh exspensive little man!!


kirst4999 (75 ) 8:52 pm, 4 Jul
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Boy o Boy!!
We recieved an E Mail last night from a Lady from RUCSN (Resorce Unit Children Special Needs)In Kal. We had made contact some time ago,looking for info to help us with our Down Grandson.As I started, Boy O Boy the help and assistance that is avalible for Special Needs Kiddies (and Adults) has just blown us away.It really makes NZ a third world unit for care in this area.Angie and I are just so grateful that we will be in a position to give this little bloke the leg up he so deserves.Roll on Aug the 6th.(next hearing in Court) Have a good evening all. Steve. P S Fonsay hope you little one is ok.


farcough81 (10 ) 8:54 pm, 4 Jul
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327. HI Fonsay
Hope your little girl is alright today . What was wrong ????angie


farcough81 (10 ) 9:21 pm, 4 Jul
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328. Hi Kirst
Lol wondered where you were. Bummer about the computer. We will have to catch up in a couple of weeks once you are free. I am meeting with one of the mum from Kindy next week as school hoidays. Kayla is really good friends with her daughter. The two are inserprable which is kind of worrying at this age but we are both indulging it at the moment.


marcs (52 ) 9:26 pm, 4 Jul
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329. hiya
here is the number for the driver training company that hubby used to get his truck lessons through in kalgoorlie, this guy also does fork lift training. Transport driver training, 90930455 or mobile 0408724646. hope everyone has had a great day.


joehannaa (265 ) 9:52 pm, 4 Jul
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330. wow steve.
looks like more is going in ya favour.wish ours went that way.his ex`s have prolonged us moving for a bit which is annoying but we will save and have more time to so we will in the long run be more better of.no more csp tho so thats good.if i get 25 for my caravan 40 for hubbys ute and 15 for my ute,plus other stuff we sell we should be ok.then we will ring her and say thanks u did us a favour bitch,lol.we will be free hold in 5 years and she wont be as she is a spender.


fluffyminx (42 ) 10:03 pm, 4 Jul
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331. wont really ring her but...
id love to, i will smile we can finally move on.wish i can get rid of this coughing.due for 1 tonight -3 tomorrow.o yaye.


fluffyminx (42 ) 10:04 pm, 4 Jul
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332. hi sashi
sorry missed you on fbook, was in bath.. well Im back on line thankgod so will be in touch for a catch up


kirst4999 (75 ) 10:18 pm, 4 Jul
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333. #325
I had to repair a laptop that happened to recently. As long as you take the battery out and don't use it at all , it is repairable and a lot better than buying a new one. Fluffy, glad to see you have got things in order and can move on finally.


tramist (87 ) 10:19 pm, 4 Jul
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334. joehannaa
Thanks heaps for those numbers i'll give them a buzz. My HR assesment is booked for mid August so i've got a good 6 weeks to find me someone who can teach me the ways of the dragon!


vamoose (52 ) 12:14 am, 5 Jul
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335. just had to pop in and say joehanna
makes the best meringue roulade desert. Invite her over for dinner!


kelly8 (149 ) 3:36 am, 5 Jul
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Steve/Angie
Yeah Thanks she is getting better. She had an eye infection, so the quickest and fastest way to get rid of it was with IV anti-botics. She was very brave when she had the line inserted, (Dad was very white). The children's ward was full so not alot of sleep was had, especially on a squeaky lazyboy. Poor wee kids.


fonsay (211 ) 10:12 am, 5 Jul
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338. hi all
just bumping


farcough81 (10 ) 1:09 pm, 5 Jul
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339. jeepers its a freezing day here
had a bit of a snow but rain washed it away, oh so glad I don,t work tonight, hope your all having a good day...


alphafifteen (0) 3:46 pm, 5 Jul
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340. Question Everyone
You need a 100 pt to get a job . What if do don't drive . How is the points thing worked out . Angie


farcough81 (10 ) 4:32 pm, 5 Jul
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341. more rain and
it Bl***d cold as well . got the fire going but its still cold . How's everyone in kal today . who's watching the all blacks tonight ???????angie


farcough81 (10 ) 5:14 pm, 5 Jul
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342. bumping
just bumping this up


farcough81 (10 ) 7:06 pm, 5 Jul
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343. hi guys
i wont be watching the A.B`s but if its on a decent hour??? ken will


millyone21 (0 ) 7:56 pm, 5 Jul
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344. ....
goldcoast here wouldnt come back to nz in a hurry , over taxed under paid , under serviced , bludger dependent . life is real good here


gus47 (0) 8:02 pm, 5 Jul
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345. go the A.B`s
o.m.g..ive turned into a rugby nurd..


millyone21 (0 ) 9:09 pm, 5 Jul
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346. Capital Gains Tax ...
for those that have made the move recently and had to sell a house in NZ ... can you tell me if the capital gains tax applies if you sell a NZ house once you are residing in Aus? We are hoping to get a job, send hubby over first and then sell the house (if it doesn't sell first), but someone said today that if you have made plans to move to Aus (such as a job acceptance, school enrollment etc) then technically they can take capital gains tax on your sale of NZ property. Is this true? Thanks


jwatson (566 ) 9:13 pm, 5 Jul
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347. bumping
it realy cooled here tonight.angie


farcough81 (10 ) 10:29 pm, 5 Jul
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348. goodmorning all
its a quiet here this morning, no freezing wind, no snow, no frost, we,ll see how the rest of the day goes, hope its warmer than yesterday. Hope you all have a good day..


alphafifteen (0) 7:55 am, 6 Jul
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349. Morning Alpha
Man !! Its cold here in the "Sunny Bay Of Plenty". Temp at the moment is 3 dec and a fair breeze blowing so wind chill must be up there.I got a load of firewood in yesterday that needs cutting and splitting, But its to darn cold to get out there just yet. Kids are being a pain with having to be inside.(OH! the beauty of having little ones again) Im off to set traps this afternoon when they are down for a nap, heres hoping the possums are still packing on the fir. Keep warm and dry Gal, been watching your weather and to be honest "you must be nuts to live in a freezer" Steve.


farcough81 (10 ) 8:06 am, 6 Jul
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350. FIDDY!!
wahoooooooooooo


theyeshaveit (1995 ) 8:14 am, 6 Jul
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yeah well farcough lol
I should have kept my mouth shut cause its now raining, so here,s for a day being cooped up inside, I don,t like it anymore than kids, "boring"!!! but have you got any snow??


alphafifteen (0) 8:16 am, 6 Jul
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352. Alpha
No snow here, but might as well have its that cold! Snow in Rotorua last night and road between Tauranga and Cambridge is closed by snow. darn I hope this Judge says "No need for full hearing,you lot bugger off" Silly Tart text yesterday to ask if there was Visitation! She has done nothing to set up new meeting point and now with school holidays there wont be any visits until Barnardos open again after schools return! We go back to Court again the first week of school so she has missed out altogether! (oh dear how sad, nevermind) Off to split some wood. Steve.


farcough81 (10 ) 8:30 am, 6 Jul
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353. morning guys
sounds like you in for a quiet day alpha..i got a job for you,if your bored,i did tell you...windows please... you wont be bored here:)


millyone21 (0 ) 10:33 am, 6 Jul
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354. lol milly your funny
the suns shining yay, have been so busy, cleaning the house etc & been outside tidying up, because we,re sheltered there,s no cold wind so its quite nice, hope its nice wherever you are..


alphafifteen (0) 1:24 pm, 6 Jul
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355. i done not much all weekend
been sick as with this cold and coughhing non stop,im so over it,cant see me at work tomorrow,already been of a week.nice warm sunny day today.good steve all going your way but as we found out it is up the the judge uh.all the best,


fluffyminx (42 ) 3:43 pm, 6 Jul
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356. hello all
I feel sorrry for you lot in NZ, have heard that is sooooo cold, barga that. my two girlfriends took me down the beach for brekkie, was rather breezy but ok.


pet61 (0) 6:24 pm, 6 Jul
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357. Another day inside...
not as cold, was 9 today, but stayed inside pottering around. I've been trawling through websites, looking for anything really. I haven't found a dance/ballet school in Kal. Does anyone know if there is one?


fonsay (211 ) 6:56 pm, 6 Jul
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358. good evening every1
its still quite chilly here,fonsay if you find a reasonably priced ballet school could you drop the info in here.Miss 5 would love that...One week till we land in Kal...


ktmc1 (50 ) 9:32 pm, 6 Jul
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359. jwatson
Im not too sure what the story is, but my husband left for oz before we sold house, I sold it and moved over after,, don't think it made any diff for us as far as money goes


kirst4999 (75 ) 10:03 pm, 6 Jul
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360. kirst
we to,sold our house before we came over..brought some of the money with us,we brought a house within 2-3 weeks of being here in Kalgoorlie,didnt have to pay stamp duty or anything else..just proof we actually had a job to start..


millyone21 (0 ) 10:29 pm, 6 Jul
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361. ktmc
im giggling at your items for sale..your mad..bring your microwave with you,will you,ill buy it,im to lazy to go and buy a new one:)"it`ll fit in your case-wont it"??


millyone21 (0 ) 10:32 pm, 6 Jul
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362. fonsay there are heaps of dance schools in Kal
I can think of 3 off the top of my head. One of my customers owns one. Her email is danceboutique@bigpond.com, her name is Nerida. Capital gains tax on a NZ house is not applicable in OZ for the person that asked.


kelly8 (149 ) 11:23 pm, 6 Jul
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363. hiya all
hope you had nice time in perth kelly, your kids were great to look after, happy to do it anytime. we had nice day went to the races but the only one who had any luck was steph.. start of school holidays we are going to do some touristy things like go to the muesum and the hall of fame and mite venture to the camel park just down past coolgardie,, anyone been there?


joehannaa (265 ) 11:41 pm, 6 Jul
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364. Wendy ring Camel farm first, not always open
Don Green owns it btw. Perth was great apart from a little incident where I managed to set my aunty and uncle's house on fire and we had to call 000 for the fire brigade!...


kelly8 (149 ) 12:24 am, 7 Jul
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365. Glad the kids were good because I need to
get together with you and sort out babysitting for while I'm away at conference. Catch up with you tomorrow hopefully. As you can imagine I've arrived home to a bombsite!


kelly8 (149 ) 12:28 am, 7 Jul
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366. Wendy,
ring first the number is 90266159, we went last school hols, and it was great, don't expect much though!!! And you must have a ride on them as well.


weena29 (196 ) 12:48 am, 7 Jul
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367. morning all
started off mild this morning, a freezing southerly has come in with rain, have to go to town later, hope its a bit warmer by then?? have a warm day everyone..


alphafifteen (0) 6:55 am, 7 Jul
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368. good morning
ooooh alpha that sounds cold..we are up,ready for work..c ya all later..have a good morning...


millyone21 (0 ) 8:28 am, 7 Jul
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369. Alpha
Sunny BOP is at Minus 4 at our place. Who wants to come for a stomp through the bush and pluck some possums?? Steve.


farcough81 (10 ) 8:29 am, 7 Jul
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370. me me me NOT



millyone21 (0 ) 8:32 am, 7 Jul
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371. morning steve
bit "nippy" around your way???


millyone21 (0 ) 8:32 am, 7 Jul
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372. kelly ,Wenna
What is south Kalgoorlie shool like . we have to sort out a school for the kids to go to as they need to sorce funding for kerry next year .as to start with we will be at shay's it looks like it will have to be south school . were do your kids go to .and do you know what they are like with there special need kidies . Angie


farcough81 (10 ) 10:40 am, 7 Jul
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373. My 8yo goes to South Kal and I'm very happy
with it. The teachers are great and the pricipal is really dedicated too. I'm on the P & C committee (PTA) so I'm quite involved in the school.


kelly8 (149 ) 11:37 am, 7 Jul
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374. not sure what they are like with SNs
but there is a boy there in a wheelchair that has what I'm guessing is Cerebal Palsy. He's always involved in all the assemblies, etc I've been to.


kelly8 (149 ) 12:21 pm, 7 Jul
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375. Thanks Kelly
Kerry has down syn . I am worryed with him starting school but it very active in day care and he loves learning he up with same thing and not there yet with others . he will be starting with his twin so I think he will be alright But he is a runner .


farcough81 (10 ) 1:08 pm, 7 Jul
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steve are both twins downs kiddys
we got one lady at out work and shes not silly, they are actually bright people.im sure he will fit in esp since ozz has better schooling,i just been on google earth sussing out which school,which area,what a hard task,like oomera,helensvale and carrara so not an easy task to decide.still sick as with this flu,im so over it im so grotty.


fluffyminx (42 ) 1:21 pm, 7 Jul
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377. Fluffy
Only the little boy "Kerry" is Downs. There aint nothing slow about this fella!He is a little tike at the best of times and a fair little shite the rest.He is a very high functioning Downs and will fit in most anywhere,but we do have problems with his speech.He knows the words just refuses to use them until he wants to.Then again why should he speak when his brother and sister say everything for him!! Im sure Aussie schooling will be better, thats one reason we are going. Steve.


farcough81 (10 ) 2:29 pm, 7 Jul
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378. well i take my hat of to you guys
for 1,raising grandkids when you arent spring chickens and 2,all the work you are putting in thats great.we decided we will move next yr will selling stuff.gee im so sick with the flu i hate it.im so over it.


fluffyminx (42 ) 3:17 pm, 7 Jul
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379. Hi again Fluffy
Age is a state of mind!! I may be near 60 but sure as hell dont feel it (or act it)If Shay starts at me I just ask "Do you want me to act like a dad of 60yrs?" Boy that shuts her up lol. So long as I can wander the hills and catch the possums and the odd deer Im happy and stay a sight fitter than some half my age. Pleased you have decided to make the move. If the Judge gives us the go! then we are looking at mid Sept. Hope its a bit warmer for you today. Keep warm Steve.


farcough81 (10 ) 3:29 pm, 7 Jul
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380. bump
.....


farcough81 (10 ) 5:32 pm, 7 Jul
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381. hey farcough
isnt angie,same age as me....so i hope your not refering to her as the "old dear"..grrrr at Mr Far-cough":)hehehe


millyone21 (0 ) 5:42 pm, 7 Jul
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382. woops....
"odd dear"..hehehe


millyone21 (0 ) 5:43 pm, 7 Jul
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383. yes milly
I am about the same as you lol I think fuffy call us old ha ha ha . all good .Angie


farcough81 (10 ) 6:05 pm, 7 Jul
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384. haha
i must b the springchicken,lol,right now feel like im dying with this cold,i wanna hibernate...


fluffyminx (42 ) 6:07 pm, 7 Jul
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385. Hey Milly,
I "Used "to like them young.Angie is 13yrs younger than me.She keeps rabbiting on about robbing the crib, but that was a life time ago. (Im sure I spelt it right ie Deer,as in BANG its dead not dear as in yes dear no dear three bags full dear I know my place, Im married dear.) Now that will get me a slap around the ear (dear) Steve.


farcough81 (10 ) 6:28 pm, 7 Jul
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386. hahahaha...
good 1 steve,u crack me up.


fluffyminx (42 ) 6:36 pm, 7 Jul
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387. Fluffy
Just watched the weather and you guys were WARMER than here!!! I knew that "MAINLANDERS" were soft, but come on!! You at least got to 13dec and are looking at the same tomorrow. I just checked our temp and its already reading below the line! (just having a dig. get better soon.) I found if you sterilize the system it helps Whiskey works for me!! Steve.


farcough81 (10 ) 7:20 pm, 7 Jul
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388. Just watching the weather back home
it looks cold. Glad I am in Perth even though we were down to 1 degree this morning.


marcs (52 ) 8:21 pm, 7 Jul
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389. Hi Folks!!!
I'm here in Sydney had first day of course. Not bad sofar..... Minus 9.6 at Waiouru... so quite tropical here.


dobbsygal (1100 ) 9:25 pm, 7 Jul
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390. it might of been 13 but...
i tell u it was nippy.the wind was cold as.13 must of been wrong.Hubby getting my cold now.I tell ya its a doozy.im of to bed night.i hate being sick not going to work tomorrow no energy, night.


fluffyminx (42 ) 9:52 pm, 7 Jul
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391. goodmorning
we have a frost this morning, that usually means a sunny day, here,s hoping anyway, temps only going to be 9 so I won,t get to excited.. Hope your feeling better this am fluffy, good to hear from dobbsy, sounds happy..


alphafifteen (0) 6:24 am, 8 Jul
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392. Morning Alpha
Just got some firewood in and had a look at the temp. Minus 5 OH ITS COLD!!! We had a cracker of a day yesterday but just enough breeze to keep the temp down. Looks like it will be the same today. Have a good one, Steve.


farcough81 (10 ) 6:38 am, 8 Jul
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393. good morning
how is everyone today..gee it cold...


millyone21 (0 ) 9:33 am, 8 Jul
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394. farcough
i counted the dead roo`s between Menzies and Leonora yesterday...am gobsmacked...178...poor roo`s...they ony down near the road,cause they are hungry..


millyone21 (0 ) 9:46 am, 8 Jul
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395. omg milly how can they kill so many roo`s
wouldnt u think they would avoid them?imagine the dented cars/trucks.lol.poor roo`s.still got the thumping headache,half of my voice and feel like utter crap.eldest daughter took her 2 weeks to get over it,other one still getting over it.chest feels like a pole went down there.hmmm nice day outside sun shinning,nice frost but im staying in the warm.oh see nicole&keith had a wee girl


fluffyminx (42 ) 9:51 am, 8 Jul
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396. Thanks Milly
Now I know Im going to need a BIG frezzer! Just think of the soup and stews we will be able to use as Fundraisers. Keep an eye open for the Emu as well those suckers have the Biggest Drumsticks you could hope to get your teeth into, Beats KFC anyday!! Steve.


farcough81 (10 ) 11:42 am, 8 Jul
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397. .......
thats just grouse....


millyone21 (0 ) 1:15 pm, 8 Jul
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398. well that explains those huge meaty drumstix
at movieworld and dream world then.gee there meaty as.


fluffyminx (42 ) 2:27 pm, 8 Jul
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399. hi everyone
ewww milly i saw a couple of kangas on the way up here from perth but not that many... hows the school holidays going for everyone? yest we had a crusy day just hanging out at home and today we are going to the pools (if i can find them LOL) na good old nav man will take me there. hope everyone is having a good day.


joehannaa (265 ) 2:31 pm, 8 Jul
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400. Hi Joe
Hope you are having a ball. Fluffy, Im starting to think that Milly has no sense of adventure, when it comes to trying NEW and Exciting foods.(sorry Milly, just poking a bit of stick your way).Angie and I just picked up a load of firewood and guess who found the wettest hunk of log ?? (hint: it wasnt me!)darn thing will still be wet as this time next year, but she who must be obeyed now has to work out how we will dry it ! Steve.


farcough81 (10 ) 2:39 pm, 8 Jul
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steve do you think we can turn milly round
make her a nice roo soup or emu pie? nothing like ferral pie, or you can send her possum pie.lol milly be adventurous but of course i try after you!


fluffyminx (42 ) 2:49 pm, 8 Jul
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402. everynow and then I feed the dogs some skippy
but not too often because then their, um, POOP stinks out the whole back yard for days. Hate to imagine the same smell eminating from inside the human loos! lmao. Milly get your Steak and Cheese pie from Boulder Pastries. It's up the top end of Burt St.


kelly8 (149 ) 3:00 pm, 8 Jul
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403. LOL KELLY
U PUT ME OFF ROO NOW,LOL


fluffyminx (42 ) 3:12 pm, 8 Jul
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404. when you guys
have driven over them,around them as many times i do-you will NEVER EVER eat kangaroo...SPLATTERED from here to tim buk 2...disgusting..as for being trying new food..im in it..but not really a big meat eater..lol..now ya talking Kelly...thanks for that.. and SEAFOOD-bring it on..mmmmmmmm..BLUFF OYSTERS...lol


millyone21 (0 ) 3:27 pm, 8 Jul
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405. hi all
just a quick post still trying to finish off all this paper work. The Oz govt LOVES paper work. Hope all is going well for everyone.


pet61 (0) 3:45 pm, 8 Jul
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406. Milly
You are safehen you come to tea Steve wont be cooking lol lol lol .unless it's BBQ.ha ha ha ha Angie


farcough81 (10 ) 3:46 pm, 8 Jul
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407. back again
had a "mum" txt...ashlee been invited to a ball..so it was mummmmmmmmm what can i wear..so i rushed downtown,found her the most cutest dress...put a couple of pic`s on my bebo (for those with my bebo) BUT....yeah always a but with teenagers..its BROWN..lol..hmmm i might of scored myself a brown cocktail dress me thinks..(b#@$$%@! tennagers)


millyone21 (0 ) 6:13 pm, 8 Jul
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408. milly
what size is she have a size 8 here of shay's angie and i think a size 10


farcough81 (10 ) 6:40 pm, 8 Jul
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409. Hi everyone
Me, My hubby and our 9month old daughter are moving to Perth. My hubby leaves in 3 weeks and we will follow him a month later once hes all sorted with his job etc. Just wondering if anyone here can help my find a nice, modern, family orientated area near Maddington, Perth? Thats where my hubby will be working. Not too worried about travelling as long as its not for miles. Just need help finding a nice suburb. Please help. Thanx


purple_dream (87 ) 6:57 pm, 8 Jul
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410. hi all
just bumping


farcough81 (10 ) 9:07 pm, 8 Jul
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411. purple dream
im not that familar with Perth,we use a nav man to find our way around..There is a few girls that come on here,that live in Perth,hopefully they will be of some help..try first national.com.au or proffesionals etc


millyone21 (0 ) 9:23 pm, 8 Jul
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412. she a size 12
thanks thou..i have copied and pasted what she actually said to me,and sent it back,for her to read what she wrote..sorrrrrry mum,i really want a long "boofy" one..lol..(id got knee length,as thats what she said she wanted):0 isnt she a darling,hope i can take it back,it was on sale...


millyone21 (0 ) 9:25 pm, 8 Jul
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413. Milly
That's cool . Hope you are able to take it back too . Girls and there dressers lol lol lol . Angie


farcough81 (10 ) 9:55 pm, 8 Jul
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414. For property rentals
we found www.reiwa.com.au quite good. However when you get here you will find that the agents have a lot more listed then on this website. Make sure you bring references from your neighbours or land lords as you will need this. Also if you have just sold your house then bring a reference from that agent too.


marcs (52 ) 10:21 pm, 8 Jul
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415. Hi Angie/Steve
I have found this site for schools in Kal. Might be of help for you or someone else. I was good to short list the schools. http://www2.eddept.wa.edu.au/schoolprofile/home.do


fonsay (211 ) 10:23 pm, 8 Jul
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416. Anyone....
Hi ya, If a school is level 3 or level 5, what do they mean? Is it like NZ decile system? Thanks


fonsay (211 ) 10:27 pm, 8 Jul
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417. www.realestate.com.au
is the best site for rentals as not all agents are members of REIWA


kelly8 (149 ) 11:48 pm, 8 Jul
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418. good morning
bumping up to page 1..have a great day everyone:)


millyone21 (0 ) 8:05 am, 9 Jul
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419. Fonsay
School are zoned in oz so you have to go to the one close by you are living unless you are going a private one . There quite a few schools in kal. Angie


farcough81 (10 ) 9:35 am, 9 Jul
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420. hello all
how is your day going? Still not very warm here, only got to 22 yesterday. Thanks milly after that rather graphic post about roos, I think I will pass on it as well. Stick to the roast lamb instead. Is NZ still getting some rough weather? This cold front is moving hopefully not over the ditch.


pet61 (0) 11:23 am, 9 Jul
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421. hi all
pet61 I,d be happy to have 22dgs, we,re lucky if it gets to 10 here, have,nt heard anything about bad weather anywhere, its fine & mild here today, the weather predictor fella says we,re in for snow between the 17th-20th, he,s usually pretty accurate so we,ll wait & see!!!!


alphafifteen (0) 12:00 pm, 9 Jul
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422. Thanks Angie
I was wondering what it meant, couple of sites said level 3/class 3 or level 5/class 5. We want to choose a school then we'll know what area to rent in.


fonsay (211 ) 3:41 pm, 9 Jul
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423. Fonsay
Most of the schools have email address email them and ask for there information on there school . Say you are moving over and if you know that they are, a level 3 /class 3 ask them what that's means in relation to there school . Angie


farcough81 (10 ) 5:27 pm, 9 Jul
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424. Thanx
4 your help. Iv been looking on realestate.com.au but find it really hard to know where the nicer areas are etc. and ppl tell me it is really difficult to get a house from them if your living in New Zealand due to many ppl applying? is this true? howd did everyone find a place to live? Also we are keeping our home in New Zealand as we are only planning of moving over for a year to begin with. What kind of documents do we need to show we pay our mortgage etc? as we only have 1 reference for renting. thanx for ya help again, really apreciate it


purple_dream (87 ) 8:03 pm, 9 Jul
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425. purple_ dream
rental`s are a bit tricky to get into,there isnt enough houses in Kal..(but oh so many on the market) we live in Boulder,apparently it used to be the place that you wouldnt shift too..but we love it,only see the neighbours occasionally(if the rugby ball comes over the fence) im sure but Kelly is right up with this infor,that the agents prefer to see you in the flesh,rather than a e.mail..plus they set up a "viewing time",and there could be quite a few people go to the view 1 house,and then its "luck of the draw"..do you guys have any family/friends over here?? because they might be your best option..


millyone21 (0 ) 8:44 pm, 9 Jul

purple_ dream
rental`s are a bit tricky to get into,there isnt enough houses in Kal..(but oh so many on the market) we live in Boulder,apparently it used to be the place that you wouldnt shift too..but we love it,only see the neighbours occasionally(if the rugby ball comes over the fence) im sure but Kelly is right up with this infor,that the agents prefer to see you in the flesh,rather than a e.mail..plus they set up a "viewing time",and there could be quite a few people go to the view 1 house,and then its "luck of the draw"..do you guys have any family/friends over here?? because they might be your best option..


millyone21 (0 ) 8:44 pm, 9 Jul
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426. cont
we were lucky,and "house/animal sat" for my neice who was on her honeymoon..we got to Kal march 25th,moved into our own home May 10th(i think)my neice got back may 6th..


millyone21 (0 ) 8:46 pm, 9 Jul
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427. hi millyone
thanx for that. Yea we have family and friends over there, but none we can stay with as my brother and his partner are also coming so that makes 5 of us.. a lil too many to crowd neone with. My partner is going over first, staying with his cousin for a month. Hes going to look for a house for us, just didnt know what his luck would be like without me and our baby in tow. ???


purple_dream (87 ) 8:47 pm, 9 Jul
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428. purple_dream
Does your hubby have a job sorted to go too?? if so,maybe he could ring his new boss,and ask him for his help..He might be "in the no" of somewhere for you guys..good luck..


millyone21 (0 ) 8:48 pm, 9 Jul
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429. joehannaa
has`nt been here long,her hubby was here first..(they are in Kal) i`ve seen her house pics on her bebo page,and it looks lovely,so if he picked it,thums up to him..he did good..


millyone21 (0 ) 8:51 pm, 9 Jul
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430. how is everyone tonight??
have to tell you all...when i get to Leonora,one of my stops,is at the back of a supermarket,so today i cruise down the back ally,in my truck..there is a skatboard park down there too...usually it has a few kids,that dont bother with school,anyway..today..the lawn was covered in Galahs,wow what a fantastic sight..they hardly moved when i pulled up...i got my cell phone and took 6(sex) pic`s..but grrrr they arent that clear..so im takeing my camera from now on..


millyone21 (0 ) 8:54 pm, 9 Jul
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431. Thanks Angie
I tried doing that. I've been going round in circles and gone into information overload. Best I give myself a break. And try again.......going bloomin nuts


fonsay (211 ) 9:12 pm, 9 Jul
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432. Gee Milly
that would have been awesome to see.


fonsay (211 ) 9:16 pm, 9 Jul
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433. im all good milly just been and done the shopping
i tried coles this time and found it a bit cheaper than woolies. we went to the mining hall of fame today was a nice day as john was home, hes going to start his two weeks away tomorrow im gona miss him but we have been apart for longer so should be used to it. milly i read what you wrote about the house find to john and he was like "ohh yeaa" he did a fantastic job picking a house for us im so happy with it. i have to admit i was a bit nervous letting him pick. hope everyone has a great night.


joehannaa (265 ) 9:53 pm, 9 Jul
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434. Hiya Milly
Well I'm into the 3rd day of my course in Sydney and my brain is getting exercised but all good. Got a car 2001 commy v6. The birds even in city are marvelous. Glad to see every one is getting on good. When I rang Al he said the other nite it was -9.6 so I wasn't to complain about the weather here.


dobbsygal (1100 ) 10:13 pm, 9 Jul
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435. lol dobbsygal
isnt the weather great..i was coming down the road this morning in the truck,thinking.."i`ve got the aircon on"..at home,"they probably got the fire going"..hehe today was great..glad things going well for you,and the brain getting a work out:)


millyone21 (0 ) 1:31 am, 10 Jul
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436. joehannaa
i think your hubby did really good picking you guys a home..I pretty postive ken would be good at it too,after all,when we walked into this house,at the "home open" we looked at each other,and both knew "we are buying a house"..lol..as before we came over,we both said we were going to rent,incase we didnt like Kalgoorlie..


millyone21 (0 ) 1:34 am, 10 Jul
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437. yeah i guess you just know
ha ha the "home open" thing cracks me up. we decided to rent to just incase we didnt like it here, but at this stage are happy renting as theres no stress. hows work going? wonder how weenas going driving those big trucks??


joehannaa (265 ) 1:49 am, 10 Jul
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438. Wendy your John is a big softie who I think
knows you very well. He kept saying he knew what you would and wouldn't live in. The best part is the location... close enough for us to crawl to after a hard day at the racetrack, lol. Oh but back to the softie part, I was eavesdropping on all the boys drinking out the back one night and they were talking about their women and John said, "Wendy is my rock, I couldn't survive without her". I would've laughed if it wasn't so damn sweet!


kelly8 (149 ) 2:00 am, 10 Jul
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439. good morning
how are you all today?? whats everyone doing today.im going for a haircut later...joehannaa,weena seems pretty happy aye..


millyone21 (0 ) 9:19 am, 10 Jul
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440. good morning all
& it is a beauty morning, have done lots of housework this morning so far as I,m back to work tonight, still have my car to clean, don,t know why I bother with all the cow shite out on the road, but would be embarrassed when the townie staff pull there flash clean cars in beside mine in the morning, lol,, I had a death at work on my last night so have had a few days to get over that, was very hard going with her family all there, was so sad..


alphafifteen (0) 11:43 am, 10 Jul
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441. Milly I'm getting my hair done today too
Heading to the Gold Coast on Friday so I need to look FABULOUS! lol.


kelly8 (149 ) 1:14 pm, 10 Jul
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442. kelly yeah john is a big softe
nice to hear he has been saying nice things about me im gona miss him as i just got used to having him around again after the 10 weeks we were apart.Im sure your 2 and steph will keep me busy tho. Im glad weena is enjoying her truck driving milly. ive gota wait round till the foxtel installers come to install foxtel then im gona head to the shops to spend my birthday money mum just sent me alpha sorry to hear about the death at your work it cant be easy at all. hope everyone enjoys there day.


joehannaa (265 ) 1:26 pm, 10 Jul
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443. wow
everyone must be busy today..yahhh iv had my haircut,and got app to have it coloured and some foils,on saturday..hope everyone has had a great day..


millyone21 (0 ) 8:23 pm, 10 Jul
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444. sounds nice milly
i need mine cut too the fringe goes well below my nose but as its curly i can dry it witht he difuser and spring it up.lol.id love foils but my hairdresser wont do them as she says it will dry it out too much.so i always wish.and hmmm my self when others have it.i think hairdresser is wrong tho,lol.dr cert of till monday,whitecell and others up by 2 so dr bit worried,said i got bad virus of flu.waorried i got clot on lung so see how i am b4 xray 2morrow.


fluffyminx (42 ) 8:29 pm, 10 Jul
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445. gee fluffy
thats not sounding good.(your not a smoker are you??) like when i get the flu,i get it bad,because i smoke to much..


millyone21 (0 ) 8:31 pm, 10 Jul
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446. Are There as many Jobs
in the mines as they say want to come over but not sure about work


solemann (172 ) 11:22 pm, 10 Jul
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447. sorry computer has been down all day
Good night and will talk tomorrow. solemann, if you want to do it then just do. Most of us that have moved, have not regreted it. I belive jobs are dime a dozen in WA. You just have to know what you want and where you want to be.


marcs (52 ) 1:47 am, 11 Jul
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448. try googling
the kalgoorlie miner.com.au its the local paper..saturdays paper is the best for job hunting..


millyone21 (0 ) 1:51 am, 11 Jul
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449. Morning all.
Another fine day here in the BOP. Pouring with rain but at least it isnt Frosty and cold. Counting down the days before we are back in Court to see if we can Leave this God forsaken Place! Never mind, Shay and Nathaniel will be here for a visit next month so thats something to look forward to. Have a good one people. Steve.


farcough81 (10 ) 7:23 am, 11 Jul
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450. Hi from Sydney
Read your very interesting thread, and just have to say that Australia is a fabulous place to move too. Although there is a shortage of work here. The majority of jobs are in the larger cities like Sydney and Melbourne, but bear in mind that while most jobs are in those locations, the rents are also extremely high. Why not log onto domain.com.au to get an idea of rental prices in different locations. For employemnt we have seek.com.au and mycareer.com.au, these will also help you get an idea what jobs are going and where.


brigittearianne (new) 9:18 am, 11 Jul
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hey milly,not im not a smoker.
i detest it,lol.I woke at 4 am and was semi passing out,i freaked out so got hubby up to get me a drink of water.I just cant shake it.rang dr and said its viral and i got it bad and they cant do much for viral stuff.im as weak as got no energy,might look up in my vinegar book see if that will help as cider is good for many things.Raining hard here since 4am,its nice to watch the rain. Angi


fluffyminx (42 ) 12:03 pm, 11 Jul
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452. just a quick hello
still keeping me away from the computer. I have been abandoned during lunch, so I shall play. Hope all is going well for you all. Milly like Doctors, hairdressers would go broke waiting for customers like me. About 15 years since I went for a hair cut and got ripped off, something terrible, so I aint been back.


pet61 (0) 3:03 pm, 11 Jul
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453. fluffyminx
Lol you sound bad. Hope you feel better soon. My kids are not well so need to stay in doors today and I am rather bored as house work is done and can't do washing as it is raining. Having left overs for dinner tonight as well. Lol don't know what to do with myself.


marcs (52 ) 4:19 pm, 11 Jul
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454. *runs into thread singing*
"I'm off to the Gold Coast today, I'm off to the Gold Coast today!" Well actually I'm getting on the train to Perth and I get to sleep at the airport tonight but tomorrow I'll be in the Gold Coast for an all expenses paid trip courtesy of Intimo. Lucky Wendy is babysitting for me. Hopefully she'll be in one piece when i get back next week!


kelly8 (149 ) 5:03 pm, 11 Jul
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455. kelly what is intimo?
you are so going to enjoy the goldcoast.Well had a crap night/day wondered why i was feeling faint no energy etc,headachy well i was reacting to the tablets im on.I already react to heaps others like anistetics,tramadol,declofinac etc now got this to add to the list,thing is im not sure which of the 3 it is.Antibiotic-prednisone or alanase.so stopped all 3,still feel week.im over this bug!lol.have fun on the coast kelly let us know what u liked.


fluffyminx (42 ) 5:13 pm, 11 Jul
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456. have fun kelly
and be careful on the streets at night. Going home now, have fun everyone. Oh nice days but a cool wind, but lovely out there at present about 25 and sunshine. Get well soon fluffy. Have you tried vicks on the soles of your feet. I eat quite a lot of citrus at this time of year, haven';t had a sick day for years. Mind you I don't get paid for them as I am casual. Cheers everyone.


pet61 (0) 6:26 pm, 11 Jul
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457. hi all
gee fluffy sorry to hear your still not feeling better, hope you are soon,, have a great time kelly,, we have a warm wind here, was 17dgs today, Dunedin had 19dgs, could be the calm before the storm??? have a great night all..


alphafifteen (0) 7:29 pm, 11 Jul
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458. HI ALL
Everyone quite tonight . Kelly have a great time. Angie


farcough81 (10 ) 10:11 pm, 11 Jul
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