Australian Visas – Processing could be delayed to 2011
Thu, 25/06/09 – 6:02 | 4 Comments

The Australian Immigration and Citizenship department have started issuing letters to visa applicants who have applied for Australian Residency under certain visa classes.
The letter confirms that priority will be given to applicants who are applying …

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DIY Frenzy
Saturday, 25 Mar, 2006 – 10:06 | No Comment

Do you know when you have those ‘little’ jobs to do around the house that you’ll get around to doing eventually? Well, that’s pretty much what we’ve been doing for the last few weeks.
Having finally …

Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games – information about the city of Melbourne
Thursday, 16 Mar, 2006 – 15:42 | One Comment
Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games – information about the city of Melbourne

The weather has been traditionally British recently, Lots of snow and very cold (averaging all of 2 – 3 decrees Celsius. However the 2006 Commonwealth games started in Melbourne yesterday and it was great to …

Bloody hell! UK censors risque Aussie ads
Thursday, 9 Mar, 2006 – 13:56 | 6 Comments

Perhaps the UK government is scared of loosing to many of its citizens to the Aussie lifestyle
I remember seeing these ads on the news when we went on our Rekkie to Perth (what …

UK to adopt Australian-style points-based immigration system
Wednesday, 8 Mar, 2006 – 13:59 | One Comment

Oh the irony, after 40 years the UK has finally decided to review its immigration policies by adopting a Australian-style points-based immigration system.
The system will be put in place to attract the “brightest and the …

The 9 Ways to Emigrate to Australia
Wednesday, 8 Mar, 2006 – 11:37 | 12 Comments

Ever wondered how to go about emigrating to Australia and go about getting an Australian visa? Wondering what the various options were and how to go about the different schemes without too much red tape …

The Australian Real Estate Market in 2006
Wednesday, 8 Mar, 2006 – 11:27 | One Comment

Australia has led the worldwide real estate boom and enjoyed record price increases over the past three years, but as 2006 gets underway many fear that the recent success of the Australian real estate market …

Would you find a forum useful?
Friday, 3 Mar, 2006 – 13:55 | 7 Comments

I know that getting down under is a relatively new site and the stats that I’m seeing indicate only a handful of visitors to the site every single day. However I’ve been thinking about adding …

Taking your pet cats and dogs to Australia
Friday, 3 Mar, 2006 – 12:13 | 22 Comments
Taking your pet cats and dogs to Australia

We have two cats which we’ll be taking with us to Australia. In reality it would be a thousand times cheaper to buy two new cats when we get out there but the cats have …

Were back in the UK and its freezing!
Thursday, 2 Mar, 2006 – 12:54 | One Comment
Were back in the UK and its freezing!

Brrrrrrrrr. Oh I’m so happy to be back in the good old UK (insert tones of sarcasm here).
The trip back was pretty uneventful. Our little boy slept during the Singapore to London Leg of the …

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