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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Moonlight Cinema and a picnic in Kings Park
Friday, 29 Dec, 2006 – 2:00 | One Comment
Moonlight Cinema and a picnic in Kings Park

After work last night we decided to head on down to Kings Park for a picnic.
The weather was still gloriously warm at about 6pm and it seemed a perfect way to relax and wind …

Applying for your Australian Tax File Number – how to apply for your TFN
Thursday, 28 Dec, 2006 – 0:59 | 5 Comments

Since arriving in Australia there are a number of forms and services we’ve had to apply for. To help you easily get on your feet when you finally arrive in Australia we’ll provide details of …

Current Australian Immigration processing lead time as of December 2006
Thursday, 28 Dec, 2006 – 0:31 | 7 Comments

Current Australian immigration processing times for December 2006. It looks like the folks at the ASPC are still experiencing delays due to a backlog of applications – Note that due to the Christmas and New …

New Australian Lifestyle Category
Wednesday, 27 Dec, 2006 – 8:02 | No Comment

One of the things that really attracted us to Australia was the lifestyle.
Now we have finally made our way out to Oz I thought I’d create a new Australian Lifestyle category to which I …

Ooh what a real scorcher
Wednesday, 27 Dec, 2006 – 7:50 | No Comment
Ooh what a real scorcher

I remember back in July I wrote a post about how damn warm it was in the UK during one of our annual heatwaves.
Walking along Hay Street in Perth’s Central Business District this lunchtime I …

Our First Christmas in Australia
Tuesday, 26 Dec, 2006 – 6:06 | 2 Comments

Well, yesterday was our first Christmas in Australia and the day lived up to all of our expectations?
Our little boy did really well, sleeping through until about 7am. Then we all went downstairs to see …

Trying to find a property to rent in Perth
Friday, 22 Dec, 2006 – 3:50 | 7 Comments
Trying to find a property to rent in Perth

To try and bring us a little more up to speed I thought I’d write a note on the joys of finding a house to rent in Western Australia.
This is the largest entry I have …

Cat update!
Wednesday, 20 Dec, 2006 – 0:51 | One Comment
Cat update!

Well, it looks like the cats are going to be spending Christmas, and welcoming the new year in whilst based at Airpets in Heathrow.
We had an email from Airpets confirming that Quantas were fully booked …

Problems flying the cats down under
Tuesday, 19 Dec, 2006 – 5:42 | No Comment

Some news on the cat front. We got an email from Airpets yesterday evening advising that the cats will not be travelling out today as planned.
Apparently, when the vet saw them for their …

Finally an Update from Down Under
Tuesday, 19 Dec, 2006 – 2:33 | No Comment

OK, its taken an absolute age to find the time to catch up with the Blog but I’ve finally been able to find a spare half an hour so that I can update any folks …

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