Country Guides Country Guide: Australia

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1. My husband and I bought an acre plot of bush land 5 years ago on an Island called Kangaroo Island, just off the coast of Adelaide in South Australia. After getting the permission of the FIRB we cleared the plot ourselves and employed a local builder to build our house. We designed a large 4 bedroom 2 bathroom open plan house overlooking the sea. We then came back to England and left him in charge. I must say he did a fantastic job and both he and his wife are good friends. We now go over to stay in it for 6 months of the year and live back here in England for the other 6 months. Unfortunately because we are over 60 and would miss our children and grandchildren so much we cannot emigrate there, but we love the lifestyle and climate and have made so many wonderful friends over there. We wish everyone who is considering emigrating the best of luck.

   Posted by Jill on 20/05/2009 16:27:10

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2. My husband and I and our 2 children who are 6 and 2 are in the early stages of our visa application to emigrate to Sydney. My husband is a self-employed design consultant and we are looking for both a house and work premises in the Sydney area. Any help or advise would be warmly received.

   Posted by Mr & Mrs M-M on 06/03/2009 20:26:25

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3. My wife, Jen and I currently live in Edinburgh. I am originally from Kirkcaldy, Fife, and Jen is from Safety Bay, Western Australia. We met in Margaret River in March 2005 when I was living there on a working holiday visa. We got married last Summer (2008) in Scotland but are now totally undecided about where to settle and plan a family! Obviously, we love Edinburgh and if we were to remain here in Scotland it would be the only place we would consider, but Jen misses a lot of aspects of life in Australia and we feel the lifestyle may be better suited to raising a family. I am a secondary school PE teacher and am unsure of how transferable my job and qualifications would be. Jen has her own jewellery business so would probably be more adaptable. We would appreciate any advice or comments on our situation and would love to be considered for your show. We are genuinely undecided about our next move in life and would love some expert advice on areas to live in Western Australia and the Education system. Thank you, Gavin

   Posted by Gavin on 02/03/2009 21:38:49

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4. My husband and I have our VISA's and are moving to Australia in September. We are looking to live in Sydney and were a little disappointed that the programmes didn't cover Sydney. Could you give us some advice about areas in and around Sydney. Thanks

   Posted by Jo on 27/01/2009 13:21:01

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5. My Husband and I are currently going through the sponsored visa option and we have passed the skills assessment and sending our permanent visa application off at the end of January. We are being sponsored by my sister who moved to Perth in November 2008 and will be leaving my parents and brother behind. I would also like to know how to be considered for a programme like Amanda Lamb's, please let me know how to apply? Thanks, Sarah

   Posted by Sarah on 19/01/2009 10:35:14

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6. Great programs, Amanda, well briefed, knowledgeble as always BUT you concentrate almost exclusively on buying the property, even on your country guides. I would like to see a lot more detail on health cover, age limits, property exclusions, etc. Thanks for your efforts

   Posted by Stephen Richards on 17/01/2009 10:49:38

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7. We are a family of 5,children aged between 3and 9,we are awaiting an Australian visa,my husband Ric is a staff nurse therefore the application is through his occupation under the general skilled migration.We attended 2 "A Place In The Sun" exhibitions,in Manchester and Birmingham,and have employed one of the agents who was on the panel at both of the seminars,Sammy Naghi,as an agent to oversee the application for us.We have been researching Adelaide as an area to live and work in,and found Amanda Lamb's programme very informative if a little frustrating as they didn't stay!(09/01/09).How would we apply to be considered for such a programme as our commitment to the move is 100%?.We feel we probably have many questions and issues re.resettlement that many other british families in similar positions may have,please may we be considered for any further programmes yours faithfully Paula Taylor.

   Posted by Paula Taylor on 16/01/2009 11:46:12

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8. Hi We emmigrated to Adelaide Australia on 14th Feb this year and have just bought our first home here. We are a family of 4, Susan Simon,Brandon 11yrs and Nicole 8 yrs and we bought our pet dog Toby over too. We have settled in lovely suburb called Happy valley, which is south of the City. Simon now has a good job and the childrne are settled in schools. we have made some great friends and life is really good. WAs wondering if you would like to film us here in Australia, see how we live etc. My mum and her partner are coming over for a 3 week holiday on 4th October with a view to living here permanately. This could make a great story for you. Kind Regards Susan Calland

   Posted by Susan Calland on 18/09/2008 22:51:54

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