dash76 Posted June 23, 2012 Share Posted June 23, 2012 :hug:New thread for mancunions and north westerners who are in the process of moving to oz to get together, share stories and advise about swapping the rain for the sun shiiiiiiiine!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dash76 Posted June 23, 2012 Author Share Posted June 23, 2012 I'm ste in Manchester looking to get to oz early to mid next year being sponsored by WA and looking for people in Manchester area in same position.im a floorlayer(tradie) seeing if people are in same position.. Good luck everyone :wink: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fairystar32 Posted June 23, 2012 Share Posted June 23, 2012 just saying hi We move to Brisbane from Manchester just over 3 yrs ago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny&Em Posted June 23, 2012 Share Posted June 23, 2012 Danny 35, Emma 32, Callum 1 .... From Bury heading to Qld. Sunshine coast. (jan 2013.... Reccie done mar 2012) Likes,, gym, footy (red), socialising, beer, banter, sandcastles, BBQ, .... Likes being busy and active with a 'man project'. Easy going and just likes to have a laugh... Don't take things too seriously. Nice to meet you all and good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funkft Posted June 23, 2012 Share Posted June 23, 2012 Hello, We are in the process of applying for WA - hopefully make the move next year Wife and 2 children (3yr old and 6 month old) Good luck everyone Also, any migration tips would be more than welcome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s up north Posted June 23, 2012 Share Posted June 23, 2012 gary sally and gaby . gary plumber. looking at brisbane/adelaide/nsw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnAli Posted June 23, 2012 Share Posted June 23, 2012 Hi we are Ali (42) and John (42) we are hoping to move to Perth next Easter, John has been assessed as an Electronics Trade Worker and I am a Design Technology / Food and Textiles teacher. We have WA sponsorship and we are waiting to hear from DIAC, would be great to 'know' people in the same position and have contacts for when we all start our new lives. Ali Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveNem Posted June 23, 2012 Share Posted June 23, 2012 Stockport moving to Gold Coast in 3 weeks!!!! EEEKKK!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dash76 Posted June 23, 2012 Author Share Posted June 23, 2012 Great to everyone who's joined our thread !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dash76 Posted June 23, 2012 Author Share Posted June 23, 2012 Hi fellow stopfordians!! Loved gold coast,surfers paradise,when I was there and met a bloke who does awesome drive days with sports cars around gold coast roads!!! One of my best days in oz!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dash76 Posted June 26, 2012 Author Share Posted June 26, 2012 Hi there good to hear from you how have you found settling in in Brisbane ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fairystar32 Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 Is this for me? If so We LOVE Brisbane. As soon as we stepped of the plane it felt like home. I always felt something was missing in the UK, never wanted to grow old there or raise my kids there. Disliked it in fact,whilst I think parts are very beautiful, my life felt dull and lacking excitement and adventure. We lived for everyone else in our family and not for us. We dreamed and talked about moving away for many, many years... I have never felt like that here, although it is only 3 yrs But I feel like that missing piece has been found. It is not perfect here, we face the same crime, drugs, homeless, goverment issues, financial issues etc... property is unaffordable for lots, but for us, it is what we dreamed of, despite loosing our deposit in the housing drop in the UK and now we rent here. we just accepted it was a price to pay for a new future. It has been hard as we miss family, kids had to settle, money took a while to adjust to and sort out and we ran up the credit card!!! We have also had top deal with serious health issues here and in with family in the UK, including the loss of 3 family members over the last 18 mths which we missed... thats when you realise just how far away you really are.. We had great ideas to travel back yearly, but in reality, its just a dream as real life starts and money is the same as the UK. (you wouldnt travel to Aus on hols every year either, for most people) but life is settling. We love the lifestyle, the people, the place and the beaches It took a few months before I stopped stressing about redbacks and having nightmares about them.. I have only ever seen 1 in 3 yrs and 4 mths.. I have also not compared prices to the UK in the last 12 mths We had friends here already, who had been here for 20 yrs when we arrived, so that helped. I made friends thanks to online forums I was interested in and 3, whom I see IRL. I am hoping to meet more once my youngest starts school. We got a loan to visit the UK before my mum had a huge OP for Xmas time. It was great to see everyone but it reminded us how dull and grey everything was. We actually couldnt wait to get 'home' and we knew we had made the right choice. It was a huge risk for us as we had a son who had just started GCSE's and had firm friends but he adjusted and agrees now it was for the best. We had a job to go to, employer sponsership and all flights and visas paid, so we were VERY lucky. I wish you all the best starting on this journey, comming from Manchester, I am pretty sure you will prefer Australia LOL we love our life here and cannot wait to become citizens. I will be proud to have an Australian passport, as this is now my home. Natx Hi there good to hear from you how have you found settling in in Brisbane ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul1Perth Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 Moved from Gee Cross near Hyde/Stockport to Perth 20 years ago. Best thing we ever did. The eldest was 2 when we came and we have another boy born here now 17. Both doing well. Eldest an electrician, youngest still at school but working 2 days a week at UWA on a traineeship. Wife's a nurse I'm in IT, ex Ferranti employee. Good luck mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mylowe Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 Moved from Gee Cross near Hyde/Stockport to Perth 20 years ago. Best thing we ever did. The eldest was 2 when we came and we have another boy born here now 17. Both doing well. Eldest an electrician, youngest still at school but working 2 days a week at UWA on a traineeship. Wife's a nurse I'm in IT, ex Ferranti employee. Good luck mate. hi paul we moved from ashton u lyne nov last year to melbourne. If you went back to hyde you would not recognise to place has changed so much a friend told me that hyde was issued a flood warning over the weekend. did you grow up in hyde if so what school did you go to and what year did you leave? i went to flowery field high in the 80s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul1Perth Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 hi paul we moved from ashton u lyne nov last year to melbourne. If you went back to hyde you would not recognise to place has changed so much a friend told me that hyde was issued a flood warning over the weekend. did you grow up in hyde if so what school did you go to and what year did you leave? i went to flowery field high in the 80s Hi Mylowe, my wife went back to Gee Cross about 18 months ago as her Mum was ill. We went back about 6 years ago for a holiday. You are right Hyde has changed and not for the better. It was never the most picturesque of towns but at least the market used to have a few decent stalls that had been there years, deli, fish stall, flower stall. When we went to have a look around they had all disappeared and the stalls were full of crap run by the usual suspects. I'm not from the area myself, I'm from Chesterfield but moved over as:- 1. My wife is from there 2. I got a job with Ferranti when I finished my degree. My wife was born in Ashton (I think) but did most of her schooling in Canada. Her parents and one Sister live in Gee Cross, her other Sister lives in Tolpuddle. Our old next door neighbour was a teacher and he managed to get the position of headmaster at the new(ish) school heading out towards Glossop. How do you like Melbourne? We love Perth, been here 20 years and love it just as much as the day we got here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dash76 Posted June 27, 2012 Author Share Posted June 27, 2012 Fantastic reply Nat and a realistic positive contribution to the thread.its good for people like me on others on this journey to hear successful stories like yours even with the hurdles you've had to overcome Dash Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dash76 Posted July 10, 2012 Author Share Posted July 10, 2012 I'm ste in Manchester looking to get to oz early to mid next year being sponsored by WA and looking for people in Manchester area in same position.im a floorlayer(tradie) seeing if people are in same position.. Good luck everyone :wink: Just got my meds and police check request through so hoping to have visa by August!!! Be good to chat with anyone bound for Perth but still in north west/Manchester area.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dash76 Posted July 10, 2012 Author Share Posted July 10, 2012 Stockport moving to Gold Coast in 3 weeks!!!! EEEKKK!! Im in Stockport to!! Have you left yet?? Good luck!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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