deli&paul

Hi all, We have a 3 seater sofa we need to get rid of as we need the space! Great for rumpus room or a make do for those still waiting on their container Must be able to collect from Flagstaff Hill sorry but the pic is upside down. Doh

We have our 1997 Hyundai Excel for sale $1350 we bought the car in january as a second car for my wife.an excellent & economical car that has served us well. 147000km power steering new tyres cold air con registered until 30th September some service history a superb little runner in great condition for its year. if you require anymore info or photos,feel free to message me cheers Paul

We are from Oldham, been here almost 1 year and love it

Hi all, FOR SALE -$1,400. ono We purchased this on arrival Oct 2012, it has served us well, reliable and a good cheap motor to run too! Philips CD radio/mp3 auxilary 1997 Hyundai Excel Sprint in bottle green 3 door Air con (recently re-gassed) generally good condition for its age 258k kms Registered until 18th July Thanks Paul

We also have a rental income in the UK, and we have just completed a online tax return for 2012/13. The way I understand it that the rent from the property is still classed as income. we also filled the NRL1 form prior to leaving which I believe entitles you to a tax allowance in the UK even though you are not residing in the UK. I declared half the rental income on my tax return, hubby declared the other half (due to being joint owners) neither of us pay tax on this as its under our personnel allowance I am sure we have done it right as the tax office in the UK seem to have accepted it! This is how we understood it to work when we spoke to to the tax office before we left UK. Not looking forward to the Oz tax return when we have to declare our UK income as well as Aussie income, it all sounds rather complicated so will be needing an accountant to ensure we get it right. This is our first year so is a bit of a learning curve for us good luck

I have been meaning to put on an update and this thread as prompted me so here goes; We arrived October on permanent 176 state sponsored, we didn't manage to sell our UK property so decided to rent it out. This meant we came came over with limited funds, but hubby had a job lined up in Adelaide so at least that was something. We purchased a couple of cheap 2nd hand cars( and i mean cheap!! Ha ha) secured a 12 month rental, tightened our belts and hoped for the best. Last week we discovered our tenants had done a moonlight flit, owing rent arrears too... Thats the risk we took I suppose, so now have to pay the Uk mortgage until we get new tenants in Hubby started work 3 weeks after we arrived. He is a cnc programmer and luckily no re-training or white card etc was required, so he just walked right in. He really enjoys his job even though he says it has been like taking a step back in time. I wanted to spend some time settling the kids at school and making the house a home. I had been browsing the various job sites, and just before xmas saw a position that suited me, so thought I would apply.. To my surprise the following day got a call inviting me for interview, then landed the job. To top it off they delayed my start date until the kids went back to school at the end Jan, the company could not be more accommodating I was pretty lucky as this was the first and only job I applied for. I work in the city in finance 9.30 to 2.30 so can still do the school run... Absolutely perfect! I know I should be grateful we are both in permanent employment but before the move I really fancied a change of direction job wise, so I am contemplating doing the Aged Care course, hopefully its something I will find a bit more rewarding than being stuck in an office Just need to find a course that I can fit in around my current job, or somewhere that will perhaps employ me and give me paid shifts whilst I re-train. Big ask I know, but I cant really afford to quit my current job and not get any income whilst I re-train. Failing that I will just have to wait until we top up our savings and just go for it! All in good time. My daughter (7) has taken to every aspect of this life changing move like a duck to water. My son (10) on the other hand has struggled, the first 3 month he stated he hates everything about Australia and he really misses his friends in the UK. We have had some really bad days, I have even struggled to get him to school on a few occasions. The school have been great and he is having weekly sessions with the school pastoral support officer. He has made new friend at both school and home but claims its just not the same. I have explained that this will happen in time, he had known his friends in uk for years! He is refusing to join any clubs at the moment but says he will in time! He does seem a little more settled in recent weeks so fingers crossed, perhaps he just needs more time. He is even smiling more often small steps, we don't want to be too pushy so have accepted he will come round in his own time. Family have flights booked, so we have house guest booked in pretty much Nov through to April, will be great to see them all and show them around. In regards to cost of living, we do find (like the bacons) that we have more cash in our pockets. we have found the cost so far to to pretty much on a par with the UK, swings and roundabouts really as some thing more expensive but some cheaper, but saying that we have had an increase in our incomes. We did lots of research and a validation trip before we made the move, but still a lot if hard work and adapting is required after you arrive, ongoing too. Good luck for you guys still waiting to make the move. It took us 4 years to get here, lots of ups and downs along the way and no doubt we will in for a few more but we personally have no regrets and plan on staying!!! Determination and a bit of good look has got us to where we are now Adele x

Oh well, thanks anyway.

Hi, is the sofa bed still available? Cheers adele

Good to hear from you all, would be lovely to meet up when uk guests have returned and were all free. I will be at Flagstaff Hill school for sports days this friday, if anyone wants to meet Adele x

Hi all, I know this is an old thread, but I am hoping some of you are still around. We arrived 5 months ago (me, Paul, Lewis 10 & Mia 7) we moved into a rental in Flagstaff Hill in Nov. The kids are at Flagstaff Primary, Lewis year 5/6 and Mia year 2/3. Meeting up with some local families with kids of similar age would be great as we haven't really met many folk in Flaggy! Thanks Adele

Im interested in both the single beds, only prob is collecting them in my little car but i may be able to get a friend to help with that! Which suburb are you in

Hi, how much for the single beds? cheers adele

Hi, A bit late, but we spent nye up at Semaphore, great night and lots for the kids (funfair) then fireworks at midnight! I beleive the summer festival runs throughout the whole summer school hols, and ther is a firework display on Austalia Day. Well worth a visit Adele x

Hi Claire, We may be able to help! We have a card reader which was provided by co-op bank before we flew over. pm me if you want to borrow cheers Adele x

Hiya, are the drawers still available?? thanks adele

Hiya Lorraine, Surely your house is going to be empty with the amount of stuff your getting rid of! Ha ha i might come and take at look at the bed, could come in handy when we start getting family and friends visiting. Adele x

Our container is being delivered 2moro and cant remember everything as its been so long, we had it storage in uk since May. our uk house was all fitted so obviously not got a great deal of bedroom furniture other than beds!! Luckily all bedrooms in new house have BIR. need bedside cabinets and a tv stand? We have managed to buy a fridge but still need washing machine, moneys tight all you seem to do after arrival is shell out loads of money. Funds are getting low but at least hubby starts work monday so can start topping funds back up! catch you soon, im a fellow pom in flaggy from 2moro Adele x

Weather should be fine Lorraine, my weather app on my phone says 25 degrees (no rain) Don't suppose you have a washing machine?? We move in 2moro! Adele x

Hi Nick, we are currently in Moana, move to Flaggy this friday. Defo interested in fridge freezer so I will give you a ring later when I have had chance to speak to hubby. cheers Adele

Hi Lorraine, I see you managed to get it advertised on here then! We move into our rental on Friday and will be busy unpacking our stuff over the weekend, but hopefully I can spare some time and pop round. Adele

Hi, This looks just what we are after, is it still available and where are you located? We have only been here a couple of weeks and move in our long term rental in Flagstaff Hill next Friday. Cheers Adele

Hiya, We are really grateful and will be with you in about an hour, defo get the sun loungers in and hope I can get the table and chairs in too, i may have to do a couple of trips! A friend as offered to collect the tale and chairs if I cant fit it my car, only thing is they would be able to collect until later this affy! We move into our long term rental friday next week so these items are a godsend. Thank you and see you shortly Adele x

I have sent you a pm Thanks Adele x

Hi Kate, People may mistake us for twins then, as I will have a red, teary puffy face too! lol Hubby and I both finished work last week, kids finish school this friday then we have a whole weekend of final goodbye's. Good luck and if we don't bump into you at Heathrow we will prob see you Nov meet up. Safe journey Adele x