Hutchy

We live in North Haven which is quite close to both suburbs. I imagine, like most places they suffer with crime, but in all, both are lovely places to live. Beach is gorgeous, not too far away at all, and they have a good mix of schools....main state school is Ocean View College, Le Fevre High School not too far away either, another state school, which both my boys attended, and loved it! For shopping...North Haven has a small shopping parade, which is fine for everyday things, and Semaphore Road is close by too, which has a good mix of shops and restaurants. We've lived in the area for 4 years, and wouldn't move...people very friendly and a lovely place to be.

We used our short term accommodation address and a mobile number, they were happy with that. They would ring us regularly too, with an update on where our container was. The UK company told us it would take six weeks, it took three months to arrive, which suited us, because it gave us a little longer to find a long term rental.

We're originally from Hartlepool and our accent is mistaken for Irish..

Fab news....well done...hope you're celebrating

There's no cheap way, I'm afraid. Cost me nearly $300 for mine. Make an appointment and go to the nearest Post Office that deals with UK passports. They sort out your paperwork and send it off. The applications are sent to New Zealand to process, but the new passport comes from the UK. Sometimes takes about 6 weeks. You can download the forms, etc on the internet..

When we applied for our 887 visa last year, it was taking 6 months for the application to be even looked at...Yes, definitely, the bridging visa, as far as we were concerned, was necessary. It didn't cost any extra...just a safe guard..

My son plays for the Pirates, and they are always on the look out for players http://palsc.com.au/home/index.php?option=com_content&view=frontpage&Itemid=1

Hi dblog418, we were a 475 to 887 applicant...

We weren't allocated a CO., just received PR straight away...good luck to everyone else

Hi, we applied March 18, and have just been approved today...

http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/referee-reportedly-beheaded-after-stabbing-2031749

At least we don't live in Brazil....a referee was beheaded after stabbing a player during a game there.....

I loved the quote about Robinsons squash....Seriously though, how quick did they get a visa...It took us over two years to get here, and we wouldn't want to go back.

We recently renewed our passports...and it was really straight forward. We did have to get photos countersigned, so our local Justice of the Peace did it for us. We took our downloaded application forms to our local post office (we had to make an appointment, but again was easy) in West Lakes, and everything was sorted from there. Two weeks later we received our new ones......

Scoozi, in Rundle Street is really nice...

Shropshirelad, have just sent you a PM with the telephone number i used. From the choices, as i recall, I think you have to chose consular assistance/emergency

Have you tried ringing the British Consul in Melbourne. When my passport had expired, I needed an emergency one to return to the UK because my dad was seriously ill. I did speak to someone on the phone, and they advised me to book my flight tickets, but had to go to Melbourne because they are the nearest office to us.

I've used Marks and Spencer, Thorntons, B and Q online sites which are all very good, and another called A Quarter of Sweets, which sells all old fashioned sweets online....their website is.. http://www.aquarterof.co.uk

My oldest boy has just entered University this year, and we are still on a 475 visa......You can go to University, but you will be classed as an international student, and pay that fee...which is a lot more than if you are a permanent resident..

Just seen that ABC News 24 is showing it.....

Yes, the flight from from Newcastle...and the two hour stopover wasn't a problem, not for us anyway...

My mam has just flown in tonight with Emirates....the second time she's used them....wouldn't travel with anyone else now. I travelled with them back in October, but via Melbourne...again service, second to none...We have no complaints at all...brilliant

I usually make my own...but then again, I always did back in the UK...Usually save going out to sample other dishes....

I renewed mine and my oldest son's passport also at West Lakes Post Office. Application was sent to New Zealand, and new passports arrived two weeks later, from the UK. Ours were just renewals, so were quite straightforward, but we took along birth certificates, etc, just in case (but they weren't needed).