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  1. Hi more info about the Kia Rio. it is a Manual Drive, has bluetooth, CD player, electric windows, AC. its a lovely economical car only selling as no longer required. thanks
  2. Immaculate 2012 Kia Rio Hatchback-Silver Full Service Record 83,000Km Rego til May $9350 P.M for viewings/info
  3. Cheers for the reply and pic, however it's not what we are looking for
  4. Hi is the table still available and what size is it,is there any pics of it? cheers Andy
  5. Hi do you have the model number and a picture please.
  6. We recently moved and I took the large tvs in the car with back seats down with , packed them with cushions, duvet between the screens as I didn't want these damaging in the main truck , I also took the large mirrors with me at the same time. I guess you may have other large boxed items you could use to Wedge them in to limit the movement. cheers
  7. We didn't bother with ours at all never have done people said we were mad not to use it however being from Yorkshire says a lot how I spend a $$$, We did have a couple of extra Ice blocks/Zoopers that were on offer at both Foodland and Coles so I guess $7 for 2 bags was well spent and spent a lot of time at the beach and used the sea to cool down in lol
  8. Hi All, We are selling our spare mountain bike which was used for getting from A to B whilst waiting for our other bikes to arrive in our shipping container, we added a child seat so Issy was able to come for bike ride too until she learnt to ride her own-she was 3 when we came over. Its been a good bike and is in great condition- its been in the garage and still works well. The bike is a 66cm frame, Make: Diamondback Apex 18 speed Shimano gear set Front suspension , Front Disc Brake Bike stand + kids seat for full spec. Google Big W Diamondback Apex 66cm- I couldn't work out how to do a proper link or get it to work - the nearest comparison is the Diamondback outlook Price $ 80 ono thanks for your time ,please pm us if your interested
  9. Hi we are members of moana training restarts on Saturday 11th Jan @ 8.5-9am all I can suggest is come down and have a chat with someone they will be able to tell you. Lisa
  10. Hi Just to let you know they don't ram religious beliefs down your throat at southern vales. I went on the Christianity explained before my kids started there and it was for about 1 hr to explain about Christianity so you don't start getting worried or wondering why your kids may come home telling you about jesus and stories from the bible. southern vales is a brilliant school, the kids that go there are so welcoming and so are the teachers. my kids settled In there after just one day of schooling and have never been happier. neither myself or my husband are overly religious but it hasn't bothered us as we just want our kids to go to a really good school and to us that was southern vales.
  11. Hi bcfc 1974, It can be hard for Parents/Grand parents etc.. when it comes to leaving for Adelaide/or any place away from their home as its all they have known for some and they are upset for the loss and closeness they once had and may not have again. You have to live for yourself and do whats best for you and the future of your children if you have them or not, it depends also what type of life you have while in the UK ,how much you depended on them around you including friends. Our parents were different in a way- asked questions about the process etc..., however this was before we got accepted for the visa and the reality kicked in for them that we were leaving the UK for good and we were looking forward TO IT without feeling guilty about leaving them and the life we had behind. We too had the guilt trips about never seeing the kids growing up, not being able to afford coming over etc.. and tears from my dad all the time et... however saying that being a northerner I may sound harsh when I say the following-however the uk or where we were from was ferral, not safe, no opportunities for the development of my children and their/ our future. I don't believe they would have had much of a chance in the the uk(Leeds), its no fun always looking over your shoulder when you are walking around the place you grew up or while in the city not being able to trust the people around you. We might have been unlucky not having genuine friends etc.. who say there going to keep in touch etc.. then never do, or loved ones who cant be bothered with you so much even when you have tried yourself, however that's no skin off my nose..lol. I know why we came here for US and our future. There will be times when you get low and think about what you used to have etc.. then the sun shines through the window and you see your kids being kids playing out , I agree with the above posts about visits, emails etc.. . There is still things called phones, Skype letters and you can only do so much good luck to you. The grass isn't always greener on the other side and when bad things happen ,it is hard however what doesn't destroys you can make you stronger. We have no regrets and should it not work out at least we had a go- We have been here over two years and its been a bit of a rollercoster however we are still here going strong-our friends over here are worth more than double the ones in the uk, they are genuine and want nothing from you and are always there when and if you should need them. They become your new family
  12. Harvey Norman can be ok too, depends what style your after
  13. Hi Ali, good on you for keeping going Have you considered FIFO jobs, a friend of mine was struggling for work and did a security 1 week course in the fifo, fly in fly out over in WA he told me to look for omega security on seek?, he did say it took a little while to get the job doing it however he now loves it works a 2 weeks on 1 off rosta, There is other companies Like KJM contractors who deal with many different lines of work-most of the work is casual though. I know a few tradies who have been unfortunate to find a job in their desired fields so are working as camp attendants and training like yourself (gud on yer) to learn on there days off- I don't know if you have to be a PR resident to apply for these jobs as I had to be in the catering side, however you never know. Good luck in your future pursuits, I go through stages when there is no work and waiting to re-start at camps and seek becomes my next best friend, Things will work out for you :0)
  14. Hi we used www.mimimovers.com.au as we were going a short distance, not bad prices and they charge in 15min increments.
  15. good luck with the search , I am sure it will work out for you
  16. This so true, and can be very testing when the work does slow down, It is hard to stay positive too, especially if your funds are getting hit however this can happen anywhere. I remembered once we arrived here and had a decent sleep we started working through what we had to do,we didn't really have the holiday mode, I went straight into employment mode applying for work going door to door with my CV talking to local employers and getting my self around much to the delight of my children thank goodness to the sun being here as the parks and beaches were so welcoming to them , I Guess the holiday mode might hit us at some point in the future further down the line, when I m older and greyer lol We did spend a lot of savings getting the long term rental furnished with the essentials, new car that's going to last etc.., wouldn't change anything
  17. Hi Ktee, I am still cheffing out in the mines, I guess the career is one of those different ones . I was told when I started that you will either love it or hate it, you will know this within a few months. My interviewer (my first head chef) told me to have a real good think about becoming/training as a chef- back then there wasn't so many tv shows/celebrity chefs etc.. He told me honestly what to expect for example-if you like having time off, getting rich- having public holidays off, friends birthdays, family gatherings, social events, basically having a normal life then don't become a chef because you can wave it all good bye. I agree with you for your middle son by steering him away from it-lol can he not do it as a hobbie? Saying that I wouldn't change what I have done in the industry and I love it more now than I did then, I learnt before it all went pc in the industry, things were a lot how can you say erm less tame back them , Like any job its about bitting your tongue,keeping your mouth shut when you want to answer back and taking things said with a piece of salt-no pun. I had some really good mentors back then, and my hard training has made me who iam today. Hope that helps Andrew
  18. The time certainly goes quick that's for sure, glad its been gud for yer too, heres to many more
  19. Hi, To be honest while we were still in the uk we discussed some worse case situations regarding work.. working in this type of industry was talked about however never really thought that it would happen, the job kinda fell in place when my casual hours got reduced during the quiet season while I was working at a hotel in Seaford, so I looked on seek.com and applied for heaps of places that I fancied or could get to and they were the only ones that responded the quickest- due to my experience in the catering establishments the interviewer basically told me I had the job. It was doing a 2 on 2 off rota(to start with anyway), When I worked before I was working split shifts, sometimes 6-7 days a week so I could get my hours-so like yourself I did miss a lot of what was going on but hey-that's catering for you lol, and in the uk I was doing two jobs so my family rarely saw me on the weekends anyway. With this job my family gets to see me and have really quality time with me while I am off for a whole 7 days, compared to may be 14hours over the week between my split shift time off /away form work. The two weeks away sometimes goes quick and then other times it can seems like heaps since we have seen each other. Its not for everyone though, however it works well for us and we appreciate the time more ,if that makes sense. I guess while the work is happening I will keep on doing it as I really love the work and satisfaction I get from having the freedom of choice in what I can create and make-its not often in this trade that you have total freedom of what you want to cook-theres usually a menu of some description that you have to follow-again this is up to you-the clients eat like there in a fine dining hotel-well that's when I am working anyway-he h eh he. I would love not to be on a casual basis however for most chefs out here that's just the way it goes unless you are really fortunate, and the other good thing is people always want feeding cheers Andrew
  20. Your very welcome, As my school report used to say- I Must try harder.................... lol
  21. Hi its been heaps since we have posted on here for a while, so apologies for the lack of posts, We have just been working hard, I work for a remote location company as a chef doing a 2 on 1 off rosta , and I have been working out in the bush. Its a different life out there completely so when I am not working I tend to kick back and catch up with my mini universe(my family) and close friends, before I know it I am flying back out to location, Very rarely I switch on the pc anymore to do anything on it, when I do its usually looking through Seek to see whats about. We have been here nearly two years and its the best thing we have every done, Like anywhere things don't always go the way you would like them to, that's life and its full of its own interesting turns at times. What doesn't destroys you makes you stronger they say- and like anywhere you may find yourself asking why me , For us I cant think of a better life anywhere but here, I can say hand on heart I wish we had have moved over along time ago and here is our home for me and our family. My children have a safer, more outgoing life and a better chance of life out here than they would ever had had back where we lived in the UK, I know some people come over here and may find it hard to settle or things really don't work out for the better for these people I send my regrets and at least you had ago at it and tried, I believe its better to have a ago so to speak rather than whish I had tried all I could s. We have made some really good, genuine friends out here, some poms and some Australians , All the best to newbies and oldies on here and heres to the next future years cheers PIA Andrew, Chef now with more experiences to look back on
  22. Hi We are breaking lease on a 3 bed, 2 bathroom house, large garden, one street back from the beach. there is an open arranged by Timms Property management for Friday 4th. House is on realestate.com.au Lisa
  23. Hi Lisa The Thomas set is still available, if you would like it drop us an pm for collection etc... Cheers
  24. Merry christmas to you all, hope you all have a wonderful, safe Christmas and new year. The Fords
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