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Hi guys, Anyone on the forums have any experience of Cabra Dominican College for high school years (8 - 12) please? We're looking at sending our kids there and are happy with what we've seen so far but we're hearing a couple of disturbing things about students there lately. Any views or opinions would be very much appreciated. Cheers, Tim

Anyone here living at Coromandel Valley? We're moving to a new rental in a couple of weeks and would like to meet new friends. We have 9 year old twins, boy and girl.

Hi everyone, We're moving between rentals in a couple of weeks and just need someone to move large and/or heavy items (sofa, table, beds, etc) from Flagstaff Hill to Coromandel Valley (about 5 mins drive). Can anyone recommend a removalist/man with van as we really want to keep costs as low as possible. Probably won't be able to hire a van and move ourselves, just in case anyone was going to suggest that! Also, we may need professional carpet cleaning as well before we leave this rental - any recommendations?

LOL - just re-read my post. Need care for 2-4 Jan! Thanks, Tim

Hi guys, have an urgent situation here ... We need some vacation care for our kids (2x 9yr olds) in Flaggy/Blackwood area? Anyone here a registered childminder with vacancies for those days or does anyone know of/can recommend anyone? Can't find any OSHC that's open for those days ... Thanks, Tim

Hi Laurie, I missed that one. Do you have a date for the next business event yet? Thanks, Tim

Hi all, Tim here. My company is Profluent Solutions. I specialise in Online Marketing and Social Media Strategies. In normal English, that means I help your business to find new customers with effective use of the internet as a promotional medium. I can help with getting your business listed in search engines, website design, Facebook Business Pages, Google+ Business Pages, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube Video marketing, Presentations, Press Releases, etc, etc ... even little, but important, things like getting an effective e-mail signature. As a Proud Pom and relatively recent arrival in Adelaide, I know how difficult it is to get a business off the ground here. I'm offering MASSIVE discounts (and probably even a few FREEBIES here and there) to anyone from Poms In Adelaide who wants me to help with marketing their business. Don't waste money marketing your business the wrong ways. Contact me for a chat about your business on timbodman@profluentsolutions.com or www.profluentsolutions.com or www.facebook.com/profluentsolutions or PSTimB on Twitter or just reply to this post Tim PS - COME ON Team GB in the London Olympics!!!

Our experience of recruitment here has been that at best it is very slow and at worst you never get any contact from recruiters at all. I have to say, it's given a pretty bad impression of recruitment agancies in Adelaide which is a real shame 'cos we're both professionally qualified and keen to find work.

Thanks everyone for your replies. We're not knocking the peace and quiet - it's actually really nice. Just wondered where everyone was! Cheers, Tim

Hi everyone, We've been in Adelaide for almost a week now and we're just getting ready to decide on where to settle and find a rental. We've been looking at areas south of the city (Flagstaff Hill/Aberfoyle Park/Bellevue Heights) and we're currently staying at a furnished rental in Glandore (Margarita's Place) but everywhere seems really quiet. It was a literally a couple of days before we saw another living soul in Glandore and, aside from Aberfoyle Hub on Saturday, it all seems ghostly quiet, with no kids around in the playgrounds and reserves and nobody in the suburbs. We've seen a couple of nice houses but we're just a bit concerned that we'll never see any signs of life in any of the suburbs we've been looking. We know it's a bit more lively along the beaches but we have 2 kids so finading a family home and good schools are our main priorities, although we still want to socialise from time to time. Any thoughts anyone? Cheers, Tim

Hi everyone, We just arrived in Adelaide. Staying at Margarita's Place in Glandore for a week whilst trying to find a rental. After that, who knows where we'll end up? We're looking around Flagstaff Hill, Blackwood & Hallett Cove over next few days and trying to amass those precious 100 points to get rentals/credit/mobiles etc... Anyone have any tips for anything at all? Any advice very gratefully accepted! Cheers, Tim

Hi Kirsty, Will your house still be available to rent in January 2012? Tim

Sorry - you obviously did mean Cert 3 in Fin Serv. Just googled it and know what you mean now!

Thanks Mel. I'll PM you

Hi DO you mean Cert IV? I did that in Financial Services and also Diploma in Financial Services. Booth quite straightforward and seem to be essential for ay sort of career in FS. PM me if you want more details. Cheers, Tim

Many thanks - I'll check it out

Hi. We're arriving in Adelaide on a 475 visa on 10th Jan 2012. We don't have jobs lined up yet but want to find a rental as quickly as possible in the Flagstaff Hill/Aberfoyle Park are as wife will be trying to find a job, preferably at Flinders Uni. Here's a few questions then: Does anybody know of any rentals availale in that area at that time around $400 pw? What are the chances of us getting a rental through an agency if we're not employed at the time? Seems like a bit of a catch 22 for us in that we want to get a rental asap and get kids settled in school asap before getting jobs finalised (although if we can get something in the meantime so much the better) but I don't know where an agency would stand regarding references/credit scoring etc. How do we convince them that we are polite, careful professionals with a lovely family and that we will be working in good jobs? Would paying 6 months rent up front help? Any advice on how to deal with finding a rental will be much appreciated!!! Cheers, Tim

Dunno yet. Maybe around Hallett Cove/Aberfoyle Park area. We'll give you a shout when we're there...

Hi, We're also flying from Heathrow to Singapore. We're spending 4 days in Singapore just to chill out before it all gets too hectic in Adelaide. Where in Adelaide are you thinking of settling?

Hi Leeanne, We're also in Downend and we're arriving in Adelaide 10th Jan 2012. We have 8 yr old twins. How are your plans going? Tim

Good news guys. We're also arriving on 10th Jan 2012! What sort of things do you all have on your "to-do" lists? Might be worth sharing some tips with each other. Cheers and good luck to you all! Tim

Hi all, Arriving in Adelaide on 10th Jan 2012. Short-medium term rental reuired south of the city, around Hallett Cove, Aberfoyle Park, Flagstaff Hill area. 2 adults and 2 kids (kids can share a room if required). If nothing available 10th Jan (we appreciate it's the middle of the summer hols) we can wait until 7-10 days later as friends have offered us temp accomodation with them. Look forward to some news, Tim

Hi everyone - this is my first post on Poms in Adelaide. Me, wife and 2x kids will hopefully be flying out soon having got a state sponsored visa. I also have Cert IV and Diploma of Financial Services (Finance/Mortgage Broking Management) as well as 10+ years experience as a Mortgage Broker in the UK. Does anyone have any tips on the best way to try to start job hunting from the UK? Is it even feasible? I have skype, etc for communication from UK. Basically, we're just waiting to sell the house and then we'll be off. Might even consider renting our house out if we can make the figures work and have a decent chance of finding employment reasonably quickly. Would really appreciate any help on this... Cheers, Tim