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| Sydney & Great Barrier Reef | 1/28/2008 | Mick Maurer |
Q: Mick, I will be down in Australia from for about 10 days in the beginning of April. We will be ...
A: Jon: The closest GBR island to Sydney is Lady Elliott which you reach out of Bundaberg about 700 ...
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| Auto travel by GPS | 1/28/2008 | Ian Smith |
Q: I am Canadian planning a 4 week vacation in Australia.I have a Garmin GPS with maps for Australia. ...
A: Personally speaking, I probably wouldn't stay in Pokolbin during one of the hottest months in the ...
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| Australian holiday | 1/27/2008 | Frank Denison |
Q: steve here from england, i along with my wife and daughter of 15 are making our first trip to ...
A: I know you will enjoy your trip to Australia. Arriving in March will see you here during the busy ...
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| Moving to australia need help | 1/25/2008 | Frank Denison |
Q: citizen. i however need a lot of help. I was hoping you could help with some questions i have about ...
A: G'day again Josh, Yes, you are correct, you will have to do a placement test to ...
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| Moving to australia need help | 1/25/2008 | Frank Denison |
Q: citizen. i however need a lot of help. I was hoping you could help with some questions i have about ...
A: G'day Josh, Happy to offer what ever advice I can. Your question is complex, but I will ...
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| immigration | 1/25/2008 | Frank Denison |
Q: my age is 32 yrs done three years mechanical engineer diploma from india.have a experience of 10 ...
A: G'day Surrenda, I have no idea if you qualify for immigrating. The best advice I can ...
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| Campervan travel across Australia | 1/25/2008 | Mick Maurer |
Q: I am travelling to Australia in May and plan to travel in a campervan across the west and centre of ...
A: Ed: There are too many variables for me to answer your question exactly. I would suggest you check ...
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| Auto travel by GPS | 1/25/2008 | Ian Smith |
Q: I am Canadian planning a 4 week vacation in Australia.I have a Garmin GPS with maps for Australia. ...
A: You will have no problem, the cigarette lighter plugs are the same. Just a word of warning though, ...
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| just about to start the process of applying to move to australia | 1/23/2008 | Frank Denison |
Q: We are quite a young family My self 36 My Husbant 29 8 year old boy and a 10 month old boy. my ...
A: G'day Nora, The major eastern cities of Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne would be the best ...
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| Buying a 4WD and a caravan | 1/17/2008 | Mick Maurer |
Q: My wife and I are intending to spend 6 months in Austalia as of next year. We will continue to do so ...
A: Jacques: No problem puchasing a 4wd vehicle and caravan. There are companies in Sydney that ...
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| visiting for a year | 1/14/2008 | Patrick Cummings |
Q: I would like to visit Australia for a year - to see my sister. I have 2 children aged 11 and 13, ...
A: If you will just be visiting for a year, and not in Australia on a work visa, then no, your kids ...
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| Train Travel | 1/11/2008 | Mick Maurer |
Q: We will be spending 1 week in Sydney, then 1 week near Brisbane, then 1 week in Melbourne. We think ...
A: Stacy: There is not a single railroad company that serves all of Australa. You need to check out ...
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| Appropiate location to live in Sydney | 1/10/2008 | Mick Maurer |
Q: Hey Mick, we`re a couple from South America (41 & 36). We`re going to Sydney in February. I will ...
A: If you don't mind a living where there is a definate gay population, I would check out the ...
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| Moving to QLD | 1/10/2008 | Frank Denison |
Q: G'day Frank! How are ya? Just asking for your advise if thats alright? Me and my mate are living ...
A: G'day Ash, I am great thanks and I am happy to help. To find a place that has "sun, sand, ...
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| East Coast | 1/8/2008 | Mick Maurer |
Q: How long would you estimate it would take to travel down the east coast from cairns to Brisbane in a ...
A: Carins to Brisbane is a little over 800 miles. You should not plan on averaging more than 35-40 ...
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| immigration | 1/7/2008 | Mick Maurer |
Q: I AM ARUN FROM INDIA I HAVE ONE & HALF YEAR EXPERINCE IN ELECTRONIS REPAIRING. I HAVE DIPLOMA IN ...
A: Your chances of getting a working visa are not great unless you get a job with a foreign company ...
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| Working In Australia | 1/6/2008 | Mick Maurer |
Q: I & my Husband are considering moving in to Australia. Currently both of us are settled in Dubai, ...
A: Dia: If you are not from a Commonwealth Country the chances of attaining citizenship in Australia ...
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| MOVE TO AUSTRALIA | 1/6/2008 | Mick Maurer |
Q: I'm 27 Mexican and I'm already married. I would like to move to Australia cause it has been always ...
A: It is very difficult to move to Australia unless you are from a commonwealth country. Your best ...
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| RE: Redbank Plains | 1/5/2008 | Frank Denison |
Q: We're planning to moved to brisbane from Sydney and we see that houses are more affordable around ...
A: North lakes and Mango Hill are in the same shire I use to live in (Pine Shire). They are both great ...
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| RE: Redbank Plains | 1/5/2008 | Frank Denison |
Q: We're planning to moved to brisbane from Sydney and we see that houses are more affordable around ...
A: Redbank Plains is a western suburb about 25 km from the city. It has train access to the city, and ...
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| animal hazards in perth | 1/4/2008 | Nimrod |
Q: I am in NZ since last 6 years and got a job offered in Perth, I am listening scary stories about ...
A: There are several hundred thousand people who live and survive in the area so conditions can't be ...
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| Australia, New Zealand, Tasmania | 1/3/2008 | Mick Maurer |
Q: Mick - My boyfriend and I are planning to travel to Australia sometime in early February, and also ...
A: Lisa: Your best bet is to go to a travel agency that specializes in Australia/New Zealand travel. ...
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| Which city to migrate? | 12/10/2007 | Ian Smith |
Q: We are migrating to Australia next year. We have a yound boy (less than 1 year old) and would like ...
A: It's very difficult to answer because I don't know what your requirements are. However, my answer, ...
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| Vacation planning | 12/10/2007 | Mick Maurer |
Q: My wife and I are planning a two-week vacation in Australia with our two sons, who are in their ...
A: John: Sydney is a good first choice. Climb the Harbour Bridge, visit the Blue Mountains in a small ...
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| Would like to move to Australia? | 12/9/2007 | Mick Maurer |
Q: I am a single 32 year old male from the U.S. What is the best way for me to obtain a working visa ...
A: Joey: Sorry for the bad news but unless you have money or a critical skill, Australia does not want ...
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| moving to australia | 12/2/2007 | Mick Maurer |
Q: hoping to move to australia,looking in the Perth area, with wife and 2 children boy of 10 and girl ...
A: Steve: Perth is a beautiful city and one of the wealthiest cities in Australa. The only drawback ...
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| from goldcoast to Great Barrier Reef | 12/2/2007 | Frank Denison |
Q: Four of us will be in Gold coast from 23Dec 5PM till 27DEc evening. We didnot anticipate this trip ...
A: G'day Paha, The time frame you have on the Gold Coast does not leave you much time to see the ...
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| Japanese / Asians in Brisbane | 11/27/2007 | Frank Denison |
Q: My wife and I are considering a move from Auckland to Brisbane. She is Japanese and we have two ...
A: G'day Roger, Sorry for the delay, but I have just moved house, and I am still waiting on ...
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| Christmas in Brisbane | 11/24/2007 | Frank Denison |
Q: We sent you the question below a while back regarding where to go for christmas dinner & you sent a ...
A: G'day David and Sarah, I have rung around Brisbane, and a lot of the hotels ...
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| moving to australia | 11/6/2007 | Ian Smith |
Q: I am going back in 2009 and hope to live and work in maybe Sydney permanently. Would you think that ...
A: I really have no idea how a business studies certificate rates in terms of need but, I can assure ...
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| Christmas in Brisbane | 11/2/2007 | Mick Maurer |
Q: me and my girlfriend will be in Brisbane at Christmas. Can you recommend a nice restaurant where we ...
A: Check out the restaurant connected to the Casino downtown. I don't recall the name. Several of the ...
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| Advice on Visit to Australia | 10/30/2007 | Mick Maurer |
Q: My husband and I are visiting Australia for the first time to celebrate our 25 Wedding Anniversary. ...
A: Lori: You should consider the Blue Mountains and the Hunter Valley Wine area. Although many people ...
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| Driving licence | 10/27/2007 | Frank Denison |
Q: I'm 18 years old and I come from Europe.I have been in Australia for a year already.I'm a swimmer ...
A: G'day Katrina, This information is direct from the Queensland Transport website. ...
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| emigration | 10/25/2007 | Frank Denison |
Q: After reading the advice you have given others on the delights of Queensland i was wondering if you ...
A: G'day again Terri-leigh, You will never 100 % get rid of spiders around ...
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| planing on moving | 10/25/2007 | Frank Denison |
Q: i would like to have 5 to 10 acres of land so obviously i would have to live a little ways away.i ...
A: G'day Kody, If you do decide to come to Brisbane, you will love it. To buy 5 to 10 acres ...
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| emigration | 10/24/2007 | Mick Maurer |
Q: i know this is not exactly your area of expertise but maybe you can help. My partner and I are ...
A: If I were moving to Australia, I would pick someplace near Brisbane because of the weather, culture ...
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| emigration | 10/24/2007 | Frank Denison |
Q: After reading the advice you have given others on the delights of Queensland i was wondering if you ...
A: G'day Terri-leigh, Good luck with your visa if you decide to emigrate to ...
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| moving to brisbane | 10/22/2007 | Frank Denison |
Q: My partner and i are moving to Brisbane in feb. We have 7 children also we are so happy to move ...
A: G'day Cheryl, If you are moving to the suburbs of Brisbane, you will not have any ...
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| sightseeing with a 2 year old | 10/15/2007 | Frank Denison |
Q: I am visiting my son and his wife and my grandchild, age 2 I would like to take them sighseeing from ...
A: G'day Jennifer, Sydney is a beautiful spot, and the harbour is one of the features. I ...
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| oz currency | 10/6/2007 | Frank Denison |
Q: Im wondering if you can settle an argument. I am positive somewhere i have read or i have been told ...
A: G'day Damien, You are correct in that Australian notes are waterproof. Money and bags ...
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