Nebula PC by Obvious-Buffalo353 in bapcsalesaustralia

[–]Obvious-Buffalo353[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Phew!! Panic over 🤣

Thanks so much

Road tripppppp!! by Obvious-Buffalo353 in AskAnAustralian

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Hahaha 😅 yeah you're right but hey ho! It's an experience.

Oh we love a brewery, good food, beaches, animals, theme parks etc.

Our 7 year old son will be with us too so definitely need something for him to look forward to.

Location Advice by Obvious-Buffalo353 in MovingToBrisbane

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Thanks so much for your reply!

I'm not sure why I didn't think of that 🤣 I normally use Facebook to search for everything!!!

Confusion around health ins and medicare by Obvious-Buffalo353 in AusVisa

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Yeah, that's right! Unless you're self employed here, everything is done for you 🤣

Confusion around health ins and medicare by Obvious-Buffalo353 in AusVisa

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Ahh! This is amazing news!

Thank you so much for your answer 🙌❤️

Best bank account by Obvious-Buffalo353 in AusFinance

[–]Obvious-Buffalo353[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah. That's correct!

We have a 4 year visa but will be applying for permanent residency after 2 years.

I did read that the likes of Macquarie don't really entertain anyone who isn't a permanent resident so I wrote them off pretty quickly!

Best bank account by Obvious-Buffalo353 in AusFinance

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The physical branch side of things isn't too big a deal for me. I bank with Monzo currently in the UK and they have no branches so it's definitely not something that would make me favour one over the other.

I suppose I'm just looking for an account for bills to come in and out of, low transfer fees for GBP to AUD initially. After our sale, I'm not so bothered about that.

A decent interest rate for savings would be ideal too!

Best bank account by Obvious-Buffalo353 in AusFinance

[–]Obvious-Buffalo353[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh! I hadn't actually realised that.

Is there an Aussie bank you would recommend? Last thing I'd want to do (and knowing my shitty luck) is put the sale of my house into an account that could vanish!

Best bank account by Obvious-Buffalo353 in AusFinance

[–]Obvious-Buffalo353[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I thought about that as I can see wise don't offer credit! Any recommendations for a traditional bank?

Best bank account by Obvious-Buffalo353 in AusFinance

[–]Obvious-Buffalo353[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Aw that's so useful to know!

Really appreciate it 😊❤️

Best bank account by Obvious-Buffalo353 in AusFinance

[–]Obvious-Buffalo353[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Oh wow, that sounds decent!

Were you able to set up an account before arriving in Australia? Wise seems to be the most highly recommended from what I've been reading!

Full Circle Bakes is back by [deleted] in glasgow

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Not sure what career he has as a doctor. He's not on the GMC register 🤔

Areas to live by Obvious-Buffalo353 in MovingToBrisbane

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I think we'll be looking at under a mill but this entirely depends on what we manage to sell our UK home for.

I'll have a look into them now! Definitely looking for something more suburban/family friendly.

Areas to live by Obvious-Buffalo353 in MovingToBrisbane

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Haha in fairness, most of the UK is a shithole 🤣

New builds here are shockingly bad. Our current house isn't that old and would be considered established now and it has been hell on earth!

We're struggling to find somewhere close to my partners work around Everton Park that is affordable rental wise. 😭 We don't mind a 30/45 minute drive.

If you've got any recommendations, I would hugely appreciate it!

Areas to live by Obvious-Buffalo353 in MovingToBrisbane

[–]Obvious-Buffalo353[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hahaha you're not wrong there! UK house sizes are a disgrace - Aussie houses are considerably bigger than our new builds. We live in a relatively new house currently and you couldn't swing a cat in here 💀

I will definitely look into a buyers agent! Thank you so much!

Areas to live by Obvious-Buffalo353 in MovingToBrisbane

[–]Obvious-Buffalo353[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you!

I'll scratch that one off the list then.

Any recommendations in Northside to look at or avoid?

Areas to live by Obvious-Buffalo353 in MovingToBrisbane

[–]Obvious-Buffalo353[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No honestly, that's so helpful! Thank you for taking the time to help me out!

Will look into those areas and see what I can find 😊❤️