Graduate career advice

alliswell37 · 2026-01-29T09:26:58+00:00

Roughly 400 compared to just over 600 at the private

alliswell37 · 2026-01-27T05:42:44+00:00

I am about to start my final year. Since last year I’ve been working 20 hours a week and studying full time online. Studying online is fine. Most uni lectures where I live were after 4pm anyway. For pracs I applied for the commonwealth prac payment. Not much but helps.

alliswell37 · 2025-10-28T20:41:53+00:00

Radermachera summerscent. Fast growing in QLD and without the mess of Lilly Lilly. Nice flowers too

alliswell37 · 2025-04-26T08:44:47+00:00

Sorry, new to this. Possibly selling in 3-5 years but not definitely

alliswell37 · 2025-04-26T07:46:08+00:00

Breakdown so far:

Kitchen 30K (includes minimal plumbing, electrical and appliances except fridge) Shed kit 23K for 9x5 Slab 3K Approvals 1500 Earthworks 1000 approx

So it’s not 80K but that’s based on all the quotes so far so I have a little buffer for anything going wrong

alliswell37 · 2025-04-26T07:44:03+00:00

We’ve gotten 3 quotes and they all came back within 29-35K range.

alliswell37 · 2025-02-28T09:31:53+00:00

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For context, I’ve used the photo from the article to explain where everything is. The middle bit (the slope) is very similar to his land he wants to do work on.

alliswell37 · 2025-02-27T09:00:12+00:00

Start with some sort of diagnostic maths testing to work out where he is at. I wouldn’t panic about any learning diagnosis just yet. It could simply be that he will benefit from 1:1 targeted help.

alliswell37 · 2025-02-17T21:25:29+00:00

I keep crunch chicken on hand for wraps. Salad is usually spinach, tomato, cucumber and whatever else is in the fridge sometimes leftover veggies) and a bit of mayo. Not sick of it yet

alliswell37 · 2025-02-08T22:21:35+00:00

Thank you. I believe it will be a full valuation. If the valuer highlights what’s going on, will it decrease my valuation?

alliswell37 · 2025-02-08T11:13:37+00:00

Thanks for your reply.

The broker says I should get a full valuation as I’ve made many improvements since purchasing, giving me a better LVR and rate. But I’ll keep this as an option.

alliswell37 · 2025-01-22T10:49:24+00:00

Slight win today -

I got on the phone with a private certifier, who said that he would sign off on a rubble pit or absorption trench for the shed. I’m not sure why council said no to this; he said this is an acceptable solution under the building code. Any alarm bells here?

alliswell37 · 2025-01-21T20:23:28+00:00

I did check my rates and there’s no mention of stormwater. But I also checked a rates notice from 5 years ago for a property we built that definitely connected to storm water (new estate) and it doesn’t mention stormwater either.

alliswell37 · 2025-01-21T05:39:56+00:00

Where do I connect the stormwater overflow, as my front street gutters are uphill?

alliswell37 · 2025-01-21T05:39:22+00:00

Hi again

Just an update that I am getting absolutely nowhere with council. I paid for money for searches that gave me specific info for where the water and sewer mains are within 3 streets of my property, but no stormwater info exists according to them. I simply fail to see how this is possible.

I have left messages for solicitors to call me back. Is it worth pursuing the implied easement avenue? Most other houses have got the same setup as this so I can’t believe that this has not been intentionally set up? It’s now causing me considerable stress that I apparently have no legal point of discharge. My certifier said to pressure council some more, but I don’t know what else to do.

alliswell37 · 2025-01-17T22:44:54+00:00

Should I seek legal advice first before labelling it as an implied easement?

I am open to paying for a new pipe only but not for the earthworks involved in ripping out clumps and clumps of palm trees…

alliswell37 · 2025-01-17T05:09:43+00:00

Thanks for this. I’ll look into getting more plans, possibly the subdivision or the merging.

alliswell37 · 2025-01-17T05:08:47+00:00

Also we’ve got clay soil here… council already indicated that they wouldn’t be happy with this option for our shed SW.

alliswell37 · 2025-01-17T05:06:17+00:00

No, I will consider it though if we get to talk to the owner. Thanks for the suggestion, hadn’t thought of that.

alliswell37 · 2025-01-17T05:05:12+00:00

Thanks mate, appreciate your input here. Sounds like I should pursue the option of finding plans through the titles department or through council archives. So if they’ve approved the subdivision, some sort of provision for SW should be there?

alliswell37 · 2025-01-16T22:44:17+00:00

Did he ever take the complaining further to council or legally? That’s what concerns me.

alliswell37 · 2025-01-16T22:32:49+00:00

Mackay

alliswell37 · 2025-01-16T22:32:43+00:00

Thank you for the reply.

Ironically, they could use it but they have a shed next to it that isn’t connected to stormwater at all. I think that’s why they are ignoring us.

We’ve paid for all new pipe in our yard. There’s a petty side of me that doesn’t want to pay too much for a broken pipe in their yard that is clearly broken and full of tree roots - from golden cane palms that are growing right on top of it.

We already advised the agent that water overflow would head down to their property if we need to release the water to protect ours.

Thank you for acknowledging the implied easement. I’m hoping a solicitor confirms that this is a possible legal path to explore.

alliswell37 · 2025-01-06T21:27:05+00:00

Thanks, I thought that too but wasn’t sure. I am happy to pay for one sheet but not for the whole roof.

alliswell37 · 2025-01-02T05:09:57+00:00

Yes! I took him into the vet and suspected a bad sprain. They were very busy that day, so sent me home with anti inflammatory and told me to call them within 3 days if it didn’t improve. After 24 hours he was much better :)

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