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  1. Laszlo avatar

    RE: Cairns, Queensland wildlife

    by Laszlo 26 May 2012

    LP's old Watching Wildlife Australia guide is the book you need. Sadly, it is out of print now, but there's nothing better around. In…

  2. Ozziegiraffe avatar

    RE: UK Teacher - work on Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Aus??

    by Ozziegiraffe 23 May 2012

    TAFE in NSW offer a Certificate 4. I want to do it when it is offered at a time I can attend. Many Universities offer it at graduate level…

  3. VinnyD avatar

    RE: Racial Categories

    by VinnyD 22 May 2012

    Wiki: >According to the maxim "to whomsoever the soil belongs, he owns also to the sky and to the depths", there is a presumption that…

  4. Heathe avatar

    Re: UK Teacher - work on Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Aus??

    by Heathe 21 May 2012

    OK, so I live in NSW and regulations differ between states. To teach in a pre-school or child care centre, an early childhood degree…

  5. Ozziegiraffe avatar

    RE: UK Teacher - work on Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Aus??

    by Ozziegiraffe 21 May 2012

    For the little boys having an argument above, ryb is not the only teacher posting here. However, each state's public education system…

  6. chrisj avatar

    Re: Long weekend - Beach near Sydney

    by chrisj 18 May 2012

    +I remember _you_ were advising someone a couple of weeks back that driving through from Brisbane to Canberra in a bit over 12 hours or…

  7. ranjon avatar

    RE: Long weekend - Beach near Sydney

    by ranjon 18 May 2012

    Chris, good to see you back re travelling and yes, it has already been stated that it is about a four hour drive, very early on. I remember…

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    Re: Help with Australia trip!

    by chrisj 16 May 2012

    +Airfares for Brisbane to Cairns can be got for around $150+ Is that one way or return to Brisbane? ($300) How long are the greyhound…

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    RE: Help with Australia trip!

    by ranjon 16 May 2012

    Not that I want to again thread jack kazuhart but I'll just affirm that my suggestion of flying to Cairns is not just for Cairns alone…

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    RE: Route for oz starting in jan WANT SUNSHINE

    by ranjon 15 May 2012

    If you've got a whole year then hanjayne and say fly into Sydney or Brisbane in January, I'd be looking at a clockwise route, down through…

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    RE: Long weekend - Beach near Sydney

    by ranjon 14 May 2012

    There're plenty of places close to beaches but not too many with quaint towns so close and close to Sydney though you could look at the…

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    RE: Help with Australia trip!

    by ranjon 11 May 2012

    You do not say when it is you're intending to make the trip and that can affect whether it is better to start in Sydney or Cairns. Rail…

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    Re: How's Australia day-to-day? (government, commerce, etc.)

    by chrisj 09 May 2012

    +if you are as ignorant as most Ozzies plus most people who go there as tourists+ Stereotyping a whole nation, and the secondary group…

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    RE: Help! UK - OZ (Sydney to cairns OR Cairns to Sydney) then to Thailand

    by ranjon 09 May 2012

    Yeah shizzle, there are touring type mobs that probably better suit the gap year youngins or those nearer that age and greyhound have…

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    Temporary work and accommodation in Sydney

    by n000b 08 May 2012

    Not a usual topic for this forum but I thought you people might be able to help me out. I'm an Aussie who lives in Victoria, I'm going…

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    RE: Trans-Australia Road Trip (Sydney to Perth)

    by geebeewa 08 May 2012

    Hey, Thousands of elderly Aussies (grey nomads) do this trip every year in caravans & motorhomes. My Mum & Dad did it 4 times in the seventi…

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    RE: Seasonal / Regional work in Victoria between September and February

    by ranjon 07 May 2012

    There're no big mines in Victoria Lisa akin to those in WA or Qld. where the housekeeping work you refer to is probably working for a…

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    RE: Self Drive from Sydney to Melbourne, and return

    by ranjon 05 May 2012

    It's always a good idea to have a couple of days after a flight to adjust for any jetlag before driving and though coming from Singapore,…

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    Re: Nice place to overnight between Brisbane and Canberra

    by chrisj 05 May 2012

    +#14 You miss a number of factors!+ +1. Depends on from where in Brisbane+ RACQ & Google both use the Brisbane GPO as a start point &…

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    RE: Prices in Australia compared to the UK?

    by wayoutback 04 May 2012

    Australia is considerably more expensive than the UK for eating out, supermarkets and accommodation. I'm just back from my annual pilgrim…

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    RE: I'm going for 2 months to Oz in December - thoughts please?

    by neilm 30 April 2012

    Sorry, KiwiPaul I must butt in because your info is misleading. There never has been a connecting line between NSW and Qld near the coast…

  22. Ozziegiraffe avatar

    RE: House sitting expectations

    by Ozziegiraffe 30 April 2012

    She gets the housesitting positions on-line. The previous one was in regional South Australia, this one in northern NSW.

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    Re: Buying a car: Sydney or Melbourne

    by neverwinter 30 April 2012

    someone gave you completely wrong advice, unless the situation in Victoria has changed totally; contact VicRoads who will know for sure.…

  24. yoran89 avatar

    Buying a car: Sydney or Melbourne

    by yoran89 30 April 2012

    Hi all, I just arrived in Sydney. I am planning to travel through Australia for about 6 months. Therefore, I am looking for a used car…

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    RE: EastCost in May/June worth it? (Weather,..)

    by ranjon 29 April 2012

    You will actually still find people swimming in May and June if the weather is fine and sunny and in fact travellers from the NH will…

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