Posting guidelines for the British Expat community forum. Please do not post anywhere on this forum unless you have read these guidelines. Fault reports and questions about how to use the forum belong on the Fault Reports and FAQ boards on our main forum - you'll find links to them here.
Please read this, especially if you are new to forums. It gives advice on how to post, acceptable use etc. From time to time we might post special announcements here too, so watch out for the orange flag!
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Here's where we post announcements related to Oz. Please have a look around the boards before asking a question - we may already have answered it. (Only board Moderator Sydney Sue, and Site Admins, can post on the announcements board.)
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Business Class private lounge for our Premium Members. You can use this to swap contact details or talk about any other stuff you don't want the riff-raff to see. Find out more here!
Trying to find a reliable tradesman? Looking for a shop that stocks that hard-to-find special treat? Here's where you'll find at least some of the answers you're looking for - personal recommendations by people who've used the suppliers and can vouch for them. And if what you're looking for isn't there already, you can ask - someone may be able to help! Find out more here!
All adverts cost £15 for a 90-day listing. Read the postings here on this board for more info. This is the ONLY section on this forum which allows adverts. Adverts anywhere else will be deleted.
Post here if you want to advertise your goods and services on the BE Australia forum. This board is pre-moderated so your ads won't be seen until you've paid for them. Adverts cost £15 for a 90-day listing. This is the ONLY section on this forum which allows adverts. Adverts anywhere else will be deleted.
This is a board for non-commercial small ads by private individuals, for instance if you've got a car to sell or you're looking for a flat to rent. This board is pre-moderated so your ads won't be seen until you've paid for them. Adverts cost £5 for a 30-day listing. This is the ONLY section on this forum which allows adverts. Adverts anywhere else will be deleted.
Here's your virtual bar/cafe - a place to meet new friends and socialise. This is the place for social chit-chat and keeping in touch. (Got questions about specific issues? Please post on the appropriate board below.)
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Here's the place to discuss all the red tape, rules, and regulations - the hoops you have to jump through before getting to the sunshine.
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What are the rules? What is the likely demand for your services? NO ADVERTISING - adverts belong in our classifieds section. Ads, self-promotion etc will be deleted.
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Old or new? Buy or rent? Dealing with builders, notaries, agents etc? Try here for info. NO ADVERTISING - adverts belong in our classifieds section. Any property ads, self-promotion etc will be deleted.
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All about the practicalities of physically moving house to Oz...
For first arrivals - temporary accommodation, making new friends, culture shock... Please DO NOT use this board for questions which belong on other boards, eg immigration, housing, schools, etc.
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We get a lot of requests from journos wanting to interview expats so here's the place to do it. Please, everyone, have a look and see if you can help. (This is for Australia-specific requests only - general requests belong on the main BE Forum. Press releases/adverts will be deleted, so please don't waste our time. Thanks.)
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...and in these threads too. But you'll have to dig out the nuggets yourself! These are legacy threads from before the latest major BE revamp which are just too daunting to upgrade!
This board is for all the jumbled up info about Australia. We've asked that, on the info boards, you please post on the relevant boards, start new threads for new topics, and please keep on topic. Otherwise the info is too hard too find for those coming after, and the already overworked Mod (SSue) ends up having to repeatedly answer the same questions. (If your posting is locked in here, please feel free to post again in the appropriate place.)
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