Anyone here from Toowoomba?

malt

Kamusta po dito sa toowoomba?
Meron po bang mga new migrants this year? Kamusta po ang job hunt?

agentKams

ok naman po ang Toowoomba. si sis @vangie kakadating lang niya last May.

sensei

Toowoomba, as mentioned by @agentKams is a place for family; nice weather. Been here since 2008 as a 457 visa holder and never left. Lot of parks and green areas, newly constructed mall (big?), lots of Pinoys (including a priest). Everything is here......

Toowoomba is projected to boom due to the second range crossings, industrial areas are emerging due to this (Charlton area). And the airport (international) built recently is another factor.

Downside; seafoods , you need to drive all the way to Brisbane (Inala) to buy them. But, overall, great place to start.

agentKams

@sensei may seafood din naman sa toowoomba, may kamahalan nga lang.
And yes, i agree to all of that. Great place to start with family kasi available na lahat.

sensei

@agentKams,
i mean fresh , yes you're right, mahal and sometimes un nga freshness... 2 stores offering somehow fresh seafoods in TWMBA.

we're in Glenvale area and you?

agentKams

@sensei harristown, but my work is in Glenvale.

malt

@sensei @agentKams salamat po sa reply nyo. By first week of january po ang dating namin sa toowoomba. Madali po kaya mkhanap ng work dyan?
Meron din kayang filipino family na nag papashare ng bahay at first?

agentKams

@malt any work? mostly yes, odd jobs like cleaning or sa abbatoir meron. may mgrefer lang sayo, that would be good.
About sa house share, none that i know of. pero madali lang makarent ng house dito. i suggest may mauna sa inyo kahit one month to settle iyong accomodation/car ninyo para hindi hassle.

sensei

@malt,

there is someone who used to do that (Pinay), she owns a store. But as what was mentioned, madali maka rent,

malt

@agentKams @sensei salamat po sa inyong reply. Pasensya na medyo kabado lang po talaga..hehe

vangie

@malt kamusta ka. Nito May 26 ako dumating ng toowoomba. Sa case ko medyu challenge ang job hunting ko (MedTech), partly sa visa ko siguro 457(dependents visa) or medyu challenging na rin kasi may nakakausap ko medtechs din from sunshine coast 3–4months na sila naghahanap ng lab job ni isa call for interview wala pa. Tama si agentkams odd jobs madami.

vangie

@malt
Hi, kamusta ka. Work, medyu challenging sa field ko (medtech) partly sa visa ko na 457 dependents visa or maybe discriminated dahil pure pinas work experience ko medyu hindi nila recognized ang standards.
Siguru may mauna isa sa inyu Kasi extensive din ang background checking ng mga agents. Tulad samin we need to find one kasi august kunin na 3 kids namin, dpat proximity to school. Kahit may full time job husband ko ilan beses din kami na decline sa application ng house to rent.

aja675

BTW, bakit puro lait mga tao sa Homely tungkol sa Toowoomba?: https://www.homely.com.au/toowoomba-darling-downs-queensland-1

agentKams

@aja675 said:

BTW, bakit puro lait mga tao sa Homely tungkol sa Toowoomba?: https://www.homely.com.au/toowoomba-darling-downs-queensland-1

lait in what sense?

aja675

Oops, I should have posted this one: https://www.homely.com.au/toowoomba-city-toowoomba-darling-downs-queensland

agentKams

@aja675 naku to each his own lang iyan. alam mo naman mga first world problems. been living here 4 years, yes there are good and bad pero siyempre depende sa tao kung pano mo iovercome mga iyan. Nasa australia ka pa din naman so just make the most of it.