Monthly Archives: January 2011
Floods in Queensland and Victoria affect International Moving services
Last week, the Australian State of Queensland experienced catastrophic floods, in particular South East Queensland and the towns of Rockhampton and Bundaberg. This week, Victoria is also experiencing severe floods, about a quarter of the state is now affected, and further floods are expected for Queensland again over the next few days. The floods have [...]
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State Migration Plans published in Australia
As part of the General Skilled Migration (GSM) Programme, State Governments in Australia are now publishing their individual State Migration Plans (SMPs). The plans are an agreement between the State Government and Ministry for Immigration and Citizenship with regards to skilled labour immigration. Each State Government sets out a list of occupations which they will [...]
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Channel 4 programme on Moving to Australia
Anyone moving to Australia may be interested to know that Channel 4′s ‘Relocation: Phil Down Under’ programme is back on television. This is the second series of the popular programme in which TV presenter Phil Spencer follows six families moving from the UK to Australia. The areas covered include: Melbourne, the Central Coast, the Gold [...]
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Unigroup UTS receive environmental award
UniGroup UTS have recently received an award for environmental efforts. The Euro Tunnel Green Flag Certificate was awarded to the organisation for reducing CO2 emissions throughout last year. By selecting to use the Euro Tunnel to cross the English channel, UniGroup UTS members reduced carbon emissions by 49 tonnes. Using the EuroTunnel for removals to [...]
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Air freight operations in Moscow not affected by recent explosion