Dear Guest,

I attended Emigrate 2007 in Surrey (United Kingdom), which allowed us to interact with hundreds of UK people looking to move abroad. We love any opportunity to mix with prospective migrants and better understand their needs.

The UK is always a wonderfully vibrant place, but I must say after fighting the crowds, travelling on the tube and breathing the air in central London, I could not wait to return to Australia!

It was a great opportunity to spend time catching up with our terrific London team, who are passionate about assisting clients, and conducted in-person consultations with UK clients. Based on the response, we will offer similar opportunities to clients from other countries in future, so stay tuned!

Having travelled extensively, I have been given an opportunity to experience beauty all over the world. At the same time, I also never fail to realise why people want to move to Australia- whether for its climate, education system, healthcare, safety and freedom... there are few places that equal this country for a world class lifestyle and an opportunity to raise a family with peace of mind on every front.

For this reason, it is my passion and privilege to make the process of immigration and a new life in Australia accessible for our clients from all over the world.

Simply click on the links below to automatically scroll down the page of the latest LIVE IN australia.com^® news. Click on 'TOP' to return to the top of the page:

1. Swapping teeth for really big trucks
2. Australia Day = Citizenship Day
3. Aussie Surprise of the Month
4. Staff Profile
5. British GPs say 'aaaaaaaaaah!'
6. Brisbane - sun, fun & lifestyle
7. A Town like 'Shep'
8. Recipe: ANZAC biscuits
9. In Brief

Swapping teeth for really big trucks
Sue Gogilis, a 34-year-old mother of two, was a dental assistant until last May. Now she drives a mammoth dump truck at one of Rio Tinto's iron ore mines, hauling 230 tonnes of rock and dirt across the scorching Pilbara region in Australia's outback.
"They need the bodies," she said. "And so if there's a body, they don't care if it's male or female as long as it can drive the truck."

To give you an idea of what extracted Sue from her dental assistant's job, here is some pay information from the Australian mining industry, as at May 2006:

$AU1729 - Average weekly full-time earnings for males
$AU1318 - Average weekly full-time earnings for females

You can see there's a mother lode of opportunity awaiting you in Australia, Guest! For opportunities like this and thousands of others, log in to your
Visa Management Centre, follow the instructions and and let LIVE IN australia.com^® help secure your future today.

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Australia Day = Citizenship Day
Citizenship ceremonies take place all over Australia, throughout the year. But a tradition is growing that Australia Day - our national day - is a darn good day to become a citizen.

On January 26th 2007, at special ceremonies around the country, more than 12,500 people from 111 countries signed up as Australian citizens. Greg Kelly, South Australian State Director of the Department of Immigration and Citizenship, conducted one ceremony for 35 new Australian citizens between innings at an Australia-England one-day cricket match. How Australian is that!

South Australia's new citizens include 29-year-old Bo Soderberg from Denmark, who twice held the Danish beach volleyball title and now aims to compete for Australia at international tournaments.

So you can see, Guest, skilled immigrant visas into Australia are not just an excellent way to finance your future, they are often the key to a whole new way of life.

New career. New horizons. New country. Your new life awaits, Guest! Log in now to take the next step.

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Aussie Surprise of the Month
People around the world know about Australian sporting prowess, and nowadays Australia's high degree of success in Hollywood. However, what surprises many (even Aussies) is the number of cultural and scientific success stories we've racked up over the years.

Number one in this series is the 'black box' flight recorder, an essential item of primary safety equipment found on every modern aircraft. In 1954, Aussie David Warren conceived the idea of a protected recording of the flight crew's conversation that would survive a crash.

With support from his Superintendent, Mr. Tom Keeble, and an Instrument Engineer, Mr. T. Mirfield, a unit was designed and built, using steel wire as the recording medium. It was fully automatic for fit-and-forget operation with a "memory" mechanism that stored four hours of pilot voice and instrument readings, at the rate of eight per second up to the moment of an accident. The original demonstration unit is now displayed in the Science Museum, Melbourne.

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Staff Profile

Name: Deddy Chandra
Position: Systems Programmer and Developer
Qualifications: Bachelor of Engineering, Masters of Engineering (IT).
Languages: English, Australian, Indonesian, Mandarin….Signing - the language of love.
Areas of Expertise: Singing and karaoke nights, Systems and networking, cooking.
I'm working at LIVE IN australia.com^® because: I love the working environment and the vibe in the office. Everyone makes a real effort to support each other.
Loves most about Australia: Blue skies, fresh air and outdoor lifestyle. The capacity to engage in free speech. The opportunity to develop both professionally and personally.
Makes you crazy with happiness: Achieving my goals. Everyone tells me how positive I am; I just love life!
Favourite food: Roast duck. Anything spicy. Vegemite is awesome.
Countries visited: Singapore, Canada, Indonesia.
Favourite Aussie Rules football team: Richmond (Editorial note: Deddy was not forced into this decision and made a very positive career decision)
Weekends are spent: Having fun, playing sport, housework, religious activities.
It's reported that you will be cast with Scarlett Johannson and Hugh Jackman in a new Hollywood blockbuster about an Indonesian Badminton star's rise to fame and glory. Do you think Hugh will be able to play badminton as well as you? No, definitely not. I am looking forward to teaching Scarlett how to play.
Why is Australia the best place in the world to live? Multicultural. It's so easy to learn and associate with people from all over the world in Australia. The great Aussie BBQ is great fun an the food is spectacular!

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British GPs say 'aaaaaaaaaah!'
A DVD entitled "Rural Australia needs you" is now being delivered to thousands of British GPs, to help address a chronic shortage of GPs in Australia's country zones.

As 30,000 British junior doctors are competing for just 22,000 NHS posts, it could be a win/win situation for rural Australians and those excess doctors.

The DVD tells the stories of five British doctors who have already made the move.
One Muswellbrook (NSW) country practice has 16 doctors, of whom just six are Australian born. The others come from as far afield as Norway, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Indonesia, Zimbabwe and China. "If you took out the overseas doctors," said practice senior partner Dr Rogers, "Our doctors would have to be on-call every other night."

Four years ago, Dr Steve Sylvester left behind his general practice in the North East of England and took up a position in Scone; a small community four hours drive from Sydney. Originally, he signed up for five years, and now expects to spend the rest of his life in rural Australia.

"You use a wider range of your skills than in an office-based practice in the UK," said Dr Sylvester.

Without an influx of doctors, some of the smallest country practices could ultimately close. So, any doctor wishing to establish a practice where he or she is really needed and the work is diverse, satisfying and rewarding, log in to your
Visa Management Centre and let LIVE IN australia.com^® help you achieve your dream.

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Brisbane - sun, fun & lifestyle
The Australia TradeCoast precinct is a project that aims to co-ordinate land use sequencing for the 8000ha parcel of land at the mouth of the Brisbane River.

Deputy Premier, Anna Bligh, unveiled a plan detailing how the project will deliver $6.2 billion worth of infrastructure, marking out and preserving key corridors for industrial use.

The big opportunity for skilled workers is the prospect of 46,000 extra jobs, as building works are carried out over the next two decades. It's a big challenge to fill these positions and the Queensland State Government will be relying on skilled workers to be recruited from interstate and overseas.

General Manager, Wendy McMillan, said the Australia TradeCoast plan was about ensuring the future sustainability of the trade and industry precinct.
"With Australia TradeCoast's employment forecast to hit 10,000 by 2026 and its direct and indirect input to Gross State Product expected to reach $16.3 billion by 2013-14, it is vital we plan for future infrastructure needs to ensure the region continues to grow and contribute to Queensland's economy," Ms McMillan said.

It's simple, Guest. Australia's problem is your opportunity. Right now, in Brisbane, Melbourne, Sydney and in many country towns and cities around the nation, there are job openings that may be crying out for your skills, experience and qualifications.

So get your skates on, log into your
Visa Management Centre, and stake your claim to the golden opportunities on offer, down under, right now.

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A Town like 'Shep'
Australians tend to shorten the names of most things, including towns. For example, Brisbane is widely known as Brizzie, Wangaratta becomes 'Wang'; Murchison is 'Murchie' and so on.

Thus, 'Shep' is actually Shepparton, a thriving city of over 60,000 situated in the Goulburn Valley, about two hours north of Melbourne.

This rich dairying, fruit growing and agricultural region produces around 25 percent of Victoria's rural output. Much of the produce of the region is exported, resulting in a high level of income for Shepparton and the surrounding districts.

Of course, it's not all work in the Goulburn Valley. Its people enjoy a diversity of sporting and cultural pursuits, on weekends and at the end of the working day.

If you go through the Shepparton phone book, you'll find many family names with diverse European and Middle Eastern origins. For example, in recent times, hundreds of Iraqi immigrants have settled in and around Shep, integrating into the community, while preserving many of their cultural traditions.

Whatever their backgrounds, Sheppartonians claim theirs is an idyllic, laid back lifestyle. If you are seeking a town like Shep, to build a peaceful and prosperous life, contact LIA and match your skills to the region's needs. There's no better time than now.

Shepparton Town Council - http://www.greatershepparton.com.au/business/
General - http://www.travelvictoria.com.au/shepparton/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shepparton

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Recipe: ANZAC biscuits
ANZAC stands for the World War One Australia New Zealand Army Corps. The army biscuit, also known as an ANZAC Wafer or an ANZAC Tile, is essentially a very hard, long shelf-life substitute for bread. Some soldiers preferred to grind them up and use them as porridge. (Add water and sugar, cook, and serve with generous dollop of jam.)

The following recipe is adapted from the original provided by Mr. Bob Lawson, who took part in the Gallipoli landings of April 25^th, 1915.  This significant day is celebrated every year by all Australians as a public holiday, to express gratitude to those involved in all wars.

Ingredients
1 cup each of plain flour, sugar, rolled oats and coconut
4 oz butter
1 tablespoon treacle (golden syrup)
2 tablespoons boiling water
1 teaspoon carbonate soda (add a little more water if mixture is too dry)

Method
1. Grease biscuit tray and pre heat oven to 180^◦C
2. Combine dry ingredients
3. Melt together butter and golden syrup. Combine water and soda add to butter mixture
4. Mix butter mixture and dry ingredients
5. Drop teaspoons of mixture onto tray allowing room for spreading
6. Bake for 10-15 minutes or until golden

Allow to cool on tray for a few minutes before transferring to cooling racks

The ANZAC biscuit. A great Australian tradition!

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IN BRIEF

Invest Australia
The Australian Government – Invest Australia agency recently released some interesting figures about Australia.

• World's most politically stable country for 2006 and world's most resilient economy for five successive years.
• First in the world for effective supervision of the management of companies by corporate boards.
• Fastest place in the world to start a business with regulatory procedures taking just two days.

For more information, see www.investaustralia.com.
If you're considering a Business Visa, Guest, LIA can help!  For more information, click here.

287,267...seriously
This is the number of jobs advertised on the internet in Australia every day, according to the latest Olivier Internet Job index. This is three times as many as seven years ago.

I made the right choice
For a completely unbiased look at our services and people's amazing stories about moving to Australia, don't forget to check out the latest testimonials at http://www.liveinaustralia.com/home/aboutus_testimonials.asp.

Aussie Word of the Month
Ridgey didge: True. In fact, not just true, really true. If it's ridgey didge, it's beyond dispute. Can also be applied to an honest teller of reliable truths.
The Aussie word in action: If you want ridgey didge answers on all matters pertaining to Australian Visas, LIA is the most ridgey didge place to find them.

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Best Regards,

Peter Seers
Marketing & Client Services Manager