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akaishia   
8 Feb 2010
Australia / Polish Culture in Melbourne, Australia [87]

I'm from Geelong & I'm Polish. I would love to meet more Polish people. Where would be the best place to go?

I'm looking too. All my friends and family are back in Poland.
I live in Southbank, Melbourne.
akaishia   
8 Feb 2010
Australia / Finding work on Prospective marriage visa, Melbourne ( subclass 300 ) [30]

I must say that i'm struggling big time to find a job here ( i'm based in Melbourne ).
My visa is giving me loads of trouble.
I'm getting married here to an Aussie next month, so i'm planning on setteling down here.
But for 98% of jobs that i want and i can apply for ( I have experience in recruitment and call centre ) I have to be an Australian or NZ PERMANENT resident or citizen.

I went to Centrelink and they can't help me ( because of the visa that i'm on ), they sent me off to one of job agencies that they are cooperating with and they couldn't help me as well because I need to be registered with Centrelink to use them ( and I can't register because of the visa thai i'm on ).

I'm very frustrated because i want to work. I'm feed up with sitting at home.
I'm looking on Seek every single day for any available positions, but I have no luck so far.

Maybe you have some information about what i can do in my situation ?
akaishia   
8 Feb 2010
Australia / Finding work on Prospective marriage visa, Melbourne ( subclass 300 ) [30]

Thank you very much for information about this polish organisation. I'll definitely give it a go.
Do you think that I should get english lessons ? I've been here for 6 months now and I think that you have to enrol up to 3 months from landing in Australia.

I've been working here before ( 3 mths in call centre ) but it was all commision based sales position and I'm looking to start a proper career here.

Guess I'll keep applying for jobs and be patient.
Thank you one more time for your help.
akaishia   
11 Feb 2010
Australia / Finding work on Prospective marriage visa, Melbourne ( subclass 300 ) [30]

Just had a phonecall from Telstra ( i've applied for a position with them ).
Lovely lady asked me about my visa and few other questions about my previous experience.
She invited me for an interview tomorrow. Then after 10 seconds she called me back saying that because of the visa that i'm on they cannot offer me a position in their company...

Funny thing actually - I've been working on behaf of Telstra for 4 months with different company, and then it was OK with them.
I just dont understand why do i have to be a perm here to get a job ?
Is there a law here that I cant work here even when i have full working rights ?
akaishia   
12 Feb 2010
Australia / Finding work on Prospective marriage visa, Melbourne ( subclass 300 ) [30]

Thank you asik for your reply.
You said that

Some companies reserve the rights to employ permanent residents only or citizens only and they do have a rights to do it.

I'm trying to understand why is that they want permanent residents or citizens only.
I'm not going anywhere and I have full working rights. I speak english, have experience so why not take in consideration my skills and not the type of visa that I'm on ?
akaishia   
12 Feb 2010
Australia / Just got home to Australia, but I miss Poland! [47]

Polish shop at Vic market is pretty expensive...
And I got some stuff from there that was well past best before date.
Once I got lettuice from south melbourne market with worms in it... since then I'm shopping at Safeway just across the street from the market but I don't like it.

I'm making my own pierogi tomorrow as its my birthday... I need something polish to celebrate it.
So what do you do for fun ?