1st day of work for jeff!

bit excited today as jeff started work!!
we moved over from the UK on a 175 (skilled independent) visa.  jeff had always fancied living in queensland because of his love of diving, snorkelling, swimming and surfing.  we're now on the sunshine coast which is amazing but jeff's had problems getting work here. the area, overall,  is suffering a tad with lack of work generally but firstly, he needs an employer who can help him get his australian electrical qualifications... secondly, all of the australian states do things differently... because we're in queensland: they are the most difficult so we're told... jeff completed what's called a 'vetassess' assessment in the UK which, when mentioned here, is met with blank stares.
you have to do all the leg work and internet searching yourself, i must admit.  however, after sending out numerous e-mails and CVs (called resumes here), followed them up with 'phone calls (no-one answers e-mails), jeff managed to get an employer who is willing to take him on for the 'training' period (and still pay him a decent wage) and is giving him a company vehicle he can use for private use, mobile telephone and a natty little outfit to boot! jeff still needs to sort out the training needed but he has, at least, got his foot in the door. he does have to travel to work (everywhere is a long way from anywhere in oz), negotiating kangaroos at dusk, flooding of the roads in the summer and hectare after hectare of sugar cane, but hey! he did it... he got up at 5am this morning (normal here as it's light at 4am) and set off at 5.30am with plenty of lunch and cold water... ols has just cycled off to school and i am about to mop the floor: domesticity does not agree with me but hey ho!! needs to be done x