Health and Dangers

Mrs M Luck – Spider Bite (England) Hi can you help? My daughter is living in Perth since May and last week found that she had a bite on her leg but did not know what had bitten her. As the day went on it got worse and the following day her … Read more

Home:: Dangerous Australian Animals The Red Back Spider and other Australian Spiders I can find in my Back Garden In the UK we don’t get the Red Back Spider or any dangerous spiders (well unless they are in a zoo or perhaps being kept as pets) but in Australia it is different. … Read more

BUY YOUR NEW HOME IN PERTH FROM THE UK So you would like to buy your new home in Perth before you get here? No worries. All you need to do is apply for an Australian mortgage with an Australian lender while you are still living and working in the UK. It’s … Read more

Home: About Perth: Australian Snakes BROWN SNAKE, TIGER SNAKE AND OTHER AUSTRALIAN SNAKES   OK so when you think of Australia you probably think of snakes. Truth is though that although Australia is home to some of the world’s deadliest snakes I have yet to see one outside of a Zoo. In … Read more

Home Red Back by Lara (Perth, Australia) This Red Back spider was a freak ………….Just ridiculously huge, about 4 to 5 times the normal expected size of a red back. They are not always tiny, i think if this one bit you, you could be dead or just live the rest of … Read more

Home: Health in Perth HEALTH IN PERTH Helping you to Settle in Perth Medicare in Western Australia is what we know as the National Health System in the UK. Contribution to the health care system is made through taxes and the Medicare levy, which is based on taxable income. MEDICARE Medicare is … Read more

Home Red Back got me! by Gareth Cocklin (Perth) Another 1st Australian experience 🙂 It was a lovely spring day, the grass was looking a bit long and it had not rained for a few days, as I had been away driving trucks for the last week, I jump at the chance … Read more