Air condition is called aircon, the combo air conditioner & heaters that you hang high on a wall are called swingers. Countertops are called benches, yards are called a gardens, closets-wardrobe, bonus room-rumpus room, hardwood floors or any wood is called timber. Living in the country is living in the Bush. Carpenters are called a Chippy, electrician -Sparky, brick layer-bricky, plumber-dunny driver. Downtown is called CBD. Neighbor is spelled neighbour. If a room is painted and decorated in updated colors & pattens they are called “Fresh”. If a house is updated in higher end-sophisticated materials it’s called “smart”. Fittings-are basically light fixtures, plumbing fixtures, appliances. Color is spelled colour. Picture rails are still pretty common. Queenslander-is a traditional style of home in Queensland that has a bungalow/Victorian/country/cottage feel. “security screens” are popular on windows & doors-which is a metal lattice. Full fences around your property are also popular.

Miranda You appear to be making all the right choices in life. I will be a little bit presumptuous by offering some advice on helping you to raise your child in touch with nature in this age full of all the electronic lures that keep the kids indoors. or, when outdoors, glued to a small screen, rather than the glory that surrounds them. I am writing a book about landscape architecture and have a section regarding the importance of embracing nature in the preschool years. - which I would like to forward that section to you. However, my computer skills are limited to email and US Mail. I don't even know how to attach a picture to the text. If you would like to receive this draft from my future book, send me your email or postal address, and I'll get it right off to you. My email is cascio.offsite@gmail.com Good luck with your new challenges and opportunities. Joe Cascio

scottevie Butler sinks are very heavy and yes you would have to make sure the cabinet is strong enough, they are quiet costly too although not as much as when I first started out in the plumbing industry 6 years ago, $1000 plus was the starting price back then! You can get cheaper China made ones but beware not good at all, you get what you pay for. I can vouch for the higher costs to install an under mount as I am building at the moment and wanted one for my stone bench top, its all the polishing and cutting out that puts up the price but as stone is the feature of the kitchen you do not want to hide it with a standard 1.5 sink with drainer. Pazz Oliveri can be costly too although they do have a more builder type range Tasman that you can pick up for a bit cheaper. Everhard is another brand which is cheaper and quiet good as is Abey. Again I always advised my clients if they are building with the intention to sell then go for a cheaper sink, but if they are planning on living there for good then spend the $$$ on a good quality sink. It is actually the quality of the Nickle that makes a good sink not the stainless steel, all stainless steel is 18, so for example if you see a sink with 18/10 stamped on it then the 10 is the grade of the Nickle and top quality. If you see 18/8 then the Nickle is not so good, the Nickle is what stops the sink from warping where you end up with a puddle in the drainer and the stretching marks you sometimes see in the corners of the sink and not sitting quiet straight in the bench top. So you see when people say a sink is just a sink, well no it's not!

I have a white double sink - one sink is mostly ok (just some scratch marks) but the one that is used most is yellow. I clean it with a Magic Eraser every week which helps - but it still has a yellow tinge no matter how hard I scrub. It's an old sink - but there are plenty of stainless steel sinks that are older and still look fine - so I wouldn't recommend white. Hope that helps :)