Mum's gone 2 Aus

Whether you’ve just arrived in Australia or have been living here for a while holding or attending a Garage Sale is a very Aussie thing to do on a weekend. Australian’s love recycling and with the cost of living high buying cheaper second hand items is a savvy way to shop.

On Saturday May 5th 2012 the second Garage Sale Trail will be held across Australia; last year the initiative was a great success with 1,613… Read more

ANZAC stands for Australian and New Zealand Army Corps. Held annually on 25th April, ANZAC day is an important event and public holiday in Australia, it’s a time when all Australians who have fought and died in wars are remembered.

The date, 25th April, marks the anniversary of the first significant military action fought by Australian and New Zealand forces during World War 1. On 25th April 1915 Australian forces landed in Gallipoli with the aim… Read more

The image many of us have of Australians is of a sporty, sun-kissed, healthy nation. This image could, and perhaps should, be entirely accurate of the way people are in Australia given the favourable climate, outdoor lifestyle and ingrained love of sport. This image is true for many people. However, like other industrialised countries, Australia is in the middle of an obesity epidemic. The Australian National Preventative Health Taskforce confirms that “Australia is one of the most overweight… Read more

Over the Easter weekend we have had some much needed family time, and some beautiful mild autumn weather (also much needed in Sydney). As we hung out at the beach, went walking in a local national park and took the children’s scooters along a nearby coastal walk; I was reminded again and again how Aussie our London-born kids are becoming.

We spent a lovely afternoon exploring a nearby coastal esplanade. The children on their scooters with… Read more

Happy Easter to all Mum’s gone 2 Aus readers! We hope the Easter Bunny has found your garden or living room and that you’re enjoying some family time over the public holiday weekend.

This year, in Australia, Mum’s been wondering when Easter got so big and whether Easter is celebrated more in Australia than other parts of the world.

When we were a children…

As parents we often find ourselves thinking back to how… Read more

It’s Harmony Day in Australia today. Harmony Day is a day when Australians across the country celebrate cultural diversity. Held annually on 21st March, we wrote about the background of Harmony Day last year.

The theme this year is Sport and the colour orange – many of the children we know are heading to school in orange sports clothes and participating in extra games and activities to celebrate the day.

As an immigrant to… Read more

This time next week, Sunday 18th March 2012, is Mother’s Day in the UK and Ireland. This is our annual announcement reminding mums in Aus, who have mums in the UK or Ireland, that it’s time to send a card, order some flowers and make a call.

Since moving to Aus, I regularly wake up in a cold sweat thinking I’ve forgotten a special event in the UK. It’s hard to keep up when you’re on… Read more

Has the My Family car sticker craze reached where you live in Australia? If you’re reading this from elsewhere in the world, are cars around you covered in these stickers?

In Sydney, over the last six months, we’ve noticed that every other car displays stick figure characters of the family that owns and rides in them. In case you’ve totally missed it, stickers are placed on the back window of the car.

My Family car stickers:

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Last Thursday a new drama started on ABC1 in Australia called The Straits. The weeks preceding the first episode saw plenty of media hype and on screen promotion to ensure maximum viewers. In need of a new drama to follow we tuned in for the feature length season premiere. If you missed it, episode 1 and 2 of The Straits are available to watch online here.

Since enjoying the first few episodes we’ve visited The Straits website and… Read more