Update
Well, I have been most lax in keeping you informed of progress! Since my last post, not much has happened on the house front; still waiting for contracts to be exchanged, but that should be this week sometime, hopefully! Did manage to make my visa validation trip, so am now an official Australian Permanent Resident. The Icelandic volcano did scupper my plans to fly in April, however, so I had to put my trip back to May, but that went well and I got everything done that I needed to, including opening bank accounts and registering with recruitment agents. We are now entering the final phase, and once the contracts on the house are exchanged I have a feeling things will hurtle past very fast!