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Thanks for sharing your story. That makes sense. I am kind of in a similar situation. I am broke, but I also read that my condition could get more complex, the longer I wait. I was actually told by the surgeon that it is a category 2 surgery wait list but he changed it to category 3 later without me visiting him. Also, I never got any paperwork after I visited him and my name is not on the public hospital waiting list either. So that's why I am so confused and lost.
Who's the surgeon?
LHD is local health district. You can always ring their rooms and ask their secretaries about the wait times for surgery in the private. You can ring the public hospitals and ask them about their wait times. There may be a wait time tracker on the state health website?
I rather not disclose their name. But was there any way that could have helped you suggest anything for me?
Thanks. I will try that.
Drs have their set working days for their lists. Take my upper GI surgeon. I daw him laye last year and he asked me how long I wanted to wait. I said after January would be good. I was going to have a gastronomy and colonoscopy with haemorrhoids banded. Which I had last Wednesday. I was given a date by him directly, and he told the person who arranges the admissions in his Rooms. He is an Associate Professor. Concord rang me take sure I followed the Information that I received from the hospital in the mail. Did what they asked. One thing I didn't do was go to the pre amissions clinic. Complicated. So I had a phone discussion with an anaesthetist on Monday last week. That was all good. Went into the hospital at 7.30am admissions. Checks paperwork, Medicare card, and private insurance, which I have.they don't charge any excess. Went up to DOSAC, got changed, and had an ECG, which was normal. Then zipped off to theatres, saying high to people I know there. Anaesthetist was really nice. He used a little local to numb near the vein to put the cannula in. Gave me a small dose of Propafol. The last thing I remember. I woke up and was taken back to DOSAC had obs taken over next 4 hrs, give a sandwich and cold cup of half filled water. Had to ask for another cup of hot water, got half a cup. Wife came and saw me told me the Dr will see soon, she works in theatres. I did up to 2005 when I retired due to work place injury. He came told things are ok no cancer. Got the report before I left. He rang me that night and went over things again which was nice of him. Suggested I stop taking Somac as it was causing issues in my stomach. Tried lasted 2 1/2 days then had massive heartburn whilst mowing the lawn. He's a very good surgeon he does fistula too.
You have every right to make another followup appointment with the surgeon and they shouldn't charge you. As you are confused about what he said and what is actually happening. Maybe it wasn't put on his list diary. The wait at Concord isn't that long. Depending on the surgery. Drs book in small cases and then a big one to Finnish the day out. Hope that helps you.
I was nothing out of pocket but that's just him helping me out as a Disability Pensioner who injured himself working there. I was extremely greatful to all the Drs and nurses. Some of the nurses where upset not seeing me, but they were scrubbed doing cases in other rooms. I would jave l8ked to see them also. Maybe next time. I'm 70 now who knows how long I've got to live. But knowing things aren't serious makes me happy. Just waiting for biopsy results.
Thanks for sharing your journey with me. I hope you are recovering well and resting.
Thanks. I am but had to mow the lawns on Saturday as they had gotten out of hand after being ill the past 2 months. All the rain we had didn't help as well. I hope my advice helps you. The Dr I saw was Associate Professor Mat Rickard, his Rooms are at Macquarie private hospital.
Hello r/NSW!
I have an upcoming interview for a Customer Service Representative position in NSW, and I'm eager to prepare as thoroughly as possible. I'm reaching out to those who have experience with the interview process and possibly working in customer service roles within NSW.Could you please share insights on the types of questions I should prepare for? Any specific scenarios or skills that are commonly assessed during the interview process would be incredibly helpful.
Thanks in advance.
Hi
Can you clarify, do you mean a CSR role somewhere in the State of NSW? Or do you mean for the NSW govt?
I've read a couple of articles that suggest that a high-speed train between Sydney and Melbourne would only take approx. 2hrs and 45mins! (Although apparently there aren't really any intentions to get this done at the moment).
Seeing that Syd-Mel flights are one of the busiest aviation routes in the world, hypothetically - if a high-speed train were to be built, could that completely destroy the popularity of that flight route? I just don't see any real benefits to taking a plane in that situation. If you consider the travel time to the airport along with passing through security + boarding, taking the plane wouldn't actually cut any time at all, and you'd have more restrictions on luggage, etc. Would that flight route becoming unpopular impact the economy? Would the train be the new default and possibly not have enough supply for demand?
Just a curious question for any experts out there! :)
P.S. I tried to originally post this on r/australia to reach a bigger audience but the moment I clicked on post it said it was removed by the moderators? If anyone knows what I did wrong that'd be great to know too 🫠
I feel like if Qantas weren't so active in politics we would have already done this years ago
Maybe compare Tokyo Osaka flight numbers vs shinkansen (adjusted for population)
Can we pay some French or Japanese company to build it? Like some people travel 2 hrs to get especially if traffic is bad, I’m talking a syd to Newcastle drive.
The Tokyo-Osaka comparison is one to look for.
Also compare the impact of Eurostar on London-Paris flights. There's a good piece here : [https://www.oag.com/blog/high-speed-rail-vs-air-eurostar-at-25-the-story-so-far](https://www.oag.com/blog/high-speed-rail-vs-air-eurostar-at-25-the-story-so-far)
The conclusion is that there's been a significant downtrend in flights between the two western European megacities but it was gradual over time.
Speaking as someone who used to travel between London and Paris regularly, given a choice I'd always pick the train (it's city centre -> city centre, no messing around with out of town airports being the main advantage) but there's definitely still a place for air as a backup.
The flight between Sydney and Melbourne would still be nearly two hours quicker than the bullet train trip would, so plenty of people would choose that instead, even allowing for checkin and that sort of thing. If a plane is more comfortable than a train, that is also likely to influence people to stick to that option. Same goes for price.
None at all
Even if the corridor was stolen from land owners and the government built it a train trip would still cost more than a flight.
Nothing unless heavily subsidised as a bullet train between Sydney and Melbourne would be far more costly to run than an airport.
Also, bullet trains are not used for connecting two far away points on a direct trip generally. They need places to stop in between. There aren’t many places to stop in between Sydney and Melbourne compared to comparable distances in places that actually have bullet trains.
Connecting two far away population centres for direct trips is achieved far more efficiently with air travel.
Increased patronage for aviation, when the bullet train derails and kills 50 people because we cannot maintain a normal speed track heading south out of Sydney, let alone a super fast one.
Nothing, people will take flights if travel time is quicker than trains.
But on a side note, if you base the bullet train to the same model as Japan, then the train would stop at places like Newcastle, Wollongong and any other towns with substantial amount of people. So we're potentially talking like 1 hour from Newcastle to Sydney?
Bullet trains in Australia would definitely be a great service for people living out of Sydney to work in Sydney, which a number of people do.
After the Qatar airlines thing last year, makes you wonder how much QANTAS influence has been applied to stopping this all these years
Absolutely this.
Also, there's a Shinkansen train from Tokyo to Hakkodate (Hokkaido) then you need another slow (all stations) train which is another 2 maybe 3 hours to get to Sapporo. Takes about 6 to 7 hours all up I think unless things have changed.
Definitely want to take a flight for that.
This needs to be higher up. Correct
Lol. drilling Sydney to Newcastle would have the Hawkesbury River, Tuggerah Lakes, Lake Macquarie and all those lost coal mines around Newcastle to deal with.
Bullet trains are more comfortable than flying and should be cheaper as they can carry more passengers at a time than flying. A flight would be approx 1 hr faster, not 2 hrs. Flights Melbourne to Sydney are generally between 1hr 25 mins to 1hr 40 mins depending on aircraft. A bullet train should take 2 hrs and 45 mins.
The one thing people don't realize is that you're going from city center to city center. You can be in Melbourne cbd in 2.45hrs. That's hella fast!
Currently:
30 mins getting to airport
2 hours waiting at syd airport
1.5 hour flight
30 mins Dilly dally at tullamarine
30-45 mins into the city from airport
-
5 or so hours later vs one change and 2.45 hours.
True, look up hydro 2.0 they have a bore tunnel machine stuck in soft ground down in the snowy and I think it been stuck for a year or two.
Accounting for security, check-in and terminal locations could easily eat into that hour
Unfortunately a bullet train will not be allowed to be just Melbourne to/fro Sydney. They will want stops at Canberra and Albury, which will add another hour to the trip.
Train is substantially more expensive than air.
Yeah I’d love a train between the two!
Who is spending two hours waiting at an airport? And how does it take 30 minutes getting to Sydney airport from the CBD?
I completely agree. I'd take a train any day of the week, just for the comfort factor alone. Plus, it'll drop me right in the centre of the city
yeah and for people like me that lives far and afraid of missing the flight i would be their earlier then an hour, if the bullet train connects from a train where i am ill just take an ealier train so even if i miss one train ill have another.
https://abc.net.au/news/2016-07-14/new-plan-for-high-speed-rail-link-between-melbourne-and-sydney/7628316
'He said an express service between Sydney and Melbourne would be about an hour and 50 minutes.
"And even if it had to stop at all stops, it could still do it in around two hours, 45 minutes," he said.'
And the other factor that all these dreamers forget is that the bullet train cannot do 300kmh from central station. It would have to get out of Sydney metro first before hitting the high speed part
Australia could be such an insane fuckin country if it focused on infrastructure. It's one thing that is stopping it being the ultimate place to live.
It is nearly 20 mins on the train. Then by the time you line up departure times and walking from the station to actually lining up inside the terminal for security and checks you're not having much change from 30 minutes.
I'm a 6'3 140kg behemoth. Everyone, including me would prefer I took the train.
How many stops? Note laws of physics will apply despite all claims. Laws of nausea also apply.
I've literally been reading this stuff since "high speed trains" started evolving. I'll die before the first real one runs in Australia, absolute certainty.
I would assume they would want to use the more up-to-date trains. I think the fastest was recorded at 501km/h around Shanghai. You're right though things do have to accelerate first. I get the feeling a lot of people commenting have not been on high-speed trains before.
Stop wasting money and space catering for private motor cars. Infrastructure problem solved.
It’s 9 minutes from Central to Domestic. Check-in online, 5 minute walk from the station to security and then 5 minutes from there. You’ve got time for a shit before you even need to be at the gate.
Trains draw exponentially more power the faster they go. That's why no train really goes.last 320km/h in service. Maglevs are largely still a gadgetbahn and not economical for 800 or so km from Sydney to Melbourne.
In order to save cost any high speed line would not be Central - Southern Cross, because that would involve two very big tunnels. It would be something like Glenfield - Broadmeadows, with trains having to use existing lines to get to the city, so no faster than about 120km/h. That's how most of Europe does it.
True
It's approx 30 mins at the other end just to get you to southern cross. So, an additional 50 minutes using your maths from Syd-Mel. Although, most people won't cut it that fine I think adding another 45 mins is reasonable for what's happening at either end.
So under best case scenario it would work out basically exactly the same either way you travelled.
I usually stay towards the Harbour end of the CBD when I visit (usually for doctor's appointments), so I'd counted the time from Circular Quay station when I was thinking of the time, which adds about 10 minutes. My bad.
Hi everyone
This is probably a very stupid idea but I don’t know what to do.
My husband told me he was going to work very early in the morning and will be back really late at night around 10pm on Thursday 15th of Feb
It is currently 3:30am and I haven’t heard from him since 4:30 pm Thursday
He told me he was coming home. I said “I’ll see you when you get home”
I’ve been trying his phone since 11pm and nothing. Goes straight to voicemail
We have two kids, he wouldn’t just not come home
I’ve called the police
I’ve been tracking accidents online with the help of his best mate
We’ve heard nothing
Can someone help me trace his phone ?
What do I do?
I’m worried sick
Location: NSW , Australia
Hello everyone!
I’m so thankful for all your tips and support and thankfully he’s okay and everything’s fine. Unfortunately he got stuck in a crash zone in Colo Heights and couldn’t leave as it was a one way road and blocked off due to a bad accident. No reception either. I’m just glad he’s okay and he’ll be home safe and sound today
Thank you again ! Much appreciated x
Contact his boss or anyone who works with him. Any friends of his. Call them all.
what type of car is he driving so some of us can have a look at accident reports/ listen out for the news
Hang in there, hopefully day break creates some information.
I hope he’s ok!! Please keep us posted.
You could try the Find device app if he has an android phone or find my for Apple phone.

Thanks for sharing your story. That makes sense. I am kind of in a similar situation. I am broke, but I also read that my condition could get more complex, the longer I wait. I was actually told by the surgeon that it is a category 2 surgery wait list but he changed it to category 3 later without me visiting him. Also, I never got any paperwork after I visited him and my name is not on the public hospital waiting list either. So that's why I am so confused and lost.

Who's the surgeon?

LHD is local health district. You can always ring their rooms and ask their secretaries about the wait times for surgery in the private. You can ring the public hospitals and ask them about their wait times. There may be a wait time tracker on the state health website?

I rather not disclose their name. But was there any way that could have helped you suggest anything for me?

Thanks. I will try that.

Drs have their set working days for their lists. Take my upper GI surgeon. I daw him laye last year and he asked me how long I wanted to wait. I said after January would be good. I was going to have a gastronomy and colonoscopy with haemorrhoids banded. Which I had last Wednesday. I was given a date by him directly, and he told the person who arranges the admissions in his Rooms. He is an Associate Professor. Concord rang me take sure I followed the Information that I received from the hospital in the mail. Did what they asked. One thing I didn't do was go to the pre amissions clinic. Complicated. So I had a phone discussion with an anaesthetist on Monday last week. That was all good. Went into the hospital at 7.30am admissions. Checks paperwork, Medicare card, and private insurance, which I have.they don't charge any excess. Went up to DOSAC, got changed, and had an ECG, which was normal. Then zipped off to theatres, saying high to people I know there. Anaesthetist was really nice. He used a little local to numb near the vein to put the cannula in. Gave me a small dose of Propafol. The last thing I remember. I woke up and was taken back to DOSAC had obs taken over next 4 hrs, give a sandwich and cold cup of half filled water. Had to ask for another cup of hot water, got half a cup. Wife came and saw me told me the Dr will see soon, she works in theatres. I did up to 2005 when I retired due to work place injury. He came told things are ok no cancer. Got the report before I left. He rang me that night and went over things again which was nice of him. Suggested I stop taking Somac as it was causing issues in my stomach. Tried lasted 2 1/2 days then had massive heartburn whilst mowing the lawn. He's a very good surgeon he does fistula too.

You have every right to make another followup appointment with the surgeon and they shouldn't charge you. As you are confused about what he said and what is actually happening. Maybe it wasn't put on his list diary. The wait at Concord isn't that long. Depending on the surgery. Drs book in small cases and then a big one to Finnish the day out. Hope that helps you.

I was nothing out of pocket but that's just him helping me out as a Disability Pensioner who injured himself working there. I was extremely greatful to all the Drs and nurses. Some of the nurses where upset not seeing me, but they were scrubbed doing cases in other rooms. I would jave l8ked to see them also. Maybe next time. I'm 70 now who knows how long I've got to live. But knowing things aren't serious makes me happy. Just waiting for biopsy results.

Thanks for sharing your journey with me. I hope you are recovering well and resting.

Thanks. I am but had to mow the lawns on Saturday as they had gotten out of hand after being ill the past 2 months. All the rain we had didn't help as well. I hope my advice helps you. The Dr I saw was Associate Professor Mat Rickard, his Rooms are at Macquarie private hospital.

Hello r/NSW!

I have an upcoming interview for a Customer Service Representative position in NSW, and I'm eager to prepare as thoroughly as possible. I'm reaching out to those who have experience with the interview process and possibly working in customer service roles within NSW.Could you please share insights on the types of questions I should prepare for? Any specific scenarios or skills that are commonly assessed during the interview process would be incredibly helpful.

Thanks in advance.

Hi

Can you clarify, do you mean a CSR role somewhere in the State of NSW? Or do you mean for the NSW govt?

I've read a couple of articles that suggest that a high-speed train between Sydney and Melbourne would only take approx. 2hrs and 45mins! (Although apparently there aren't really any intentions to get this done at the moment).

Seeing that Syd-Mel flights are one of the busiest aviation routes in the world, hypothetically - if a high-speed train were to be built, could that completely destroy the popularity of that flight route? I just don't see any real benefits to taking a plane in that situation. If you consider the travel time to the airport along with passing through security + boarding, taking the plane wouldn't actually cut any time at all, and you'd have more restrictions on luggage, etc. Would that flight route becoming unpopular impact the economy? Would the train be the new default and possibly not have enough supply for demand?

Just a curious question for any experts out there! :)

P.S. I tried to originally post this on r/australia to reach a bigger audience but the moment I clicked on post it said it was removed by the moderators? If anyone knows what I did wrong that'd be great to know too 🫠

I feel like if Qantas weren't so active in politics we would have already done this years ago

Maybe compare Tokyo Osaka flight numbers vs shinkansen (adjusted for population)

Can we pay some French or Japanese company to build it? Like some people travel 2 hrs to get especially if traffic is bad, I’m talking a syd to Newcastle drive.

The Tokyo-Osaka comparison is one to look for.

Also compare the impact of Eurostar on London-Paris flights. There's a good piece here : [https://www.oag.com/blog/high-speed-rail-vs-air-eurostar-at-25-the-story-so-far](https://www.oag.com/blog/high-speed-rail-vs-air-eurostar-at-25-the-story-so-far)

The conclusion is that there's been a significant downtrend in flights between the two western European megacities but it was gradual over time.

Speaking as someone who used to travel between London and Paris regularly, given a choice I'd always pick the train (it's city centre -> city centre, no messing around with out of town airports being the main advantage) but there's definitely still a place for air as a backup.

The flight between Sydney and Melbourne would still be nearly two hours quicker than the bullet train trip would, so plenty of people would choose that instead, even allowing for checkin and that sort of thing. If a plane is more comfortable than a train, that is also likely to influence people to stick to that option. Same goes for price.

None at all

Even if the corridor was stolen from land owners and the government built it a train trip would still cost more than a flight.

Nothing unless heavily subsidised as a bullet train between Sydney and Melbourne would be far more costly to run than an airport.

Also, bullet trains are not used for connecting two far away points on a direct trip generally. They need places to stop in between. There aren’t many places to stop in between Sydney and Melbourne compared to comparable distances in places that actually have bullet trains.

Connecting two far away population centres for direct trips is achieved far more efficiently with air travel.

Increased patronage for aviation, when the bullet train derails and kills 50 people because we cannot maintain a normal speed track heading south out of Sydney, let alone a super fast one.

Nothing, people will take flights if travel time is quicker than trains.

But on a side note, if you base the bullet train to the same model as Japan, then the train would stop at places like Newcastle, Wollongong and any other towns with substantial amount of people. So we're potentially talking like 1 hour from Newcastle to Sydney?

Bullet trains in Australia would definitely be a great service for people living out of Sydney to work in Sydney, which a number of people do.

After the Qatar airlines thing last year, makes you wonder how much QANTAS influence has been applied to stopping this all these years

Absolutely this.

Also, there's a Shinkansen train from Tokyo to Hakkodate (Hokkaido) then you need another slow (all stations) train which is another 2 maybe 3 hours to get to Sapporo. Takes about 6 to 7 hours all up I think unless things have changed.

Definitely want to take a flight for that.

This needs to be higher up. Correct

Lol. drilling Sydney to Newcastle would have the Hawkesbury River, Tuggerah Lakes, Lake Macquarie and all those lost coal mines around Newcastle to deal with.

Bullet trains are more comfortable than flying and should be cheaper as they can carry more passengers at a time than flying. A flight would be approx 1 hr faster, not 2 hrs. Flights Melbourne to Sydney are generally between 1hr 25 mins to 1hr 40 mins depending on aircraft. A bullet train should take 2 hrs and 45 mins.

The one thing people don't realize is that you're going from city center to city center. You can be in Melbourne cbd in 2.45hrs. That's hella fast!

Currently:

30 mins getting to airport

2 hours waiting at syd airport

1.5 hour flight

30 mins Dilly dally at tullamarine

30-45 mins into the city from airport

-

5 or so hours later vs one change and 2.45 hours.

True, look up hydro 2.0 they have a bore tunnel machine stuck in soft ground down in the snowy and I think it been stuck for a year or two.

Accounting for security, check-in and terminal locations could easily eat into that hour

Unfortunately a bullet train will not be allowed to be just Melbourne to/fro Sydney. They will want stops at Canberra and Albury, which will add another hour to the trip.

Train is substantially more expensive than air.

Yeah I’d love a train between the two!

Who is spending two hours waiting at an airport? And how does it take 30 minutes getting to Sydney airport from the CBD?

I completely agree. I'd take a train any day of the week, just for the comfort factor alone. Plus, it'll drop me right in the centre of the city

yeah and for people like me that lives far and afraid of missing the flight i would be their earlier then an hour, if the bullet train connects from a train where i am ill just take an ealier train so even if i miss one train ill have another.

https://abc.net.au/news/2016-07-14/new-plan-for-high-speed-rail-link-between-melbourne-and-sydney/7628316

'He said an express service between Sydney and Melbourne would be about an hour and 50 minutes.

"And even if it had to stop at all stops, it could still do it in around two hours, 45 minutes," he said.'

And the other factor that all these dreamers forget is that the bullet train cannot do 300kmh from central station. It would have to get out of Sydney metro first before hitting the high speed part

Australia could be such an insane fuckin country if it focused on infrastructure. It's one thing that is stopping it being the ultimate place to live.

It is nearly 20 mins on the train. Then by the time you line up departure times and walking from the station to actually lining up inside the terminal for security and checks you're not having much change from 30 minutes.

I'm a 6'3 140kg behemoth. Everyone, including me would prefer I took the train.

How many stops? Note laws of physics will apply despite all claims. Laws of nausea also apply.

I've literally been reading this stuff since "high speed trains" started evolving. I'll die before the first real one runs in Australia, absolute certainty.

I would assume they would want to use the more up-to-date trains. I think the fastest was recorded at 501km/h around Shanghai. You're right though things do have to accelerate first. I get the feeling a lot of people commenting have not been on high-speed trains before.

Stop wasting money and space catering for private motor cars. Infrastructure problem solved.

It’s 9 minutes from Central to Domestic. Check-in online, 5 minute walk from the station to security and then 5 minutes from there. You’ve got time for a shit before you even need to be at the gate.

Trains draw exponentially more power the faster they go. That's why no train really goes.last 320km/h in service. Maglevs are largely still a gadgetbahn and not economical for 800 or so km from Sydney to Melbourne.

In order to save cost any high speed line would not be Central - Southern Cross, because that would involve two very big tunnels. It would be something like Glenfield - Broadmeadows, with trains having to use existing lines to get to the city, so no faster than about 120km/h. That's how most of Europe does it.

True

It's approx 30 mins at the other end just to get you to southern cross. So, an additional 50 minutes using your maths from Syd-Mel. Although, most people won't cut it that fine I think adding another 45 mins is reasonable for what's happening at either end.

So under best case scenario it would work out basically exactly the same either way you travelled.

I usually stay towards the Harbour end of the CBD when I visit (usually for doctor's appointments), so I'd counted the time from Circular Quay station when I was thinking of the time, which adds about 10 minutes. My bad.

Hi everyone

This is probably a very stupid idea but I don’t know what to do.

My husband told me he was going to work very early in the morning and will be back really late at night around 10pm on Thursday 15th of Feb

It is currently 3:30am and I haven’t heard from him since 4:30 pm Thursday

He told me he was coming home. I said “I’ll see you when you get home”

I’ve been trying his phone since 11pm and nothing. Goes straight to voicemail

We have two kids, he wouldn’t just not come home

I’ve called the police

I’ve been tracking accidents online with the help of his best mate

We’ve heard nothing

Can someone help me trace his phone ?

What do I do?

I’m worried sick

Location: NSW , Australia

Hello everyone!

I’m so thankful for all your tips and support and thankfully he’s okay and everything’s fine. Unfortunately he got stuck in a crash zone in Colo Heights and couldn’t leave as it was a one way road and blocked off due to a bad accident. No reception either. I’m just glad he’s okay and he’ll be home safe and sound today

Thank you again ! Much appreciated x

Contact his boss or anyone who works with him. Any friends of his. Call them all.

what type of car is he driving so some of us can have a look at accident reports/ listen out for the news

Hang in there, hopefully day break creates some information.

I hope he’s ok!! Please keep us posted.

You could try the Find device app if he has an android phone or find my for Apple phone.