Support the Grandison Family for their Permanent Residency Visa
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Warrell,..Carole
12 years ago
Allow this family to stay in Australia.
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Sarah Kayess
12 years ago
A family that does a lot for the community.
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Anonymous
12 years ago
I saw this family's story in the newspaper and believe they should be allowed to stay in Australia.
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Merv Murray
12 years ago
There are certain circumstances where there should be flexibilty when people are
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Michelle Hoare
12 years ago
A wonderful family who contribute more to the community than many others do!
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Lindsey Smith
12 years ago
As a fellow immigrant coming from the UK 17yrs ago I know how devastated I would have been if I had not been able to stay here in Australia. I wish this wonderful family lots of love and support in this. Good luck!
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Heidi Garrett
12 years ago
A wonderful family so dedicated to the Sunshine Coast and Australia
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Stacy
12 years ago
A hardworking, professional and loving family such as this should not have to leave
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Steve Haines
12 years ago
Our immigration policy should reflect compassion rather than discrimination.
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Deborah Jephcott
12 years ago
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A valuable family to our community who contributes so much. Yes of course they should be allowed to stay. The fact that their son has a disability shouldnt come into the equation as far as Im concerned. Someone can become disabled at any stage of their life.
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Nicky Condon
12 years ago
This is a wonderful family that gives so much back to the community, if the Immagration department does not let them stay it is ridiculous with the amount of other people that give nothing to society that get to stay.
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Karl Palos
12 years ago
This is discrimination against the most vulnerable of people in the world, no matter how IMMI (or any other Government) spins it. If this is all about $'s, then consider that only a relatively small percentage of persons have skills sets that qualify for a 457 visa and choose to move to Australia. Even a smaller percentage of those would have disabled dependants. Why are these figures not presented? Dr Grandison obviously has skills which are valuable, he has contributed from day 1 of his arrival (another country has carried the burden to educate him) and sure he and his family would continue to prosper and contribute to the Australian economy.
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Christine Johnson
12 years ago
Unfair and flawed assessment. Tom's care and medical expenses can be quantified. Many that are allowed to come to this country are assessed at a "point in time" which may not clearly define the financial burden they are likely to impose on the government and as a consequence us, and yet there doesn't seem to be a problem with this.
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Tania Guteridge
12 years ago
The Grandison's are a beautiful family that contribute so much to our school and wider community. To deport them would be so unjust.
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Sophie Egan
12 years ago
I know how much of a loss the family, especially Dr Grandison was when they left Ripon in the UK, 3 years on and people still comment that they wish he was still their GP. Why would Austraila want to loose such an asset!
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Lauren Egan
12 years ago
It would be Australia's loss.
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Christopher Egan
12 years ago
It would be an absolute travesty if the Grandison family aren't allowed to stay in Australia. Discrimination of this kind should not be allowed.
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Gill Egan
12 years ago
The UK lost a very skilled and sought after GP, all of which has been a benefit to the Sunshine Coast for the last 3 years. They are a really caring family who give their time and commitment to the community and ask for nothing in return exempt the right to stay in a country they now know as home.
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Kerry Wellington
12 years ago
We have been so pleased to at last find a GP who has a greater understanding of Epilepsy our son hss a LGS epilepsy it would be a backword step for our son if he saw not able to stay in Australus
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LEONIE Ponder
12 years ago
We need this family, especially a gp who has first hand knowledge and understanding of kids and families struggling with disability.
Allow this family to stay in Australia.
A family that does a lot for the community.
I saw this family's story in the newspaper and believe they should be allowed to stay in Australia.
There are certain circumstances where there should be flexibilty when people are
A wonderful family who contribute more to the community than many others do!
As a fellow immigrant coming from the UK 17yrs ago I know how devastated I would have been if I had not been able to stay here in Australia. I wish this wonderful family lots of love and support in this. Good luck!
A wonderful family so dedicated to the Sunshine Coast and Australia
A hardworking, professional and loving family such as this should not have to leave
Our immigration policy should reflect compassion rather than discrimination.
A valuable family to our community who contributes so much. Yes of course they should be allowed to stay. The fact that their son has a disability shouldnt come into the equation as far as Im concerned. Someone can become disabled at any stage of their life.
This is a wonderful family that gives so much back to the community, if the Immagration department does not let them stay it is ridiculous with the amount of other people that give nothing to society that get to stay.
This is discrimination against the most vulnerable of people in the world, no matter how IMMI (or any other Government) spins it. If this is all about $'s, then consider that only a relatively small percentage of persons have skills sets that qualify for a 457 visa and choose to move to Australia. Even a smaller percentage of those would have disabled dependants. Why are these figures not presented? Dr Grandison obviously has skills which are valuable, he has contributed from day 1 of his arrival (another country has carried the burden to educate him) and sure he and his family would continue to prosper and contribute to the Australian economy.
Unfair and flawed assessment. Tom's care and medical expenses can be quantified. Many that are allowed to come to this country are assessed at a "point in time" which may not clearly define the financial burden they are likely to impose on the government and as a consequence us, and yet there doesn't seem to be a problem with this.
The Grandison's are a beautiful family that contribute so much to our school and wider community. To deport them would be so unjust.
I know how much of a loss the family, especially Dr Grandison was when they left Ripon in the UK, 3 years on and people still comment that they wish he was still their GP. Why would Austraila want to loose such an asset!
It would be Australia's loss.
It would be an absolute travesty if the Grandison family aren't allowed to stay in Australia. Discrimination of this kind should not be allowed.
The UK lost a very skilled and sought after GP, all of which has been a benefit to the Sunshine Coast for the last 3 years. They are a really caring family who give their time and commitment to the community and ask for nothing in return exempt the right to stay in a country they now know as home.
We have been so pleased to at last find a GP who has a greater understanding of Epilepsy our son hss a LGS epilepsy it would be a backword step for our son if he saw not able to stay in Australus
We need this family, especially a gp who has first hand knowledge and understanding of kids and families struggling with disability.