"COME ON DOWN"
For Gillian Gilhooley, the move from Sunderland in the U.K. to Australia was the most exciting time that she and her husband and 13 and 10 year old sons had ever experienced.
STUDENT VISA
Although she worked as a Personal Assistant, earning good money and had never been to Australia, she found an agent in London and, with her Student Visa, settled in Melbourne. She began a hairdressing course at a College recommended by the agent but found that after 6 months, she was not satisfied and decided to transfer to "The Academy". "I was concerned that there were not many clients, we practised mostly with manikin heads," explained Gillian.
TRANSFERRED
"I researched a couple of other Colleges, but really, there was no contest. ‘The Academy’ won hands down," she said.
SALON PRACTICE
"The salon facilities are great, with so many clients coming every day, I knew I’d get the experience here.
Also the fact that ‘The Academy’ had been running since 1932, was important to me."
CLIENTS AND STUDENTS
"I found that not only had some clients been happy at ‘The Academy’ for 20 or 30 years, but I was training with students who were 2nd generation students. Their mothers had been Academy graduates!
Also in my group, sisters and cousins had joined the course."
COME ON DOWN
"For anyone who is planning to train as a hairdresser in Australia, I would say ‘come on down!!’"
"Melbourne’s climate is so mild, the beaches are lovely and the people are very family orientated, open and friendly."
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