Mills Wanted Down Under Revisited

Moving Down Under may seem like a dream come true.

But what if it meant leaving behind your only granddaughter?

Back in 2009, that was the dilemma faced by the Burnley family

when they experienced life in Australia.

Today, we're going to find out

how they coped with making that heartbreaking choice.

Martin and Andrea Burnley

were dreaming of swapping their daily grind in the UK

for a sunnier, more relaxed life Down Under.

I've always wanted to go to Australia, since I can remember.

And after spending a week in Darwin, they were unsure of what to do.

-I think we've got to think of us for a while.

-We have. Definitely.

But when we caught up with them in 2010,

they were still living in Leeds.

It's not as simple as it was when we set out two years ago.

A lot of things have changed.

Now, we visit them again to find out if they were able

to make their final leap and leave their loved ones behind.

In 2009, Martin and Andrea Burnley

were faced with a life-changing decision -

whether to stay in their Leeds home or move to Australia.

We gave them one week to experience every aspect of life Down Under

but what's happened since we last met them?

Martin and Andrea Burnley were living in Yorkshire with their 19-year-old son Michael.

Andrea always felt a burning passion to emigrate to Australia.

I've always wanted go to Australia, ever since I can remember.

And we tried a few times to go and something's always got in the way.

Martin's skills as a satellite dish fitter could get them the visa they needed.

Although the family had been discussing the move for years, Martin still wasn't fully convinced.

Originally, it were Andrea's idea. She's always wanted go there.

Recently, I seem to have come round a bit, over the last four or five years.

I like the look of the country and what have you. It seems to be appealing to me more.

Andrea wants to go more than me.

One of the Burnleys' greatest fears was that son Michael would not go with them.

I've got a lot of mixed thoughts about Australia. I don't know what to expect. I'm just hoping to find

some new friends, hopefully get into sports that I'm playing now and have a bit of a better lifestyle.

Michael and older brother Paul played rugby league

and it was a huge part of the family's life.

Andrea hoped that the Australian lifestyle held the keys to their future

and that her eldest son Paul and his family might also join them.

Paul lives with his girlfriend and he's got a three-year-old daughter.

And he's finding it increasingly difficult to find work over here.

His girlfriend's at university studying to be a teacher

and their plan is to come over as soon as she's qualified.

But what they say and what they do when the time comes...

I think if they definitely said they wasn't coming, that might sway me.

They say they are. I'd be devastated if I got over there and loved it and they said they weren't coming.

But it won't just be hard leaving Honey-Lily.

Andrea's parents were also a huge part of her life.

My dad's got cancer, but he's a fighter.

And he just tells me I must go.

He applied to New Zealand before I was born and got in,

but they never got round to it.

He says it's one thing that he really, really regrets.

Although she would miss her family terribly,

she was determined to try and live the dream her father never had the chance to.

But Martin was the main visa applicant.

And at 44, he was a year from the cut-off age on the skilled migration list.

It's now or never.

If we don't get through by this time next year, that's it, we're never going to get there.

To help the Burnleys consider the huge change they'd be making,

we sent them and their youngest son Michael to Darwin to try out the Australian lifestyle.

Darwin is a small city with a warm climate and has got some of the best rugby league in Australia.

It seemed to be the perfect place to build their future.

The Burnleys were about to make the biggest trip of their lives.

The journey took them across three continents and more than 8,000 miles.

They arrived exhausted but ready for the challenges of the week ahead.

Looking forward to it, actually. Looking forward to it. It'll be good. I hope.

The week in Oz would give them an insight into all aspects of life Down Under.

But would it leave them feeling homesick or convince them to make the move?

Back in the UK, the Burnleys were living in a four-bedroom semi in an area of Leeds they loved.

But they were hoping for more.

In Australia, they wanted a spacious three or four-bedroom detached house with a pool.

Their budget was £225,000.

We showed them three properties to give them an idea of the cost of Australian homes.

First up was a two-bedroom unit overlooking the park

with views of the beach.

It was on the market in 2009 for £220,000, so within their budget.

-What do you reckon?

-A bit cramped.

-It is a bit.

-Not a bad size, but I expected bigger.

-Yeah.

-This is nice. I like this.

-I like the open-plan.

-Yeah. Looks good.

-Still needs a new kitchen.

-I like it, but I don't like the fact it's up four flights of steps.

And I've got no garden.

-I don't like it at all.

-Don't you?

-No.

I definitely want a house, certainly not an apartment.

And more space. More bedrooms.

I expected from Australia bigger house, bigger garden.

The size and feel of this property wasn't what Andrea had in mind.

The second property, in a quiet cul-de-sac, had three bedrooms

and a uniquely designed living space.

It was on the market for around £275,000,

so just over their budget.

But maybe, it was more in line with they're looking for.

-This is nice, isn't it?

-Yeah, this is better.

-Good size.

-Nice kitchen.

-I like this area.

-It's nice, in't it?

Yeah. I can sit and watch telly while I can see you cooking.

-Oh, wow!

-Shaded.

-Oh, we've got a pool.

-Oh, that's nice. I like that.

-It's unusual that it's completely separate.

-Oh, yeah.

-This is better.

-That's just made it all better now?

-Yeah. This is what you want to come to Australia for.

Definitely. That's what you want to come home to after a hard day's work.

Although slightly over their budget, property two convinced them

their perfect home was in reach if they pushed their finances.

The third property was another apartment just five minutes from the centre of Darwin.

Set on a resort, it had a communal gym and pool to add to its three double bedrooms.

On the market for £320,000, it was well over the Burnleys' budget.

-This is nice, isn't it?

-Yeah, I like this.

-Lovely.

-I like the shape of it.

-Very nice kitchen.

-My kind of kitchen. More your fridge.

-Beautiful that, isn't it?

-Is that a television screen?

-Don't know.

-Don't know.

-It says control system.

Oh, it controls all the lights and stuff and music and that.

That's clever, isn't it?

-This is nice.

-Yeah, this is nice, isn't it?

Apart from the scrap yard, it's a beautiful view.

Yeah, the scrap yard's not very good, but yeah, it is nice.

Very nice. I liked it.

Good design. All modern.

A lot better than the other apartment.

It's just not for us.

We want our own little plot of land and little house.

You couldn't say there was anything wrong with it, but it's an apartment and not what we're looking for.

Andrea had very definite ideas about the sort of home she wanted if they were to move Down Under

and apartment living wasn't one of them.

But property two did seem to press some of the right buttons.

So, were Andrea and her family sold on property in Australia?

It was time for their first vote.

Based on the properties that we've seen here in Darwin, our vote goes to...

-Australia.

-UK.

What's all that about?

-What's with you with UK?

-At least I've made a vote. You haven't.

I can't make my mind up.

-Why have you gone UK?

-Because I think the properties are quite expensive over here.

With only one vote for Australia, it looked like the move was in doubt.

Affording the dream home seemed beyond them.

Everything hinged on Martin getting the job and salary to afford it.

Back in the UK, Martin earned around £30,000 as a satellite-dish fitter.

If I can find the work, I think I'd be able to do it.

It would probably take a while to get into it because they'll work different ways.

I think they use a lot bigger dishes than what we use, but I think I should be OK with it.

We work five over sevens, so we work a lot of weekends.

It would be nice if I could get some weekends off. That would be really good.

In Australia, Martin was looking for similar work,

but even if he found it, he would need to do a conversion test to work Down Under.

He knew finding the right job could be make or break for his family,

so he met with Mark Sellers, boss of a satellite installation business.

After a quick introduction, it was straight to work.

-I'll show you around, you can meet the other technicians.

-Thank you.

OK, this is where we do our repairs and put all our equipment together.

This is an 85 centimetre dish, our standard size dish in Australia.

This is a lot bigger than what we use. We tend to just use a 43 centimetre dish.

Yeah, you tend to have a stronger satellite in your part of the world and more satellites to come off on.

While Martin was experiencing what work could be like in Australia,

Andrea had a chance to reflect on those she would be leaving behind.

If we decided to move and move quite quickly, it would be at least

three years before Paul and Gemma decided to come over here, if they did.

And we'd just miss so much of Honey. And I'm very worried that even if they did make the move,

I wouldn't have the same bond that I have with her now. I don't think you could ever get that back.

Leaving Honey-Lily behind was the toughest decision she'd ever have to make.

If she gets upset when I leave, then I don't know if I'll be able to get on that plane.

But they'd be going nowhere unless Martin got a job.

If the hours and conditions were right, it might convince him life was better in Oz.

Generally, we will work Monday to Friday.

-Most of us have our Saturday and Sundays off because of our outdoor lifestyle.

-OK.

-What's the pay structure like?

-The pay structure is 55,000 a year. Plus there is a bonus system.

Depending on the project, you'll get a certain percentage of it.

You've got a good bonus for your Christmas break. We do close down for two weeks for Christmas

and of course, we have a superannuation system in Australia which is your pension system.

Just one other question. When can I start?

It looked like he'd fit right in.

So, after a hard day's work, how did he vote?

Based on the work that I've seen in Darwin, my vote goes to...

Australia.

Work seemed to have sold the move to Australia for Martin.

But like Andrea, he still had concerns about the family they would be leaving behind.

You can't put a price on watching your granddaughter grow up. There's no price on that.

And obviously, I don't know, I don't think we would even consider

the money side of it. We'd just say, "Look, we're not prepared to not see Honey growing up,"

and I'm confident that she'd want to go back, she really would.

And we'd just sell up and go back.

Martin's job would hopefully provide them with a steady income

but if they were going to afford that dream home, they had to get a good price for their house in Leeds.

In 2009, Martin and Andrea believed their home to be worth around £205,000.

To get a professional view, we sent two estate agents to value their house.

This is the sitting room. Nicely presented. Good-sized room with a gas fire and wooden floors.

Nice new-looking open-plan kitchen with modern appliances.

It's a well-presented property. It's been redecorated recently

and is presented very well, with a nice modern feel, internally.

I would value this property at £189,995. For a quick sale.

A little less than they'd expected.

A second opinion may be more what they had anticipated.

Losing space from the second bedroom where the staircase goes up for the loft conversion is a bit of an issue.

People do like to have the two double bedrooms on that floor.

Probably between the region of 160,000-165,000 is achievable

within a relatively short period of time.

That was a lot lower than they'd hoped for.

-Not impressed with that.

-No. Very shocked, considering what the others have gone for in the area.

Very shocked. I was shocked at the first one, never mind the second one.

Even worse. 160, 165.

-Quite surprised at that.

-Definitely surprised. Yeah. Yeah.

I thought it would definitely get over 200.

-I would have thought 195, 200.

-Mm.

To be sure that Australia was right for them, the Burnleys wanted

to experience what the Aussie lifestyle had to offer.

So they took a road trip deep into the bush.

They went to Litchfield National Park, 80 miles south-west of Darwin.

As the boys cooled off, Andrea had a chance to reflect on the experience so far

and granddaughter Honey-Lily was never far from her thoughts.

While we've been here, it's been absolutely wonderful.

Knowing that we're going back home, how that will weigh on your mind,

knowing that I'm not going to see her for months and months on end, even years.

I think, when the time comes, it will be really, really upsetting. I don't know how I will manage.

The Burnleys were nearing the end of their trip to the outback.

They had been impressed by what they have seen of the Australian lifestyle,

it could have meant making the decision to leave Honey-Lily behind.

Based on the lifestyle we've experienced so far, our vote goes to...

ALL: Australia.

The Burnleys wanted to find out how easy it would be to make friends in Australia.

And, luckily, they shared a common passion, rugby league.

Back in the UK, rugby was a big part of Michael's social scene and he hoped it would be a great way

to for him to make friends quickly in Australia.

I should be fine and make a lot of friends, especially if I start playing rugby.

The Oval...

We took the Burnleys for a tour around the home of Darwin rugby league, Richardson Park.

Michael was keen to see how easy it was to make friends in Australia.

Yes, I know, I've got a sport up here that I love to do.

I would definitely think about playing here.

Even Andrea could see the benefits.

Definitely on the plus side to be able to come here

and know that Martin and Michael are really enjoying it.

Just to come and have a nice day out, in the sunshine,

watching not only them playing rugby, but the children as well.

It would be really nice day out.

But, it hadn't been enough to make her forget her family back home.

We are leaving people behind. It has weighed on my mind a lot,

especially as you see things and think, "Paul would have loved this rugby ground."

It's things like that that are going to hit me most.

In 2009, the Burnley family had a really tough decision to make.

And, seeing messages from their loved ones back home only made it harder.

She will help anybody. She helps us a lot, doesn't she?

She is a loving daughter, she's great.

We had Honey-Lily when we were quite young.

They've helped us with everything. They've been there all the time.

I think it will be very difficult for Honey.

She will realise that she is not just going to be able to jump in the van and come and see them.

When she cries, she cries for Nana.

-She does, sometimes, yeah.

-When she's poorly, she cries for Nana.

-Yeah.

All the time.

You're best friends, actually, you're more like family to us.

Moving to Australia, it's quite upsetting for me and Neil.

But, we wish you all the best.

I think of Andrea like my mum, as well. I'm close to her as I am my mum.

I love you so much, if you only knew it. I couldn't imagine her not being here.

I do really want them to go because they really, really want to go.

I just can't imagine them not being here for us. I just couldn't.

If it's for you, take it with our love.

We'll always be here for you, if you need us.

We love you loads and we'll miss you loads. So, good luck.

You know we're going to miss you. You know we'll always miss you.

It's going to be really difficult for us all,

but it's an opportunity of a lifetime and you've just got to go for it.

I hope you do it.

We are going to miss you. I love you.

Bye!

Have a good cry, love.

-Yeah... She's a little monkey.

-She's bringing it home, she really is.

-She's going to be the hardest person to leave behind, isn't she?

-Yeah.

It's going to be very difficult for us to do that.

-Whether we can do it or not, is another matter.

-Yeah, I know.

I don't know.

Leaving behind their son and granddaughter was really tugging at the heartstrings.

It had been an emotional week with a real mixture of highs and lows.

The time had come to make the final vote,

a decision that could change the family's future forever.

After spending a week in Australia and experiencing Australia,

our vote goes to...

..Australia.

It was a surprisingly unanimous vote for Australia,

with son Michael coming round to the idea.

However, they knew it wouldn't be plain sailing

and the reality of the move could be far harder than they hoped.

This could be the last time that we have our last Christmas

in England and my parents are quite old and so you never know, touch wood,

I hope nothing will happen, but you never know what is round the corner.

So, it's going to be hard, it's going to be hard,

it is not a nice feeling. It's not a nice feeling.

That'll be hard for me.

There will be plenty of tears, plenty of them.

I think... I don't want to miss out on Honey for three or four years,

but I just think that if we don't come out here and do what we want

to do, then they could take her anywhere in the world.

They could move down south, Paul's looked at jobs in Spain.

He could take her anywhere. He will go wherever the work is for him and Gemma.

We have no control over that.

I think we have got to try and think of us for a while.

We have, we have, definitely.

After a week in Australia, the Burnleys were unanimous

in their decision to move down under.

But when we caught up with them again in 2010,

they still hadn't been able to make the move.

After our trial week, we really explored Australia.

We travelled to Brisbane to meet some friends and take in the rugby

and then we moved south to Adelaide.

We just fell in love with the place.

We looked at several houses in Adelaide, didn't we?

And they were really, really nice beautiful properties.

Again, they were bungalows which is what we want, really.

When we came back from Australia,

we decided it was something we definitely wanted to do.

But unfortunately,

things have happened that have put things off for a little while.

Unfortunately, my father passed away suddenly.

My dad always regrets not going to New Zealand

and taking the opportunity.

He was 100% behind us and wanted us to go

and I wanted him to come and see us out there.

My mum actually said afterwards

it would have broken his heart if I had gone.

He wouldn't have said anything, but she said it would have broken his heart.

The boys have decided not to come.

So it was put off until the beginning of this year.

We decided to put the house on the market.

But we've not really had any interest.

So we are either deciding to continue for a few more months

or rent the house out and try moving over later this year.

I really, really want to make the move to Australia.

I have wanted to do it for so long. I just feel it is for us.

The downside is now that the children aren't coming.

I can't even begin to explain how I feel about that.

But I just know that I think they will do it in the future

and if we've left it too late, we'll never be able to go.

-We'll be left behind.

-Yes, we'll be left behind.

And we'll lose them and never be able to see them again.

Everything seemed to be against them, but Andrea was as determined

as ever, and the death of her father gave her the strength to plough on.

With the boys having made the decision not to move to Australia for now,

Andrea and Martin would be leaving behind both their sons

and granddaughter.

This was originally Honey's room, as you can see by the decor.

It was great to paint a room pink for the first time ever.

But recently, unfortunately, Paul has split up with Gemma and moved back home.

He has been home since September, October last year.

We've now got a full house again.

So it is going back probably 10 or 15 years. Very noisy.

Even more so now because Honey sleeps every other night.

We have actually gone to five in the family from having four.

The Burnleys' situation had changed on all fronts.

Now that Honey-Lily was a bigger part of Andrea and Martin's lives,

tearing themselves away from her was almost too much to bear.

The plan had been for Paul, his girlfriend Gemma

and their daughter Honey-Lily to join Andrea and Martin

in Australia, once Gemma had her teaching qualification.

But the break-up had changed everything.

This is a new flat I am moving into.

Obviously, with my parents moving to Australia,

I had to find somewhere to live! So a big step for me, really.

And I should be moving in a couple of weeks, hopefully.

The initial plan was that my parents would be going over there and

in a few years time, me, Gemma and Honey-Lily would be joining them.

But, obviously, the situation has changed.

I think it threw my mum and dad a bit

and they were in two minds for a few months with what they were doing.

I am worried about them going, for Honey more than anything.

Honey is so close to them.

It will be a massive change for her.

It'll be really difficult for her, I think.

Paul and Honey-Lily definitely weren't going with Andrea and Martin.

As tough as this was, they still needed to come to terms with it

if they were going to make the move.

The pain of leaving was made worse by the fact that Michael had also decided to stay in the UK.

Mum is pushing a heck of a lot.

She's really trying to get me over there when they go.

But I've told her I don't want to go this year.

It might be two years, it might be five years.

I do want to go. Just not now.

If he told me now he'd definitely never come over,

I really would be upset.

I just can't ever see my future without the two boys in my life.

They've always been there and a big part of my life.

If I told my mom I wasn't going to go, definitely,

I don't think my parents would go.

Because they really don't want to leave us behind. They want me to go.

If I said definitely no, I don't think they would go, to be fair.

It's going to be awful. It's going to be really hard.

It's making it harder every time if neither of them will be there.

So, I don't know, I don't how I am going to cope.

But we'll just have to try our best, that's all we can do.

I know I can't make his mind up for him.

The move down under divided the Burnley family

and the close relationships they'd always had.

If Andrea and Martin made the move,

it could have torn the family apart for good.

It was time to vote again.

It's been a difficult nine months since our week's trial in Australia.

A lot of things have changed, but now it is our time to make a decision.

-Australia.

-Australia.

-Australia.

-Long-term future, are you going to move over?

-It's a plan.

The plan is, in the long term...

That's fine, as long as you're not going to...

rule it out completely.

No, it's not ruled out completely, it's still what I want to do.

-You don't know what's going to happen.

-Fair enough.

It's a plan. We'll see.

In 2009, the Burnley family spent a week in Darwin,

to experience the reality of what life in Australia would be like.

It was a week that would push them to their limits.

-I think we've got to think of us for a while.

-We have, definitely.

But the Burnley's circumstances changed dramatically

after they returned to the UK

and their plans to emigrate were thrown up in the air.

I just can't ever see my future without the two boys in my life.

They've always been a big part of my life.

And after all the emotional heartache, could Andrea

and Martin actually make the move to Australia?

In 2010, the Burnleys' were still determined their future

was in Australia, despite a few complications along the way.

So, one year on, have they finally made their dream move?

It's summer 2011

and Andrea and Martin Burnley

have been living in Australia for over a year.

They're currently renting a house in Kingston Park,

a small beachside suburb 12 miles south of Adelaide.

The historic area is popular for its Mediterranean climate,

relaxed lifestyle and stunning coastline.

After the uncertainty of making such a huge decision,

how have Andrea and Martin found life in Australia?

Before we came out here, we did have a few dilemmas.

Your dad was in hospital. My dad had just died.

My mum didn't want us to come.

My children had decided to stay back in the UK,

so it was... I nearly didn't get on the plane.

When our sons came to the airport to have a meal with us

on the last day, and then they left, a few things started to hit home.

Then you realise that it would be the last time you would see them

for a long time. And, yes, it was really hard.

We've come here, you don't have a car, you don't have a house,

you don't have a job.

And it's been really tough.

It's a big learning curve, isn't it? It has been for the last 12 months.

It's been different having to start all over again.

Especially for their age, a bit old in the tooth for starting again.

We loved Darwin but we believe the summers are just too hot and humid.

Adelaide is Australia's best kept secret.

When we looked at it, it has proper seasons. We do have a winter.

When we arrived we decided on quite a large range of where we wanted to live

so we weren't tied to any one particular suburb.

We started going to view but Martin got a job straight away.

I was having to do it by myself. We came and viewed this. You didn't even see it.

The house itself is probably a little bit big for us. We do like it.

If people come they can go upstairs, it has an upstairs to it

and it's got a bathroom up there, two bedrooms, another living room.

We tend to just live downstairs. It's open plan living.

We've got an en suite and a walk-in wardrobe, which Andrea absolutely adores.

She's always wanted one.

My garage has got my jet ski in there, that's nice and safe.

We've got a nice patio at the back for our barbecues.

The beach is two minutes away. The local pub is five minutes away.

All our friends live around here.

When you've been so unsettled, you need to feel comfortable in your house, we have found that.

We are quite pleased we found this.

Both Andrea and Martin found work relatively easily.

Andrea works for one of Australia's largest banks

and Martin is now working as an audiovisual engineer.

Finding a job in Adelaide wasn't too bad. I applied to this company in May before we came out.

He said he needed somebody straightaway, but he says

when you arrive in Australia, drop me a line and we'll see what we can do.

I'd been here two weeks and I thought it's time to start looking for a job and I had a little rest.

I applied and he says, "Can you come for an interview."

I've been here ever since, 12 months. The work we do is completely different to work in the UK.

When I worked in the UK, we were installing satellite systems,

which was fairly straight forward. This is really a lot harder work.

We actually install projectors and we've put in screens and TVs

and we build racks and it's a big system that we install

and they go into universities and hospitals.

I'm also studying and doing my cabling course at the moment, my cabling licence.

It's going to take me probably two or three months to finish the course

and then an exam at the end of it.

So, if I get that, that's pretty good.

It allows me to be able to cable in domestic properties and commercial properties.

Financially, it's good.

I'm on roughly about the same as what I was back home.

I don't have to work as many hours. I just work Monday to Friday.

I get every Saturday and Sunday off. It's absolutely brilliant.

So, things are looking good on the work front for Martin

and he's enjoying his new job Down Under.

Having weekends off means there's more time for socialising

and they've really started to fit into Australian life.

Since we've been here, we've met a heap of people.

Whether it's people who have only just arrived here,

people who have been here for five or 10 years.

We've got such a big, diverse set of friends.

We're always being invited places, we invite people out with us.

I work with quite a few people who have moved here at a similar time to me.

Everybody just invites everybody else out.

We get to see quite a lot of South Australia.

We've travelled around in the car quite a bit and we've been

to the Murray River because Martin's bought himself a jet ski. We go down there.

It's nice to have something to do. It gets you out of the house

and that's what the whole point of being in Australia is, is the outdoor living.

We just tend to get out and enjoy ourselves instead of watching TV like you would do back home.

Back in UK, you could never have anything like this back in the UK.

It's fantastic. It is everything. It's really good because you have lots of fun with it

and the best part of having this is in Australia you get to use it.

For eight months of the year, we can use it. In England, you might use it once a year if you were lucky.

Martin has been after all kinds of toys since he's been in Australia.

He's been getting tools, his Ute, his jet ski. That's going to stop soon.

It's my turn next.

Despite making friends in Adelaide, it doesn't replace the loved ones

they've left on the other side of the world.

It's been really hard.

Then, obviously, the first year has been hard.

Obviously, Skype helps a lot seeing the kids.

It has been hard. Christmas was hard. Not being with Honey and I think, how have we done the first 12 months?

It has been difficult. They do say the first 12 months is the hardest.

Let's hope it gets easier. I don't want it to get any harder!

We have managed without mums and dads and brothers and sisters,

we keep in touch with them all the time.

But, it's just our children. We've never been without them for a birthday or Christmas, holidays.

And as adults, we took them away with us.

It's been particularly difficult for Andrea and Martin to leave their only granddaughter, Honey-Lily.

We were used to seeing Honey every single day.

Because of the time differences we only get to chat with her on the Internet, once or twice a week.

Now she's been out here, she has her own koala that she has named.

I can't wait for her to come back.

I miss Honey all the time. Every time I see her, I could just start crying most of the time. I miss her.

To leave them behind and come to Australia,

the first six or seven months, it was really, really hard.

You miss things like birthdays and Christmas.

My son got engaged, Honey's birthday...

It's been difficult. Anybody who says it's easy, it's not.

It's one of the hardest things I've ever done.

I never want to do it again.

It is getting easier. I love being here.

The only downside is not having the children here.

If they were here, life would be absolutely perfect.

To be honest, I'm not really sure what I would do if the children

decided that they definitely weren't going to come out here.

It's something that I pushed to the back of my mind.

I honestly don't think that I could spend the rest of my life

without the children and my grandchildren.

The long term future is that I hope that they all will eventually come and join us.

If they don't, I don't know what the long-term future holds for us in Australia.

I hope we don't have to make that decision, to be honest with you.

I just hope they will say, it is a better place to bring honey up and they will come and join us.

The uncertainty of not knowing whether Paul and Michael will join them Down Under

has cast a shadow over their future in Australia.

Back in the UK, Paul and Michael have been living their own separate lives.

Paul is back with Gemma and she's finishing off the teacher training

that could get them an Australian Visa.

But how are their sons feeling since their parents moved 10,000 miles away.

The thing I miss most about my parents is first thing, my dad drinking.

As daft as it sounds, rugby is on, or grand prix,

we used to always sit in the kitchen or go to the pub

and have a couple of pints and have a good laugh and talk about rugby.

As I got older, Dad seemed to be more like a best friend than a dad.

We could have a bit of banter, a joke with, a drink with.

Yes, I really do miss that closeness with my dad.

Same with my mum, me and my mum, we get on great.

It's been difficult for everybody. I thought it was difficult when they left England

but when we left Australia it were more difficult. We loved it.

We saw what mum and dad have got now and it's a really nice place where they live.

They've got a really relaxed lifestyle.

Obviously, my mum had things sorted, taking me to look at schools and stuff like that.

Will Michael or Paul be joining their parents Down Under?

It's not an easy decision but it's one that we will have to make in the next few years, isn't it?

-Especially when your visa comes through.

-Well, you can make it, not me!

-You can tell your parents.

-You can tell them, I want you to tell them.

It's something we'll think about nearer the time... In a few years.

Probably have kids.

We've given it a lot of thought, maybe over the last year.

A lot of thought about what we want,

where we want to be in five years time, say.

We don't want to be here.

It's definitely right for us. Or, at least, we're hoping it will be.

We'll give it a chance, give it a shot.

The prospect of leaving themselves was hard enough the first time around.

The reality of being separated could really hit home

when we show them messages from their family back in the UK.

Hiya, mum, hiya, dad. I hope you're well.

I hope the weather is a lot better than it is over here.

I hope you're doing OK. We miss you and love you absolutely loads.

ALL: Hiya, Nanna and Granddad, hope you're having a nice time.

Hi, Mum and Dad. I hope you're still having a nice time. I hope the weather's still better than here.

Just so you know we still miss you the same as we did the day you left.

We hope to see you soon. We hope to come out there and join you soon.

Hi, Andrea and Martin, just a quick message to say, "hi".

I hope you're having a lovely time. We're hoping to join you soon.

I've only got eight months left, so hopefully, if all goes well

we'll be there with Honey-Lily to give you a big hug and big kiss.

Hiya, Nanna and Granddad, I hope the weather is nice

and I hope you are having a nice time in Australia.

I love you and I won't forget you, ever. Bye!

Is quite emotional when you see them. It brings it all back.

You know, you get yourself moving on a little bit over 12 months

and then it all comes back when you see them like that.

Yes, you just want them to be here, really. That's all you want.

It's nice to listen and hear the messages but, yes, it's tough, really tough.

You just want them to be here.

The brighter side of that, with Gemma saying she's only got another eight months to go

and they might be coming to join us, that's a positive and that makes you feel better.

We never expected her to say that..

We knew Paul was keen to move out here

but we weren't sure about Gemma.

Obviously, she's got to leave all her family behind.

But, yes, we will be chuffed to bits if they do join us.

I think Gemma will just want to watch Home And Away, won't she?

Although the first 12 months have been a testing time,

Andrea Martin have been forging ahead with their lives in Australia and making new friends

has helped them settle in quickly.

We decided to have a big outdoor barbecue and invite some friends

with it being our year anniversary of being in Australia.

We do this all the time in the summer.

There's only a couple of months of the year when you can't do it.

We're always outside and that's the whole point of being here. We don't have to plan a barbecue.

You know, it's going to be really nice weather.

Yes, normally!

I can't get them both because it's not big enough!

It's a typical Yorkshire day.

It's like being back home is this, for me.

We are used to barbecuing in the rain.

You wouldn't believe it was 28 degrees last Saturday

and it's going to be 25 next Saturday.

Yorkshire's just brought the rain over so we don't miss it too much.

After a year living in Adelaide, the Burnleys seem to feel at home.

And, with just a hint of more family members joining them,

their Australian dream could be complete in the not too distant future.

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