Hi all! Hang with me for this post. My agent called from Ireland at 4:30am my time (forgetting the time difference since I'm back in the States) so I'm a little foggy today (like I was going to be able to fall back asleep after learning my visa was granted!). I thought there was a sticky but I don't see it so here goes:

14/10/2008 - Application Received, processing commenced
I submitted my medicals and police checks in November (some prefer to wait until the CO requests them)
They updated that my medicals were received (the page has changed so I don't have the date but it was shortly after I sent them).
Then it was a Loooooong wait.
21/5/2009 Application Being Processed further (all of my documents were then marked and dated as 'met' on the document checklist)
02/07/2009 175 visa granted.

I applied as a civil engineer (single application - no others) on the 175. Agents were a great help. I'm off to nap now!! :-)