Here's our timeline:

Moving from: UK
Visa applied for: Subclass 139 - Designated Area Sponsored (paper)
Australian Standard Classification of Occupations (ASCO): Electronic Engineering Technician ASCO 3124-13
Me (then 45), husband (then 45), 2 boys (then 13 & 15) and Milly the dog

(Skills Assessment)
20/02/06 RPL sent to Agent
28/02/06 Agent sent RPL to ACS
02/03/06 ACS acknowledgement
02/03/06 “To be allocated”
29/03/06 “in process”
21/04/06 “with assessor”
21/04/05 1st confirmation sent re RPL pass (got lost!!)
28/04/06 “case finalised”
22/05/06 Official confirmation about RPL pass finally received!

(Visa)
25/05/06 Visa application received by ASPC
06/06/06 Credit card debited by ASPC
19/06/06 Application acknowledgement received
01/09/06 Sent police checks to Thames Valley Police
03/10/06 Police checks received back
10/10/06 Police checks sent to Agent via DHL

22/11/06 CO Assigned, Meds & Police Checks requested
13/12/06 Meds done
13/12/06 AOS interview with centrelink
18/12/06 Further med tests for DH
12/01/07 Medical info sent to panel doc
25/01/07 Medical info sent to Australia
07/02/07 Centrelink AOS Interview
12/02/07 Centrelink asks to open bank a/c for bond to be paid
14/02/07 Bond lodged
27/02/07 AOS granted
14/03/07 VISA GRANTED

04/09/07 Validation trip
18/10/07 Emigrated to Frankston South, VIC

18/08/08 Moved from our rental into our new house we bought in Frankston South

Dolly