Thanks for posting this reply. I have investigated this further and if my UK license expires I will have to start from the beginning, exams, tests, flights etc.
Luckily I am returning to the UK for a couple of weeks and I am going to attempt to renew my UK license before it expires on the 28/08/09. This will mean that I have to pay fur UK medicals etc but this will buy me time to convert to an Australian PPL on my return. I am doing some flying with an instructor before I return to the UK to get the minimum 12 hours for the UK license.
If anyone has any advice as to if this will be sufficient provided I complete the hours in the UK to renew my PPL I would be grateful. I can see an instructor in the UK rubbing his hands when I walk through the with a fist full of Dollars (Pounds) to undertake refreshing training up to 10 hours
for my ticket.