Plan Your Move
Who should you notify before you move? 
- RTA – change of license and car registration address (within 7 days)
- Government Departments – family allowance & superannuation
- Pensions
- Insurance companies – Life, Cars, Home and Content insurance
- Employers – Group certificates etc
- Australia Post – post can be redirected for up to 12 months
- Phone companies (home and mobile)
- Schools
- Solicitor
- Automobile Associations (NRMA etc)
- Water, gas & electricity authorities
- Banks and financial institutions
- Rental and hire purchase companies
- Doctor, dentist and private health care funds
- Electoral roles (within 4 weeks)
1 Week to go:
- Make a list of your requirements on moving day
- Cancel milk and newspaper delivery
- Organise travel arrangements for your pets
- Drain fuel from your Lawnmower and empty gas cylinders
- Label every carton you pack yourself (room and contents)
- Check your garage, garden, sheds and under your house
1 to 2 days before you go:
- Arrange finances for payment on moving day
- If you get your goods professionally packed, this will happen the day before the move
- Separate the items you will pack from those that we will pack
- Defrost your fridge
Moving Day:
- Pack yourself the immediate things you require (toiletries, clothing & travel documents)
- If renting leave the keys with the landlord or real estate
- Double check that everything has been loaded onto the truck before it departs your house