Jayne Dave

Hello, We are making the move to Australia in August 2015, our paperwork is all in order; its just our dogs now. We have a collie cross Alsatian who is approximately 11 years old and we have a staffy who has just turned 5. Is there an age limit on dogs being allowed into Australia ? Do they have to fly or could we travel by boat ? an old friend was a purser on the Southern Cross in the 70's and tells me people traveled by boat as this prevented quarantine due to it taking 5 wks to arrive ???, however I have recently read that the quarantine has since been reduced to 10 days ?? after flying in, does anyone know if this is correct? any advice please much appreciated as we are ready for the move but want to take our dogs with us rather than re-home