Thank you both for your replies. I was hoping that considering the amount of money it cost to apply for the visa I'd at least get some sort of badge to wear.
This may be a question for another post but in regards to this 309 visa what are the requirements to actually live in Australia so it doesn't expire. In my case, I am traveling over in April for a 4-week trip this year to activate it and then coming back to the UK. My partner (who is an Australian citizen and my sponsor) and I do plan on living in Australia at some point in the future but is there a time limit for us to do this? Will the visa expire if this doesn't happen in the next 2, 5, 20 years?