pob Posted September 5, 2013 Share Posted September 5, 2013 What do you do on your first day in Australia? Here is part of my list... I have applied online for my tax file number. I need to buy a mobile phone, any advice on that one??? We have started house hunting. I have started job hunting. Got to wait for the funds to be transferred till we can open a bank account. Was thinking about the commonwealth bank? they seem to be everywhere. Any thing else we should be doing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kissofthegypsy Posted September 5, 2013 Share Posted September 5, 2013 Register for Medicare Dont look at the price of food Switch your driving license Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 5, 2013 Share Posted September 5, 2013 I wouldn't bother with license straight away unless you need proof of address. I find bankwest good because you can use nab, westpac, commonwealth and Anz ATM's for free and are owned by commonwealth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicolac34 Posted September 5, 2013 Share Posted September 5, 2013 My first day: Bank Account (Bankwest can open with your passport and $50) Driving Licence (once Bankwest had given me a letter with proof of address on) Medicare Telstra Sim Card for my iphone (you need ID for these things - hence DL and Medicare first) Mobile Dongle for the internet Tax File Number Day two was spent applying to agencies for work and scouring gumtree for the cheapest working car I could find. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kissofthegypsy Posted September 5, 2013 Share Posted September 5, 2013 I wouldn't bother with license straight away unless you need proof of address. I find bankwest good because you can use nab, westpac, commonwealth and Anz ATM's for free and are owned by commonwealth. We needed it for the bank :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 5, 2013 Share Posted September 5, 2013 We needed it for the bank :-) Fair enough then! I was just saying as you can use British one for 3 months and it costs to get it (In QLD anyway) so may aswell save the money straight away. I didn't need my license to join a bank, maybe depends on the bank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kissofthegypsy Posted September 5, 2013 Share Posted September 5, 2013 Fair enough then! I was just saying as you can use British one for 3 months and it costs to get it (In QLD anyway) so may aswell save the money straight away. I didn't need my license to join a bank, maybe depends on the bank. i needed the license to collect my bank card with westpac Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulip Posted September 5, 2013 Share Posted September 5, 2013 My first day; Went with hubby to gt his drivers licence. Went shopping at Woolies and bought some food. Unpacked. Opened bank accounts. Called quarantine. That's about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 5, 2013 Share Posted September 5, 2013 My first day I dumped my bag on my bed and went to the beach. I was in Cottesloe backpacking though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blewyn Posted September 5, 2013 Share Posted September 5, 2013 Day 1. Walked out of hotel. Took 2 left turns. Entered Pancake Manor. Ate a GLUTEN FREE pancake with bacon and syrup !! :-) :-) PRIORITIES MATE PRIORITIES. Pah ! bank, licence, job - what are you people like ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 5, 2013 Share Posted September 5, 2013 Oh and when I moved back to Australia to move in with my gf. We dropped bag at hotel went to the pub and then hit Jupiter's Casino. Party time at the Gold Coast Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wellers and Whitehead Posted September 5, 2013 Share Posted September 5, 2013 Recovered from jet lag..slept! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JK2510 Posted September 5, 2013 Share Posted September 5, 2013 Went to the beach...got stung by bluebottles! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmjg Posted September 5, 2013 Share Posted September 5, 2013 We crashed at my parents, then went and stole my grandparents car for a month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ali Posted September 5, 2013 Share Posted September 5, 2013 We woke up at 3am ... sat in the garden, went for a walk and found the supermarket, went to the beach and did all the 'proper stuff' .. on day 2 xx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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