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Water at our new home

We have three sources of water to our new home in Coomera, Queensland.

Normal tap fresh water that we can drink, supplied by the council, and is found in our kitchen and bathroom taps.
Recycled water from the Council and billed a different rate from the fresh water. This water is supplied for flushing our toilets [...]

Australian State Abbreviations

To start off you will need to know the that the Commonwealth of Australia is made up of six states and two major mainland territories, and commonly abbreviated as follows:
Abbreviation – State
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ACT – Australian Capital Territory
NSW – New South Wales
NT – Northern Territory
QLD – Queensland
SA – South Australia
TAS – Tasmania
VIC – Victoria
WA – Western [...]

Our first two weeks as Permanent Residents

We organised temporary accommodation for about 4 weeks before we arrived in Australia, along with an airport transfer to our accommodation.
During our first two weeks as permanent residents in Australia we:

Tried to find our way around our new suburb and city, with regard to using public transport;

Then got a mobile phone;
Got some groceries, coffee, sugar, [...]

Halloween in Australia

Last year, 31 October, we were caught by surprise! Not this Australian Halloween, we had 2 bags of lollies ready, also known as jelly babies and normal sweets, all sweet stuff, even chocolates are called lollies here!
The first set of 3 little arrived, dressed as various scary characters or creatures, with an adult dressed as [...]

Find a Job and Salaries in Australia

These are the most commonly asked question from people abroad:

Are there jobs in Australia?
How do I find a job in Australia?
Is it easy to find a job in Australia
Is it right time to immigrate to Australia

Websites
To get an indication of the job market and their related salaries, I suggest that you use the following popular [...]