Living in Australia
Australia offers a stunning mix of sandy beaches, amazing places to visit, diversity and a laid back attitude. This continent-country is unique, where you can choose from a variety of lifestyles and landscapes, including 15 world heritage sites.
Lifestyle choices include living in one of the big metropolitan areas, where the beach might just be on your doorstep, or the outback, central areas of the country, which is home to a diverse set of animal species, and where your closest neighbour and services might be hundreds of miles away!
Strong economy
Australia is a country in the Southern Hemisphere, comprising the mainland and numerous small islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans, settled by Europeans in the 18th century. It is the sixth largest and the most sparsely populated country in the world. Even in gloomy economic times around the world, its economy is one of the strongest. Australia also ranks very high for quality of life, health care, life expectancy and public education.
Prohibitions and Restrictions
In general it is in your interest not to import the following items:
- Firearms & ammunition
- Inflammable goods & substances
- Plants & plant material
- Foodstuffs, perishables or otherwise
- Narcotics and dangerous goods
- Offensive materials
- Alcohol & Tobacco
All alcoholic beverages will be subject to customs duty and Goods and Service Tax (GST). Beer, wine, and spirits all attract extremely high levels of duty and GST.
Interesting facts about Australia
- It is the world's smallest continent
- Australia was once a British penal colony
- Over 75% of Australians live in metropolitan cities and coastal areas
- Australia is the world's largest exporter of coal, wool, sheep and lead
- There is no place in Australia where there is a distance of more than 1000 km from the sea
Removal quote appointment booking service
Britannia Bradshaw can help your move go smoothly. Contact us for a free, no obligation quote, or by calling 0161 877 5555 (Manchester) or 0121 504 0966 (Birmingham & Coventry) and speak with one of our removals specialists.
How are our appointments carried out
In the current times you might prefer that we don't visit your house in person to carry out a survey. This is fully understandable and we can just as easily undertake the survey by video call, using whatever method you're comfortable with, usually FaceTime or WhatsApp.
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The team made a difficult day much easier
Why did you choose to get a quote from us and where did you get our contact details?
From a postcard sent to my address
How would you rate the way we dealt with your initial enquiry?
10/10
How would you rate the survey that we carried out?
10/10
Why did you choose to move/store with us?
Wanted a professional team
How would you rate your move team?
10/10
Would you like to tell us anything about your move team?
They were excellent, professional and friendly
How would you rate our communication?
10/10
How can we improve our service?
No issues
How likely are you to recommend us to your friends / family?
10/10
Is there anything else you would like to tell us about your move?
The team made a difficult day much easier
The lads who moved us worked so hard and till late
Email to Martin Wilkes
We just wanted to thank you and your team for a smooth move. The lads who moved us worked so hard and till late, to finish the job. We would also like to thank you Martin for tips on packing and reassurance that the job was going to be done professionally and it was. Thanks again & Merry Christmas.
Chris ShirleyAll staff were first class
Why did you choose to get a quote from us and where did you get our contact details?
Needed to get three quotes
How would you rate the way we dealt with your initial enquiry?
10/10
How would you rate the survey that we carried out?
10/10
Why did you choose to move/store with us?
Initial staff I dealt with were excellent
How would you rate your move team?
10/10
Would you like to tell us anything about your move team?
All staff were first class from my initial contact with Lynne, who was magnificent with dealing with all the changes, to the team of Alistair, Paul, Ellis they made the move work.
How would you rate our communication?
10/10
How can we improve our service?
I cannot fault the service
How likely are you to recommend us to your friends / family?
10/10
Is there anything else you would like to tell us about your move?
I cannot say how highly impressed I was with the service, it was first class, great customer service, great product and all done like clockwork!
Keith ThompsonThanks once again for organising it all so smoothly.
A massive thank you to Spencer, Jamie and the rest of the team that moved us last Thursday. It was going so smoothly (my end) until they arrived at our new home. Thankfully things were worked around, and they got us in.
Please do pass on my thanks and the company’s for getting us here in one piece it was not easy with quite a few obstacles in their way.
Thanks once again for organising it all so smoothly.
Kind regards
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