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.
See what our customers think of us...
Very professional and gave us confidence
Why did you choose to get a quote from us and where did you get our contact details?
Have heard positive things from other people.
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?
Very professional and gave us confidence that our move would be handled with sufficient care and efficiency.
How would you rate your move team?
10/10
Would you like to tell us anything about your move team?
Friendly and professional.
How would you rate our communication?
10/10
How can we improve our service?
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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?
Just thank you for helping me during a stressful time.
Fast, caring and focused
Why did you choose to get a quote from us and where did you get our contact details?
My mum was moving and she had received a flyer through her door
How would you rate the way we dealt with your initial enquiry?
9/10
How would you rate the survey that we carried out?
7/10
Why did you choose to move/store with us?
Cost and service offered
How would you rate your move team?
9/10
Would you like to tell us anything about your move team?
Fast, caring and focused
How would you rate our communication?
9/10
How can we improve our service?
Send a final note the day before the move to confirm you are coming the next day and approx time
How likely are you to recommend us to your friends / family?
9/10
I could not have wished for a better removal experience
Why did you choose to get a quote from us and where did you get our contact details?
I liked the look of your vehicles
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?
Everything was looking good but when it was suggested to do a partial load the previous day that sold me.
How would you rate your move team?
10/10
Would you like to tell us anything about your move team?
They were stars of the highest calibre, so organised and helpful, nothing was too much trouble.
It was a long day since due to a national banking system problem the legal completion was late and they waited over 4 hours at my new property before the keys were released. Once we were in the four guys worked as a team and quickly, though with great care, moved me in. I could not have wished for a better removal experience. All the guys were great but their leader George was a brilliant communicator and made sure I was okay throughout the process.
How would you rate our communication?
10/10
How can we improve our service?
Keep doing what you are doing
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?
Thankfully Britannia Bradshaw took much of the stress off me
Email to Sam
Thank you for your help in make my house move go as smoothly as possible. I would also like to convey my personal thanks to the team that physically moved my belongings, George, Dave, Duncan and Mike. They were all brilliant throughout the process and nothing was too much trouble. As you are aware I was victim of late key syndrome. With that in mind I knew the lads were quite entitled to call it a day and finish the move another day. However, they were patient and gave me enough time to thankfully obtain the keys. Once we were in it was amazing how efficiently they worked as a team shifting my gear. Despite the time they took great care and worked with me on what went where etc.
I have been a senior manager in a service industry and trust me these people were top notch. George kept liaising with me so fantastic coordination and communication skills.
I will make it my business to recommend Britannia Bradshaw to all of my friends and colleagues.
Thank you again
David WilsonFantastic guys, great job
Why did you choose to get a quote from us and where did you get our contact details?
Googled ‘Removals’ website looked that you offered the services we needed. Good reviews
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?
Price was competitive and positive reviews
How would you rate your move team?
10/10
Would you like to tell us anything about your move team?
Fantastic guys, great job, and in the new house wanted to understand our priority for getting in i.e. what order of rooms etc
How would you rate our communication?
10/10
How can we improve our service?
I don’t think there is much
How likely are you to recommend us to your friends / family?
10/10
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