About 30 days before the moving date, get onto:

• Finding and carefully choosing a removalist company 

• Discarding any items you do not wish to take with you

• Lining up a local council pick-up

• Booking cleaners

• Going through your fridge, freezer and pantry to discard any opened packets and goods past their use-by-date and use up food

• Advising utility suppliers such as electricity, gas, telephone and internet about disconnection and reconnection

• Having your mail redirected and letting Australia Post know about your move

• Informing your insurance companies so that your contents insurance policy can be updated with the new address

• Updating your address with your gym club, local library, food delivery companies, charities, Pay TV providers and sport teams

• Advising the Australian Electoral Commission, Centrelink and any other Governmental Departments

• Advising your bank, superannuation fund and other financial institutions

• Letting your doctors, dentists and vets know about your change of address

• Starting packing, ensuring boxes are labelled and accompanied by an inventory list

• Identifying items that either need special handling care or are very heavy, and making necessary arrangements to have them moved safely

• Making arrangements for the kids to be minded on the day of the move if not at school

• Advising your accountant, solicitors and any other professional advisers

• Identifying whether any gas cylinders or air bottles need emptying

• Creating a folder with all your moving documents

 

About a week before the moving date, you should:

• Tidy up the yard

• Clean the oven

• Organise having your carpet cleaned, and attend to a flea treatment if applicable

• Start dismantling furniture

• Confirm arrival time with removalist and cleaners

• Ensure you have a parking permit for your removalist if necessary

• Cancel any routine deliveries such as magazines/newspapers 

• Defrost your fridge the night before the move

• Empty out your fridge, having a portable Esky with ice for transport

• Arrange the final inspection with your agent

• Back up computers

• Arrange a ‘goodbye’ get together with your neighbours

 

On the moving day, you will need to:

• Drop the kids and pets off to friends or relatives if they are not getting picked up

• Look throughout cupboards, the pantry, and built-in wardrobes for any forgotten items

• Keep your valuable items such as jewellery and important legal documents on you or secured 

• Have snacks, beverage and food available during the moving day 

• Have the keys easily accessible and in a safe place so you can easily find them when you need to hand them over to the agent

• Direct and supervise the placement of your boxes and furniture in the new home

• Check that the utilities are all connected in the new home

• Before you lock the doors, ensure everything is turned off