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When you move, there are a number of
people and organizations you will need to tell. This includes:
Family and friends
Services
- local electricity authority - for
disconnection/final reading and reconnection
- phone company - for disconnection
and reconnection
- gas company - for
disconnection/final reading and reconnection
- pay TV service - (if applicable)
- your Internet provider - (if
applicable)
- community services you receive such
as home care, delivered meals, and so on
- postal service
- garbage removal services
Health
- doctor and/or medical specialist
- chemist - ask for your
Pharmaceutical Card
- dentist
- optometrist
Finances
- bank, building society or credit
union - for all your accounts
- credit card agencies - for all your
credit cards
- superannuation company
- investment or income sources - for
example, Friendly Societies, Managed Funds, Bonds
- stockbroker/financial adviser
- insurance agent/company - insurance
for car, house and contents, life, and so on
- leasing or rental companies - for
example, if you are paying off the car, TV or whitegoods
Government agencies
- You may need to contact some or all
of these government agencies:
- Centrelink 13 23 00
- Department of Veterans’ Affairs
- Australian Taxation Office
- Australian Electoral Commission
- Health Insurance Commission
(Medicare)
- foreign pension provider - if you
are receiving a pension from overseas
Car
- road traffic authority for driver’s
licence and car registration
- automobile club - for example, the
RACV or NRMA
Pets
- the vet - to transfer your pet’s
records to a new vet
- pet registration authority - in some
states and territories local councils require pets to be micro-chipped,
as well as licensed
Shops, clubs and hobbies
- shops where you have an account
- subscriptions to magazines
- library
- club memberships
Important: When you have moved, start a
list of contact details for local companies such as the bank, doctor or
accountant, and for tradesmen like the plumber, electrician and handyman
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