Moving to Melbourne & Australia

On this page we have grouped links to information of particular interest to people planning to move to Victoria.

Entry Visas etc

Australian Immigration
- Fact Sheets
- Information for migrants and refugees
- Information for -
  - Workers for professionals and other skilled workers seeking work or business in Australia
  - Migrants People moving permanently to Australia or returning from overseas
  - Visitors Tourists, working holiday makers, people visiting family or friends, or visiting for business or an event
  - Students People studying or seeking study, training, or skills development in Australia. Education agents and providers
  - Employers Employers who sponsor skilled people to work in Australia
  - Applications & Forms Online and printable applications, information forms and booklets
  - Humanitarian Information for people seeking assistance under the refugee and humanitarian programme
Australian Customs Service
Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service
includes info on taking your cat, dog or other animals into or out of Australia
Medicare Information Kit for new arrivals translated into 19 languages. This website contains important information about Medicare, the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme, Australian Childhood Immunisation Register, Australian Organ Donor Register and Family Assistance Office. Find out about your entitlements to Medicare, how to get a Medicare card, how to enrol your children on the Immunisation Register, how to become an organ donor etc.

Employment

You must have the appropriate visa to work in Australia. See

Live in Victoria: Live in Victoria is a non profit government website developed to help people migrating to Australia with work and living
BCL Jobs and Employment in Melbourne and Victoria has links to useful sites, classified job listings and more.
Check award wages using Fair Work.

Cost of Living

The Universal Currency Converter will tell you how Australian dollars compare to your own currency.
Check award wages using Fair Work.

Contacts

Moving to a new city or country can be difficult without support. These contacts may be of use to you. Advice offered on newsgroups and mailing lists may not be reliable. Please seek professional advice when needed.

Submit Links & Events

Report a bad link (form opens in a new window)
Request a link to your web site
Promote your organisation, meetings and events on the BCL Forum. Event postings will also automatically appear on the BCL What's on page for the relevant region and month. This is a free service for non-profit groups, theatre and arts, festivals, etc.

Melbourne Victoria
Accommodation Guide
including hotels, motels, apartments, tourist parks, luxury escapes, B&Bs & backpacker hostels

Events, Tours, Activities
our events calendar, tours, activities, courses and lots of other things to do in and around Melbourne & Victoria

Melbourne Shopping
Shopping tours plus online shops for gifts, hampers, toys and lots more for delivery to Melbourne & Victoria

Regional Victorian
pages for regional cities and towns in Victoria

Move to Melbourne
job listings, schools,etc

Business Guide
business organisations useful sites and a serviced office directory

Community Guide
clubs and interest groups, support organisations and services

News & Politics
sources of local news, Government and politics

Melbourne Sitemap
lists all there is to see in this section

About this site
Contact details, policies, feedback, newsletters, advertising information