1 week before the move
Moving Day
Confirm removalist booking and any travel
Whether you have hired professional movers or
arrangements you have made earlier.
are moving with the help of friends or family, try
to be organized and in control of the tasks at hand
Whether you are moving out of a rental house
throughout the move.
or your own, make sure that you leave the place
clean for the next occupiers.
Take a final walk through the house to check if you
have not left any of your belongings behind. Close
If you are doing the packing yourself, finalise it on
all windows and turn off taps on your way out.
the week before the moving day, clearly labeling
boxes and keeping track of where you are putting
If your kids are still small, make sure to have a
everything so that the boxes are easy to unpack
friend or relative look after them. If they are
once you move in.
older, they could even potentially help with some
tasks on the moving day.
To prepare your house for the move, pad
doorframes, stairways and other areas and put
Make sure that your pets have everything they
down drop sheets to prevent damage to carpets
need during the move.
and floorboards.
If you have hired professional movers, it is
Have a separate box for essential items, such
essential that you tell them everything they need
as medicine, change of clothes, snacks, kitchen
to know, such as which boxes contain fragile items
essentials, toiletries and personal documents.
and where you want your boxes placed in your
new home.
Change of Address Checklist
Use the following checklist to help you keep track easily of who you have provided your new details to.
Financial
Services
Health
Other
Home Insurance
Telephone
Private Health Insurance
School/University
Building Insurance
Mobile
Medicare
Newspaper and
Bank
Internet
Doctor
Magazine Subscriptions
Superannuation Fund
Cable
Dentist
Pet Registration
Employer – Payroll
Water
Other
Gym Membership
Other
Gas
Electricity
Electoral Roll
Mail Redirection
Other
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