A number of larger companies can offer a very convenient one-stop-shop for finding different domestic services under the one banner. With these organizations you also have the added advantage of knowing that worker’s references have been screened thoroughly and that people entering your home will have current Australian police checks. See the previous section “Housekeepers” for recommended agencies.
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Top Tips
01 | Get involved with Aussie rules football. The quicker you learn the rules and pick a team, the quicker you’ll be bonding with the locals. |
02 | Melbourne is filled with culinary goldmines. Be brave, be willing to look around the graffiti covered corner and you will be rewarded. |
03 | As fantastic a city as Melbourne is, some of the landscape that surrounds it is better. Some of Australia’s most amazing scenery is on your door |
04 | While Southbank is a nice, bright area, full of gleaming new shops and restaurants, it is unequivocally viewed by Melbournians as a tourist trap. |
05 | While Melbourne has a bit of a reputation for being cold and blustery, with unpredictable weather patterns, the city comes alive in the warmer summer. |
Useful links
- http://www.newcomersnetwork.com
Website for expatriates living in Melbourne. - http://www.candidcuisine.com
No holds barred reviews of Melbourne restaurants.
Interesting fact
Melbourne was the largest city in Australia at the time of Federation (1901) and as such became the nation’s interim capital and home of Federal Parliament from 1901-1927. It currently has a population of c. 3.6 million. |