It’s no secret that moving houses is stressful, time-consuming and a lot of work.
However, it’s easy to get caught up in the excitement of moving houses and your new living arrangement and forget the list of many, many tasks that accompany changing your address.
One task that seems everlasting is changing your address with every organisation, government body and company that requires your personal details.
So, here’s a checklist of organisations you should contact to update your details to your new address.
Government organisations:
- Roads and Maritime Services – Driver Licence, Car Registration
- Australian Taxation Office
- Human Services – Centrelink, Medicare
- Australia Post (visit your local Post Office)
- Australian Electoral Commission
- School, TAFE, University
- Library
Non-government organisations:
- Employers
- Banks, credit unions
- Credit card
- Phone company
- Internet service provider
- Insurance companies (car, house, life, health etc.)
- Electricity account service
- Gas
- Gym and sporting memberships
- Dentist
- Doctor
- Other health professionals (physiotherapist, podiatrist, optometrist etc.)
- Accountants and Financial Advisors
- After school care
- Charities
- Clubs and organisations that require membership
- Loyalty programs & store cards such as Qantas, Woolworths or David Jones
- Catalogues and newspaper subscriptions
- Superannuation funds
At Professional Super, we’ve made it easy to get your super in order. And it only takes a few minutes! If you need more help getting your super organised, speak to our friendly team today.
