Central Queensland Site Services

You will normally need to obtain a state licence within 3 months of taking up residence in the state (you can use your overseas licence in the meantime).

If you have a current New Zealand drivers licence, then to get an Australian Drivers Licence you are not required to do a written or a practical examination, you only need to go to the department of transport, fill in the paperwork, show your current New Zealand Drivers licence, passport, proof of address in Australia and pay the application fee.
If you have a current drivers licence issued by a country whose licensing system is recognised as similar to Australia's (including most of the European Union nations, Canada, the USA and Japan) you are not required to do a written or a practical examination, you only need to go to the department of transport, fill in the paperwork, show your current Drivers licence, passport, proof of address in Australia and pay the application fee.
If you have held your overseas licence (even from a non-fully-recognised country) for a number of years, you should be exempt from probationary restrictions once you pass your test.

To find out more information go to the website for the Road Transport Authority for your state.

Victoria:	http://www.vicroads.vic.gov.au
Western Australia:	http://www.dpi.wa.gov.au/licensing
New South Wales:	http://www.rta.nsw.gov.au
South Australia:	http://www.transport.sa.gov.au
Queensland:	http://www.transport.qld.gov.au
Tasmania:	http://www.transport.tas.gov.au
Northern Territory:	http://www.nt.gov.au/transport
Australian Capital Territory:	http://www.rego.act.gov.au/licensing

Australian Taxation

In Australia the financial year runs from 01st of July until the 30th June. For all your taxation queries go to:

The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) http://www.ato.gov.au

General information about business trading hours in Australia

Banks are generally open 9.00am to 4pm Mon-Thu; 9:00am-5pm Fri. In some states selected banking facilities are available on Saturday morning.

General office hours including Post Offices are 9am-5pm, Mon-Fri.

Shopping Centres

There is an abundance of shopping centres throughout Australia with Department stores, supermarkets and boutique style shops. Most centres are open 9.00am to 5.30pm Monday to Saturday with late night trading on Thursdays and some doing Friday as well. Sunday trading is usually from 10.00am to 4.00pm.

How to find schools in your area

http://www.australianschoolsdirectory.com.au

Beaches in Australia

Australia has some of the most beautiful beaches in the world, to get a better understanding of how rips, waves, tides can affect conditions in the water go to:

http://www.slsa.com.au