Four weeks out, start packing what you don’t use daily and get the paperwork moving alongside it. Collect sturdy boxes, tape, bubble wrap and packing paper, and begin with out-of-season items, books and decorations first. If you have school-age children, notify their current school and start the enrolment process at the new one; if you work from a fixed workplace, let your employer know your moving dates. Review your home and contents insurance now so cover is current for both the old and new address on moving day, and check whether it covers the move itself. If packing isn’t something you want to take on, DNS Removals’ packing and unpacking service can do some or all of it for you. Boxes packed to the very top or left half-empty both slow a crew down on the day: a firmly closed, evenly weighted box is faster and safer to carry.
Two weeks out is when you update your address everywhere it matters. Work through the list below so nothing is left for moving week.
| Who to notify | What to do |
| Australia Post | Set up a mail redirection so post sent to your old address forwards to your new one from moving day. |
| myGov (Centrelink, Medicare, ATO) | Update your address in your myGov account so Centrelink, Medicare and the ATO all have your new details in one place. |
| Electoral roll (AEC) | Update your enrolment with the Australian Electoral Commission so you’re enrolled to vote at your new address. |
| Driver licence and registration (Queensland: TMR) | Update your driver licence and vehicle registration address with your state’s transport authority; in Queensland this is the Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR). |
| Banks and insurers | Update your address with your bank, credit providers and any insurance policies, including home and contents cover for the new property. |
| Energy and internet providers | Book the disconnection at your old address and the connection at your new one, ideally for moving day or the day before. |
| Private health fund | Update your address with your private health insurer so member correspondence and any rebates go to the right place. |
| Vet or microchip registry | Update your pet’s microchip registration details so a lost pet can be traced back to your new address. |
The crew sees address changes forgotten more often than any packing task, particularly small recurring accounts like loyalty programs and subscriptions that quietly keep billing or posting to the old address for months.
One week out, confirm every logistics detail with your removalist rather than leaving it to the day. Reconfirm your booking, arrival window and crew size. If either address has a lift, stairs or restricted parking, tell your removalist now and arrange any building lift booking or loading-zone permit needed at both ends. Plan your cold food for the last day or two so the fridge can be run down, defrosted and dried out the night before the move: a fridge that hasn’t been defrosted is one of the most common hold-ups crews see on the morning of a move. Pack a first-night box with bedding, toiletries, chargers, medications and anything else you’ll want within reach before the rest is unpacked.
On moving day, the crew handles the lifting, wrapping, loading and transport; your part is the decisions and the details that stay with you. Your DNS Removals crew will protect doorways and floors, load and secure your furniture and boxes, and unload and place items where you direct them at the new address. Keep your important documents, keys, valuables and any medications with you rather than on the truck, and do a final walkthrough of every room, cupboard and drawer before you hand over the keys. Unbooked lifts and no parking plan are the two things crews most often see cost time on the day, which is why confirming both the week before matters.
In the first week, check that everything you set up two weeks out is actually working. Confirm your electricity, gas, water and internet are live and metered correctly, and check that your Australia Post redirection and other address updates have come through. Unpack in the order that gets the home functioning fastest rather than truck-unload order: see what to unpack first for the room-by-room order that gets the kitchen, bathroom and bedrooms usable first. Keep flattened boxes for a week or two in case anything needs to go back before you commit to unpacking everything.
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