Useful contacts,
websites & community
The official Australian links you’ll need, and the people we trust to help you settle.
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Practical guides you can keep
Interview Preparation Guide
How to prepare for Australian healthcare interviews: STAR answers, common questions and calm, practical advice.
Open the guide →Build your CV
Presenting your experience clearly for Australian employers: structure, what to include and what to leave out. Guided, on your device, and it gives you a file to send.
Open the CV builder →Moving to Australia
Our national guide: registration, visas, shipping, housing, schools and those first few weeks.
Download the PDF →The official websites, in one place
Official sources for registration, visas, healthcare, tax, schools and licences. Schools, licences and tenancy run state by state.
Registration & working
Registration
One national scheme, a board per profession
Ahpra · national registration Medical Radiation Practice Board Medical Board of AustraliaSkills & accreditation
Profession bodies for skills assessment
ASAR · sonographer accreditation ASMIRT · medical imaging & RT OET · English for healthcareFair work
Your rights and pay at work
Fair Work Ombudsman Awards & pay rates Ethicare · current rolesVisas, money & healthcare
Immigration & tax
The federal essentials
Department of Home Affairs · visas Australian Taxation Office (ATO) Moneysmart · budgetingHealthcare & family
Medicare and government services
Services Australia · Medicare Child Care Subsidy Department of HealthEveryday life
Settling in, the practical bits
Australian Bureau of Statistics Healthdirect · find a GP Settling in AustraliaOfficial bodies and current rules are always best confirmed at the source: details change. Ethicare is a recruitment specialist, not licensed migration agents; the Department of Home Affairs publishes the visa rules in full.
Schools, licences & tenancy, by state
Schools and their zones, swapping an overseas driver licence, and your rights as a renter are run by each state and territory.
New South Wales
Schools & enrolment zones: NSW Department of Education · Driver licences: Service NSW · Renting: NSW Fair Trading.
Victoria
Schools & zones: Victorian Department of Education · Driver licences: VicRoads · Renting: Consumer Affairs Victoria.
Queensland
Schools & catchments: Queensland Department of Education · Driver licences: Queensland Transport (TMR) · Renting: Residential Tenancies Authority.
Western Australia
Schools & local-intake areas: WA Department of Education · Driver licences: Department of Transport WA · Renting: Consumer Protection WA.
South Australia
Schools & zones: SA Department for Education · Driver licences: Service SA · Renting: Consumer & Business Services SA.
Tasmania
Schools & intake areas: Tasmanian Department for Education · Driver licences: Transport Tasmania · Renting: Consumer, Building & Occupational Services.
Australian Capital Territory
Schools & priority enrolment areas: ACT Education Directorate · Driver licences: Access Canberra · Renting: ACT Government tenancy information.
Northern Territory
Schools & enrolment: NT Department of Education · Driver licences: Motor Vehicle Registry (MVR) · Renting: NT Consumer Affairs.
These are the departments to search for in each state. Names occasionally change, and several have an online school-finder that maps the catchment for any address. Tell us where you’re heading and we’ll point you to the current pages and, for schools, the right starting point for your visa type.
Finding your community
The national bodies for the major faiths, the organisations that help newcomers settle, and a state-by-state starting point for multicultural groups.
Christian churches
National churches, parishes nationwide.
Australian Catholic Bishops Conference Anglican Church of Australia Uniting Church in AustraliaOther major faiths
National peak bodies, with centres in the main cities.
Australian National Imams Council Hindu Council of Australia Executive Council of Australian JewryNewcomer & multicultural support
Settling in and finding people.
Federation of Ethnic Communities’ Councils Home Affairs, settling in Australia Ask Ethicare about communityMulticultural bodies, by state
Each state and territory has a multicultural commission and a network of migrant resource centres, a good first call for local groups, events and settlement help. A starting point, not an exhaustive list.
New South Wales
Multicultural NSW · Settlement Services International · SydWest & other regional migrant resource centres.
Victoria
Victorian Multicultural Commission · AMES Australia · Ethnic Communities’ Council of Victoria.
Queensland
Multicultural Australia · Ethnic Communities Council of Queensland · regional migrant settlement services.
Western Australia
Office of Multicultural Interests (WA) · Metropolitan Migrant Resource Centre · Ethnic Communities Council of WA.
South Australia
Multicultural Affairs SA · Australian Migrant Resource Centre · Ethnic Communities Council of SA.
Tasmania
Multicultural Council of Tasmania · Migrant Resource Centre Tasmania (north & south).
ACT
ACT Office of Multicultural Affairs · Companion House · Migrant & Refugee Settlement Services of the ACT.
Northern Territory
Multicultural Council of the Northern Territory · Melaleuca Australia · local settlement services.
Links open external sites we don’t control. The state bodies are examples to help you start; availability changes over time.
Trusted partners & finding your community
Swoosh English
Friendly, focused OET and IELTS preparation for healthcare professionals, so the language test is the least of your worries.
Visit Swoosh EnglishMoving your life over
Trusted relocation and shipping partners who handle the logistics, from container to doorstep, so you can focus on your family.
Ask us for an introductionYour place of worship
Churches, mosques, temples, gurdwaras and faith communities near where you’ll live. See our dedicated guide to faith and belonging in Australia.
Religion in AustraliaNational & cultural communities
South African, Filipino, Indian, British, Middle Eastern and many other communities are well established here. We’re glad to connect you with families who’ve walked the same path.
Ask us for an introductionFamiliar groceries
From biltong and boerewors to spices and Asian supermarkets, we can point you to where to find the ingredients you’ll miss most.
Ask us for an introductionGroups & networks
Facebook groups, parents’ networks and profession circles where newcomers ask the small questions and find quick, kind answers.
Ask us for an introductionThese are relationships, not adverts. Tell us where you’re moving from and what matters to your family, and we’ll point you to the people we trust.
Related guides
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