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I would imagine it could take longer if you are sharing as you do need somone else moving out there at the same time and to the same destination. So they were probably being truthful about that part.

Dont really know about the second part but I am sure someone will answer it for you.

R.

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If you share a container the container will arrive and a forwarder or
other freight agent will sent you a pre-alert.
The forwarder or freight agent will move this container to a bonded
warehouse and devan the container. After you have done your customs
clearance and cleared the cargo with AQIS (for AUS) or MAF (for NZ)
and paid the local charges you should be able to collect your cargo.

Time frame

Normally I would allow 4 weeks after the sailing date for the container
to arrive in the major ports in AUS (Sydney / Melbourne / Brisbane /
Fremantle and Adelaide). Add an other week to this for getting your
cargo devanned out of a container and available for collection

For New Zealand I would allow 5 weeks after the sailing date of the
container and devan can be done within 24 to 48 hours.

Pleas be very carefull as you will need to collect your cargo within 3
days of it being devanned out of a container, if not you are charged
storage charges.

AUS about AUS 10 per cbm per night, in NZ about 7.50 per cbm per night.

Any other questions let me know

rgds

Carruss wrote:
    >>does anyone happen to know whether the stuff arrives quicker if you
    >>have your own container or if you share a container?
    >>One removal agent tole me that the stuff gets ther v fast if you have
    >>your own container, but another told me that if made no difference
    >>because stuff takes ages to get through customs anyway. Was the first
    >>guy just trying to blag me into taking an expensive option??
    >>Also, who has any advice on surviving without furniture/beds etc for
    >>the 2.5 months or however long it takes? I know that its better to
    >>just buy stuff over there by my new employer is paying for stuff to be
    >>shipped - so I thought that that would prob be better (even if my
    >>furniture is a load of old junk :)
    >>Juanita
    >
    >
    > I would imagine it could take longer if you are sharing as you do need
    > somone else moving out there at the same time and to the same
    > destination. So they were probably being truthful about that part.
    >
    > Dont really know about the second part but I am sure someone will answer
    > it for you.
    >
    > R.
    >

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Hi Leonard
I have two munchies as well - they will be 2 and 4 when we go in September 05. However we are selling up and moving out at the end of June, so figure it takes 3 -4 months to ship stuff on a shared container (and you can request they store it for you for free this end so it arrives when you do). We will stay at my Dads for the summer - lovely, walking distance to the beach in Weymouth!

I am going to use PSS to ship us, they have been really helpful and really know their stuff, I have phoned several times with a whole list of questions and they are happy to go through everything (I talk to David -I think, am crap with names - on the Australia desk).

I think they said a full container was about 3 grand, and a shared depends how much you take. They sent us a form to fill in for an estimate, you go through each room the loft and the shed etc and tick off how much of what and other stuff like ornaments and crockery etc you imagine any size, eg grocery box and say how many of those you reckon you would fill.

My hubby and I agreed to set ourselves a limit and if it is more than what we put down we will car boot the leftovers.

We are also taking most of the kids stuff (have sorted out toys and been gradually stashing those to go to the car boot sale so they wont be missed. Am also putting together a stash of new things as a suprise for the plane ride and a few favourites to go in our suitcase for en-route and whilst the rest is being shipped. (I think garden toys have to bleached or something so they dont carry nasties).

Whereabouts are you going? We are initially heading for Byron Bay as my hubby as friends and relatives there, but it is expensive so we may have to move up the gold coast, possibly sunshine coast to buy somewhere and settle - we will have to wait and see.

My two munchies are also fair skinned with strawberry blond hair - we have been training them to wear sun hats for a while and help put cream on (so its not a battle), my hubby has also promised them we will get a dog when we get to Australia, so the eldest thinks it is waiting for us and cries some nights saying she wants to go to Australia and see her dog - utterly obsessed!!)

When are you going?

I hope it all goes okay

Kerry

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Hi Kerry,
Thanks for the info. We haven't got as far as putting the house on the market yet (Visas not yet final - although we expect this within the next month) as my wife will not let me even think about it due to the kids and the uncertainty.
I reckoned on about 4 grand to move all of our stuff over (excluding our dog - couldn't leave him!).
We have a definite cut off date for moving over there of January 2006 (roll on), and we are heading hopefully for the Sunshine Coast (Tewantin, Peregian Beach, Noosa, not particularly fussy). We visited back in August and the visit confirmed that this is where we want to be (lifestyle, affordability, WEATHER).
I would appreciate if you could forward me the details of the movers you are using, so I can start to get definite costs and start making decisions about what goes and stays.
When we get the Visa approval and the house goes on the market, we also considered moving in with my parents, but we feel that this will make the leaving even harder (nigh on impossible for the oldest boy, he's his grandads best mate!).
Keep in touch and let us know how everything goes.

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Cool bananas

PSS website is: www.pss.uk.com

I called them up and they sent me a lovely brochure explaining it all and a quotation sheet which was easy to fill in (Had to be for me to be able to do it!!).

I pester David on the Australia desk - he is a veritable fountain of knowledge. He said a full container was £3,200 - 8-12weeks, they supply boxes for free and pack for free and can store it for up to 4 weeks in the UK for free. We are doing a shared container which is cheaper, but may take longer.

I checked through old threads about shipping and they came highly recommended by others on this site, so I checked them out.

I hope all goes well - will stay in touch.

Fingers crossed for you!!!

Kerry

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Kerry,

We are in exactly the same situation ! We also have two children ages 2 and 4 and we are heading for the Brisbane area. We also arrive in Brisbane on the 3rd September. We are going through the same process - having the shippers over for estimates (PSS and Doree Bonner) and we are deciding what goes in the car boot/garage sale and what gets sent. PSS and DB have quoted around the 3700 mark for a 20ft container. I also know David very well now ! Does anyone know anything about Doree Bonner ??

I'm interested to know what line of work you are in to think about living in Byron Bay ? Dave is in IT and we're thinking he will need to stay in/near the city. We'd like to live near the sea, rather than inland and Caloundra on the Sunshine coast looks great but I don't know what the commuting time would be. I'm also looking at Redlandshire (Wellington Point, Cleveland, Ormiston etc) Does anyone have any knowledge of this area ?
Also, we're obviously interest in primary schools. I can't find any league tables anywhere. What are you doing about schools ? Any ideas ?

Lynette.

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Hi Lynette,
Wellington Point, Cleveland, Ormiston, Thornlands, Victoria Point,
Redland Bay were predominately farming areas until about 15 years ago
when the council rates pushed the farmers out and the sub-divisions
came in. Generally there are newer (and larger)houses in these
suburbs. All depends on the lifestyle you seek and your budget. These
suburbs are on the Bay but not the sea (no breaking surf, etc).

Commuting times vary. There are some that commute from Caloundra by
car around 60-90mins to city depending on time of day and access to
paid parking space. Public transport would be by car to Caboolture and
then train to city. Try www.whereis.com.au for distances/times.

Cleveland is about an hour by train and anything from 35 mins by car to
the city depending on time, etc. Bus is about 50mins.

Gold Coast is a either a drive or drive/train commute.

Try http://www.ourbrisbane.com/transport/ for info.

Schools are well covered with both private and state schools. Each
suburb will have at least one state pimary school. State high schools
may cover a few suburbs. There are no league tables yet, but it will
happen.
There are plenty of private schools (church, non-denom) in the area.
Many now cater from pre-school to secondary.

Be warned that after yesterday's little dust settler in the south east
(particularly the Gold Coast) there will be many suddenly 'waterfront'
homes going onto the market. Make sure you get a full property
inspection and pest inspection on any property you consider buying.
Termites here can take the shine off the experience.

Cheers
Bill

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Bill,
Thanks for the great info on the Bayside area - definitely think we will be heading there in September and then we will drive up the coast to check out other possibilities. I don't know if I will be able to persuade hubby to commute from Caloundra !
First things first - we need to finalise shipping and sort out what to take/chuck/sell. Feeling good today as we have statted selling things - have just sold all of our potted plants (hard to say goodbye to these) and some old baby stuff.

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Does anyone know if it is possible to have things stored at the other end ? MY wife and I are considering shipping our stuff off to Melb. and then relaxing and going travelling for around a month. It would be nice if we could have our stuff automatically stored on arrival (up to a finite period) so we don't feel we have to rush to meet it - and we'll just collect whenever we arrive and have found a permanent roof to go over our heads...

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I'll move this to the lifestyle forum, as you'll get more replies there.
Please note the original thread is over a year old!