One more thing which we wanted to add - you do need a permit to own a cat in Victoria. This is very easy to get from the local council.

You are permitted to keep up to 2 cats and/or 2 dogs.

The fee payable is fairly small and the amount depends if the animals are desexed/microchipped/or are for official breeding.

Some areas do have a curfew on cats - these tend to be near parkland with native animals/birds or more rural areas also with native wildlife.

There are plenty of 'cat lovers' here and as we said above, we do not regret bringing our 2 lovely moggies with us and they have settled in extremely well.