User:Moving checklists/sandbox

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 * 1) PREPARE FOR THE MOVE 4 WEEKS PRIOR
 * 2) Book with Removalists company to secure removal time
 * 3) Assemble a list of incoming mail and notify changes of address for subscriptions
 * 4) Create a oor plan of your future home for furniture placement and check that larger appliances and furniture will t into your new home
 * 5) Advertise unwanted furniture or donate it
 * 6) Get your new home ready: contact carpenters, painters, locksmiths etc.
 * 7) 3 WEEKS TO GO
 * 8) Start notifying businesses, colleagues, family and service providers of your intended change of address
 * 9) For kids: advise their schools of moving plans and transfer school records
 * 10) For family: arrange to transfer medical, dental and legal records
 * 11) For pets: transfer veterinary records; take pets for immunisations if necessary and organise transport arrangements.
 * 12) 2 WEEKS TO GO
 * 13) Begin to run down supplies of frozen and other perishable goods
 * 14) If renting, advise your current land lord in writing of your move
 * 15) Arrange to disconnect and connect your essential services, gas, water, phone and electricity and the nal billing involved.
 * 16) 1 WEEK TO GO
 * 17) Confirm your details – times for pack, move, unpack, clean, details of storage, insurance etc.
 * 18) Notify the Taxation Of ce of change of address
 * 19) Notify Australia Post regarding redirection of your mail
 * 20) Arrange Electoral Roll transfer
 * 21) Organise the nal accounts for gas, water and electricity; Ensure that these services are set up at your new home
 * 22) Contact your phone company to arrange the disconnection and reconnection of landline and broadband
 * 23) Clean out medicine cabinet and dispose of out-of-date medication at your local chemist
 * 24) Cancel deliveries of papers and local services
 * 25) Dispose of ammables correctly and have your gas bottle purged
 * 26) Drain fuel from lawn mower and other machinery
 * 27) Prepare bulky furniture such as trampolines, swings, garden furniture
 * 28) Gather all keys from old address
 * 29) Repair and clean the general household and garage
 * 30) Clean out oven, dishwasher and other electrical appliances, and leave instruction booklets for the new owners
 * 31) Secure electrical items and make sure safe for transport
 * 32) DAY BEFORE YOU MOVE
 * 33) Defrost the fridge and freezer – dispose of perishable food and wash out cabinets
 * 34) Ensure electricity, gas and water meters have been read and recorded
 * 35) Ensure all clothes and personal belongings are packed minus toothbrushes and necessary medication
 * 36) Disassemble bed heads
 * 37) Create a ‘survival pack’ that consists of items you need immediately in your new home. An overnight bag with your toiletries and tea/coffee
 * 38) MOVE DAY
 * 39) Ensure children and pets are out of harms way
 * 40) Move all suitcases and essential items not to be loaded into the removal van to bathroom or car
 * 41) Carry all valuables and papers including passports with you
 * 42) Turn off the gas and water meters, electricity at the switchboard after cleaning is nished
 * 43) Take a nal walk through with our senior crew leader.
 * 44) If you will not be present for the duration of the move it is suggested you arrange for someone to act on your behalf.
 * 45) Lock all doors and windows as you leave
 * 46) Leave a note at your old address or with neighbours with your forwarding address.
 * 47) AFTER DELIVERY
 * 48) Unpack your items. Start with the kitchen as this is always the hardest.
 * 49) For boxes going into storage, make sure they are clearly marked and stored in an accessible fashion
 * 50) Familiarise your pets with your new home as quickly as possible, keeping cats inside for at least a week and use Feliway to help cats to settle
 * 51) Contact the Removalists office regarding the used packing cartons.
 * 52) OFFICERS TO NOTIFY FOR CHANGE OF ADDRESS
 * 53) Taxation office
 * 54) Electoral office
 * 55) Gas, electricity, phone, broadband, water companies Subscriptions
 * 56) Legal
 * 57) School
 * 58) Medical and dental
 * 59) Family & Friends