Please move this after a period of time on here to the appropriate place, however I thought I'd start here given the number of followers that seem to be based in SYD...

I will be moving down to SYD in Jan with my wife & daughter on a work secondment. She's an Australian citizen and her parents live there so shouldn't be too hard to settle in. However I'd be interested in hear any tips from others who have followed a similar route, such as recommendations on international removals, opening bank accounts, finding rental accommodation, buying a car, etc. I've only just started looking into this as the formal offer just came through so looking for any help however small!

Also to make it on topic, they will pay for our flights but only in Y...! I'm thinking of trying to convince them to pay my taxes if I were to use my own miles and a 241, however there is no availability so the chances of this look remote anyway. So what would be the other recommendations for getting down there as comfortable as possible? We will probably stop over anyway and don't mind where that is.

Cheers