i m coming to australia for study, so what thing i bring from india like grocery,cloth etc pls let me know?

Question

what things i bring to Australia when i arrive in Australia from India that helps me to reduce my expense ? should i get good job during my study pls reply me?

Answer 1

G'day,

It takes an ex-international student to answer this.

I also come from a tropical country and used to help the orientation for international student to come to study in Australia.

Unfortunately you do not mention which city you are going to. If you are coming to Melbourne, this is the fact about Melbourne's weather: It changes all the time. You might have heard of the saying "4 seasons in one day"... well it is almost true. Some people don't like it. However this also means that Melbourne rarely have more than 2 or 3 consecutive days of really hot weather. There will be a day of 42C, but followed with a much pleasant cooler weather the day after. At the moment, I am enjoying a warm 20-somethingC night. I am attaching an information for International students from one of the university in Melbourne. It was designed with the most up-to-date information from the international students' experience.

You will also learn how to wear your clothes in 'layers'. This means that you will wear several clothes at one time. This method is more preferable rather than wearing 1 heavy and bulky jacket, since with the change of weather, you can wear or take off the layers as per your liking.

This is what you need to do in regards to clothing:
1. When you arrive in Australia in February, most likely the weather is still quite warm, but it may be still cool compared with where you come from. Therefore prepare a sweater or jacket in your hand luggage, since you may need it on the plane as well.
2. You may bring some warm clothing with you from your home country, but not too much. Most likely those clothes will not be warm enough to be worn in Australian winters anyway. You will still need to buy some winter clothes in Australia. These will includes some thermal undergarments such as spencer (you'll now it when you arrive here), scarf, beanie and gloves.
3. Do not bring too many jeans pants. They are trendy and students' favorite, but it is not a good insulated clothes and heavy when wet. I'm saying this b'cos rain in Australia usually accompanied by strong wind, so your pants very likely will be wet. Nowadays, polar fleece material are the best choice in Australian winter. It is lightweight and warm.

The following points does not have anything to do with weather, but you might want to bring it with you as part of your study:
4. Very comfortable walking shoes. You will walk alot in uni, not to mention in campus as well.
5. Formal/business suit. Depending on your course, you might be required to make a business presentation, so have to dress-up accordingly. I am of course assuming that you are a uni student. If not... ignore this point.
6. Do not bring too much food with you. You may want to bring some for your first nite (since you are not sure where to go for shopping or take-aways). Australian cities have the best reputation as the city with the best food, therefore most likely you can find your favorite food in Australian cities. If you do bring food, DECLARE IT to the custom. If you do not, and THEY WILL FIND OUT, you will face severe penalty/fines and your name will be in their record. Trust me, I've been coming in & out Australia so many times and this rule is what I always keep in mind.
7. If you decide to bring new laptop, make sure it has international warranty. Nothing worse than to find that your laptop does not work in Australia with no warranty, as this means that it will cost you a bomb to fix it out of your pocket.
8. Money. Bring abt AUD$1,000 in cash, break it in small nominations and keep it in several places so incase one of your luggage gone missing, you are not going to lost it totally. The rest of the money, bring it in a bankdraft under your name. Once arrived in Australia, bring the passport and bankdraft to a bank to open a bank account. Tell them you are student, so they will not charge fees to your account.

If it sounds like I'm actually suggesting you to take less is b'cos you will save overweight charged by the airlines. Rather than paying the airline (believe me, it is EXPENSIVE), you better spend it here.

Jobs... as an internaitonal student, you can apply for work permit once you have arrived in Australia. You can only work max 20hrs/week during semester study period and full-time only during semester break period. So as you can see, you cannot rely on income from Australia. Please budget yourself carefully. If you got a job, it is abt AUD$16-$25/hr gross for casual rates. It can be manual labor, cleaners, data entries, admin, newspaper sorter etc. The student union and campus noticeboard will have the job vacancies listed.

Well, I certainly hope that I have answered some of your queries. Good luck with your study and welcome to Australia. I hope that you will enjoy it as much as I do.

Answer 2

I really miss the Ind-Aus series and the way it was played even though the spirit can only be seen by angels. I thing, I want to remind and reminded myself is not to fall to the trap of BCCI and media. Just go back one year at the same time where was India and Pak cricket. It was in shambles being out of WC and not qualified and add to it the death of Pak Coach. Soon came few series of cricket, India winning in Eng and against BD. Then came this Aus tour where everyone was assuming India will loose badly. But it turned out to be a close contest both in Tests and ODI, except for a few. But add to it, all the drama and hype caused by players, media and boards. Include ICC to it. I disagree the rivalry between Pak and India is not there. It is still there and it is a special friendship and rivalry at the same time. Pak players have injuries and specially the main bowlers and also the Indian pace bowlers. I will take the Ind-Pak series any day, any time and it is always played in great interest. What I do not like is the one-sided affairs as we are seeing in SA-Ind series. SA has been dominant so far and Indian bowlers have not come to terms on their own pitches. That is the problem. We do not see any controversies, which is good for the game, but one-sided games are always boring whether it is SA or Aus or Eng or Pak. A close fight even in case of a lost cause is interesting than winning one way all the time. That is what the game is about. Related to umps, let us all give them a break....they deserve more in the Indian hot summer. Pitches and Indian adjusting to their own pitch is the problem. Wait until the Aus come to visit India.

Answer 3

Clothes... you'll have to check with customs about grocerys as their are many things you cannot bring into Australia.
If needed, you could get a job (Though not sure on your skills or the amount of money you will make!)

GOOD LUCK with your studies!

Answer 4

DO NOT BRING food. They will likely get consficated at the airport anyway. We have very strict quarantine laws.

You DO NOT need to bring groceries here. There are plenty of places where you can buy food and also Indian groceries.

Australia have plenty of food. There are Indian communities everywhere if you are going to be in a major city.

Clothes you will need. Check if you are going to be in a cold area. In winter - it can get quite cold here.

Answer 5

Don't try and bring food into Australia - it will only get taken off you and you may be fined.

Getting a part time job is a great way to earn some money while studying - check out http://www.workingin-australia.com for options. This site is helpful - http://studyinaustralia.gov.au

You will need to apply for a Australia Tax File number when you get here for working http://www.ato.gov.au

Another helpful site - http://www.justlanded.com/english/australia/tools/just_landed_guide

Things to do first when you arrive in Australia http://www.immi.gov.au/living-in-australia/settle-in-australia/to-do-first/index.htm and info on settling here http://www.immi.gov.au/living-in-australia/settle-in-australia/index.htm

Good Luck

Answer 6

Australia has a large Indian community here

Answer 7

You don't need to bring anything. Our shops are perfectly adequate! Lots of Indians, like uni students in general, work in call centres. They have flexible work hours so you can work around your uni time table.

Answer 8

Don't forget to pack some curry powder.

Answer 9

pencil case, eraser, ruler, note book, lap top, coat.