Before this question is able to be answered in a meaningful way, why do you want to know this? Is it for mail? Is it for voting purposes? Is it for Centrelink?
Our mail goes to a friend who in turn forwards it on.
We are not on any electoral roll as pollies are not worthwhile voting for theses days. We believe voting should not be compulsory. If you want to vote go ahead, but we are against be 'made to' vote. Yes I have many time voted with a 'donkey' vote and wrote on my ballot paper exactly what I thought of them in very descriptive language. Nowdays, I don't have to waste my time.
We are too young to be on any senior Centrelink benefits. Larry
-- Edited by deverall11 on Monday 9th of February 2015 06:38:33 PM
We needed a home address for drivers liscense and rego purposes but you can then have a different postal address. We have a PO Box in the town where our son lives (use his residential address) and he collects and forwards mail. Most bills including mobile phone, bank statements, rates, and insurances are emailed directly to us.
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Jenny and Barry
2009 Roma Elegance / 2013 Colorado. Permanent travellers 2011-2015 now just travel for 4-6 mths
When on the road full time, do you have to have a fixed home address.
If so how have you done this?
Are there anyways to get around it.
Gday...
I travel full-time. I do not have a "fixed home address" My "home address" changes each time I move to a new location - from a Centrelink perspective - and I enter/update it online.
I have a "fixed postal address" (that of a family member who lets me know if anything arrives) - for any thing that I have not been able to have handled 'online' - statements, invoices etc. Centrelink also have this 'postal address' but I receive 99% of my correspondence from them via email advice and obtain it online.
For the rego and insurance of my vehicle and van I have my "fixed postal address" as the 'home address'. My licence also shows the same as the vehicle and van.
I am enrolled as an Itinerant on the electoral rolls. The AEO has my "address" for voting as the last address I was recorded in prior to being an Itinerant - this is the AEO process - not my choice. My postal address with the AEO is that of my family member - but the AEO send everything to me by, and I reply through, email. As an Itinerant I am not REQUIRED to vote, but may choose to do so.
I think, however, you will need to understand that the 'home address' situation for full-time travellers will be quite varied as we all have quite differing circumstances.
Cheers - John
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We use our daughters address as our mailing address, any mail she screens and either scans and emails me details or sends to us wherever we are if important.
All other stuff like banking and C'link is done online.
I too use a daughter's address as "postal/contact". She sends anything to me as I request in a pre paid "Express Post" envelope that I have left with her to a PO of my choice. I always give 1 week to arrive. My daughter takes a pic of the letter on her phone and sends it to me if she thinks it important. 99% of things are done on line now.
I order more envelopes as needed in packs of 10 on line through the Aussie Post Website Shop and send to daughters address.
As for Centrelink, they seem happy enough to use my daughters address as well. To get around me not actually living there I filled out a stat dec and Centrelink are happy with that. SO FAR ANYWAY. All seems to be working for me.
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Centrelink know we are permanent travelers and the address we gave is the house our son (and we secretly) own. We just registered for the 1st time with them a week ago and had no problems. All our correspondence with them is by email, SMS and they also have an App, but they do require a fixed house address of some sort apparently. We told them we don't have a house anymore and sometimes stay at our sons place and that's where we get our mail sent. For those who are bored enough to read this post, we are both too young for an aged pension, but seems too old to be employable (we were both made redundant last year). We are now on Newstart (the dole) and for a couple its worth $425 each per fortnight plus you are entitled to a Health concession card. If you pick up casual work, you just take a photo or scan the pay slip and upload it to them and they will make any adjustment to your benefit. Smaller Centrelink offices are the best to visit or go in mid-afternoon to avoid standing/sitting in a 2 hour queue which is a typical city office scenario
With things like vehicle rego and your drivers license, it varies from State to Sate - some will do online everything, so long as they get the money. Suggest you check with the State your license and vehicle rego is held in.
With voting, I believe the AEC now fines everyone who fails to vote $20. Just make sure you either register as an itinerant as John does, or pay your fine. The non-payment of the fine is sent to your States fine enforcement agency and ultimately you will have your drivers license suspended (major issues then and also your insurance company wont want to know you in the event of a claim). Seems its easier to do what John does unless you fee strongly about voting as deverill does:)
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Ian - maybe go into Centrelink and ask them (unless youre in a small provincial area, its quietest after 3pm in their large offices and don't waste a half a day trying to phone them) and also phone your State Department of Transport. This will pretty much cover it. Vehicle and contents insurance can be all on-line and they don't require a land address for you.
No need to give out your name - just explain your situation and ask them what their requirements are - they will have had experience with this situation before................
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