Government of Western Australia - State Migration Centre

Success Stories

Tracy and Trudy

From golf to sailing - on a shoestring

"We've informally divided the roles into Trudy handling the business side and me looking after the shop floor, but our basic philosophy is not to over complicate things," Tracy said.Read more...

Abdulla Family

From Botswana to Perth, the streamlined way.

Ike Abdulla is thinking about writing a book on how to organise a hassle-free international relocation.Read more...

Brown Family

The Browns from Edinburgh now call Australia home

Sometimes the process of applying to migrate to Australia can be lengthy with seemingly endless paperwork, but according to Jon and Janice Brown, that may not be such a bad thing.Read more...

Collier Family

The Colliers swap the Channel for the Indian Ocean

It’s a long way from the rugged coast of Kent in England to the tranquil waters of Mandurah in Western Australia, but it’s a journey Terry Collier and his family are happy they made.Read more...

Brown Family

The McCartneys from London have hit the ground running

Since Mark and Vanessa McCartney and their son Ben arrived in Perth earlier this year, they’ve been so busy they haven’t seen Perth’s beautiful Kings Park yet.Read more...

Cyril Sauzier

From Zimbabwean Barley to WA Olives

From the start, Cyril Sauzier impresses as a man who is prepared to roll up his sleeves and get the job done, which is just what he did when he arrived in Western Australia from Zimbabwe in 2002, on a temporary residents’ visa.Read more...

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Fast Facts

West Australians are colloquially known as sandgropers after the insect found in local sand dunes.

Rottnest Island, a holiday playground off the Perth coast, is home to the quokka. The small marsupial animal is native to the island and exists nowhere else in the world, not even on the mainland.

See Also

Destination WA Information Booklet

Your guide to living, working and establishing a business in Western Australia.

The Western Australian Tourism Commission

The Western Australian Bureau of Meteorology

The Western Australian Government Portal