Migrating to another country and settling is a daunting task and a difficult process. We hope the following information provided is useful in settling quickly into Adelaide/South Australia.
The information provided below is very generic in nature, provided to you in good faith. Please note that we are NOT associated (commercially or otherwise) with any of the organisations or companies listed below.
- South Australian Government has a wonderful website that lists a lot of information including about Immigrating to South Australia, Check out South Australia Central !
- Finding a house. You can visit http://www.realestate.com.au or http://www.domain.com.au to find rental properties in and around the suburb you are looking at settling in.
- Finding a Library nearby. You can visit http://www.nla.gov.au/apps/libraries and enter the suburb you live in to find out the nearest library to you. If you don't have a computer and internet access at home, you can book a time at your local library for internet access.
- Getting around. Buying a Street-map is really worth it, it is definitely handy! You can visit http://www.whereis.com.au to plan your trip from place A to place B.
- Finding someone. Consult http://www.whitepages.com.au to search for someone, or http://www.yellowpages.com.au if you want to search for a business name.
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- Public Transport. Adelaide is very well connected in terms of public transport (Bus, Tram, Trains etc). Please visit http://www.southaustralia.com/PublicTransport.aspx , it has all the information you need about public transport.
- Indian Grocery shops.There are many grocery shops around Adelaide selling Indian groceries, please use the http://www.yellowpages.com.au link to search one near you.
- Buying a car. Buying a car is a personal choice, completely based on your circumstances. Again, searching online (there are many websites http://www.carpoint.com.au or http://www.carsales.com.au just to quote a few) makes it easy. You can also look at "Trading Post" (www.tradingpost.com.au/) or Advertiser (http://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/)
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Adelaide Ganesha Temple (http://www.adelaidetemple.org, this website ,unfortunately seems to be down at the moment..) is located at
3A Dwyer Road,
Oaklands Park,
South Australia 5046,
Australia.
Please call up Kurukkal on (08) 8358 4005 about exact opening times etc. You can also view Ganesha Temple Map to find out where it is. The Ganesha temple is connected by bus and tram routes, please visit the Ganesha temple website to view all the details.