Unsorted States. First Home Owner Grant. New First Home Owner Grant arrangements take effect The changes announced in the 2013-14 State Budget to increase the First Home Owner Grant from $7,000 to $10,000 for first home buyers purchasing or building a new home and to provide a $3,000 grant for those purchasing an established home commence operation from 25 September 2013. This means that on or after this date, first home buyers signing a contract to build or purchase a new home and owner builders that commence laying foundations for the construction of a home will be eligible for the increased grant of $10,000. First home buyers signing a contract to purchase an established home on or after this date will be eligible for a $3,000 grant. Contact us: First Home Owner Grant Fact Sheet Please note: There may be a duty liability on the eligible first home owner transaction. First Home Owner Grant Cap Additional information can be found in First Home Owner Grant Cap. FHOG UIN and Status Enquiry Facility Learn more about the facility.
State Revenue Office Victoria - Homepage. State Revenue Office. Home - RevenueSA. Great Start Grant. Taxes, Royalties and Grants - Department of Treasury and Finance. Grants | Office of State Revenue. The First Home — New Home scheme commenced from 1 January 2012 and... The First Home Owner Grant (New Homes) scheme was established to assist eligible... The New South Wales New Home Grant Scheme was introduced on 1 July 2012 to stimulate the construction of new homes. The Regional Relocation Grant provides a one-off $7,000 payment to approved applicants to assist with the cost of... The following scheme are completed: First Home Plus; First Home Plus One; NSW Home Builders Bonus; First Home Owners...
First Home Owner Grant - ACT Revenue Office. Changes for transactions dated on or after 1 September 2013 The First Home Owner Grant has been retargeted to new and substantially renovated properties, with the value of the grant being increased from $7,000 to $12,500. From 1 September 2013, the First Home Owner Grant is no longer available for contracts entered into for the purchase of established properties. In addition, the residency requirement for the First Home Owner Grant has been increased from 6 months to 12 months, commencing within 12 months of completion of the eligible transaction. Applications for transactions dated on or after 1 September 2013 must be completed on the corresponding 1 September 2013 First Home Owner Grant application form. Description The First Home Owner Grant (FHOG) Scheme was introduced on 1 July 2000 and provided a $7,000 grant to first home buyers to purchase their first home.
A first home owner grant cap applies for eligible transactions that commence on or after 1 January 2011. Relevant links. New South Wales Government | search. discover. connect. Queensland. Queensland (abbreviated as Qld) is the second-largest and third-most populous state in Australia. Situated in the north-east of the country, it is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively.
To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean. Queensland has a population of 4,560,059, concentrated along the coast and particularly in the state's South East. The state is the world's sixth largest sub-national entity, with an area of 1,852,642 km2. The capital and largest city in the state is Brisbane, Australia's third largest city. The state was named in honour of Queen Victoria,[7] who on 6 June 1859 signed Letters Patent separating the colony from New South Wales. Queensland's Governor is Penelope Wensley, and the Premier is Campbell Newman of the Liberal National Party of Queensland. History[edit] Arrival of Aboriginals[edit] European arrival (1606)[edit] Frontier War[edit] Geography[edit] Department of Environment and Conservation.
Council of Australian Governments (COAG) Australian Antarctic Territory. The Australian Antarctic Territory (AAT) is a part of Antarctica. It was claimed by the United Kingdom and placed under the authority of the Commonwealth of Australia in 1933. It is the largest territory of Antarctica claimed by any nation. In 1961, the Antarctic Treaty came into force. Article 4 deals with territorial claims, and although it does not renounce or diminish any preexisting claims to sovereignty, it also doesn't prejudice the position of Contracting Parties in their recognition or non-recognition of territorial sovereignty. Area[edit] AAT consists of all the islands and territory south of 60°S and between 45°E and 160°E, except for Adélie Land (136°E to 142°E), which divides the territory into Western AAT (the larger portion) and Eastern AAT.
The territory is inhabited by the staff of research stations. Subdivisions[edit] The territory is divided into nine districts, which are from West to East:[citation needed] Territorial waters[edit] Whaling[edit] Stations[edit] Coordinates: Ashmore and Cartier Islands. Ashmore and Cartier Location of the Ashmore and Cartier Islands Ashmore and Cartier Islands Ashmore Reef in satellite-image (NASA) Hibernia Reef (NASA satellite image) The Territory of Ashmore and Cartier Islands[1] is an uninhabited external territory[2] of Australia consisting of four low-lying tropical islands in two separate reefs, and the 12 nautical mile territorial sea generated by the islands.
The territory is located in the Indian Ocean situated on the edge of the continental shelf, about 320 km (199 mi) off the northwest coast of Australia and 144 km (89 mi) south of the Indonesian island of Rote.[3] Geography[edit] West, Middle, and East Islands have a combined land area variously reported as 54 ha, 93 ha, and 112 ha (1 hectare is 0.01 km2, or about 2.5 acres).[4][5][6] Cartier Island is an unvegetated sand island, with a reported land area of 0.4 ha.[5] Ashmore Reef is called Pulau Pasir by Indonesians.
Government[edit] Ecology and environment[edit] Economy and migration[edit] Fire stattions australia. South Australia. South Australia (abbreviated as SA) is a state in the southern central part of Australia. It covers some of the most arid parts of the continent. With a total land area of 983,482 square kilometres (379,725 sq mi), it is the fourth largest of Australia's states and territories. As with the rest of the continent, the region had been long occupied by the indigenous Aboriginal peoples, who were organised into numerous tribes and languages. The first British settlement to be established was Kingscote, Kangaroo Island, on 26 July 1836, five months before Adelaide was founded.[7] The guiding principle behind settlement was that of systematic colonisation, a theory espoused by Edward Gibbon Wakefield that was later employed by the New Zealand Company.
History[edit] Evidence of human activity in South Australia dates back as far as 20,000 years, with flint mining activity and rock art in the Koonalda Cave on the Nullarbor Plain. European settlers with Aborigines, 1850 Geography[edit] Climate[edit] Australian Capital Territory. Australian Capital Territory (abbreviated ACT) (formerly, "The Territory for the Seat of Government" and, later, the "Federal Capital Territory") is a territory in the south east of Australia, enclaved within New South Wales.
It is the smallest self-governing internal territory in Australia. The only city and by far the most populous community is Canberra, the capital city of Australia. The need for a National Territory was flagged by colonial delegates during the Federation conventions of the late 19th century. Section 125 of the Australian Constitution provided that, following Federation in 1901, land would be ceded freely to the new Federal Government. The territory was transferred to the Commonwealth by the state of New South Wales in 1911, two years prior to the naming of Canberra as the National Capital in 1913. The floral emblem of the ACT is the Royal Bluebell and the bird emblem is the Gang-gang Cockatoo.[3][4] Geography[edit] Location of the ACT and Jervis Bay Climate[edit]
Northern Territory. Northern Territory (abbreviated as NT) is a federal Australian territory in the centre and central northern regions. It shares borders with Western Australia to the west (129th meridian east), South Australia to the south (26th parallel south), and Queensland to the east (138th meridian east). To the north, the territory is bordered by the Timor Sea, the Arafura Sea and the Gulf of Carpentaria. Despite its large area—over 1,349,129 square kilometres (520,902 sq mi), making it the third largest Australian federal division—it is sparsely populated. With a population of 233,300 it is the least populous of Australia's eight major states and territories, having fewer than half as many people as Tasmania.[1] The coast of the territory was first seen by Europeans in the 17th century.
The British were the first Europeans to attempt to settle the coastal regions in the 19th century; however no attempt was successful until the establishment of a settlement at Port Darwin in 1869. History[edit] Christmas Island. Coordinates: The Territory of Christmas Island is a territory of Australia in the Indian Ocean. It has a population of 2,072 residents who live in a number of "Settlement areas" on the northern tip of the island: Flying Fish Cove (also known as Kampong), Silver City, Poon Saan, and Drumsite. The majority of the population is Chinese Australian. It is called Christmas Island because it was discovered on Christmas Day. The island's geographic isolation and history of minimal human disturbance has led to a high level of endemism among its flora and fauna, which is of significant interest to scientists and naturalists.[2] 63% of its 135 square kilometres (52 sq mi) is an Australian national park.
There exist large areas of primary monsoonal forest. Phosphate, deposited originally as guano, has been mined on the island for many years. History[edit] First visit by Europeans[edit] Exploration and annexation[edit] Poon Saan shops Settlement and exploitation[edit] Japanese invasion[edit] Government[edit] New South Wales. 285 kg (628 lb) gold nugget unearthed in 1872 from Hill End during the Gold Rush The colony of New South Wales was founded in 1788.
It originally comprised a larger area of the Australian mainland also including Lord Howe Island, New Zealand, Norfolk Island and Van Diemen's Land. During the 19th century, large areas were separated to form the British colonies of Tasmania, South Australia, New Zealand, Victoria, Queensland and the Northern Territory (1863). Lord Howe Island remains part of New South Wales, while Norfolk Island has become a federal Territory, as have the areas now known as the Australian Capital Territory and the Jervis Bay Territory. History[edit] Aborigines (indigenous people)[edit] The original inhabitants of New South Wales were the Aboriginal tribes who arrived in Australia approximately 40,000 to 60,000 years ago. The Bundjalung people are the original custodians of parts of the northern coastal areas. 1788 British settlement[edit] Mid-1800s[edit] Early 20th century[edit]
Coral Sea Islands. Map of the Coral Sea Islands Map of the Coral Sea Islands Territory History[edit] The Coral Sea Islands were first charted in 1803; in the 1870 and 1880s the islands were mined for guano but the absence of a permanent supply of fresh water prevented long-term habitation.[1] The territory was created in 1969 by the Coral Sea Islands Act (before, the area was considered part of Queensland) and extended in 1997 to include Elizabeth and Middleton Reefs nearly 800 km further South, already in the Tasman Sea. The two latter reefs are much closer to Lord Howe Island, New South Wales (about 150 km) than to the southernmost island of the rest of the territory, Cato Island. Geography[edit] There are about 30 separate reefs and atolls, twelve being wholly submerged or drying only during low tide, and 18 others with a total of about 51 islets and cays (18 alone on the atoll Lihou Reef), some of which are vegetated.
Northwestern Group[edit] Mellish Reef[edit] Southeasterly Group[edit] Extreme South[edit] Tasmania. Tasmania from space Tasmania (abbreviated as Tas and known colloquially as "Tassie"; GB and US /tæzˈmeɪniə/[8]) is an island state, part of the Commonwealth of Australia, located 240 kilometres (150 mi) to the south of the Australian continent, separated by Bass Strait. The state includes the island of Tasmania, the 26th largest island in the world, and the surrounding 334 islands.[9] The state has a population of 507,626 (as of June 2010[update]), of whom almost half reside in the greater Hobart precinct.
Tasmania's area is 68,401 square kilometres (26,410 sq mi), of which the main island covers 64,519 square kilometres (24,911 sq mi).[10] Tasmania is promoted as the natural state, and A World Apart, Not A World Away owing to its large and relatively unspoiled natural environment. The subantarctic Macquarie Island and its surrounding islands are also under the administration of Tasmania as a nature reserve and part of the Huon Valley Council local government area. Etymology[edit] Heard Island and McDonald Islands. The Heard Island and McDonald Islands[1] (abbreviated as HIMI[2]) are an Australian external territory and volcanic group of barren Antarctic islands, about two-thirds of the way from Madagascar to Antarctica.
The group's overall size is 372 square kilometres (144 sq mi) in area and it has 101.9 km (63 mi) of coastline. Discovered in the mid-19th century, they have been territories of Australia since 1947 and contain the only two active volcanoes in Australian territory, the summit of one of which, Mawson Peak, is higher than any mountain on the Australian mainland. They lie on the Kerguelen Plateau in the Indian Ocean. Geography[edit] Map of Heard and McDonald Islands[1] Heard Island, by far the largest of the group, is a 368-square-kilometre (142 sq mi) bleak and mountainous island located at WikiMiniAtlas 53°02′20″S 72°36′04″E / 53.03889°S 72.60111°E / -53.03889; 72.60111. Heard Island and the McDonald Islands have no ports or harbours; ships must anchor offshore. Climate[edit] Cocos (Keeling) Islands. Cocos Location of the Cocos Islands in the Indian Ocean. The Territory of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands, also called Cocos Islands and Keeling Islands, is a territory of Australia, located in the Indian Ocean, southwest of Christmas Island and approximately midway between Australia and Sri Lanka.
The Cocos (Keeling) Islands consist of two flat, low-lying coral atolls with an area of 14.2 square kilometres (5.5 sq mi), 26 kilometres (16 mi) of coastline, a highest elevation of 5 metres (16 ft) and thickly covered with coconut palms and other vegetation. The climate is pleasant, moderated by the southeast trade winds for about nine months of the year and with moderate rainfall.
Cyclones may occur in the early months of the year. North Keeling Island is an atoll consisting of just one C-shaped island, a nearly closed atoll ring with a small opening into the lagoon, about 50 metres (160 ft) wide, on the east side. Cocos (Keeling) Islands. 1889 map of South Keeling Islands. Jervis Bay Territory. Victoria (Australia) Northern Territory.
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