Time for some more Aussie slang, phrases and such.
Unit: A flat or apartment, I have always considered a flat to be located above shops or part of a divided house
Vee Dub: A Volkswagen usually the VW Bettle
Walkabout: A walk in the outback by Aborigines lasting for who
knows how long. Or something is lost as in can’t be
found.
Weekend Warrior: Someone in the Army Reserves
Useful as tits on a bull: Useless or incompetent
Jo-AnneRamplings 
Dearest Jo-Anne,
We lived in a flat, above shops below, when working in Italy…
Hugs,
Mariette
Tim and I lived in a flat above shops when we were first married, a flat I liked a lot but our family out grew it fast
Yep, it is small…