Australia New to G-Pig diet - QLD

If you don't mind spending a little extra for shipping you can order a 50lbs bag of sweet meadow. (broken link removed)
Most people recommend Oxbow pellets, but sweet meadow is good as well! It's what I ordered for George and he loves it. With shipping and everything I paid around 50$. It may seem a little pricey, but it'll last quite a while and considering that the pellets I was getting were like 10$ for a 4lb bag it really is a good deal.

You can also order hay online. As far as getting "barn hay" you just need to make sure it's a grass hay and not a legume. It would be best if it were timothy.
You really should cut back on fruits. I personally don't think it's okay for your dad to continue to feed him lots them. Too much banana can cause constipation, and all of the sugar in fruits can cause diabetes later on in their lives which is why fruits should only be an occasional treat.

Fruit needs to be occasional. Just because he's fine so far doesn't mean that won't change. Diabetes can develop, and it's just not good for them. Banana should also be fed very seldom.

I feed my pigs 'barn hay' that comes from a feed store for horses. I feed timothy and eventually I'm hoping to switch to Orchard grass, or TNO (timothy/orchard grass)

@Aleks, she's not in the US, so can't order hay from here.

The stiff hay may be slightly more likely to poke them in the eye, but if you put it in a hay rack rather than in a pile that they run through, it should be ok.

Pellet mixes are generally not recommended, no matter whether the base is timothy or alfalfa. A year-old pig is too old for alfalfa anyway, though -- it's got too much calcium in it, and he needs a long strand grass hay (timothy, orchard, meadow, blue, brome). There should be an agricultural governmental agency that can help you with where to find hay in your area.

bpatters said:

@Aleks , she's not in the US, so can't order hay from here.

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Oh darn. I'm guessing she can't order pellets from here either, then? Is there nowhere online that ships hay/pellets to Australia?

Pet Cafe at booval (ipswich) sell the oxbow products. Hay and Pellets, it is the cheapest prices for them I have found, but still expensive! They also make their own brand of pellets you can buy in different size bags for very cheap. If you contact the Australian Cavy Sanctuary, they have a Facebook page and also a website, you can buy hay VERY cheaply from them. They are based at narrangba, but they are happy to arrange more convenient pick ups if any of their volunteers lives closer to you. It's worth contacting them.
And the Pet Cafe is a supply only store too!