Something small and cheap, the fiance could also drive on occasion and the dog's would go in the back with seat down (no rooms for bikes though) -
http://www.carsales.com.au/private/d.../?Cr=2&sdmvc=1
5 star safety, should easily get around 6l/100 on the highway and a good 3 years left on warranty and after a few years, it's still going to be worth $3-4k.
We have an 04 Hyundai Getz from new, still going strong after 125,000, only one set of tyres gone on it, cam belt around $600 @ 95,000k's, brake light switch, 1 set of pads and one rotor skim, 1 set of plug leads and spark plugs and one battery replaced - bloody cheap motoring.