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Employment
Resources |
| Advice & Useful Sites for Finding Work |
| Action
Australia - A slick
search engine for the action adventure industry. |
| Ambler
Collins - Immigation consultants. |
| Aussie
Backpacker - Budget travellers guide to Australia.
Includes working information, a harvest guide with a map
of growing regions, and a general vacancy list. Free print
publications are distributed in Oz or send them money to
cover postage costs to receive a copy. |
| Australian
Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs
- Official information for emigrating, retiring, visiting
and temporary residence in Australia, including the Working
Holiday Maker Visa. |
| Australian
Job Search - Includes a harvest trail of clickable
maps leading to farm and orchard jobs. |
| Australian
Migration Associates - Permanent or tempoary retirement
visa service. |
| Australian
Taxation Office |
| Australian
Tax Office Super Annuation Tax
- Working in Australia? Superannuation Tax goes into
your retirement fund. As a visitor to Australia it is reasonable
to assume you will not be retiring in Australia and I'd
like my money back, sir, thank you very much. Luckily the
tax bods think this is a reasonable request and will give
it back (less 30%). Find out if your employer contributes
to this fund, and the name of it, while in Australia. Once
back home you will need to provide a copy of your visa and
the departure stamp in your passport. |
| Ayers
Management - Contractors
wanting to work in Australia can list their skills on the
Ayers Skills Centre for free. Once listed their skills will
be available to be viewed by a diversity of companies constantly
seeking highly skilled professionals. Ayers has Pre-Qualified
Business Sponsorship (PQBS) status with the Department of
Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs. This
allows Ayers to sponsor professional contractors from overseas,
to work in Australia for up to four years at a time. |
| Backpackers
& Adventure Travel Expo - Held in Melbourne,
Sydney and Auckland. |
| Backpackers
of Queensland - Backpacker hostel in Stanthorpe
that can assist with finding fruit picking work for those
in Australia on a Working Holiday Visa. |
| The
Bakpak Group - Arrivals packs and working holiday
package deals for Sydney and Melbourne. |
| Bowen
Backpackers - Queensland backpacker hostel that
can assist with finding fruit picking work for those in
Australia on a Working Holiday Visa. |
| Consyl
Publishing - Publish Australian Outlook and New
Zealand Outlook, two useful and free printed newspapers.
Both are particularly helpful for those looking to work
on a woking holiday visa. |
| Cronulla
Beach YHA - Fifty minutes south from Sydney by train
is Cronulla Beach. The YHA can help arrange work for labourers,
pub and cafe staff, retail staff, nannies and in childcare
centres and hospitals. |
| Discover
Thredbo - Information portal for Thredbo Village
in Australia's snowy mountains, providing information on
accommodation, real estate, employment, eating out, ski
and snow reports. |
| Freespirit
- Online career centre for both Australian workers and travelling
workers. This site covers visas, sponsorship and tax services
in Australia and gives a great deal of clear information
for those about to arrive. |
| Help
Exchange - Lists work in exchange for accommodation
and food stays on farms, backpackers and others in Australia,
New Zealand and Europe. Free to both hosts and helpers. |
| H
n H Travellers Australia - Accommodation network
that includes rideshare information and a guide to fruit
harvests. |
| Gapwork
- A stylish site particularly strong on working in Australia
and Europe. Alongside the free online resources, Gapwork
sell gap packs designed specifically for working travellers. |
| Griffith
International Hostel - NSW backpacker hostel that
can assist with finding fruit picking work for those in
Australia on a Working Holiday Visa. |
| Harvest
Trail Lodge - South Australian backpacker hostel
that can assist with finding fruit picking work for those
in Australia on a Working Holiday Visa. |
| Home
for Backpackers - Brisbane
hostel. May be able to help with work. |
| Launchpad
Australia - Providing comprehensive orientation
solutions, in particular starter packages, for Working Holiday
Makers visiting Australia and visa packages for those wishing
to live there permanently. |
| Murray
Valley Fruit Harvest - Information on the grape
and stone fruit harvests in Mildura, Swan Hill, Robinvale
and Wentworth. Includes telephone numbers of local labour
offices, weather conditions and pay rates. |
| Mycareer.com.au
- Job search and career information. |
| Nomads
- Relaxed hostel accommodation and budget travel in both
Australia and New Zealand. Employment assistance provided
too. |
| Recruit
Oz - Free recruitment service company aimed at backpackers
that finds short term casual work in all sorts of areas
- hospitality, labour, sales, retail, office, nursing, teaching
etc. |
| Riverina
Tourism - One of Australia's richest agricultural
areas, the Riverina tourist authorities have produced a
handy guide to taking a working holiday in this region of
NSW. Focused primarily on fruit picking, the site includes
a table of dates for various crops, transportation information
and visa regulations. Also included is a guide to the towns
in the area with information on budget accommodation, supermarkets
and attractions. If you are in the area already, phone numbers
are on hand for finding work with these services and at
the Mount Selwyn Ski Resort. |
| Season
Workers.com - Reunites old friends from independent
and working travel, and helps people who are going travelling
to find a job abroad in advance. The team behind Season
Workers are all from a travel background and committed to
providing the best information for independent and working
travellers available. |
| Seek
Communications - Australian job search and career
information, including student and voluntary work. |
| Study
Options - Provide free advice and assistance
to students wishing to study, learn or train in
Australia or New Zealand. Degrees, vocational
courses, internships or gap year courses. |
| TaxBack.com
- Organises tax back for people of all ages and sectors
who have worked in Australia. |
| TNT
- These guys provide an excellent free weekly magazine for
Australians in London and another for visitors to Oz. For
a few stamps and a nominal fee they also provide various
travel planners to Britain, Australia and New Zealand -
see their site for more details. |
| Traveljobs.com.au
- Online travel and tourism job board. |
| Travellers
At Work - Job Search Network for travellers to Australia
on their one year Working Holiday Visa. Free to register. |
| Travellers
Contact Point - A onestop centre for the independent
traveller. their services include a visa processing service,
mail holding, tax refunds, city starter packs and an employment
service. |
| Victoria
Wall Associates - British recruitment agency that
provides help for candidates who wish to work in Australia. |
| Visafirst.com
-Organise working holiday visas for Australia and New Zealand. |
| Wages.com.au
- An Australian site that provides information on Australian
wages with links to Australian industrial relations and
labour sites. Also international wage info. |
| Wake
Up -Backpacker accommodation and bar in Sydney.
Employment assistance given and internet cafe. |
| Wizard
of Oz Backpackers - Hostel accommodation and help
and advice finding work. |
| Wayward
Bus - A bus touring company, Wayward provide a big
page of info on seasonal and fruit picking work. |
| The
Word - Helpful magazine
with information for working travellers that can be picked
up in many hostels and traveller hangouts. |
| Workabout
Australia - A book and a club aimed at travellers
to Australia looking to find work. |
Gap Year & Voluntary Work |
| Unpaid Positions & Adventure |
| Agriventure - Run by the International Agricultural Exchange Association,
Agriventure arranges working exchanges to Australia, New
Zealand, Canada, USA and Japan on farming or horticultural
enterprises. Applicants must be aged 18-30, have no
dependants, be British citizens, have a full driving licence
and have good practical experience within agriculture or
horticulture or around the home. Programmes depart
all the year around (applications required approx 2 months
minimum before departure). Programme costs start at around
£1700 and include: return flights (and transfer to
host family), full travel and work insurance, work permits,
job placement, departure information meeting, seminar in
host country and full emergency back-up through offices
in hosting country. Programmes are also available to Americans,
Canadians, some Europeans, Australians and New Zealanders
through offices in their own country. |
| BTCV - Conservation working holidays. |
| Conservation
Volunteers Australia - Aid the protection of the
endangered flora and fauna of Australia, plant trees or
restore historic buildings. |
| Earthwatch |
| EIL
UK - Part of an International Federation, with contacts
in over 25 countries worldwide. Non UK nationals can find
EIL offices in their home countries. |
| i
to i International Projects Ltd - Volunteer, teach,
conserve and work experience. |
| The
Mountbatten Internship Programme - A not-for-profit
organisation that gives graduates and young professionals
the opportunity to gain practical and theoretical experience
through participation and training in the operation of business
in the USA, UK or Australia. |
| One World Volunteer - Arranges international volunteer placements in Costa Rica, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Ecuador, New Zealand, Australia and Nepal. An American organisation, they also offer language classes and family stays. |
| WWOOF
Australia - Willing Workers on Organic Farms provide
lists of organic farms willing to accept volunteers. |
Living in Australia |
| Real Estate and Resources for Staying Long Term |
| Consultanz.com - Australia immigration consultants run by an a registered
agent in Chennai, India. |
| Domain.com.au - Property rental ads. |
| How
to Arrive and Thrive in Australia -A comprehensive
and up to date guide for immigration to Australia. |
| LJ Hooker.com.au - Established Australian estate agents. |
| McGrath - Large Australian estate agents. |
| Migrationexpert.com - Provides free Australian immigration eligibility
assessment. An independent online source for personalised
advice on migrating to Australia and Australian Immigration
Law. |
| Parish
Patience Immigration Lawyers - Immigation consultants. |
| Property Finders - Search for a home in Australia. |
| The Real Estate Display Centre - A database of properties advertised in South Australia. |
| RealEstate.com.au - A big website for finding a home in Australia and New Zealand. |
| Sydney
Migration Consultancy - Immigration lawyers. |
| Visa
Corp - Immigation consultants. |
Travelling in Australia |
| Accommodation & Getting Around |
| Apollo
Motorhome Holidays - Specialise in campervan
and motorhome hire in Australia and New Zealand including
the "Cheapa Campa", aimed at the budget-minded traveller. |
| All
Backpackers Australia - List all of the backpackers
hostels in Australia. |
| All
Seasons Campervans - Campervan rental. |
| Australia.com - Official tourist office site. As you would expect from
the Australians there is plenty of information for the important
backpacker market including working around the country. |
| Australia
New Zealand Campervans - Australia New Zealand Campervans
specialize in campervans, RV and rental car hire. |
| Backpacker
Campervans - Campervan rental. |
| Bridge
Climb - Climb up the Sydney Harbour Bridge. Employment
possibilities too (for Australians or those allowed to live
in Australia only - not for those on a working holiday)
for climb leaders, photographers, office, shop or cafe workers
and Japanese speaking team members. |
| Campahomes - Campervan rental. |
| Countrylink - Rail and coach network. |
| Exford
Hotel - Accommodation in Melbourne. |
| Firefly
Express - Interstate coach travel in Australia. |
| Flinders
Station Hotel Backpackers - Accommodation in Melbourne. |
| Getabout - Campervan rental in Australia and New Zealand. |
| Greyhound
Pioneer - Coach passes and tours. |
| Groovy
Grape Getaways Australia - Groovy trips in vans.
Backpacker companies have the best names, don't you think? |
| KEA
Campers Australia and New Zealand - Campervans,
motorhomes and 4WD's to explore Australia and New Zealand
at your own pace, experienced multilingual staff and an
extensive network of rental depots. |
| The
Kings Cross International Backpackers Car Market - We met a number of people proudly travelling Australia
and New Zealand in a VW Combi. The vehicles are often brightly
coloured and eccentrically painted with pictures of frogs,
kangeroos and even Austin Powers. The Combi owners - sometimes
a couple, sometimes a group of lads or girls - extol the
flexibiltiy their Combi gives them in travelling and stopping
where and when wish and feel part of a club or fraternity,
particularly on the long deserted roads that connect distant
towns and cities in Australia. Most buy their van equipped
with beds and a cooker, pay for fuel and sell the thing
at the end of their trip, usually for the same price paid
at the start. The Kings Cross International Backpackers
Car Market in Sydney is a good place to meet travellers,
hear some advice and stories and buy a Combi or car for
your own journeys. |
| Needaride.com.au - Australia's biggest virtual message board for lifts. There
were plenty available from various departure points when
we last looked. |
| Northern
Territory Tourism Commission |
| Nullarbor
Traveller - Road tours across the Nullarbor connecting
Adelaide and Perth. |
| Oz
Experience - Backpacker bus service. |
| PURE
Australia - An independent backpacker guide to assist
anyone interested in Australian backpacker travel. Share
experiences, ask questions and offer advice to new travellers. |
| Sydney
Aquarium - It's difficult to believe but sharks
are one of the less dangerous critters in Australia compared
to the crocs, spiders, snakes, stonefish, buffalo, jellyfish....
the list just goes on and on. The Sydney Aquarium has a
world famous shark display among its attractions that also
include seals and penguins, crocodiles, platypus, underwater
tunnels and a Great Barrier Reef complex. Travellers arriving
in Sydney and heading up the coast will find the display
of over 11,000 aquatic animals, open 9am to 10pm every day,
a good grounding for what they may see later in the wild. |
| Tamworth
Jackeroo and Jillaroo School - Many people think
all Australians live on farms the size of Belgium. They
don't, but you can and for around the price of a double
room per night. Among the things you'll learn on your way
to becoming an Australian cowboy or cowgirl are horseriding,
shoeing, mustering sheep or cattle, milking, whip cracking
and lassoing and calf throwing and marking. At the end of
your stay you may even have a skill that can be used to
find a real, paid job on a cattle station. |
| Travel
Australia with Frog and Toad - It takes a
little while to load the bells and whistles that make this
site so attractive and easy to use but those willing to
wait will find an excellent and informative guide to travelling
around Australia. Even more impressive is that the thousands
of pages, photographs and contacts were the work of one
person, Abi, who spent over 90 hours a week crafting the
site. The site is kept up to date by new owners. |
| Travellers
Auto Barn - Car and campervan sales and rentals. There's also a page of employment opportunities at TAB.. |
| Traveller's
Mate - Cars for backpackers |
| Travelodge - Accommodation. Includes a careers page. |
| VIP
Backpackers Resorts - Accommodation and services
for backpackers heading to Australia. VIP also sells a discount
card and orientation packages. |
| Wanderers
Travel - A Gap Year
for most is about work and play. If you've been working
in Australia and you're now looking for a bit of play, the
East Coast is the destination for you. There's the reef,
the rainforest, three cities and of course the beaches,
beaches, beaches of three distinct coastlines. Wanderers
Travel's East Coast Mega Deal takes in the lot and includes
14 nights accommodating at some of the best hostels along
the coast, plus a 3 day / 2 night Fraser Island camping
safari and a weekend sailing cruise in the Whitsundays.
If you're working Wanderers can also help you make arrangements
to enjoy your free weekends to the max. There are weekend
Learn to Surf Safaris, dive trips, skydives, and any number
of day trips all to be enjoyed. They can also assist with
any kind of package for travel in Australia, New Zealand
or around the world. If you're in Sydney just pop in to
see them to find out more at 477 Kent Street in the city. |
| Western Australia - 'The Real Thing' - Travel information from Tourism Western Australia. |
| Wicked
Campers - Campervans for backpackers to rent. Great
pics of entertainingly painted vans including a very chummy
Darth Vader and a Stormtrooper ready to take on the open
road. Includes a jobs page. |
| YHA
Australia |
Other |
| Culture, News... |
| The
Australian - Newspaper. |
| Britain
in Australia |
| Commonwealth
Bank of Australia |
| Cool
Country Radio - Sydney country radio station. |
| Extrafilm
Australia - Camera film and developing. |
| NSW
Government |
| Sydney
Opera House |
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