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Working holiday in Australia? Anonymous
I know that coming to /trv/ is often a lot like asking a retard for advice, but here goes:

I'm a USfag, and I want to go to Brisbane, Australia for at least a month this fall. I figure that my best bet of getting in, getting food and lodging while there, and then getting back would be to take a working vacation. I'm under 30, so that means I can get a Working Holiday Visa, and stay for up to four months. What I need is work. I've done some surfing around various placement services which help you get your visa, and might even help you get a job. However, there's a lot of info and websites and all sorts of crap out there, some of which looks kinda shady.

So, my questions are these:
Does anyone have any experience with any work abroad/volunteer abroad services, and if so, got any advice or leads?

Does anyone know of any sorts of companies in or near Brisbane that actively hire foreigners? I know that in the US, a lot of concessionaire and hospitality companies hire international workers for seasonal jobs. Anything similar in Australia that I should look into?

Thanks for any help.
>> Anonymous
As it's the winter time here in Oceania, a lot of tourist places should be hiring seasonal workers for short term placements.

Particularly popular are ski-fields and stuff like that among the Yankees and Canadians, but as someone not local to Brisbane, and unaware of the snow season there, my advice is kinda limited.
>> Anonymous
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>>37224
>>Brisbane ... snow ...

I expect most tourist-related seasonal work would be during our summer but, being an Ausfailian, neither know nor care. Why the hell would anyone want to visit Brisbane anyway?
>> Anonymous
>>37543

OP here. I have friends in Brisbane, so it seems better to go there than to randomly pick a city.

For the sake of clarification, I would be there during Australia's summer months. So, any nearby resorts/theme parks/national parks/hotels I should look into?
>> Anonymous
there is all the usual hospitality work here but most of backpackers work picking/packing fruit. the work is shit but you are paid by quantity, so you can either earn minimum wage or take home $2-500 in a day, depending on the crop and how good you are. however, it is unlikely that you want to spend most of your holiday in some shitty town outside the city picking fruit.

having said that, minimum wage here is like double what it is in the US, and while prices are higher, they're not that much higher. your best bet is to lie to potential employers in the city, and tell them you want to stay for longer

what skills/experience do you have?
>> Anonymous
WWOOF!
>> Anonymous
>>37763
Sorry, maybe I should expand on that suggestion: Go and work/volunteer/whatever through the farmstay programme run by WWOOFAustralia. Accom & Food in return for (usually) reasonable hours working on a farm. Lookemup!
>> Van
fruit pick
>> Anonymous
>>37764
dontlisten to this idiot. those wwoof faggots just use slave labour and give you accommodation and food in return. your friends will probably put you up for a short period of time, and you wont have to spend 8hrs a day slaving in a field so they can make money
>> Anonymous
OP here.

>>37777
I'm just looking for options, and at least WWOOF is an option.

>>37764
Thanks.

>>37713
I've been in warehousing for the food service industry for most of the last five years.
>> Anonymous
>>37224

LMAO... Brisbane doesn't have a snow season, it's sub-tropical. (nor does it have mountains, for that matter)

There is a LOT of work around Brisbane and the Gold Coast if you're used to the hospitality industry. There's also a LOT of backpacker accommodation in both cities. It should be easy to get work and a place to crash. Might I suggest you lurk around the Lonely Planet website for ideas?
>> Anonymous
>>37543

Actually Brisbane (or nearby) is a great place for an under-30 to base himself.

The climate is fair all year round, the cost of living is one of the most reasonable in Oz and it's close to the Gold and Sunshine Coast (like 30 mins drive), which are where the main tourist/resort industries are (plus some of the best surfing beaches in the country). It and Perth have, arguably, the best youth cultures in the place.

Discount flights, lasting two hours or less, can be had up to Darwin, Cairns (and the Great Barrier Reef) or down to Sydney and Melbourne. In fact pretty much all of Eastern Australia (and New Zealand) is within a 2 or 3 hour flight, so it's super-central.