Work in Australia

[Maxwell]

for you guys who have worked out in oz,what kind of money were you making.

 

was on around 11 pounds an hour at best. thats without out any tickets back then

[williamtempo]

was on around 11 pounds an hour at best. thats without out any tickets back then

 

not to bad then,just im going out in april next year to check things out what area did you like the best.

[Maxwell]

yea its good money out there. living costs are about the same...tho booze is more so kinda evens out haha. im a north qld man myself. love the tropics. practicly lived on a beach for about 6 months up there.

how long are you goin for mate? any longer than 3 months and id recomend buy a cheep car...its a biiiiiiiiiiiig country

[williamtempo]

yea its good money out there. living costs are about the same...tho booze is more so kinda evens out haha. im a north qld man myself. love the tropics. practicly lived on a beach for about 6 months up there.

how long are you goin for mate? any longer than 3 months and id recomend buy a cheep car...its a biiiiiiiiiiiig country

 

just for the month to see if me and the misses likes it,then after that,sell some stuff off and go,i like the look of the cairns area,what kind of hours did you work.

[Maxwell]

i didnt really like cairns itself, well the city anyway...but then again im a country boy at heart. i lived about 2 hours south in the sleepy town of mission beach. gets seriously hot half the year and rains the other half. normaly started around 7 and worked till 4-5 depends of how hot it is. in oz by law you get a half hour break at 10 (paid) called smoko, then usualy an hour for lunch. so pritty much the same.

[williamtempo]

im a country boy too but the woman is an accountant so need to be close to the city but dont want to be too close and would like to be near the beach,anywhare you could recomend on the outskirts?

[Maxwell]

well no beaches near cairns. or atleast walking distance. check out mission beach while your there. theres a few big towns close enough and in my opinion one of the best beaches on the east coast.

 

http://www.ihotels.com.au/wp-content/uploads/dunk-island.jpg

 

i litraly worked on this beach, for quite awhile

[williamtempo]

good stuff i will check it out,cheers for the help and advice.

[ICEPIC]

Hi all, I was wondering if theres anybody out there who is planning to go to work in Oz, I know theres a few posts on this subject but with the recent changes to the 'in demand' list for Oz (tree surgery / arborist has been removed) i was wondering if theirs another route in, I am over 30 so I am not eligable for a Work holiday visa. Any feeback would be much appreciated.

[arbgarry]

This topic has gave me lots of information, i was going to apply for my working visa, but trees being the only thing im good at, and the fact im 31, its not looking good for me,

 

i really wish i had got my finger out when i was younger!