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St Kilda Festival 2015

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St Kilda Festival Melbourne

The annual St Kilda festival comes to a massive climax today with the inaugural street festival taking over St Kilda for the entire day. If you haven’t been this is a must do on the Melbourne working holiday bucket list. If your familiar with the layout of the St Kilda Festival you will know it blocks of around 3-4km of road with around 400,000 people expected. It’s just one of those days! This is the 35th annual running of the St Kilda Festival and there’s no shortage of Australian music and talent on show. With the many live sites, popup Read more

24 Irish to be deported over roof scam

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It is reported that a group of 24 Irish people ( some working holiday visa holders) are located in a Western Australian detention centre awaiting deportation after seven of them were apart of an alleged roofing and repair scams.   Two boys, both aged 17 and 5 men were arrested yesterday over accusations they had been posing as employees of an actual roof repair business. Their aim was to rip off elderly residents in the suburbs of Perth.   Police intervene   Police said on Friday a further 19 Irish nationals, all women and children, had been detained by the Read more

Backpacker Scams: Paid $1.35 An Hour!

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A Tasmanian business is now in the spotlight after allegations about paying staff as little as $1.35 per hour in Queenstown Tasmania. The matter is currently before the courts and highlights the importance of doing your research and knowing your rights when applying for a working holiday job and beware of potential backpacker scams.   What Fair Work Australia Reports   Fair Work Australia representative Craig Bildstein was quoted saying “We allege that the employer was recruiting working holiday makers wanting to stay in Australia for a second year, but substantially underpaying their minimum lawful entitlements.   We will put Read more

Second Year Visa Rules Could Change

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Regional Operators are looking for new in occupations to be added “ specified work” list that allow workers on the 417 Working Holiday Visa to stay another year and obtain the second year working holiday visa. Regional restaurants, caravan parks, motels are amongst the stake holders pushing for this too happen. Backpacker Jobs- Second Year Visa   Letting backpackers work in tourism to extend their stay in Australia was an idea suggest by the Labor Government back in 2012. Legislation currently requires the backpacker jobs to be in the following sectors: Plant and Animal Cultivation ( Fruit Picking Jobs) Fishing Read more

Narrogin jobs scam rips off backpackers

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Fruit Picking Scam

Con artist have once again taken advantage of working holiday makers, this time in Narrogin, Western Australia. Promising backpacker jobs / farm work the “employer” provided a bogus address and requested up front payment from the job seekers. Jobs scam are not uncommon anywhere in the world.   Working Holiday Makers Report Scam   It has been reported that many working holiday visa holders contacted Consumer Protection and the Town of Narrogin after responding to an online advertisement on the site Gumtree.   Narrogin Mayor Speaks   The “employer” used a fake name of Harris Ballard, which also shares the Read more

Straya

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With Australia Day just around the corner youtuber coachbombaymusic has put together the ” unofficial” Australian National Anthem. It’s a great 2 minute crash course on Aussie culture and some awesome lyrics!   Sung to the beat of Outkast’s ” Hey Ya”, Straya has some great lyrics for you to listen too as you look for a backpacker job or 2nd year visa job.   “You think you’ve got it Oh you think you’ve got it But have you got a rock where there is nothing at all”   Do you know where this is?   “Alright now fellas Yeah! Read more

Stay Safe in Sydney

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For everyone in Sydney at the moment please stay safe. There is a “hostage situation” unfolding in Martin Place at the Lindt Cafe. We urge everyone to stay safe and listen to police announcements. If your not aware of whats happening here’s some coverage ABC News: Live: Hostages held in siege at cafe in Sydney’s Martin Place A number of hostages have been taken in a siege underway in Sydney’s CBD. At least three people have been seen through the windows of a cafe in Martin Place with their hands raised. Sydney Morning Herald: Martin Place Lindt Chocolate Cafe siege: Read more

9 Signs You’re Slowly Becoming An Aussie

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Living/Travelling on a working holiday in Australia? Do you think you’ll return home the same person? Well here’s some certain signs that you’re becoming an Aussie!     1) You now call flip flops, thongs   2) You have a thong tan line on your feet all your round.   3) You can compare all the different drops of goon.     4) You responding “yeah yeah nah nah” to a simple question has become standard.   5) You have turned a garden hose into a bong rather than use it for something illegal such as watering the plants.   Read more