Australia Working Holiday Blog

Byron Bay is a beautiful coastal town just 100km south of the Gold Coast. The resident population swells by three or four times in the popular summer holidays and some other peak times during the year you’ll always find something to do or someone new to meet in this vibrant and happening region. Below we’ve included 11 Must do things in Byron during your working holiday, if you think we’ve missed anything, let us know! 11. Visit the Arts Factory Cinema The Arts Factory cinema is a must visit when in Byron Bay, the comfy bean bags, romantic sofa seating Read more

Whether it’s Cairns to Byron Bay, Brisbane to Melbourne, thousands of backpackers and travellers will be road tripping down the east coast with a rented or purchased campervan this summer. The mass influx of backpackers can often take over the smallest of coastal car parks but more recently in the inner city streets of Sydney. Scores of backpackers / working holiday visa holders have congregated in places such a Glebe, with free unlimited street parking, local shower facilities and a place to cook barbeques, relax and soak up the sun. These areas all over Australia are normally within tourism hotspots Read more

The Australian Council of Trade Unions has called for the Australian Working Holiday Maker ( WHM) Visa scheme to be reconsidered, saying that working holiday makers are taking jobs from young Australians. Positions include harvest work, bar jobs, fruit picking positions. This is a very bold statement given that the rate for youth unemployment in Australia is 4.2% which is almost a historic low. “The average working holiday visa holder spends more than $13,000 during their eight-month stay, adding demand for goods and services to the Australian economy and helping to support tourism jobs and businesses as they travel around Read more