Australia Working Holiday Blog

The moment where you’re in this state of mind and everything seems clear that this is what you’re meant to do. Even if you don’t know what the future holds, there’s peace in your heart knowing that everything will be okay, no matter what happens. I quit my glamorous advertising job in February 2013 to live (yet again) in another country; friends constantly ask how much money I have saved up, how long my break is before going back to the real world, where would I be, etc etc etc. Honestly, I did not have a clue. I did not Read more

My life was perfect. A solo backpacker, a single lady, a free spirit, a traveller without any strings, with a facility to “backwash” people from her life…  I thought relationship and travelling was not a good fit. Being also a great romantic, I was secretly dreaming  about this possible scenario… perhaps, one day I could meet this charming backpacker who would change my mind. Snap!  Life happens!  Australia (capital of new lovers) + my exoticism + that charming backpacker = My peaceful life is not peaceful anymore! Here are the reasons why it has been so easy to let Cupid smashes me on the road: Travelling relationships Read more

It seems as if the working holiday visa can’t get an ounce of positive press. It’s either workers are underpaid, being treated poorly, scammed and now being sexually exploited. Reports are surfacing that working holiday makers are being put into comprising situations where they are coerced into performing sexual acts to get their second year visa days signed off according to Queensland’s Anti-Discrimination Commissioner (ADCQ) says.   The Situation   There are two types of Working Holiday Visas in Australia, the 417 Working Holiday Visa and the 462 Work and Holiday Visa. The vast majority of working holiday makers that Read more

Everyones looking for work, here’s five hot jobs exclusively at Working Holiday Jobs. If you don’t like what you see simply check out the job board any time! Fruit pickers Needed in Gatton, QLD 20 Workers Required Hourly Award wages paid Counts for Second Year VISA Seeking hard working individuals, for vegetable picking, packing, chipping, harvesting, and cropping of various fresh fruit and Vegetables Apply Now Fruit Pickers needed in Griffith and Hillston, NSW 15 Workers Required Hourly Award wages paid Counts for Second Year VISA Seeking hard working individuals, for citrus picking, packing, chipping, harvesting, and cropping of various Read more

Everyones looking for work, here’s five hot jobs exclusively at Working Holiday Jobs. If you don’t like what you see simply check out the job board any time! Casual Bar Staff needed in Sydney Pay – $22-$32 per hour Seeking experienced and proactive bar staff to work Flexible working hours Apply Now Cucumber Workers needed in Geraldton, WA 8 Workers Required Award Wages Paid Duration – 3 Months The physical requirements of this position may include lifting, bending and using machinery or other equipment Apply Now Data Entry Clerk needed in Melbourne Pay – $26 – $30 per hour Duration Read more