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New Year's Eve 2013 by the Harbour Bridge, Sydney

3 months and counting… Yup, the time has flown by. Already a quarter of the 1-year working holiday visa spent living by the beautiful Bondi Beach, Sydney.  But that has come to an end; on to new adventures and meeting new people. I’m heading out of the city to complete some of the infamous “fruit picking” work you hear amongst working holiday makers – complete 88 days of regional work and you can be eligible for another year on the working holiday visa. Why wouldn’t you? Another year in paradise?! Done. About Me I’m Krista.. Recent uni graduate from Canada, Read more

10 Things You Need To Know About Scooters in Thailand

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Driving a scooter in Thailand is one of the easiest and cheapest ways to get around, especially on the Islands. It’s easy enough to arrange a rental, just show them your passport, pay and drive off. Still, there are a few facts you should consider before renting. You need a good scooter. Check tyres, breaks, if anything is bent, take pictures of cracks and scratches. If you don’t do that, they might screw you over and make you pay repairs. Even worse, you can’t break or steer properly and put yourself (and others) in danger.   Go around and compare Read more

8 Ways To Stay Fit While You Travel

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When one is backpacking round the world there’s all sorts of sights to take in, adventures to have, cuisines to sample and of course the endless amount of transport to take. Often the backpacking lifestyle involves a lot of loitering about waiting for buses, wandering night markets choffing down exciting looking and unpronounceable local delicacies whilst still wanting to look as hot as possible in all those beach pictures and not becoming a puffing red mess on a short hike to the local monastery on the hill! Staying fit on the road can be a challenge especially if you’ve never Read more

One Month In “The Cross”

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I cant really get into my month in the Cross before briefly explaining what brought me to Australia in the first place. My name is Matt, I’m 25, and I moved here from Southern California in August of last year. Finished school back home (for the most part) got into an industry I loved, and got comfortable at a job. Worked at a… I have an idea, lets skip the boring stuff and get to the meat of this topic. Long story short, I got complacent, panicked, and bought a working holiday visa and a one-way to Sydney with one Read more

Hobart Voted Worlds Most Liveable City

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With the never ending search to find the best place to live and work in Australia / the world a ground breaking new result has determined Hobart as the worlds most liveable city. The runners up and top 10 will be announced later this afternoon but for now here’s why Hobart won. Lifestyle The hobart lifestyle is relaxed and honest, which promotes a simplistic but beautiful way of life. With the garden fresh air, abundance of jobs on offer there’s something for everyone in Hobart. Sports The AFL makes regular trips to Hobart, with 3 games scheduled for 2015 amongst Read more

Don’t Pay Your Rent

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How good is being told by the city of Sydney to not pay your rent! Well this is what has happened to residents of a building in Sydney, which included working holiday makers. Told by the government of new south wales not too pay their rent. So money from their working holiday job might just last a little bit longer! The key issue for the residents will be getting their bond back.     Have you ever been in a situation like this?!

Melbourne International Comedy Festival

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The Melbourne International Comedy Festival will celebrate its 29th year in 2015 and is one of the three largest comedy festivals in the world, alongside Edinburgh Festival Fringe and Montreal’s Just for Laughs Festival. The Festival was launched in 1987 by Barry Humphries and Peter Cook. Twenty-eight festivals later, with attendances of over 630,000, it has grown to be Australia’s largest cultural event – selling more tickets than any other Australian Festival. We’ve included everything you need to know about the festival and will be giving away a double pass to see Alex Edelman on Tuesday 31 March ( Show Read more

Tragedy : Germanwings Flight 4U9525 Fatal Crash

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Tragedy has struck German Wings Flight 4U9525 from Barcelona to Dusseldorf. The A320 was on its 2nd flight of the day, having earlier left Dusseldorf for Barcelona. The Flight 4U9595 crashed in the French Alps The Black box has been found Weather in set to deteriorate which will hinder search efforts The captain had more than 10 years of experience and had clocked up more than 6,000 flight hours on the Airbus model. There is uncertainty over weather a distress call was made A school party was on board Search efforts have been suspended overnight due to the difficulty of Read more

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Dear Working Holiday Jobs Member, As a valued member we want your feedback, we are always looking to improve our service and without your words of wisdom and insight we can’t do it.      

Four Hot Jobs Right Now

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Everyones looking for work, here’s four hot jobs exclusively at Working Holiday Jobs. If you don’t like what you see simply check out the job board any time! Native German, French and English Speakers Needed in Sydney Pay – $22.78 – $25.75/hr Modern Call Centre Free private company gym & classes Task include responding and following up on inbound customer enquiries by e-mail, telephone, or chat in a timely manner. Great working environment Daily perks such as coffee, soft drinks, fruit etc. *Backpackers, Australian citizens, Students can apply Apply Now Event Staff Needed in Melbourne Pay between $22-25/hr Hours usually Read more