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Byron Bay 11 Must Do Activities

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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

International Money Transfer : The Hidden Gem

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Tax Refund

Working Holiday Jobs members ask us every day, what is the best way to transfer money between Australia and back home? After being asked time and time again we realised how little Working Holiday Makers actually know about transferring money internationally. We’ve decided to get to the bottom of it, Banks v World First FX: what is best for you. We believe the average Working Holiday Maker spends $13,000 during their time in Australia, ( 8,500 euro & 7,000 pounds) so we’ve done the calculations to see how much money you would save sending the money over with a leading Read more

5 Fun Things To Do in Melbourne

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Wine Tour

Melbourne’s a vibrant and exciting city, with so much sport, culture and scenery there’s an endless amount of fun things to do Melbourne and we’ve narrowed down 5 must do activities when you’re in town.     5. Eureka Skydeck   The Eureka Skydeck is centrally located in Melbourne and a great way to soak up a great view of Melbourne and get a feel for the city. Located on Level 88 in the summit of the tower, the skydeck is the highest public vantage point in Melbourne, Australia and the Southern Hemisphere. Up on the Skydeck you can see Read more

Backpackers Taking Over Australian Streets

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Camper Hire Australia

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

Will The Working Holiday Visa Be Scrapped?

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Working Holiday Australia

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

Noosa, the place to be..

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Noosa Australia

Noosa is located at the northern part of the Sunshine coast and has been voted the Best Backpacker City/Region in Australia at the 2013 TNT Golden Backpack Awards. Noosa beat Byron Bay, Cairns and Sydney who were amongst the finalist to take the prize. All guns were firing in Noosa, with the National Trust-Listed Halse Lodge YHA Guest House winning best hostel in Queensland and Australia. The owner of the Halse Lodge, Drew Pearson said he was thrilled with the win. “Youth and adventure travellers are a crucial part of both the present and future of Noosa’s tourism economy and Read more

TNT Golden Backpack Awards 2013

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TNT Backpacker Awards

The TNT Golden Backpack awards were held in Sydney last Friday November the 8th. According to TNTdownunder.com almost 94,000 votes were recorded from 23,000 individual voters with one award category receiving a whopping 2,400 votes alone. Votes are cast over a 9 week period, where backpackers could vote for their favourite Tour/Activity & Hostel in every state along with national awards which were, Best large travel agent, Best small travel agent, Best Recruitment Service, Best Indigenous Cultural Experience, Best Online Only Booking Website. Hosted by Sam Kekovic the event was held at the Sofitel Sydney in the grand ballroom, it Read more

Table Grape Harvest Commences

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Table Grape Harvest Aus

The table grape harvest starts in late October/November around towns like Emerald, North Burnett and St George amongst others. This will mean jobs a plenty for harvest workers and fruit pickers once everything is in full swing. But growers are saying that grape harvest could be set back by low grade fruit. ABC.net.au interviewed Sue Allen, who farms 15,000 grapes a year. Mrs Allan stated that the biggest problem the industry has is growers jumping the gun to enter the market and fetch the good early prices. Mrs Allan went on to say conditions were good and growers need to Read more

Fire in Sydney’s Suburbs causes Backpacker Evacuation

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NSW Fireman

Last Sunday night at approximately midnight backpackers and guests were evacuated from a building in Sydney’s eastern suburbs. The exact name of the building has not been confirmed but from all reports it seems to be a backpackers. Reports indicate that the fire started in the Kitchen and was extinguised by sprinklers. Police were forced to evacuate approximately 80 people, 40 backpackers and 40 diners of the restaurant. Guests were allowed back into their rooms at 2am and no one was injured. If you are aware of the name of the building please share with us in the comments section Read more

Know Your Rights on Your Working Holiday

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Working Holiday Australia

So you’re in a foreign country, everything is different and suddenly you have questions about your employment, well you’re not the only one. Over the past 2 years the Fair Work Ombudsman in Australia as received 230 complaints in the Fruit Picking Sector, as a result of these complaints $80,000 was recovered for 107 workers. Around one third of these these workers were on a “ Working Holiday Downunder”.  This is just the Fruit Picking Sector, so there’s going to be a lot more complaints and queries in the much larger sectors. From our view at Working Holiday Jobs Australia Read more