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Gollywobbler · 27-04-2008, 09:22 PM

Hi Steve

Welcome to Poms in Oz.

I think there are several issues here.

If you go into Google Australia and tell is Migrant Workers + Truck Drivers, telling it to confine itself to Australian web-pages only, heaps of links appear. Below is a selection from the ones I found:

Transport Workers Union WA

Re:457 VISA PUSH FOR TRUCK DRIVERS - Politics - Australian News Message Boards

Transport Workers Union of Australia

The last link above is not a brand new one but it is relatively recent because Kevin Andrews was Minister for Immi only between Jan 2007 and Nov 2007. He went out when the Howard Government did.

I think there is massive Union opposition to the idea of migrant drivers being allowed into Oz. I'm not sure what the stuff on the first link - re the licences - is about.

It might be worth having a chat with Phil Olsen. Please see the links below:

http://www.pomsinoz.com/forum/jobs-c...g-friends.html

I do not know what the outcome of that thread was but Phil is a Registered Migration Agent, a very nice guy and he is somewhere around Perth:

Migration Agents Registration Authority=

The MARA information for Phil should be up to date.

I can see Darrell's point that a driver who already has the necessary licences might well find it easier to get a sponsor, but I do not know anything about the licences themselves. You may be able to glean something from here:

Licensing Home.

However, you do have a major helper in your sister. She may be able to find some haulage companies.

It may be worth asking Janette Braveheart as well because she has recently joined a road freight company in Perth:

PomsInOz Forum - View Profile: Mrs Braveheart

Janette might be able to find out more about the whole "scene" for you, as it were.

Like Lynne, I've heard of a guy who was sponsored for a job as a truck driver but he was in South Australia and I think a cousin or someone who had a road haulage company sponsored the British chap.

I've heard of several drivers who have gone to WA on tourist visas, banged on doors and got nowhere, though. I don't know whether the strength of the Unions vary from state to state.

It is all vague, I know, but hopefully you might find some leads via the links above.

Best wishes

Gill

27-04-2008, 09:22 PM	#5 (permalink)
Gollywobbler Moderator Join Date: May 2006 Location: Southampton, UK Posts: 5,938 Thanks: 40 Thanked 155 Times in 115 Posts My Mood:	Hi Steve Welcome to Poms in Oz. I think there are several issues here. If you go into Google Australia and tell is Migrant Workers + Truck Drivers, telling it to confine itself to Australian web-pages only, heaps of links appear. Below is a selection from the ones I found: Transport Workers Union WA Re:457 VISA PUSH FOR TRUCK DRIVERS - Politics - Australian News Message Boards Transport Workers Union of Australia The last link above is not a brand new one but it is relatively recent because Kevin Andrews was Minister for Immi only between Jan 2007 and Nov 2007. He went out when the Howard Government did. I think there is massive Union opposition to the idea of migrant drivers being allowed into Oz. I'm not sure what the stuff on the first link - re the licences - is about. It might be worth having a chat with Phil Olsen. Please see the links below: http://www.pomsinoz.com/forum/jobs-c...g-friends.html I do not know what the outcome of that thread was but Phil is a Registered Migration Agent, a very nice guy and he is somewhere around Perth: Migration Agents Registration Authority= The MARA information for Phil should be up to date. I can see Darrell's point that a driver who already has the necessary licences might well find it easier to get a sponsor, but I do not know anything about the licences themselves. You may be able to glean something from here: Licensing Home. However, you do have a major helper in your sister. She may be able to find some haulage companies. It may be worth asking Janette Braveheart as well because she has recently joined a road freight company in Perth: PomsInOz Forum - View Profile: Mrs Braveheart Janette might be able to find out more about the whole "scene" for you, as it were. Like Lynne, I've heard of a guy who was sponsored for a job as a truck driver but he was in South Australia and I think a cousin or someone who had a road haulage company sponsored the British chap. I've heard of several drivers who have gone to WA on tourist visas, banged on doors and got nowhere, though. I don't know whether the strength of the Unions vary from state to state. It is all vague, I know, but hopefully you might find some leads via the links above. Best wishes Gill