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Hi Guys, Sorry about the long delay in getting back to you all. Some fantastic advise handed down, so thanks for your input. It's very much appreciated. if you don't mind, could anybody recommend good places for music festivals etc? Brian

Thanks Stacey, We fully intend on working straight away. What are the best job searching websites or hostels in Melbourne? B

Hi Guys, Thanks for the warm welcome. I can't wait to come over and see Australia plus my mates visa was just accepted for WHV which was delayed due to a heart condition. Green lights are on, I feel pretty comfortable with 5k, I will check out all the hostels recommended. I couldn't have asked for a better response. Thanks a lot guys Brian

Hello there, I'm Brian, this is my first post on this forum so excuse me if I don't follow a certain 'secret code' etiquette. I'm not here to debate and stuff. Anyway, sorry about that ? the main and original point in my post was: Me and my mate are going to move to Australia for 12-24 months and will hopefully have the time of our lives, right! We're both 27 year old guys, your casual Glasgow kind of guys. I'm taking £5000 and I think that works out around $9000aus. We both intend on getting into work pretty much as soon as we can, and will hopefully soak up Melbourne before heading anywhere. Of course these plans are only just that and it'll no doubt change. But I was wondering what the work situation is like in Melbourne in January? Or anywhere else in Australia? We also also really want to get a decent vehicle for hitting the road! What's best practice for this? Any advise that could be passed our way would be fantastic. I guess my main questions would be: 1. Could you recommend a good hostel? 2. Is €5000 enough security for starting a WHV year in Australia? 3. What's it like out there just now doing the backpacking/WHV thing? Thanks for reading and hopefully will see a few good replies ?