Nicole Apthorpe

i can imagine that will be more than enough! i'm planning on taking between £3 & 4k over with me. hopefully i'll find work ASAP I think the minimum they say to take works out to be about £2,500 but they don't always check and i've heard of people taking less and being ok.

Hey Garreth, i'm not planning on going until January 2016. Only just started looking into it & need time to save up enough money! how about you?

haha! thats one of the things thats attracting me to Melbourne.

Hi guys. I'm just starting to plan my working holiday. I can't decide between starting in Sydney or Melbourne. Ideally I'd like to settle in one city for the majority of my time I'm Oz to work and save before travelling around the rest of the country & also parts of SE Asia, so it's important for me to chose the right place. From what I can see, Melbourne sounds like my 'kind of place' (although I know you never really know until you get there) but I'm coming on my own and most people I've spoken to so far online are all heading for Sydney. Is there a big backpacker community in Melbourne? And how about places to stay long term? I need to find a job asap and I've heard its easier to get a backpacker job in Sydney, is this true? If so that would be a big deciding factor for me! Any help is appreciated xx