April23

Hi,

Is there anyone currently in Brisbane looking to go and do farm work in Queensland or anywhere close to Brisbane? (For their 88 day second year visa)

I am on my own and I thought it would be nice to meet someone and go together.

I have found a farm in NSW in Tabulam which is about 3-4 hours drive away from Brisbane. If there is anyone going to do blueberry picking, please let me know as I would like to know how to get from Casino to Tabulam as I do not have a car and there is no public transport from Casino to Tabulam farm.

Also, I have found a vegetable farm in Gatton QLD, an hour and half from Brisbane, but I have just seen a bad review for that farm. Has anyone worked there before, because the review says they are unsafe.

Any information will be helpful. Thanks in advance.

Hi, I'm Sonal, I'm 24. I moved to Sydney few months ago, and I'm looking to meet some people over from the uk. Would be good to meet you, if you are interested. I'm here on a working holiday visa as well. I'm 6 months into it already! I'm free this weekend, if you would like to meet. Looking to meet people who would like to do some exploring at the weekends and socialising!

Thanks

(happy to meet in the city)

Make an advert on gumtree. You might get some weirdos but you can usually weed them out. My advice would be try a cattle farm instead of fruit picking. My friends enjoyed their time. Although there's definitely some people who do enjoy fruit and veg picking.

 

The pom queen has put up some good links too, you should be able to see them in the backpacker section

thank you. I'll take a look

There is lots of farm work around Gatton, in fact every time I drive past there are around 50 people at one of the farms picking away. Also towards the end of the year is mango season so look in Far North Queensland for the mango farms.

Thank you for your response. I'll take a look

Hi,

I am on a WHV 417, currently in my 6th month into the year. I am looking at extending my visa for another year, but I am currently working in Sydney and my contract doesn't end till end of September. I wanted to know how easy is it to get farm work or any other work to extend my visa in September/October. My visa will end in mid February so I haven't got much time left.

Does anyone have any contacts or websites I can go on to contact farms to secure a place to do my 3 months work?

I've been looking at mostly Queensland or new south wales, but I am open to other parts of Australia as well.

I also saw a few months ago that there was a 3 months job in administration in Perth, where they provide accommodation and you get to have 3 months signed off to get 2nd year extension. But I can't find that job anymore. If anyone knows of work like that, that would be very helpful.

Please let me know all options, even if I haven't mentioned anything on here.

Thanks in advance

Try and find out where Myer ,Kmart Big W etc have their main offices and go in with your CV those stores as do most of the big conglomerates have office staff in the back environs

okay yeah that's great advice. I didn't think of that. Thank you

This is often the issue with WHV in any country people arrive expecting to find plenty of jobs available then find best case bar jobs , farm jobs or maybe if lucky retail. Generally all casual labour with any office jobs being at a premium and usually prioritised to established residents. You might strike lucky but lack of office experience and being on a WHV need a good deal of luck. Having said that keep positive on what is lifetime experience and something will turn up just might take some time.

okay will do. thanks for your help

I think you're going to struggle. Office/Admin jobs are pretty difficult to get even with British Experience. With no experience I don't like your chances. Might be better looking at retail. What visa are you on, this makes a difference too.

Oh okay, didn't think it would be this difficult. I'm on a working holiday visa for 12 months, so I can only work for a company for up to 6 months

Hi,

I have just arrived in Brisbane Aus, and I wanted to find out if anyone knows of any recruitment agencies in Brisbane for finance/admin/accounting jobs for entry level. I haven't got any office experience, only retail, but I still want to try and find jobs in an office/finance environment.

I don't mind working for free for a few weeks, just some work experience would be nice. I have contacted a few recruitment agencies but most of them are saying they want office experience.

Any advise would be great. Thanks in advance.

Thanks everyone! I will make sure that it's all covered. Thanks for your help

Thank you I will have a look on there

Hi,

I am going to Australia in one month, on a working holiday visa for a year and I'm not sure how to do my travel insurance.

Could anyone advise me on there knowledge or experience on how to get travel insurance as I am not sure how long to do it for. I can't find anywhere cover for one year, I have only found one backpackers insurance cover on post office website which is only for six months.

I may be coming back to England within the one year (for visiting purpose) so not sure whether I can get travel insurance from Oz just for flights and how expensive it would be. Also, if I decide to travel to other countries near by how can I get cover? And health insurance covered while living in Oz, if I'm not covered by my travel insurance anymore.

Thanks

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thanks for the comment. I'll take a look at it

I'd highly recommend NAB as the bank and also a company called tranzfers.com to send your money over, i've been a customer with both for many years and never once had a problem with them. Good luck with everything hope you have an awesome time in aussie

I'll take a look at NAB and the transfer site. Thank you

Hi, I went on a working holiday last year, but I wasn't asked to show funds.

As mentioned above, go to a Medicare office, there's many all over and apply for a Medicare number and card.

If you need health care while on your working holiday, make sure you go to places which are 'bulk billed'. If you go to places which are only private, Medicare may not cover the cost. Happened to me.

Hi, okay that's great, I'll make sure it's bulk billed. Thank you for the advice.

Tax file number is kind of like national insurance number, employers will need one.

 

There are Medicare offices all over Australia, you'd be best googling one once you know where you'll be staying for a few weeks and going in. They give you a temporary paper one and send you the actual one in the post, it can take a few weeks.

 

 

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okay

Thank you

Since you're from the UK you will get subsidised medical with a Medicare card which you can just go to the office with proof of address and passport and get. As for money I left the majority in my UK bank account, took a statement with me printed on the day to show proof of funds (was never asked for it) opened an account with ANZ before I got there and then when I got there went to branch to pick up my card and transferred the funds from my UK account to the AUS one.

I got one year of travel insurance in the UK before I went.

You also need to apply for your tax file number too.

Thanks. For the Medicare card, which office do i get it from? Do i get it before I leave from UK or in Australia? Okay, yeah leaving the money in UK sounds better.

What is the tax file number for?

Hi,

I am looking into getting a working holiday visa. As the requirements for this visa is to have a minimum of $5000 to take to Australia, what is the best way to take it/transer it to a bank there. I don't really want to take $5000 in cash as I find that is not safe. However, I probably will take some cash with me, but not that much. Do you think I should transfer my money from a UK bank to an Australian Bank? Im not sure which is the best/safest/easiest way is.

Or I was thinking to take the $5000 in cash and then open an account once I'm in Australia so that when I get a job, I have somewhere for wages to go into. But not sure that is safe.

Also, about getting travel insurance; obviously I would get cover for my journey to Australia, but is it best to get a one year cover with a company in UK, or do I also get insurance when I'm living there for health and medicine. As I'm not sure how the health care works over there. I have asthma, so I need to make sure I can get my inhalers when I run out.

As others have said, it's a Working HOLIDAY Visa. Employers do NOT see it as an opportunity to test out potential permanent employees, if that's what you're thinking! In fact, employers are suspicious of WHV'ers because they think they're likely to take off unexpectedly because their WHV mates are going to Byron or the Barrier Reef. And as I'm sure you know, you can only work for any one employer for a maximum of 6 months - so no one is going to take the trouble to train you up, since you can't stay.

 

Having said that, both my nieces were able to get office jobs during their WHV's, and there are lots of clerical jobs in the insurance/pensions area you could do without needing experience.

 

What you need to do is wait till you arrive, then actually WALK IN to agencies and say you want to register. You must be smartly dressed, so they can see you're capable of looking professional (agencies have an image of WHV'ers in holey jeans, living in smelly dormitories). Ask if you can see a consultant to discuss your chances - consultants are more likely to offer you a job if they've met you.

Thanks again for the replies. I will be open to any job as I wouldn't just sit around, I know it's expensive to live in Australia. But just thought I'd ask whether it is possible or not, and yeah from the comments I've read above there's always a possibility. And thanks for the tip Marisawright, I will definitely try and go to agencies in person.

Thank you all for your comments. This really helps a lot, made things a lot more clearer.

I just recently completed my postgraduate degree, and I'm currently working in retail. The only work experience I have is retail and my degree qualification. I am looking for jobs in finance, entry level jobs in general insurance and pensions, but I haven't got experience in that. Do you think i would be to get any jobs in that field since I don't have the relevant experience, only the knowledge and degree level qualification?

Hi

I live in the UK and I'm looking into getting a working holiday visa to move to Brisbane but I have a few questions regarding the requirements.

I read on immi.gov.au about the visa and it says that you need to have enough money to buy a return ticket or ticket out of Australia. Does that mean I have to show proof that I will be leaving the country before the visa runs out or is it just a proof of bank balance they are after?

I haven't applied for the working holiday visa yet, but I am planning too; I wanted to know roughly how long it takes for the visa to be granted?

Also, Is it easier to look for and ask about jobs once I've moved there, because I have emailed some agencies but they haven't replied? I'm not sure whether I should just apply for the visa or wait until I get a response from the agencies in Oz, since I will be paying quite a lot for the visa.