Employment while on the trip

Hi Rob.

We have been on the road now for over two years & we were offered work after only three weeks!
It depends on what type of work that you are after, we have worked in caravan parks & resorts, but have been offered work as drivers for mines as well as work on cattle stations.
Don't expect to be paid a great deal, but it will pay for your fuel/food, accommodation with a little bit left over for the bank.

Ask around the local pubs, in caravan parks or shopping centres, someone usually will be able to tell you where the work is.

Rob


Just go out there and po it and stop having anxiety attacks.

Anywhere north of the Tropic of Capricorn there is work. Be aware that Queensland bosses don't like to part with money though.

On our 6 mth trip last year every where we went there seemed to be signs for 'jobs' going begging , met a cple in Broome who needed to replenish the travel account and were offered 9 different jobs between them on the 1st day they went looking , thing was though that the "wages" offered would barely cover the site fees at the c/van park on a weekly basis. Work is out there for the traveler but so is some very low pay in some very expensive locations .

Gday,
It really depends on your qualifications and expierience, age, how long you are prepared to stay and what type of work.
There was work everywhere a while ago, and employers couldnt pick and choose, they had to take what they could get. This recession we arent having is makeing things a bit tighter.
6 months ago in Alice Springs employers were going overseas to get tradesman......now hours are getting cut (temporarily). It really hasnt made a lot of difference for us but Im hearing a lot of other places around Aust arent so fortunate.
Some towns are harder to crack than others and some employers dont like transient employees. Places were you need security/ criminal/ medical/ clearences arent goint to pay for it knowing your leaving in three months?

What do you do?

Cheers

We spent the last four years recently travelling Oz and working for 2 - 6 months at a time, averaging about 8 months of work a year.

A few tips we can offer, based on out experiences, would be working out which caravan parks offer long term rates (greater than 8 weeks). Long term rates vary from place to place, but are usually about 2/3rds the price of a short term booking. Get a feel for the van park and have a look around the park before commiting to stay. A pool and air conditioning helps in the tropics.

Tell your prospective employer that you are relocating to the area and not working to move on in a couple of months.
There is work everywhere if you look hard enough. Have a great time.

Hi, we've just completed a 2 year working holiday around Aussie.
I registered and did the induction for Skilled and Workpac before I left Perth. Both these labour hire companies got me work on the way, but they are city based..not much use in small towns.
I easily scored jobs in smaller places like Port Douglas by printing out a "work wanted" letter...simply saying I was reliable, had HR and fork lift license etc and would guarantee 3 months (or what ever duration was wanted)
I fruit picked, worked for hire companies, drove trucks,assembled electrical components and made carpet tiles...it was all an adventure and I loved it.
I found the harvest trail etc was very hit and miss..often with work promised, but not immediately etc...try again next week etc.
Lots of folks seemed to think they would walk into jobs at caravan parks etc..but we never saw any available.
CHeers
Gerard and Anne

Last August/September travelling back from Adelaide to NQ we could have had jobs at any pub along the way, ranging from a few days to 6 months.

Don't need the work at the moment, as it was a holiday, but every publican said we had to have Responsible Person's card, needed to server alcohol in bars,restaurants,etc.

Probably worth investigating and completing before departing on your trip.

Cheers
Ross

Hi Rob. MG Kailis usually has work at their prawn processing factory during the Exmouth prawn season.

They operate a ste of art platform from a superb Gulf beachfront with great employee facliities. They have a stack of grey nomads go there ea year.

Cheers.John.

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