Shepparton Mooroopna Backpackers is a working hostel in Mooroopna which services the local region which includes Shepparton. Work is available predominantly over summer and it is recommended to contact the hostel before arriving.
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Typical Work in the Area
January to March – Stonefruit, pears
January to May – Tomatoes
March to May – Apples
April to October – Tree pruning
September to October -Tree thinning
November to December – Cherries
December – Apricots
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One Response to “Shepparton Mooroopna Backpackers”
John
THIS PLACE IS DIGUSTING DON’T GO THERE ! README
Two days ago, Sunday 26/01/14, we arrived in Shepparton, Victoria with the idea to start doing our farm work.
The only backpack which answer at the phone was the Mooroopna Backpackers International. This hostel is located in Mooroopna, a very small town close to Shepparton.
During the phone call, the owner’s son, Sabri told us that they have room for the three of us and also jobs.
We took a taxi, get into the reception room and met Sabri. He said that we will be able to work the next morning but we should pay for one week first. We agreed and proposed to pay by card but he refused and offered to bring us to an ATM by car because he didn’t accept cards. In the way to get the cash he tried to reassure us saying that he got a four beds bedroom, only for us and a “French girl”.
After we came back and paid him with our cash, he showed us our room: twelves beds, eight people living inside at this time. We were really avoided. Fearing a general incomprehension we asked him: “what is this room?”
– He said: “Sorry guys, we only have these beds at this time, if we got have any vacancy, I will move you in a four bed bedroom.”
Tired by the travel and the fear to not find a bed before night we stopped argue and began to settle down.
The first minutes in the room were terrible. A stench hovering in the air, surely after the huge fridge enthroned in the middle of the room. They give us a couple of old sheets and covers really old. Idem for the mattress. So filthy that I used my beach towel as cover. Even the fork and knife which they gave us weren’t washed!
Moreover, in their advertising the owners wrote “air conditioned”, but it was only operating in the hallway, not in the bedrooms, where there was not even a fan. In this season the average temperature at night is very hot in the rooms.
I went also to check the bathrooms (only 2 for about 60 people). The smell and the general state were comparable at our bedroom… worst in fact.
Sadly, every room in this hostel was as dilapidated. We visited lots of backpackers hostel and this one is crappiest from far. I stop here the description, you will realize by yourself seeing the pictures behind (annexes).
I deliberately skip the episode concerning the workday (get up at 5 am, picked cherries-tomatoes during 7 hours under 40°C to earn 30$ cash in the hand… It’s hard to believe but sadly true.)
In the mini-bus (that we paid 6$ each), on our way back to the hostel, we decided that we needed to leave the next morning (Tuesday).
Once arrived, we speak with the owner at the reception and of course he said: “You paid for one week, it’s like a booking, I can’t give your money back”. The facts were that his son didn’t leave us the choice about taking only one night or a full week. Anyways he just used the same kind of scam with a Finland girl who just arrived today.
We were feeling very rip off. This is why we required your help to prevent this misfortune to others travelers and backpackers.
Thanks forward for your help.”