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19 Signs You’ve Been Living In Sydney Way Too Long

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sydney - photo thanks to hirsty.com.au

19) You’ve finally realised that Bondi Beach actually isn’t the best beach in Australia. 18) You’ve figured out to avoid Manly and Bondi Beach on hot day. 17) You go to Coogee or Little Manly instead 16) You’ve completely given up on AFL. 15) You figured out that Darlinghurst is pronounced ‘Darrrrrrrhhh-linggghurst 14) You’re sick of telling everyone back home how much the minimum wage is in Sydney. 13) You know half your pay will go towards rent. 12) You never bother rocking up on time for trains. 11) Getting a seat on public transport is more a dream than Read more

Manjimup: The Tomato Farm Experience

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backpacker tomatoes

Hi everyone, we are a group of 8 backpackers with Australian Working Holiday Visas and have been working and living in Pemberton , Western Australia. We worked for 88 days to get our 2nd year Visa: specified work in a regional area. Through the backpackers hostel in Pemberton we got a job at a tomato farm – ‘Allstates’ in Manjimup. We worked there for about 3 months and this is how we fared. Missing Payments We tried to contact the farmer – Paul Da Silva – several times. The hostel owner – Troy Della Franca – also tried to contact Read more

3 Hot Jobs Right Now

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Tax Refund

Everyones looking for work, here’s three hot jobs listed at Fruit Picking Jobs. If you don’t like what you see simply check out the job board any time! 15 Grape Pickers Needed in Renmark South Australia Pay – Horticultural Award ( As per government legislation) Immediate start 15 Positions Counts for 2nd Year Visa Great working environment Apply Now Tomato Farm – Bowen Queensland 70 workers needed for Tomato farm in Bowen NQ Counts for 2nd Year Visa Work begins the 4th week of May Expected to stay for season ( will help with 2nd year visa days) Transport to Read more

Australian Working Holiday Visa Application Fees to Increase from 1st of September 2013

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Australian Working Holiday Visa

The Australian Government has just announced that Australian visa application fees will increase on the 1st of September, 2013. Usually the new fees are increased by 5% to 10%. But this year the Australian Government has decided to increase all Australian visa application across the board by 15%. The increases are set to raise $542 million for the Australian Government over the next 4 years.   So if you are planning your trip to Australia, our tip to you is to apply for you Australia Working Holiday Visa before the 1st of september. This way you will save $55 and Read more