jobs in the outback

jobs in the outback

by Greta Baierl
(Melbourne, Victoria, Australia)

Outback Pub Glendambo

hey rita, how are you??
my name is greta and i'm from germany!!

my friend and me we are supposed to go in to the outback in the next couple of weeks and actually we wanna find work there cus we wanna have the experience to work in the middle of nowhere and of course we run out of money as well!!

i just wanna asking you what you think it is easy to find a job there on a farm or is it impossible cus actually i can't find something about this topic in the internet!!
and we would do every work going on a farm or working in a bar or whatever!!
anyway i wish you a good day!!
and would really like to hear from you soon!!

kindest regards!!
bye bye
greta

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Apr 15, 2009

Thanks
by: Rita

Hi Greta, fellow German :),

Looks like you are on a great adventure trip in OZ!

You know you need a working holiday visa to work in Australia, do you? So I reckon you already have it?

I am pretty sure that there are many jobs around in the Outback, in the tourism/hospitality industry, fruit-picking, and general work on stations.

How to find them? Check newspapers, country magazines, ask at backpacker accommodations, in fact, ask everyone you come across in Australia. You know someone has a mate who knows someone outback who's urgently looking for a helping hand. That's how it often works. :)

I read the other day in my favourite Outback magazine that the Birdsville Pub has vacancies for kitchen hands, bar and housekeeping staff. Minimum contract 6 months. That's the downside, as you are not allowed to work more than three months with any employer on the working holiday visa.

Check out this site for more information about temporary jobs, and how to find them.

And if anyone of my Australian readers has a job to offer for Greta, please drop me a line.

Good luck, and have fun,
Rita

Sep 15, 2009

how to contact someone in the outback!
by: Ed

Hi, I am trying to contact my brother who now is looking for work in the outback, he changed his number so im having trouble contacting him on his new one. is the service that bad there?
of course im ringing from ireland! so bit worried but im sure he is fine.
any advice??

Sep 25, 2009

Mobile phones in the Outback
by: Rita

Hi Ed,

provided that you dialled the correct number, you should reach your brother, sooner or later. Leave him a message on the mailbox, or send him a text message; he will get it if he returns to an area with mobile phone coverage.

Fact is, that a normal mobile phone won't work in the Australian Outback if you are away from towns.

Telstra's new NextG network replaced the old CDMA network, and is supposed to have better coverage in Outback areas. However, one needs a phone that is matched to the frequency of the network.
If he is on a station far away from any towns, there is certainly no coverage at all.

Of course, most Outback towns and roadhouses have a public pay phones that can be used for international calls. Probably, you've already heard from your brother by now.

Rita

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