easy $$$ in australia

[Singaporedream]

hi there.

i met a fellow biker. he is around 40yrs old and he had a tourist visa for 12 months. he told me he found a few jobs in farms a few time... easily. they paid him for about A$15-17 per hour.

i met a german biker. he's near 40years old and he worked as a mechnic in a shop. he say looking for a job is easy here in australia. he had a tourist visa.

i met another german backpacker here, he worked a carpenter and paid him about A$15/hr. he say looking for job is easy.

we went around for the past 3-4days, not many want to hire us.

is it because we are a couple? is it because i have not found the right one? even i visited a friend here, he had 7 companies (big hell business man here in queensland) and he didnt have a job for us!

dont tell me times are bad.

we are desprate for money now. drained alot of the money, due to the stolen bike before the trip. due to the broken engine in usa and we need to get out of australia fast to east timor and indonesia (because it's expensive here). and now we cannot go to the north because it's very bad weather now. we have to wait for 3-4 months for the better season to go up. meanwhile we need $$$ to survive!

other than seek.com.au, can anyone tell me how to find a job or anyone here had experience working as a tourist visa, can recommand us to the boss that u worked before.

we are desprate!!!

please advise...

[mudmaps]

go to a fruit picking area or a tourist area or seek.com.au

[RogerM]

Its getting harder to find work if you dont have the correct visa - employers are liable for some large fines not only from immigration dept but also taxation and workers injury insurance. Maybe 1 in 500 small employers are prepared to take the risk. Larger companies will not even think about employing you without a tax file number. The fruit picking areas have had some well publiscised immigration sweeps and I dont think too many farmers will take the risk.

Its really only businesses that deal in cash (no EFTPOS, no cheques or credit cards) that can employ people without the correct visa - very few businesses dont take cards nowadays.

Bear in mind that if you work for cash you will be exploited - either paid well below what you should be, or when you leave you wont be paid at all.

You can volunteer to work for food and accomodation without hassles - weblookup "wwoof ing" = willing workers on organic farms.

[MikeS]

Help Exchange: free volunteer work exchange abroad Australia New Zealand Canada Europe

You might find something on this site for casual work in exchange for accommodation which might tide you over till you move on.

[kuntushi]

If you can get up to Charters Towers (1 hour south west of Townsville) for the weekend from the 22nd to the 26th of Jan, there is a huge cricket carnival on, called the Goldfield Ashes. I'm sure with the influx of people, the pubs might be happy to pay cash for a helping hand. I'd call some first before making the trip though

I also feel that the further north you go into QLD, the less people will worry about the tax man. It is wet season up there, but you can make it to Townsville and Cairns very easily. If you head west from there past the Gulf of Capentaria though, expect closed and impassible roads. But if you stick to the coast, you could reach Cape York with ease, and also find lots of towns along the way that might have some labouring jobs on the go.

[Singaporedream]

Originally Posted by kuntushi

If you can get up to Charters Towers (1 hour south west of Townsville) for the weekend from the 22nd to the 26th of Jan, there is a huge cricket carnival on, called the Goldfield Ashes. I'm sure with the influx of people, the pubs might be happy to pay cash for a helping hand. I'd call some first before making the trip though

I also feel that the further north you go into QLD, the less people will worry about the tax man. It is wet season up there, but you can make it to Townsville and Cairns very easily. If you head west from there past the Gulf of Capentaria though, expect closed and impassible roads. But if you stick to the coast, you could reach Cape York with ease, and also find lots of towns along the way that might have some labouring jobs on the go.

Hi Kuntushi: thanks for the offer. it would be great help. Let me discuss with my wife first ok? thanks again for the help.

[Singaporedream]

Originally Posted by RogerM

Its getting harder to find work if you dont have the correct visa - employers are liable for some large fines not only from immigration dept but also taxation and workers injury insurance. Maybe 1 in 500 small employers are prepared to take the risk. Larger companies will not even think about employing you without a tax file number. The fruit picking areas have had some well publiscised immigration sweeps and I dont think too many farmers will take the risk.

Its really only businesses that deal in cash (no EFTPOS, no cheques or credit cards) that can employ people without the correct visa - very few businesses dont take cards nowadays.

Bear in mind that if you work for cash you will be exploited - either paid well below what you should be, or when you leave you wont be paid at all.

You can volunteer to work for food and accomodation without hassles - weblookup "wwoof ing" = willing workers on organic farms.

hi RogerM,
1) my concern is how come the 2 travelers i met did not have a proper visa and yet they found job easily?! or u can say that it's my problem of approaching...but, if there's a job, there is.
2) i met a lady using wwoof. the experience she told me is terrible. she had to travel to the bush, work long hours at some farms. bad accomadation. sometimes afterworking, she had to cook for herself and the employer. one time one of the employer tried to molest her. these wwoof treat travelers badly. then i went to stay with a friend that is also a host of wwoof. nice food they made for us but my tent would be much comfortable than their lodging. work is long and tough, yet not get paid so it's a waste of time doing this while we are RTW.

i strongly do not suggest WWOOF unless bike breaks down, need a place to wait for part to arrive, THEN WWOOF is a good solution!