So, you want to go to Australia on a Working Holiday Visa

Going to Sydney alone, leave 21st of this month, arrive on the 23rd. Anyone else traveling alone around the same time?

If your looking too work, bring plenty of money, get tax file number as soon as you get here, get white card ASAP if you plan on working on site (70 dollars) or RSA lisence to work in bars (50-100 dollars)( check what the lisence covers you for I'm not too clued up on it). And apply for a Medicare card. Do this as soon as you get here. Search gumtree and seek as much as possible as you will get an idea of what is on offer when it comes to farm work/ fruit picking/ construction/ working as a nanny/ sales jobs. Don't waste your time when you get here, do this when you arrive or it will backfire as it is to me right now!! I'm a qualified British sparky selling solar to people doing door to door sales. Jobs are scarce out here people so take what you can!! 5000 dollars doesn't last!!!

I leave on the 8th on january landing in sydney... not many people seem to be going at this time of the year!

Im sure this is mentioned in this thread somewhere but I cant find it, so sorry in advance

Wheres the best place to get travel insurance from for the WHV?

Hi here,

I am actually thinking of going into the outback [March or so] in order to work in a cattle station. However, i cant get any information about how much is this work paid, wether its easy to find a job in it [i got some xp in farming, driving motorcycle or riding a horse] and I also cant have any return from people who might have been there. Does anyone have already been there ?

It has just some kind of "travel agencies" on the internet which deal with it, asking people to give money [~1200] for a week of training before getting a job in a ranch [100% sure - high price for a job].

Thanks for this helpful thread

If your looking too work, bring plenty of money, get tax file number as soon as you get here, get white card ASAP if you plan on working on site (70 dollars) or RSA lisence to work in bars (50-100 dollars)( check what the lisence covers you for I'm not too clued up on it). And apply for a Medicare card. Do this as soon as you get here. Search gumtree and seek as much as possible as you will get an idea of what is on offer when it comes to farm work/ fruit picking/ construction/ working as a nanny/ sales jobs. Don't waste your time doing this when you arrive or it will backfire as it is to me right now!! I'm a qualified British sparky selling solar to people doing door to door sales. Jobs are scarce out here people so take what you can!! 5000 dollars doesn't last!!!

Hoping to go on a 1 year WHV in 2014 and maybe extend to 2! I'm hoping to get out before 26th birthday, scary as a I have a mortgage and a decent job at a college, but i'll be to old in a few years, and you just have to do it! A few times it's been mentioned about $300 per week is a good amount to live on. Say average bar/waitress jobs are $17 and hour as some mentioned and you pick up a job after a few weeks maybe working a 20-25 hour week = around $400, is it really necessary to turn up with thousands of pounds? I ask because I've been to Oz in 2008 for 4 weeks and did all the barrier reef/skydiving/rafting/surfing/fraser island/Sydney/etc (yes it was jam packed!) so this time i'm just looking to work and spend my free time just sightseeing on buses and relaxing on beaches, so not sure i'll still need lots of money.. Also I was just thinking of asking parents to transfer the $5k in to my account and then transfer it straight bank once in Oz? (I know not an option for everyone). Also can anyone tell me about their experience of fruit picking, like how does it work, do you carry around like a basket, or a crate on wheels?? Are you on your own and can stay out in the fields as long as you want, or paired up? Thanks in advance!

Hoping to go on a 1 year WHV in 2014 and maybe extend to 2! I'm hoping to get out before 26th birthday, scary as a I have a mortgage and a decent job at a college, but i'll be to old in a few years, and you just have to do it! A few times it's been mentioned about $300 per week is a good amount to live on. Say average bar/waitress jobs are $17 and hour as some mentioned and you pick up a job after a few weeks maybe working a 20-25 hour week = around $400, is it really necessary to turn up with thousands of pounds? I ask because I've been to Oz in 2008 for 4 weeks and did all the barrier reef/skydiving/rafting/surfing/fraser island/Sydney/etc (yes it was jam packed!) so this time i'm just looking to work and spend my free time just sightseeing on buses and relaxing on beaches, so not sure i'll still need lots of money.. Also I was just thinking of asking parents to transfer the $5k in to my account and then transfer it straight bank once in Oz? (I know not an option for everyone). Also can anyone tell me about their experience of fruit picking, like how does it work, do you carry around like a basket, or a crate on wheels?? Are you on your own and can stay out in the fields as long as you want, or paired up? Thanks in advance!

Im looking to do around 9/10 months i Australia in 2014/15. Probably planning to leave in september or october to around june. Does anyone have a rough estimate of flight prices and airlines? Also do you have to book your return ticket before you leave or can you do it once your away as my leaving date may change depending on how things go? I was thinking of starting of in sydney with ozintro, working for a while and then making my way up the east coast. Is this a good plan as i want to stay in as much 'good' weather as possible?! Last question, what is the average age of backpackers in Australia as i will be only 18, I don't want to be 5/10 years younger than everyone else!
As you can see by the many questions, I've only just started my research Thanks

Landed in Sydney this morning, still haven't really met anyone yet. Anyone out here in the same situation?

Talk to people in your dorm. This evening, go down to your hostel's common room / kitchen, take a box of goon, and start talking to people.

Which hostel are you in? It can be harder to meet people in hostels with bars. I had a fantastic time in Nomads West End on Pitt St

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Okay guys, advice needed -

I'm planning on heading out to Aus in March.

I have money saved up and will carry on saving through employment until March.

I don't have my flight or visa yet, but plan to buy them within the next couple of weeks. I've been tracking the flight prices for months now.

If push came to shove and I could only buy one until the following month, which shall I buy/apply for first - flight or visa?

Staying in Wake Up, which I believe is just up the street a little. Got speaking to a few but they are checking out today, I think later tonight I will make a effort to go down and get talking to some others. Its hard traveling alone at first but once I know people I'm sure I will be fine.