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LiveWork&Play in Australia 2nd Edition

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Introduction 1

Chapter 2: Ready, Set, Go! 2

Can you go? 2
Passport 2
Visas 2
   - Holiday/tourist visa 2
   - Working holiday visa 2
   - Student visa 3
   - New Zealand passport holders 3
   - Emigrating 3
Migration agents 3
When to go 3
How to go 5
Packing 6
Packing for a working holiday 6
   - suggested list of items 7
   - Packing if emigrating 9
   - Bringing the family pet/s 9
   - Importing motor vehicles 10
The question of money 10
   - how much to take 10
   - how to take it 11
Sorting affairs 11
power of attorney 11
making a will 11
Holiday insurance and medical care 12
holiday insurance 12
reciprocal medical agreements 12
vaccinations 12
Useful things to do, join and obtain 13
pre-book accommodation 13
pre-book your travel within Australia 13
International driver's licence 13
CMC 13
Collect air miles 13
Discount cards 13
Get fit 13
Purchase Duty Free 13
Have qualifications recognised 13
Programs 14
Staying in touch 15
By E-mail 15
By post 15
Useful publications and information 15
Checklist - let the countdown begin 16

Chapter 3: Arriving (for overseas visitors) 18

By sea vessel 18
By plane 18
Arriving at Sydney Airport 19
Transport from Sydney Airport 19
Arriving at other airports 20

Chapter 4: Now you've arrived (for overseas visitors) 21

Pick up a map and/or street directory 21
Open a bank account 21
Tax File Number 21
Register Medicare 22
Register private health insurance companies 22
Contact mail holding and e-mail services 22
Purchase a mobile phone 22
Find long-term accommodation 22
Home and Contents, car and other insurances 22
Register Electoral Commission 22
Useful publications to pick up 22

Chapter 5: Accommodation 23

Short-term accommodation 23
Hotels 23
Hostels 23
camping/caravan parks 25
B&Bs 26
Farm Stays 26
Pubs and hotels 26
University campus accommodation 26
Long-term accommodation 27
Renting a flat/house 27
Living in Sydney 28
Possessions Insurance 29

Chapter 6: Work 30

Working in Sydney and the rest of NSW 30
Working in other states 30
Finding work through
Employment National 31
Government sites 31
Newspapers 31
Backpacker periodicals 32
The Internet 32
Recruitment agencies 32
Employers 34
Professional bodies 34
Hostels 35
Tourist brochures 35
Considering where you are 35
Door knocking 35
Word of mouth 35
Tax and Superannuation 36
Accounting, Banking and Finance 36
Bar work 37
Busking 38
Call Centres 38
Casinos 39
Conservation volunteers 40
Deck hand/cook 40
Diving instructors 41
Equine staff 41
Farm/station work - Jillaroo/Jackaroo 42
Freelance Travel Writing 44
Fruit & Vegetable picking 44
Government positions 46
Hospitality 47
IT 48
Legal 49
Movie and television extras 49
Nannies and Au Pairs 50
Nursing 51
0ffice support 52
Recruitment consultants 53
Resort work
Queensland Island Resorts 54
Outback Resorts 56
Ski Resorts 56
Roadhouses 57
Teaching 58
Teaching English 59
Technical, industrial, trades and unskilled work (labouring) 60
Travel consultants 60
WWOOF 61
Yachts and seafaring craft 61

Chapter 7: Holidaying 63

Sightseeing Australia 63
Travel options 63
by plane 64
by coach 64
by organised tour 65
Jo-Jos and independent tour operators 65
By train 67
by car/van 67
Cycling 70
Hitching 70
Yacht crewing 70
Travelling alone 70
Travelling safe 71
Travelling well 72

Chapter 8: Useful information 74

Aboriginal Australia; ANZAC Day; Aussie tucker; backpacker scene; bank opening times; barbecues; blue/bluey; beachsafety; bushfires; bushrangers; clothes; currency; cyclones; dates; deadliest creatures; departure tax; drinking;driving; eating out; eucalyptus oil; emergency numbers; fauna; flies; gay scene; GST; heat and humidity; lingo;luggage storage; medical system; metric; nightlife; outdoors; oz stereotypes; politics/ government; post; publicholidays; radio; religions; shopping; sunburn; skin cancer; social events for the calendar; sporting mad; surfand turf; telephone system; time zones; tipping; Tourist Refund Scheme; TV; water; visa enquiries; weather; WorldHeritage listed areas