Hi everyone, new to posting on this site but have been folowing for some time. I hope you will be able to help, I am looking for advice from anyone in any area of Aus. on the best area to work for Brickies. We originally looked in Perth but I am hearing more and moer that work is slow and averaging a 3 day week??? Can anyone help, or shed some light on this - Thanks.:curse:

Don't know about Perth but move to Mission Beach and you would be laughing. There is only really one decent brickie gang in this area otherwise they get them down form Cairns. The decent gang are turning away work left right and centre!

Thanks for that, any info about the areas around would be great

Hi Katie do a search on Mission Beach and you will see pictures by Bix and myself on here.....sorry on my way to work so I haven't got the time to go hunting

Hi, weve just arrived in Adelaide and husband brought a car on saturday, then on monday he just drove around all the building sites we had spotted and got offered job straight away which he started on Tuesday. He was struggling a bit with the heat on Tuesday!!! He starts at 7am, stop for a break at 12 then finish at 3.30pm, hope this helps, Michelle

I am a bricklayer in Perth, work has definitely slowed down,the work in Australia is much harder than in the UK and the rates are droping. a friend of mine was earning $270 per day, on friday the foremen said he was droping the rates to $250 per day for the whole gang anyone who doesn't like it can go it's hard for every bricklayer and if you speak to any supervisor they say that it's only going to get worse. I hope not. Good luck I hope it all works out for you.

Richard

Hi willywanka what part of Adelaide are you in

if the money gets any worse brickies will be packing their tools away and working in maccas....250 is shite and to be honest if you only have one income, i wouldnt of come.

its not like the u.k,you have to go like a maniac.....

to sum it up here at the mo in a word.............

shite...
sorry

ast

I had some block work done and this was at mates rates they ended up with $1500 each for 3 days work...not bad in my books

Hi Michelle, new to posting we are thinking of going to Adelaide or Perth have you been anywhere else other than Adelaide. My husband is a bricklayer so really need to go where the work is. We have two boys aged 8 & 4 so need to look at schools too.

Welcome guys
We are hoping to go to Brisbane alot morework there. Also look www.alljobs.com.au gives you all the jobs in every area.
good luck.x

Thanks will have a look on the site.

i with you bro ,its going to get tougher too .This is the best place in australia for brickies and if it aint happening here it isnt happening anywhere.Adelaide etc are just catching up ,give them six months they will on their arse .
The RBA is killing the trade with interest rate rises ,Why britiain is doing the opposite i dont know .
Im offf to the uk tomorrow [19th] and i have an offer of heaps of work ,so itll be the uk for me for a while anyways.

Australia - economy is booming, inflation is rising, hence interest rates are rising.
UK - economy is flat, inflation is steady, hence interest rates are falling in an attempt to stave off recession.

yes amazulu i keep hearing that on the tele but its slowing for us ,so i would guess either we are going to pick up which seems unlikely if they keep raising rates or the rest of the economy is going to slow down.
Maybe a duel economy about to happen ,slumping domestic but booming mining .