help finding regional farm work or carpentry work
#1
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help finding regional farm work or carpentry work
hi all i finally landed in brisbane, 3 weeks ago, but seem to be find it hard finding work and was wondering if any one nows of some good contacts, websites, any info really that will increase my chances with work.
i am a carpenter by trade in u.k and i think i can do this in regional australia to count towards my 3 month experience for my second year.
but i am willing to do fruit picking etc... anything to get this extra year visa before im 31.
so please any info is welcome, working hostels, farm work, agencys etc....
i have been apply loads on gumtree, seek, harvest trail, but not got one feedback yet, so bit depressing but im a forward thinker and know something will come up.
thanks all in advance
i am a carpenter by trade in u.k and i think i can do this in regional australia to count towards my 3 month experience for my second year.
but i am willing to do fruit picking etc... anything to get this extra year visa before im 31.
so please any info is welcome, working hostels, farm work, agencys etc....
i have been apply loads on gumtree, seek, harvest trail, but not got one feedback yet, so bit depressing but im a forward thinker and know something will come up.
thanks all in advance
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Re: help finding regional farm work or carpentry work
I'm surprised you've had no luck with Gumtree? Are you responding to adverts? Are you providing full information? Due the volume of responses we gain, I generally only respond to applicants who read my advert and provide info that I have requested.
It's amazing how many people think "I'll be great for this job. Sam 041$ ......." is enough to get a job! Are you looking at all areas?
Harvesttrail provides regional seasonal info on fruit picking ie bananas in northern Qld in ... Or watermelons in Darling Downs in Feb. With it being autumn you may have to consider that?
It's amazing how many people think "I'll be great for this job. Sam 041$ ......." is enough to get a job! Are you looking at all areas?
Harvesttrail provides regional seasonal info on fruit picking ie bananas in northern Qld in ... Or watermelons in Darling Downs in Feb. With it being autumn you may have to consider that?
Last edited by jothefw; Apr 6th 2013 at 10:12 pm.
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Re: help finding regional farm work or carpentry work
would do wwhoff but need to earn money.
i spoke to some british expats in a bar at weekend and said head to cairns area towns around there do a lot of banana work so ive booked a plane there and im sitting in airport as we speak.
thanks all
i spoke to some british expats in a bar at weekend and said head to cairns area towns around there do a lot of banana work so ive booked a plane there and im sitting in airport as we speak.
thanks all
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Re: help finding regional farm work or carpentry work
Cairns! Good luck!
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Re: help finding regional farm work or carpentry work
pineapple farms about 1/2 an hour north of townsville, at rolling stone i think. and also look into Goondiwindi the cotton picking season going on at the minute. I used to work for john deere servicing tractors out there and heaps of backpackers/travelers went through goondiwindi. only 4 hours west of brisbane. crisp coaches and greyhoud run buses out there! any questions just ask
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Re: help finding regional farm work or carpentry work
Cotton generally expects a lot of tractor driving experience, quite hard to get into. Pineapple and banana picking would be easier to get into but physically harder work.
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Re: help finding regional farm work or carpentry work
well im here in cairns, quite place compared to brisbane but like it.
if i wana do banana work then i gt to head for innisfail or somewhere like that.
but i am carpenter and there seem a fair bit of that work here and this counts as my regional work as well, so will try and find this sork of work for week or 2. then if fails then off to innisfail.
thanks all again
if i wana do banana work then i gt to head for innisfail or somewhere like that.
but i am carpenter and there seem a fair bit of that work here and this counts as my regional work as well, so will try and find this sork of work for week or 2. then if fails then off to innisfail.
thanks all again
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Re: help finding regional farm work or carpentry work
Check out all these jobs recently listed in the last 24 hours looking for carpenters in Townsville here.
Email your resume to this guy [email protected] who is looking for carpenters asap.
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Re: help finding regional farm work or carpentry work
Fatpantss have you an email address i can get you on or facebook im too looking at heading to australia and would like to ask you a few questions seems as though your there... thanks
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id like to know he got on too ??
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Re: help finding regional farm work or carpentry work
well im here in cairns, quite place compared to brisbane but like it.
if i wana do banana work then i gt to head for innisfail or somewhere like that.
but i am carpenter and there seem a fair bit of that work here and this counts as my regional work as well, so will try and find this sork of work for week or 2. then if fails then off to innisfail.
thanks all again
if i wana do banana work then i gt to head for innisfail or somewhere like that.
but i am carpenter and there seem a fair bit of that work here and this counts as my regional work as well, so will try and find this sork of work for week or 2. then if fails then off to innisfail.
thanks all again