A year out in Australia two Irish gals and we dont have a plan!!! wana help us with one??? ;o) plez x?

moving to Australia in 6wks yes i have Visa insurance vaccinations all got my rucksack sitting here looking at me ;o) we have accomodation for 2nite in sydney thats were the plan ends!!! we hope to get a job in the first few wks after arriving we'll work at anything doesnt have to be related to our college MA's.as were just outa college fund low 9,000 OZ dollers all i got! we would like to be in sydney 4 Xmas and start traveling up the east coast in january but should we hang around sydney or move dwn to melbourne for the 1st few months? is it easy to get jobs? meet new friends? rent accomodation etc...appreciate ur help x
A year out in Australia two Irish gals and we dont have a plan!!! wana help us with one??? ;o) plez x?
I would hang around Sydney for the first few months as the weather and beaches are much nicer . Plenty of time for Melbourne Later. You should not have too much trouble getting bar work as Christmas is a busy time so lots of places like to put on casual staff at this time. Sydneysiders are very friendly and they love Irish people. There are plenty of Irish pubs around so you shouldn't be too lonely . I would check out Backpackers type accommodation as that should be the cheapest. Also check out the hostel in the Southern suburb of Cronulla (1/2 an hour from the city) I have heard that it is good
Reply:If you want somewhere to stay in Sydney for Christmas you're probably better off staying there once you arrive. We got there in September and there wasn't a huge amount of accommodation around (although there were more of us). The hostels get booked out fairly far in advance for Christmas, and the prices go up a good bit too. There's one in Railway square that's really nice, one of the best hostels I've stayed in anywhere. Coogee's a great place to live in Sydney, nice beachside suburb, great bars, you can get a bus straight in to the city easily. Really easy to meet people in Sydney, we found everyone really friendly, even though lots of people had told us otherwise.
Reply:Staying around the Sydney area would be a good idea, you could easily pick up some work in the hospitality area as the silly season is not far afar and extra staff will be needed in lots of places, etc. bar work, waitressing. Cleaning jobs are always good because you can work early in the morning and that gives you lots of daylight hours to look around.


Find a good backpackers for a long term stay and you may even get work there.


When you eventually go up north, I don't think you will have any trouble finding work in the same area, there is also crop picking, pretty hard work but it pays well.


Most of the backpacker places all around the country will have a board advertising all kinds of work.


You could also check out a website called couch surfing, where people will offer you a couch or bed for one or two nights, its a good website I have used it many times around the globe and there are many Australians registed.


You'll love Australia, good luck.


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