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AAA Nannies, P.O. Box 157, Sanctuary Cove, Queensland 4212, Australia; 011-61-7-5530-1123; www.aaanannies.com. Places au pairs and nannies in Australia (plus Canada and Europe). Registration fee of AU$550 ($434) guarantees placement. AIFS Australia Pty Ltd., 91 York St., 2nd Fl., Sydney, NSW 2000, Australia; 011-61-2-8235-7000; sydney@aifsaustralia.com, www.workinaustralia.net. Work and travel program, recently taken over from CIEE as the U.S. North American agent is Globetrotters Education in Canada. AustraLearn, 12050 N. Pecos St., Ste. 320, Westminster, CO 80234; 800-980-0033; studyabroad@australearn.org, www.australearn.org. The North American Center for Australian Universities cooperates with Global Education Designs (www.globaled-designs.com) to place suitable candidates in professional development internships in Australia and New Zealand lasting 6-16+ weeks. Fees from $3,660 for 10 weeks. Internships also available in New Zealand. Australian Tropical Research Foundation, PMB 5, Cape Tribulation, Queensland 4873, Australia; 011-61-7-4098-0063; austrop@austrop.org.au; www.austrop.org.au. Volunteers over the age of 23 required for variety of tasks. Contribution of about AU$15 ($12) per day. BUNAC USA, P.O. Box 430, Southbury, CT 06488; 203-264-0901; enquiries@bunacusa.org, www.bunac.org. Administers Work in Australia program (maximum 4 months) and Work in New Zealand program (maximum 12 months); open to students and non-students aged 18-30 (maximum 35 for New Zealand). Placement fees are $595 and $495. CALM (Conservation and Land Management), Department of Western Australia, Locked Bag 104, Bentley Delivery Ctr., WA 6893, Australia; 011-61-8-9334-0251, www.naturebase.net. Volunteer program in national and regional parks open to anyone, though accommodations not necessarily provided. CCUSA/Work Experience Downunder, 2330 Marinship Way, Ste. 250, Sausalito, CA 94965; 415-339-2740 or 888-449-3872; downunder@ccusa.com, www.ccusa.com. Work Experience programs in Australia (maximum 4 months) and in New Zealand (up to 12 months). Program fee about $400. Conservation Volunteers Australia (CVA), P.O. Box 423, Ballarat, Victoria 3353, Australia; 011-61-3-5333 1483; www.conservationvolunteers.com.au. Organizes short- and long-term voluntary conservation projects in Australia. Overseas volunteers participate in a 4 or 6-week package costing from AUS$945 and AUD$1,407 respectively. Cultural Embrace: Work in the Land Down Under! Hospitality, farm, and child care jobs in Queensland, Australia. Wages are dependent upon many factors including the type of job and your experience and qualifications. The average wage is AUS$350/week (approximately US$270/week). An all-inclusive orientation is held at the start of your time in Australia in Rainbow Beach near Fraser Island. Most job placements include room & board. If not, you will be paid more to cover these extra costs. For more info visit: www.culturalembrace.com/5238183_24622.htm; www.culturalembrace.com (reviewed by Web editor).. Farm Helpers in New Zealand, 31 Moerangi St, Palmerston North, 4410 New Zealand; tel/fax +64-6 354 1104; info@fhinz.co.nz, www.fhinz.co.nz. NZ$25 (€13, $US20) membership includes booklet listing over 200 farmers looking for volunteer helpers in exchange for room and board. There is no paid work available on this scheme. Global Choices: Work Holiday in Australia. Working Holiday in Australia. When you say Australia - the first thing that comes to your mind is kangaroos, surfing, and aborigines. It sounds very attractive and exotic, but if you are going to travel there for the Working Holiday you realise that it is not a piece of cake to do all travel arrangements (accommodation, job, bank account etc.,) before your departure. If you do not want to waste your precious time on sorting out such things as banking, jobs, tax file number ID, accommodation, mobile phone, tax refund etc., we would like to offer you our programme: Working Holiday package - complete peace of mind before leaving! More information and Online Application Form: www.globalchoices.co.uk/work-programme-270.php (reviewed by Web editor). Globetrotters Education Consulting Inc, 1784 Rosebank Rd., Pickering, Ontario L1V 1P6, Canada; 416-565-4420; laura@globetrotterseducation.ca, www.globetrotterseducation.ca. Unpaid internships lasting 4-12 weeks arranged in New Zealand and short-term working adventures in Australia. Fee for New Zealand: CAN$1,200 for international applicants; CAN$1,500 for Canadians. Fee for Australia: $450-$1,085. HELP Exchange, www.helpx.net. Free info exchange for people who want to work for free accommodation and meals in Australia and New Zealand. About 300 addresses in Australia and 440 in New Zealand. International Student Exchange Pty. Ltd., 4 Hilltop Crescent, Alexandra Hills, Queensland 4161, Australia; 011-61-7-3820 2661; se@i-s-e.com.au, www.i-s-e.com.au. Voluntary School Work Experience Program allows people to spend 3 to 12 months working in the field of education without pay. Accommodations arranged with host families from AU$55 ($43) per night plus AU$100 ($80) application fee. Most clients are non-English speaking. Involvement Volunteers Association Inc., P.O. Box 218, Port Melbourne, Victoria 3207, Australia; 011-61-3-9646-9392; ivworldwide@volunteering.org.au, www.volunteering.org.au. Registration fee is AU$275 ($217), single placement program fee AU$325 ($256) or multiple placement AU$500 ($395) plus extra AU$110 ($86) per project accepted. IVI has links with projects around Australia (and worldwide). Past placements have included assisting zoology research in Queensland, working at a reptile park in South Australia, and social service work with children, elderly, and disabled people. Kingsbrook USA Inc., PMB 117, 303 B Anastasia Boulevard, St. Augustine, FL 32080; 904-461-4291; Kbamericainc@aol.com; www.kingsbrookusa.com. Paid traineeships in hotels and catering and unpaid business internships in Australia for up to 12 months. Monash Professional Internships, which offers professional internships abroad, now arranges custom designed internships for students in Australia, the USA, Germany, UK, Italy, France, Spain, Germany and China. Internships range in length from 6 wekes to 12 months, depending on the country. Contact: enquiry@internships.monash.edu.au, www.monashprofessional.com.au. National Harvest Labour Information Service, www.jobsearch.gov.au/harvesttrail. Centralized source of information on vacancies in fruit and vegetable harvests throughout Australia, especially in the busy harvest season (Jan-March) in Victoria, around Mooroopna. New Zealand Department of Conservation (DOC), www.doc.govt.nz/community/006~volunteers/index.asp. Runs conservation projects throughout New Zealand. Addresses and Calendar of Volunteer opportunities are listed on the web site (i.e. volunteers needed to carry out wildlife surveys and clean up remote beaches. New Zealand Trust for Conservation Volunteers, 343 S.H.17 R.D.3, Albany, Auckland, New Zealand; Tel./fax. 011-64-9-415 9336; conservol@clear.net.nz, www.conservationvolunteers.org.nz. National organization that maintains an online register of conservation projects throughout New Zealand for the benefit of volunteers including international volunteers. Many project organizers provide free transport and accommodations. Rocky Creek Farm, 11007 Isis Hwy, Biggenden, Queensland 4621, Australia; tel/fax 011-61-7-4127-1377; worsley@isisol.com.au, www.isisol.com.au/rockycrkfarmstay. Offers 4-day course for jackaroos and jillaroos (farm hands) for AUS$484 which may include (for those with working holiday visas) placement on a Queensland property after the course. Sai Viticulture Ltd., 1 Boyce St., Springlands, (P.O. Box 789) Blenheim, New Zealand; 011-64-3577-6887; ram@saiviticulture.com, www.saiviticulture.com. Vineyard workers in demand. Website carries advice on applying for a Seasonal Work Permit and tax file number. Seasonal Work NZ, P.O. Box 2075, Rotorua, New Zealand; janine@seasonalwork.co.nz; www.seasonalwork.co.nz. Publicizes short-term vacancies for travelers with a valid working holiday visa, mainly in the fields of fruit harvesting and processing, but also in restaurants, construction, etc. Stablemate, PO Box 1206, Windsor, NSW 2756, Australia; 011-61-2-4587 9770; info@stablemate.net.au. Supplies staff with relevant experience to the horse industry. Operates equine exchange program with the U.S. Torrens Valley Orchards, Forreston Rd. Gumeracha, S.A., Australia; 011-61-8-3891405; tvo@hotkey.net.au; www.tvo.com.au. Orchard work Dec-Sept, especially cherry picking and packing (Dec-Jan). Travellers Contact Point, Level 7, Dymocks Bldg., 428 George St., Sydney 2000 (011-61-2-9221-8744; info@travellers.com.au; www.travellers.com.au). Agency with office in Melbourne and affiliated offices around Australia and New Zealand; helps people (who have a working holiday visa) to set up work. Services for members include job search and mail forwarding; working holiday starter package costs AU$275 ($217) and includes first 2 nights accommodation. Also operates a recruitment agency for travelers, travellers@work (www.taw.com.au). Troys Hospitality Staff, Ste. 1, Level 11, 89 York St., Sydney 2000, Australia; 011-61-2-9290-2955; fax. 011-61-2-9290-1955; www.troys.com.au. Places casual staff in the hospitality industry in Sydney. Note that it may be necessary to acquire a certificate, for example the RSA (Responsible Service of Alcohol) and/or RCG (Responsible Conduct of Gambling) for jobs in hospitality. Most training courses last one day and cost AU$75-$125 ($59-$98). Victorian Peach and Apricot Growers’ Assn., 30A Bank St., (P.O. Box 39), Cobram, Victoria 3644, Australia; 011-61-3-5872-1729; vpaga@iinet.net.au. May be able to assist working holidaymakers looking for summer fruit-picking work in the Murray Valley of northern Victoria. Visitoz Scheme, Springbrook Farm, 8921 Burnett HWY, Goomeri, Queensland 4601, Australia; 011-61-7-4168-6106; info@visitoz.org, www.visitoz.org. Station/ranch that runs 5-day courses in outback working techniques and then directs participants with working holiday visas to one of nearly 1,000 employers offering paid jobs on the land and in the hospitality industry. Course fee is AU$1,790 ($1,411), which includes visa service for U.S. citizens aged 18-30. Working In Ltd, PO Box 3394, Shortland Street, Auckland, New Zealand; 011-64-9 3020 977; www.workingin.com. Web-based employment resource aims to put people who are arriving in Australia or New Zealand in touch with employers who are seeking skilled and professional people. WWOOF-Australia (World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms), 2166 Gelantipy Rd., W Tree, Via Buchan, Victoria 3885, Australia; 011-61-3-5155-0218, wwoof@wwoof.com.au, www.wwoof.com.au. Distributes the Australian WWOOF Book, with the addresses of about 1,200 member farms in Australia looking for short- or long-term voluntary help. Membership costs AU$60 (which includes accident insurance) if bought outside Australia. Also publishes worldwide list of farms and volunteer work opportunities for AU$27. WWOOF-New Zealand, P.O. Box 1172, Nelson, New Zealand; tel./fax. 011-64-3-544-9890; wwoof@wwoof.co.nz, www.wwoof.co.nz. Membership from abroad costs NZ$45 ($30), which includes a list of over 1,000 organic growers. |
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