Australian Agricultural Travel Jobs
These are farming positions in Western AustraliaProgramme Includes:
- Guaranteed Work Placement
- Work/Holiday Visa (subclass 417)
- Accommodation on arrival
- Assistance with flights/travel arrangements, Tax File Number (TFN), bank details
- Good machinery skills
- Applicant must be 18-30 years old
- Hold full driving license
- Have 3 valid references
- Valid passport for duration of visa
Cost for programme for any length of time is €750 plus VAT.
This does not include cost of flights and insurance.
General Information:
Climate
Summer conditions are dry and hot. There is generally little or no rain in the summer months and the daytime temperature ranges from 35-45° C.
Wages and Conditions
Wages vary from $16.00 to $25.00 per hour (Gross before tax) while seeding but you may be on a general weekly rate while things are quiet.
Hours are long (usually 12 hour shifts 7 days a week at the height of the season). Accommodation and meals are supplied and in most cases, free of charge.
Seeding
The seeding season in Western Australia runs from April/May to June/July depending on rainfall.
Harvest
The harvest season is between October and December, weather permitting.
Other
Mechanics and welders can usually be found employment in the rural areas and a person with a Spray Certificate is keenly sought after. Domestic work on farms is available at seeding and harvest and to a lesser extent at other times of the year.
Cropping Areas
Farms range in size from 800 to 12,000 hectares (2,000 to 50,000 acres). Crops consist of cereals, legumes and oil seed.
Duties
Most of the work is tractor driving , header (combine) or truck driving though staff are advised that they will have to do some general farm work when machine work is not being done.
Machinery Type / Size and Implement Type / Size
Tractors range from 2WD around 100hp but are mostly 4WD articulated machines up to 480hp. Implements range from conventional seed drills, discs and ploughs up to 20 metre (60-70 feet) wide line cultivator bars and air seeders.
Boom sprays range from 20 to 32 metres.
Workers Compensation
You are fully covered for any injuries that occur while working. We recommend you take out some form of insurance for travel and to cover yourself outside work hours.
Health Insurance
It is advised that you have your own health insurance in place
Items to Bring
Drivers License, Birth Certificate, Sleeping bag, work clothes and enough money to get by for up to two weeks.
Accommodation
Most positions will include accommodation and can be dongas, shearers wuarters, caravans or rooms within the family home.
We will also assist you to make travel arrangements to the farming properties.
For more information please contact Eoin Phelan at our
offices at Ahanaglog, Kilmacthomas Co. Waterford:
Mobile: 087 9149316
E-mail: frsplacements@eircom.net