ChrisBoom
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Me and a friend are planning heading out to australia next year for around 6 months, thinking from about october onwards.
Anyone been out to work in australia before? Just in the rough planning stages atm, seeing how much it would cost to get out there, etc etc.
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johnhara1
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Check STA travel for flight prices mate.
I was meant to be flying out in October this yr, flights were only £550 to Perth.
Due to work holiday entitlement i am now going on the 28th August. £800 flight 
In January 2010 i will be going over on a 1yr Working Holiday Visa.
[Edited on 19-08-2009 by johnhara1]
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sloworm
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Im off in december, for a year with a year long working visa. Im going with www.ozintro.com. Been spot on in helping me out so far, getting me decent flights and sorts. I cant wait!
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ChrisBoom
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Originally posted by sloworm
Im off in december, for a year with a year long working visa. Im going with www.ozintro.com. Been spot on in helping me out so far, getting me decent flights and sorts. I cant wait!
Cheers for that, that company seem pretty good.
I really, really want to go, all depends on if I can get released from work for 6 months, I need a job to come back to 
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Tiesto
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Im very tempted to do this. Give up work and do the travelling thing. That ozintro.com thing looks interesting though!
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sloworm
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They seem spot on, theres a big group on facebook too with over 1k people. I know someone who went with them and she said they were great. Im lucky with my work they've pretty much guarenteed me my job back. Any questions about the ozintro thing fire away I'll do my best to answer 
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ChrisBoom
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How much money are you saving for it? I hoping to have about £8k stashed away by the time I leave, includes selling the car, no point leaving it to rot for 6 months.
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sloworm
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That'll be plenty i imagine mate. Im aiming for about 5/6k. I'm going to travel untill the money runs out, get some bar work/fruit picking whatever (all part of the experience I think) and then look for work in my trade (welding) which will hopefully will open a few windows just incase I want to move there permenantly. Thats just a rough plan though!
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Carl
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Prime time to do a bit of travelling around Asian first before hopping over. All my friends recomend it, plus its cheap while you are there.
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Tiger
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If you don't like the UK......................
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ChrisBoom
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Phoned the head office, gotta resign if i want to go, kinda shit really, as its a damn good job, dont want to lose it.
Fuck
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johnhara1
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Originally posted by ChrisBoom
Phoned the head office, gotta resign if i want to go, kinda shit really, as its a damn good job, dont want to lose it.
Fuck
Bummer my work are allowing me a 1yr Career break 
I'm taking about 5K ($10,000) but i already have a car and a house to live in over there as my girlfriend landed a job over there back in Feb.
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Tiger
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Originally posted by ChrisBoom
Phoned the head office, gotta resign if i want to go, kinda shit really, as its a damn good job, dont want to lose it.
Fuck
Fuck the job!
Doesnt once in a lifetime experience mean anything anymore!!!!???
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sloworm
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Originally posted by Tiger
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Originally posted by ChrisBoom
Phoned the head office, gotta resign if i want to go, kinda shit really, as its a damn good job, dont want to lose it.
Fuck
Fuck the job!
Doesnt once in a lifetime experience mean anything anymore!!!!???
Exactly, and you may even find something better in oz? Take the plunge!
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ChrisBoom
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I know, its so tempting. Ive got a over a year to try and persuade the head office, its a massive company, surley they have allowed someone a career break. Ill harrass them with letters etc, if its still a no then ill just have to resign!
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johnhara1
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Get onto HR first to see if it's possible, then approach your bosses if it is.
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ChrisBoom
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Originally posted by johnhara1
Get onto HR first to see if it's possible, then approach your bosses if it is.
Well I phoned HR yesterday, and since im such a low level employee, they said I would have to resign. But im un-deterred, im going to write a few letter to them etc, might try the union too, see if I have any rights at all.
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Tiger
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I'm moving out there and have just had the date through for my final exams before I lodge my visa
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Colin
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Loads of mates went over for 12 months (or until funds run out) ive never seen the appeal myself.
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Tiger
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Originally posted by Colin
Loads of mates went over for 12 months (or until funds run out) ive never seen the appeal myself.
Yeah of course it's not for everyone. I know that when me and my mates went over there, it was simply the best time of my life and I seriously don't believe that I could top it in terms of adventure and also life lessons and discovering who you really are. It's easy to think you know who you are until you do something that changes the way you live your life.
[Edited on 21-08-2009 by Tiger]
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Nath
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My mate hated Australia. Said it was expensive and full of wankers.
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Colin
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I just dont fancy it, I like what I have. I dont really need to go to Aus to find out who I am
My sister's done the travelling thing, 2yrs in NZ - from what I gather she saw some pretty cool sights, but had to work like fuck to do it.
Id rather go a holiday, I'd like to think I could do/see 90% of what she did in her time there going on an all out 3 week holiday.
[Edited on 21-08-2009 by Colin]
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Hammer
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Originally posted by Nath
My mate hated Australia. Said it was expensive and full of wankers.
I had one that went and loved it and is now moved on to Japan and I know of a couple of others that lasted a month and hated it. I think it depends where you are in Oz etc...
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Nath
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Gold Coast, Sydney, and Melbourne I think.
I liked Sydney, but I was about 14 when I went.
[Edited on 21-08-2009 by Nath]
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Hammer
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Not too sure where they all were, think the one that loved it was on the coast but he had his brother there as well. The guy I met in the pub that hated it said it was shockingly expensive and the women weren't that great either  think he was in Melbourne.
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