to Western AustraliaTourism Western Australia2 Mill Street PERTH WA 6000

GPO Box X2261 PERTH WA 6847

Tel: +61 8 9262 1700 Fax: +61 8 9262 1702

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TaxationOffice.AllWorkingHolidayVisaapplicantsneedtoapplyforaTFNbeforetheycanstartworkinAustralia.FordetailsvisittheAustralianTaxationOfficewebsite,ato.gov.au.

ApplytoDepartmentofImmigrationandCitizenship Visitorsandpermanentmigrantsneedauthorisationfromthe

DepartmentofImmigrationandCitizenshiptoworkinAustralia.Applicantscanregisterovertheinternetatimmi.gov.au.IfyouliveoutsideAustralia,visittheAustralianTaxationOfficewebsite,ato.gov.au.

Ensureyouhavesparemoney Youshouldhaveenoughmoneytoliveonuntilyoureceiveyourfirstpay.

Openabankaccount Ifyou’replanningtostayandworkhereforawhile,it’sagoodidea

toopenabankaccountwithinsixweeksofyourarrival.Adviseyourbankofyourtaxfilenumbertoavoidhigherratesoftaxationoninterestearned.

Bringsuitableworkclothes Savemoneybypackingsuitableworkattirebeforeyouleavehome.

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ForeverythingyouneedtoknowaboutWesternAustraliavisittheofficialtravelandtourismwebsitewesternaustralia.com.

Forindependenttravelersvisitbackpackwesternaustralia.com.

For information on working in tourism or hospitality visit tourism.wa.gov.au/jobs.

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Your guide to working your way around WA!

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DivingoffthecoastofExmouth,NingalooMarinePark-WesternAustralia

Australia’s Golden Outback

Australia’s North West

Australia’s South West

Australia’s Coral Coast

Experience Perth

AworkingholidayinWesternAustraliaofferssomethingforeveryone-fantastictravelopportunities,adventure,anawesomenaturalenvironmentandfriendlypeople.It’salandblessedwithspectaculardiversityandfamousforitslongdaysofsunshine,clearblueskiesandbrilliantbeaches-atrulyauthentic

Australianexperience.

I’minvitingyoutocomeandexploreournaturalattractions,relaxedlifestyleandworkingopportunitiesforyourself.

Ourthrivingeconomymeansthereareplentyofemploymentopportunities.TourismandhospitalityworkerscanevenfollowtheseasonsintourismandtravelaroundWesternAustralia.Opportunitiesareavailableinthefoodandbeverage,accommodation,toursandtransportsectors.

SoIurgeyoutodiscovertherealWesternAustralia.

Kate Lamont - Chairman, Tourism Western Australia

Your Passport to working your way around WA

ThecapitalPerthisAustralia’swesterngatewayandagreatplacetostartyourworkingholiday.Perthoffersaneasy-goinglifestyle–thebeautifulSwanRiverandinner-cityparkslikeKingsParkaddtotherelaxed,naturalfeel.ThenearbyportcityofFremantleisalivelymulticulturalhubwithmicrobreweriesandalfrescocafes.

Fromthecity,headtotheSouthWestfortoweringforestsandacoastlineofshelteredbays,oftenlinedwithmassivegraniteboulders,andwhite-sandsurfbeaches.Snorkel,dive,surf,swimwithdolphinsandwatchhumpbackandbluewhales.Gocaving,hikethecoastalwalktrack,tasteworld-classwinesatthecellardoororjustchilloutandwatchthesunsetovertheocean.

TheGoldenOutback’sspectacularcountryandgoldfieldsaretheplaceforhistorictownships,brilliantstarrynightskiesandwideopenspaceswithspinifexandredearthasfarastheeyecansee.Inspring,wildflowersformavividcarpetontheredearth.HeretooarethesurfbeachesoftheSouthernOcean.Theseseasarehometohumpbackwhalesandtheircalves.

Discovering Western Australia

EnjoyingsunsetdrinksatCottesloeBeach,Perth-WesternAustralia

Australia’s Golden Outback

Australia’s North West

Australia’s South West

Australia’s Coral Coast

Experience Perth

Ifinishedathree-yearapprenticeshipinGermanyinApril2004thenworkedinAustriaduringthebusyskiseason.

I’mtravellingaroundAustraliawithafriend.We’vegotacampervansowecanexploreandvisittheNationalParks.Thewestcoastissobeautiful–Ilovethebeaches.

OneofthethingsthathasimpressedmemostinAustraliaisthewonderfulfreshingredientsespeciallytheseafood.I’dnevercookedkangarooorcrocodilebefore–thatwasanewexperience!

I’maCheffortheEsplanadeHotel’s‘alacarte’restaurant,CaféPanache.

Peoplearesofriendlyandopenhere–someonewemetatthebeachinMargaretRiveraskedifwewereenjoyingAustraliaandinvitedushomeforabarbecue.Thelifestyleisgreat.

WhenIleavehereI’llgotothenorthofWesternAustralia,thenImightworkonacruiseshiportakeupatraineeshipinCalifornia.

TherearemanythingsIwanttodo!MichaelBraun

Awesomemarinelife,endlesswhitesandbeachesandwarm,turquoisewatersoftheIndianOceancharacterisetheState’snorth.Sunshine,coolingseabreezesandtheoutdooractivitiesoftheCoralCoastmakeitarelaxingandfriendlydestination.Swimwithmantaraysandwhalesharks,theworld’slargestfish,marvelatthelifeonthecoralreefsandenjoyacoldbeerandabarbecue.

Ifit’sanAussiefrontieradventureyou’reafter,headfurthernorthtotheNorthWest.Hereyou’llfindruggedancientlandforms,remnantrainforest,deepredgorges,vastcattlestationsandpioneeringpersonalities,ancientAboriginalcultureanduniqueaccommodation.

• Makesureyouhaveavalidvisa Youwillneedavalidvisathatallowsemploymentifyouareanon-

Australianresident.Ifyouareunsure,checkwiththeDepartmentofImmigrationandCitizenship,immi.gov.au.

• Workingholidayvisa UnderAustralia’sWorkingHolidayProgram,visitorscansupplementtheir

travelfundsthroughtemporaryemployment.CitizensfromtheUnitedKingdom,Canada,Estonia,theNetherlands,Japan,RepublicofIreland,RepublicofKorea,Malta,Germany,Denmark,Sweden,Norway,HongKong,Finland,theRepublicofCyprus,France,Italy,BelgiumandTaiwanagedbetween18and30andwithoutchildrencanparticipateintheWorkingHolidayProgram.WorkingHolidayvisasallowyoutoworkinanyonejobforsixmonths.

WorkingHolidayMakerswhospendatleastthreemonthsdoingseasonalworkinregionalAustraliaareeligibletoapplyforasecondWorkingHolidayvisaandextendtheirstayby12months.

NewZealandresidentsoftwoyearsormorearefreetoworkandliveinAustraliawithoutapplyingfortheWorkingHolidayProgram.

Formoreinformationincludingupdatesvisitimmi.gov.au.

Before you leave home... Profile TravellinginWesternAustraliagave21-year-

oldGermanChefMichaelBraunachancetoexperiencefreshlocalproduce,surfinMargaretRiverandgainvaluablecareerexperienceattheEsplanadeHotelinFremantle.

HikinginthePurnululuNationalPark,EastKimberley-WesternAustralia

WorkingatLittleCreatureswasamemorableexperienceforCanadianbackpackerAndreKassermelli.Hehadagreatsociallifewiththeother“Creatures”(waitstaff),livedin“awesome”Fremantleandearnedmoneyformoretravels.

I’vebeeninAustraliaforsixmonths.IgotaWorkingHolidayVisa–itwasreallyeasytogetandcamethroughthenextday.I

metupwithmyfriendinDarwinandworkedthereforacoupleofmonths,thenwetooktwoweekstodrivedownthewestcoasttoPerth.CoralBaywasexceptional.WesnorkelledonNingalooReefandsawincrediblecoralandmassiveturtles.

IloveFremantle–it’sawesome.LittleCreaturesisanexcellentplacetowork.Thebestthingsaboutthejobarethepeopleyouworkwithandtheconversationswithcustomers.

I’dlovetocomebacktoWAandlivehere–Ijustfeltaninstantconnection.AndreKassermelli

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Thenconsiderworkinginthetourismandhospitalityindustry.TherearevacanciesacrosstheStateinaccommodation,foodandbeverage,transportandtoursectors.

Somejobopportunitiesareadvertisedonthewebusingonlinejobsearchengines,forexample:•alljobs.com.au•gowestnow.com

•thewest.com.au/careers•Seasonalworkcanbefoundatjobsearch.gov.au/harvesttrail

Orwhenyouarriveyoucanemailaprospectiveemployer.Hereareafewofthelargeremployers:

Statewide:AccorHotelsandResorts:fran.kirby@accor.comBroadwaterHospitalityGroup:careers@broadwaters.com.auSeashellsHospitalityGroup:sskegs@seashells.com.au

Perth:BurswoodEntertainmentComplex:recruit@burswood.com.auDuxtonPerthHotel:eam@perth.duxton.com.auEsplanadeHotelFremantle:humanres@ehf.com.auHyattRegencyPerth:jobs.perth@hyatt.com.au

Want a working holiday...ParmeliaHiltonPerth:Anne.McLean@hilton.com

RendezvousObservationCity:hrperth@rendezvous.com.au

SheratonPerthHotel:hr.perth@sheraton.com

FrasersRestaurant,King’sPark:marketing@frasersrestaurant.com.au

SavilleParkSuites:pam.ennis@savillehotelgroup.com.au

South west:

AbbeyBeachResort:rodh@abbeybeach.com.au

ForteHospitality:Tanya.Forsyth@CapeViewApartments.com.au

North west:

CableBeachClubResortBroome:jobs@cablebeachclub.com

KarijiniEcoRetreat:sales@karijiniecoretreat.com.au

Usingarecruitmentagency

WhenyouarriveinPerth,youcanregisterwithanagency.Hereareafew:

•GoWorkabout:goworkabout.com

•HospitalityBiz:hospitalitybiz.com.au

•ChefnetHospitalityStaffing:chefnet.com.au•TheJobShop:thejobshop.com.au

...while enjoying WA?

RelaxingatWarrenRiver,Pemberton-WesternAustralia

Australia’s Golden Outback

Australia’s North West

Australia’s South West

Australia’s Coral Coast

Experience Perth