T H E P R A C T I C A L.
A lot of people don't realise, but your first working holiday visa allows you a maximum of 12 months in Australia, and head my words that 12 months goes in a flash. More than likely you will want to apply for a second year visa, if you can, I don't know why you wouldn't if you're entitled to one. However, to do this you have to have worked a minimum of 88 days in a certain area of work. One of these areas is farming and it can be any type of farming. Vegetable farming, fruit picking, sheep, cattle, dairy anything. Jack and I have worked exclusively on cattle farms and have loved every second however there's a lot to be said for a ol types of farming.
O N E O F F S.
There is no where else I can think that I would have been able to do the things I've done. Drive a tractor, herd cattle, load cattle onto a double deck, double trailer humongous road train. I've learnt to weld, fix pipes, and cook different and new things. I've learnt more practical skills in just over a year here then in an education I've been through. And the same can be said for other types of farms.
S A V E. S A V E. S A V E.
It's an oppurtunity to save the money to visit places you want to visit. Not all rural work is paid, some is based on accomodation and food, but if it is paid it's likely you're only outgoing will be food which, if you can budget well, doesn't have to be a lot. Therefore you can put money away for a reef dive, the bridge climb, a great ocean road drive. Whatever you want. You'll find in a big city your money doesn't go as far.
B E A U T I F U L C O U N T R Y
Yes there's Byron Bay, Albany and Cairns but there's no other landscapes like those in outback Australia and they're beautiful. Unspoiled and natural. They're the perfect landscapes for putting things in perspective, relaxing and learning about yourself. Basically great for some philosophical stuff.
T H E P E O P L E.
The people we've met have been exceptional. Kind, hard working and inspirational. I've never met people with so much grit and such big hearts. We've been welcomed into homes and families and made to feel at home. And you don't get those sorts every where. We've been lucky but it's not uncommon. These are the people that will teach you about hard work and what it really feels like to be shattered at the end of the day.
There's a quote 'At the end of the day your feet should be dirty, your hair messy and your eyes sparkling.' Of all the places I've been in Australia I think the outback has done this for me every day. No it's not for the front hearted but I don't think anyone would do badly from this experience.
So why not put yourself out there and have a go?
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