Australia Extending Your Stay
Yeee Haaaa! Learn to be a Jill-a-Roo or Jack-a-Roo!
Giddy up little doggies! Grab your RM williams and your best cowboy hat! No Horseback riding experience necessary! If you ever had a dream as a child be a real Jill-a-roo or Jack-a-roo, here is you chance! You can take the class to fulfill those childhood fantasies or better yet to get a JOB! Now how is that for a different working holiday?
The 5 Day Jackaroo and Jillaroo School is located in Leconfield NSW, which is near Tamworth. For around $490 you too can become an Australian cowboy or cowgirl. They list: Horse riding, whip cracking and lassoing (hmmmm…how do you say…useful…..), calf throwing, fencing, swimming the horses, sheep shearing, milking, mustering and much more as the things you learn! He he. Each Class starts on Monday. Upon completion of the course they will help you find jobs and give a reference.
Date: November 19th, 2006 |
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Moving to Australia
So, you like Australia. Ok, so you love Australia and you’d like to look into actually moving there someday. Unfortunately, so do a lot of other people. The good thing is, Australia’s a big country. There are a few ways to spend some extra time in Australia.
Studying Abroad: If you’re looking at going to school anyway, why not do it in Oz? The Australian Government likes international students because they aren’t allowed to work (thus, they don’t take away jobs) and they pump a lot of money into the economy (school, supplies, travel, apartments, …
Date: April 15th, 2004 |
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Studying Abroad
Thousands of international students study abroad in Austaralia each year. There are so many students that the Australian government has a site devoted to studying in Australia and can be read in thirteen different languages. About 180,000 students from 140 countries studied in Oz in 2000. Australia’s academic standards are highly regarded and all of the universities are accredited by the government. Only two of the 39 universities are private; the rest are government-funded public institutions.
If you wish to obtain a degree from an Australian university, it is best to consult the …
Date: April 9th, 2004 |
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Make some quick $$ and extend your Visa! It is Harvest Time!
Summer is the time of year for harvest work! If you have a tax file number, bank account, and at least the temporary right to work in OZ- Harvest Work is a great way to get a ‘fair dinkum’ (real) Aussie experience. There are several benefits to harvest work.
For one- the idea of a bunch of lawyers and accountants wearing cowboy hats and picking pumpkins cracks me up. Aside from my own personal entertainment- since November 2005 visitors with working holiday visas can get a one year extension by working on a farm! So if you were facing having to go back to dreary old England, picking a few apples for a couple months doesn’t sound so bad does it!
Date: November 6th, 2006 |
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Australian Embassies Abroad
If you would prefer to talk to a real person about studying, working or living in Australia, call or go to your nearest Australian Embassy. This is a list of some of the Australian Embassies abroad. If you do not see your home country listed, go to the Australian Embassy Homepage.
Canada
Ottawa Australian High Commission, Suite 710, 50 O’Connor St, Ottawa, ON K1P 6L2 (tel 613/236-0841, fax 236-4376).
Toronto Australian Consulate-General, Suite 314, 175 Bloor St E, Toronto, ON M4W 3R8 (tel 416/323-1155, fax 323-3910).
Vancouver Australian Consulate, Suite 1225, 888 Dunsmuir St, Vancouver, BC V6C 3K4 (tel 604/684-1177, …
Date: April 9th, 2004 |
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