It's now easier than ever to work your way round Oz It's now easier than ever to work your way round Oz

There is currently a huge surplus of jobs in Australia, particularly in Queensland and Western Australia, which means that backpackers can now work in some amazing places.  Instead of saving money before they leave home, UK travellers can now apply for a two year working visa, to help them make the most of their trip down under.

Measures to attract people to work in the iron ore mines in Western Australia by offering huge salaries with free food and accommodation, have left both States with plenty of vacancies in the service industries.

Not only are there plenty of jobs available but the salaries and perks are attractive too.  Casual work within the tourism and hospitality trade, for example, can pay as much as £12 an hour and may include free or subsidised accommodation.  The visa allows workers to work full-time, part-time or on a casual basis, which makes it a great way to have fun in the sun, while gaining some valuable work experience.

Work is available in various professions from hotel or bar work to working on fruit farms or boat charters.  Examples include jobs in bars on Dunk and Hayman Island off Queensland's coast, working in a cafe in Broome or a boat charter along the Swan River in Perth.

The Working Holiday Visa allows UK residents between 18 and 30 years old, who are already on a year long working visa, to apply for a second Working Holiday Visa if they have taken up seasonal work for at least three months in a regional area of Australia.

STA Travel, experts in youth and budget travel, offers a working holiday programme for young people planning to work in Australia.  The induction package can be booked for two, four or six days and includes hotel and hostel accommodation, orientation and day trips, as well as help with finding a job and free internet.  A two night induction package costs from £132.

STA Travel can organise flights from Heathrow to Perth from £649 with Royal Brunei and flights from Heathrow to Brisbane from £739 with Cathay Pacific

More Information

For more information and reservations call STA Travel on 0871 230 8512 or visit http://www.statravel.co.uk

For press enquiries contact Tiggy Dean and Emma Hill at Hill & Dean PR on 020 8875 9923.

STA Travel has over 25 years experience in student, budget and independent travel.  They offer a unique range of flights, accommodation, adventures and expeditions in 90 countries.  They send over 6 million passengers away each year and now have over 400 branches worldwide.  They have just been voted a CoolBrand 2006 for innovation, style and desirability.