Live in the Aussie Outback, earning money and learning farm skills

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Everybody loves Australia, with its huge landscapes, tiny population and amazing natural wonders. It's also a brilliant place to work and travel, and we offer guaranteed work there for up to a year.

The Aussies expect hard work and a positive attitude: in return you'll be set up with an employer for initially up to six months, trained up for the job and paid around A$350 (around £180) per week, plus free tucker and a swag (OK, free bed and board).

The great thing about our Australia Gap Year placements is that you can earn enough to finance another few months' travel - or pay off your trip. And if you'd like more work, we can sort it up to the 12-month point.

We can now arrange paid work in Sydney's retail, bars, restaurants or offices for those who prefer an urban lifestyle. Support, training course, the first week's accommodation and help with job finding all included at £795 (food and accommodation after the first week excluded). Just let us know your preference when you apply.

You MUST have a driving license or have a test booked before you travel to Australia.

You’ll be met on arrival at Brisbane International airport and your paperwork - including visas, transport and setting up bank accounts - will be sorted out. Then it’s straight to the beach for three days of rigorous relaxation.

Next stop is a family-run farm near Brisbane, where you spend five days on an initial training course that includes job interviews. The course is respected by employers and will get you off to a really good start. You get to drive a tractor, ride a motorbike, muster cattle, learn to fence, change a wheel and work in the heat. Its hard but fun and you make great friends as there are only 4 of you with each farm instructor.

You will stay on a farm either with the farmer’s family or in workers accommodation. If you are in a hospitality job accommodation will normally be on site or close by. There is considerable variety and we ask you to be flexible, you might be sharing a room or you might even have your own room with aircon on a farm with use of a pool. You will find out all about the accommodation when you are offered your job so there will be no surprises. Accommodation and food are provided free of charge - in return you are expected to treat your accommodation with respect and be a friendly, helpful house guest.

You’ll have experienced local support throughout your stay in Australia from Joanna and her team - plus 24 hour help from us in the UK, should you need it. The family running your initiation course will help sort out travel arrangements to get you to your new job. And if you want help finding another job, they will supply your details to around 1,800 employers.

If you are thinking seriously about one or more of Oyster’s projects, the next step is to fill in our application form. This doesn’t commit you in any way, but it enables us to get in touch with you to discuss your plans and fix up an interview.

If you have any questions or queries feel free to call or email us, we are more than happy to help.