Go Work About

Go Work About is an employment agency siutated in Perth for backpackers wishing to find jobs in Australia. They recruit travellers for jobs primarily in fruit-picking, hospitality and barwork. Their office is in Fremantle, a suburb of Perth. A 30 min train ride from the city centre will bring you there for roughly $3, although you're probably better off to call them in advance as what they'll say to you in person won't be much different over the phone. Save time and only go to their office if they invite you to a meeting. Keep in mind that Go Work About is for jobs in Western Australia ONLY.

You can register for work with them online, find contact info and apply for jobs on their website, found here: http://goworkabout.com/

Go Work About offers a unique feature which many job agencies do not, and that is to secure work for backpackers overseas before their arrival in Australia. You pay a lot of money for this service and I will be the first to admitt its over-priced. I knew I wouldn't be arriving in Australia rich and didn't want to worry about the hassle of supporting myself while trying to secure a decent-paying job, so I paid Go Work About roughly $500 USD to guarantee me a job at Casuarina Valley Orchard prior to my arrival in Australia. With this came other convenient services, a mail forwarding service, and they set up my bank account and tax file number for me (which I later found out is quite easy to do on your own.) It was a lot of money, but I was paying for security and security is what I got.

The work at Casuarina did not turn out to be all Go Work About painted it to be, but I still saved money there and that was my goal. In addition, I met many great friends who I travelled with around Australia. Farms are a great place to meet friends in Australia because you're all so secluded from civilization and sharing a similar passion: travel.

Go Work About also found me an outback country pub, working at a tavern in Karratha, WA. I had a great time there and am generally satisfied with the service Go Work About offers to backpackers.