Thread: Where to go for work ?????

Alice Springs will have more work available than you will know what to do with. Family friendly too, at least it was when I lived there about 3.5 years ago.

Originally Posted by BigJon

Alice Springs will have more work available than you will know what to do with. Family friendly too, at least it was when I lived there about 3.5 years ago.

Thanks for that mate There seems to be plenty of work but the rents are very expensive , is it a mining place ? Apart from that it looks pretty nice.

There is a thread here titled "Work in the mines- Qld jobs expo" currently on page two, Could be worth a look, Bob

Matt, are there any courses available to allow you to requalify in Oz? Surely the skill set is similar. I wonder if CentreLink have any funding for courses?

I'm sure I saw something during the last week which was aimed at getting people who have worked in the building industry getting their certificates here.

I'll see if I can find it. I think it was in my local paper which, I'm afraid, went into the bin at Hill End on the weekend.

Originally Posted by bob10

There is a thread here titled "Work in the mines- Qld jobs expo" currently on page two, Could be worth a look, Bob

Thanks for the info, the mines are something I am looking at . I am going to get my HR licence in the next few weeks to try and boost my chances there.

Originally Posted by p38arover

Matt, are there any courses available to allow you to requalify in Oz? Surely the skill set is similar. I wonder if CentreLink have any funding for courses?

I'm sure I saw something during the last week which was aimed at getting people who have worked in the building industry getting their certificates here.

I'll see if I can find it. I think it was in my local paper which, I'm afraid, went into the bin at Hill End on the weekend.

Thanks Ron , as it stands I have been told it will take 2 years to complete and I have to pay for all the modules . At the moment I am not entitled to Centrelink so on top of normal fees I have to pay an additional $10 p/h for the total recommended course hours works out very expensive .
I have no idea why my qualifications are not recognised , Australian trades can work in the UK no problems. Anyway if I have to study again I think I'd be more inclined to do boilermaking , there seems to be better prospects and wages out there for boilermakers. When I did get a bit of Plumbing work in Coffs Harbour it was $24 p/h with an ABN using my own fuel and tools, not really what I expected .

Originally Posted by sanderm2

Thanks Ron , as it stands I have been told it will take 2 years to complete and I have to pay for all the modules . At the moment I am not entitled to Centrelink so on top of normal fees I have to pay an additional $10 p/h for the total recommended course hours works out very expensive .

Bloody heck! What a disincentive!

$24/hour for a tradesman who has to supply his own fuel? Laughable. One would get paid more as a trainee signaller on the railway - seriously.

Plumbers and electricians require licences to work. Other trades don't. Because of this restriction they usually end up rich.

Hi Matt

I am in the drilling and blasting game. The TAFE trainer for Shot Firers Tickets was working with us last week and said Xstrata are about to close their copper plant at Mt Isa due to Carbon Tax, taking 1500 direct jobs off shore.

They are now going to ship the ore off shore for processing. This may shake things up a bit in Mt Isa for a short while as the people look elsewhere.

I have tried the fly in fly out jobs, good money but hard yards with family.

Have a look at some of the smaller towns too. I was in Biloela a couple of weeks back doing test drilling. They have a big mine nearbye and it is a quite litle town only a couple of hours from the ocean and great fishing for days off.

Cant tell you much about the mine or the work there other as I say, close to town and not far from the ocean.

Good Luck

Tony