Sydney, NSW
Just landed in Sydney
88-day jobs within 4 hours, rides there, rooms there.
Sydney has the most jobs and the most people chasing them, and rent eats savings fast. Orange and Young in the Central West are the nearest orchard towns: apples and cherries, with the cherry season around Christmas.
3 live jobs near Sydney
Jobs within about 4 hours
Jobs with a bed and 88-day work first. Drive times are rough.
ApiaristYoung · about 4 hours from Sydney · $60,001 - $80,00088 daysStore Team MemberOrange · about 3.5 hours from SydneyStore Team MemberYoung · about 4 hours from Sydney
All NSW farm jobs →Orange, NSWabout 3.5 hours · Apples, cherries and wine grapesYoung, NSWabout 4 hours · Cherries and stone fruit
Rides leaving Sydney
No rides posted out of Sydney yet. Driving that way, or need a lift? Post it on the Matey trip board and split the fuel.
Open the trip board →Beds near the work
Working hostels and stays near these towns that say they help with farm work.
No working hostels listed near these towns yet. See working hostels for the 88 days, and never pay a hostel for a job it cannot name.
Rooms and flatshares in NSW →The Sydney crew
Your first week, in order
- 1Apply for your Tax File Number (TFN)Free on the ATO website. Without one, employers must hold back tax at the top rate.
- 2Get a SIM and open a bank accountMost banks let you start online with your passport. Coverage in farm country varies by network.
- 3Check Medicare or your insuranceSome passports get reciprocal Medicare, most do not. Know what covers you before you start physical work.
- 4Sort your superYour employer pays super on top of your wage. Pick one fund so it does not end up spread across several.
- 5Check your postcode before you take farm workFarm work only counts towards a second or third year visa in eligible regional postcodes.
- 6Learn the farm job red flagsNever pay for a job, and walk away from cash-only work with no payslips.
More in the Sydney guide and the first week arrival checklist.
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