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Cowboy7307


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My wife and i are new to forum ,

We own a Jayco Eagle poptop rear door 12'6" nice little van ,have had it up to Robinvale and last year took it along the great ocean road great trip weather terrible

We are semi retiered  and now would like to travel and do some work about the place to help pay for travel ,has any one got ideas ,would like to maybe go with some people with similar ideas ,i have heard that the work is harder to find today than it once was for our age group 58/64,would love to hear or be pointed in right directi



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Welcome to the forum cowboy can't help you with the work aspect but I am sure you will get plenty of information on the site it has been on before and if I remember correctly a lot of people put ads up in the local shop of the town that they are in or if in a caravan park they put a notice on the board also the local pub seems to be the answer at times to good luck with it. Helena.

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cowboy7307



The front page of this site has a classified section on the left panel http://www.thegreynomads.com.au/

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G'day and welcome Cowboy7307.

Sorry that I can't help you with finding work.

Hope that you join in and enjoy the GN site.

Cheers. TravelBug. smile



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 Cheers. Pam.

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Hi and welcome. smile



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Hi and welcome from me too

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Hi Cowboy, welcome

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A big welcome, to the friendliest forum from "way down south."

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Yeah Welcome cowboy, their a friendly bunch in here......just watch out for a couple of the ladies, they are ferocious when it comes to mice in vans wink.gif



-- Edited by jack biggles on Monday 9th of May 2011 06:04:44 PM

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Hi Cowboy, and welcome to the forum. My wife and I are in similar situation to yourselves. We do farmsitting jobs as we go along.
We are at a place in Julia Creek Qld at present. We look after 40000 acres here for Dept of Ag in Qld. The place has been destocked and we are more or less security until the place is sold - apparently by September/October. Not a lot required - check/maintain stock waters, clean compound yards, and about 6 buildings to be cleaned before September (plenty of time).
We have had some smaller jobs from 3 weeks up to 3 months. I belong to a website where you can find vacancies when and where you wish to travel. Some pay pretty well others are not so well. If you have not had farm experience you may not need it depending on the job thats advertised. But, as someone said earlier, local pubs are are a good way of getting your name out there if you intend stopping somewhere for an extended period. good luck
Terry and Liz

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welcome to the site, can you please post a pic of your van, would love to see it..

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Cowboy7307


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TopCat farm sitting job with pay great ,seeing we are retired farmers But got out before the boom times LOL
that web site would be a great help
Milo will post when i find one and figure out how to post pics ,
thanks for all the replies ,if ever in Tassie there is always a coffee or tea for a friendly face and chat 20min from ferries

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Welcome cowboy7307 to the forum happy travelling mate, hope you have a big place in Tasssie you have just invited a lot of people to drop in for coffee lol cant wait to get on that ferry and see your beautiful side of the country



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What part of tassie are you from cowboy, Im also from tassie, farnorwest. Currently Albany, we will stay until mid sept I think. On my third job since arriving. First was labouring on a construction site, next was night manager at a van park (still doing that) and a maintance man at an age care facility and that one is full time also. So doing about 50 hrs a week ATM. There is work for those that want it
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