COVID-19 Pandemic & This Website

The COVID-19 Pandemic has had a huge impact on local Gold Coast businesses, which rely heavily on visitors from Queensland, interstate and overseas.

During this time, it is hard to keep the website fully up to date with all the changes. In the meantime here are some resources for visitors. Our main booking partners for hotels and for tours, tickets, theme parks and activities are keeping everything up to date, so please use those resources in the meantime.

Travel Information for Queensland Visitors - Queensland Tourist Safety Information - regularly updated, official website.

COVID-19 FAQ's For Activities, Tours, Cruises & Theme Park Tickets - General Ticket & Pass FAQs and COVID-19 Travel Update.

Thank you for your understanding and patience at this really difficult time.

Annie Rettie Gold Coast Australia Travel Tips - Owner

Australian Working Vacation

by Wayne
(Canada)

I am looking at coming to Gold Coast Australia on a working vacation. I don't want to earn wages just room and board.

Are there any places (ranches, etc) where a low income person could spend a working vacation in Australia no wages just room & board?

Annie's Answer

I don't know of anything specifically in the Gold Coast - though there probably are opportunities in the hinterland and the farming areas of South East Queensland or Northern New South Wales.

However, I can offer you this assistance, my sister joined a program when she was visiting Australia and New Zealand called WWOOF - Willing Workers On Organic Farms.

She had a great time working for her room and board in some amazing locations . She had such a great experience that she is still in contact with people she met and also great friends with some of the farm owners.

I checked out the Australian version and it is:
http://wwoof.com.au/

I am sure it will give you lots of information. I am pretty sure my sister had to pay a small membership fee - but certainly from her experiences if this is what you are looking for it will be well worth it.

Hope this is useful.

Annie Rettie Gold Coast Australia Travel Tips - Owner

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