Melbourne - Work & Travel

With our flexible Work & Travel package, not only will we show you a great time and introduce you to like-minded working holiday makers, but we also have the inside knowledge to provide you with everything you need to get started and get a job in Australia. So get involved and spend your time away sleeping with us… you will certainly learn a thing or two in the process!

The Work & Travel Australia program will provide everything you need to have a great working holiday in Australia. We cover all the important details in our comprehensive arrival orientation and review how to write the perfect Australian CV, assist in obtaining a tax number and opening a bank account, travel options, mobile phones and so much more! Most importantly our local team will be there to welcome you to the country and help you feel welcome and supported.

12 Months' Membership with the Work and Travel Company includes
- 12 months full access to our Members Only Online Resource Centre / Portal.
- 12 months full access to our Members Only Recruitment Agency and Purpose Built Traveller Centres
- 12 months access to the Work and Travel Company National Online Job Database
- Job placement by our fully integrated / in-house Recruitment Agency
- In depth orientation from your local guide covering everything you need to know when living, working and travelling in Australia
- Instructions to set up bank account provided prior to arrival - MasterCard debit card issued to all WTC members.
- Advice on applying for Medicare (eligible countries)
- Help setting up a tax file number (TFN)
- Free internet access in our WTC Centres (super-fast WiFi) and FREE use of phone in the office for job and general enquiries and FREE fax, photocopying and scanning
- Private mailbox with mail holding and forwarding anywhere in Australia
- 2nd year visa information pack (Online Members Portal). If you do 88 days of specified work in Australia, you can apply for a 2nd Working Holiday Visa. We’ll give you lots more info on this during your introduction, we will help you apply for your 2nd Year Visa.
If you do 6 months of specified work in Australia during your second year, you can then apply for a 3rd Working Holiday Visa.
- Toll free emergency assistance Number - Australia wide 24/7 - accessible for full duration of WTC Membership.
- Free local activities

The orientation meetings are held the day after arrival Monday - Friday, unless it's a public holiday, in which case it will be held on the following day or if your arrival day is Friday, in which case it will be the following Monday. You will be handed a welcome pack including a login to the Job Board when checking in.

If you purchase a Work & Travel package starting in Australia, you are also entitled to the following in New Zealand within 12 months from start of travel. You will need to book 1 night of accommodation at Nomads Sydney or Nomads Melbourne to start the package:
- Job search assistance
- CV consultation
- Assistance with TFN and bank account set-up
- Australian SIM card

- 4 nights Stay space accommodation including with priority check-in at the hostel
- Work and Travel Australia Program
- Two meals daily (for the length of stay purchased in your package)
- Free internet access in our Melbourne Centre (Super‐Fast WiFi)
- Long term accommodation service
- Free travel advice
- Help setting up a bank account before you leave home

Auckland open except on public holidays 25-26 Dec & 01 Jan
Melbourne open except on public holidays 25-26 Dec & 01 Jan
Sydney closed between 25 Dec - 02 Jan

During Sydney's closed period there will be support from the Melbourne office. Mobile contact: +61 423 886 542.
During public holidays please contact the local NOMADS Accommodation and the team will best assist you.