Tradesmen in the building trade are in constant demand and you can earn some quick money in the region of $25-40 per hour. There is a large volume of work offering in the many new housing developments and a quick look in the local papers or a drive around the suburbs will show you what’s available. Out in the hinterland (the hills & ranges behind the beaches), the types of jobs available are similar to the beach areas but there is also part-time work to be found in saw mills, orchards, nurseries and forestry departments. Once again the local papers and local folks are the best source for any job information.

The Sunshine Coast is a laid-back beautiful part of Australia with an abundance of reasonable accommodation and employment, surrounded by beaches and rural villages it is well worth the time to visit and enjoy the ambiance.

Say for instance you arrive at a lovely country town that you have heard have horse riding to a waterfall nearby and you wished to find out more details. Now your first problem will be, how to find them. Firstly either go to the “local”(pub) or the general/hardware store or if really desperate the local “copper”(policeman). These are generally the brains-trust buildings of any rural town. Now armed with the necessary phone numbers and addresses you will “get on the dog and bone”(phone) and arrange your adventure. The person on the other end might tell you and maybe your “cheese and kisses, better half, old battle axe, old bag”(wife) and “billie lids, ankle biters”(kids) that you will need to definitely wear “jocks”(underwear) “long daks”(pants), “clod hoppers”(strong boots) and to bring your “ cossie”(swimmers), also to bring a “cut lunch”(means there will be a long walk). Should they then tell you not to worry about “tucker”(food) as there will be a “barbie”(out-door cook-out) with “bum nuts”(eggs), “snags”(sausages),”damper”(bread) and some “coldies”(beer). If they say something like “ I hope you can eat a dead horse” DO NOT PANIC, they only mean they hope your hungry.

Now if the locals at the pub tell you that that the owner of the horse rides is “as cunning as a shit-house rat with a gold tooth” then they mean he is underhanded and sneaky, so watch out.

So I hope this helps you along and enjoy your travels and whenever in doubt in Australia just smile, nod and say ‘great mate’.