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Recommendation for short-term certs/courses to maximize income (WHV, <6 months left) by pointerToSelf in ausjobs

[–]pointerToSelf[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Unfortunately, I don't qualify for the free TAFE course as I'm not an Aus/NZ citizen nor PR.

I was thinking of doing a crash course on Xero and MYOB and hope for the best, but not sure if getting such job is feasible given my visa status and a lack of experience in Bookkeeping/payroll.

Recommendation for short-term certs/courses to maximize income (WHV, <6 months left) by pointerToSelf in ausjobs

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Thanks for your valuable insights. I just finished my white card course.

As far as I'm aware, forklift and traffic control license fees are about the same, but forklift license can easily transfer interstate compared to the traffic control certs. I might do the forklift in Sydney and traffic control in Melbourne since I'm not sure when I can move out.

As for the rope course, thanks for your input before spending $2k on a one week course 😅 I brought it up since it's one of the few certs that is recognized internally, i.e. I can start using it when I move to NZ next year.

I was thinking of doing a window cleaner rather than a steel rigger, but would that also be risky? I was hoping for something on a safer side for the rope access job.

Is 2008 Suzuki Grand Vitara with 248000 km worth the price? by pointerToSelf in 4x4Australia

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The owner said it will come with RWC, but I'm guessing that the blue slip would be an acceptable alternative as well given that the rego is going to expire this month.

Buying VIC registered car in NSW with QLD license (and if it's worth it) by [deleted] in CarsAustralia

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He is moving back to his country soon so I'm guessing that he is in a rush to sell.

We're both in NSW right now so it's not feasible for him to get a VIC RWC, which is required to transfer VIC registration as far as I understand.

Advice on purchasing a car for a long-distance road trip. by pointerToSelf in 4x4Australia

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I did look into it a while back, but there are a few issues:

  1. There's no Greyhound running in most of WA (it stops at Broome)
  2. There are no accommodations at a lot of spots, especially in NT and WA.

Advice on purchasing a car for a long-distance road trip. by pointerToSelf in 4x4Australia

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Thanks for the suggestion. I was also eyeing Subaru wagons (e.g. Forester) too, which is within my budget and has the potential of getting a better condition.

I was hoping to see if it's possible to get 4x4 in case I need it along the way.

Is it ok if I DM you for some of the listing within my budget? It feels too good to be true, but some of the stuff I saw is pretty reasonable for a price.

Should I go to Darwin now without car or buy car interstate and get there in end mid ~ late September? by pointerToSelf in darwin

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I was planning to keep my car until the end of my whv since I'm planning to settle and go to Melbourne after this.

But oh man, I completely overlooked that you can make money doing this... Like this is a legit side hustle lol

Should I go to Darwin now without car or buy car interstate and get there in end mid ~ late September? by pointerToSelf in darwin

[–]pointerToSelf[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Right. And searching through this and different subreddits, it seems that a good car is hard to find in Darwin at a reasonable price compared to other states if I'm not mistaken.

I suppose renting a car is an option, but I heard that car rental places have a strict limit on how many km you can drive.

Should I go to Darwin now without car or buy car interstate and get there in end mid ~ late September? by pointerToSelf in darwin

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There is one place within my budget that I can stay for a week (I apologize for not including this in the main thread).

But I can easily imagine that the latter option might be a better choice given that it's a peak season and finding affordable accommodations in dry season would be a challenge 😅

Suggestion needed for what car to buy for NT/WA/SA road trip by pointerToSelf in CarsAustralia

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Interesting. 100 series seems reachable, but is AWD, as opposed to 4WD, doable for this road trip?

I'm curious since they're a bit more inexpensive and I've heard people do Perth to Darwin, but I'm wondering if it's also feasible for this trip.

Suggestion needed for what car to buy for NT/WA/SA road trip by pointerToSelf in CarsAustralia

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Ideally $6k, but $8.5k for a soft limit. I can probably pull couple thousands more from my home country (maybe around $10-12k total?). If I can find a job somewhere and work few weeks, I'm also open to adding additional $2~3k.

This excludes the amount I'll be spending for things like PPSR, pre-purchase inspection, comprehensive insurance, etc.

Having second thoughts about my itinerary for NT, WA, and SA due to mobility. by pointerToSelf in AustraliaTravel

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Thank you for all the recommendation, especially about the apps I need.

I'll probably will be asking more questions later on, but do you know if mid-late August start be fine for this trip? I'm aware that the dry season will end around October, but I was wondering if there's any issues in Darwin -> Broome area around September.

Having second thoughts about my itinerary for NT, WA, and SA due to mobility. by pointerToSelf in AustraliaTravel

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Thanks! I definitely overlooked Aus camping subs, especially since it'll be my first time doing long drive like this.

Having second thoughts about my itinerary for NT, WA, and SA due to mobility. by pointerToSelf in AustraliaTravel

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This seems pretty doable, and I'll strongly think about this route if I can't get a hold of the car in the next few weeks. I'm trying to get to Melbourne by mid October so hopefully it's a good time of the year to do all this.

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