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Working
Holidays |
Canadian
Working Holiday Program
The 2006
Canadian Working Holiday Program (WHP)
for Australian passport holders provides a once-in-a
lifetime opportunity for young Australians to enjoy
an extended holiday in Canada and permits them to work for
up to 12 months. A total of 7,500 WHP Work Permits are available
to eligible and admissible applicants, issued on a first-come,
first-served basis. This website provides information you will
need to make your application to the Canadian Consulate General
for the 2006 Program.
UK
Working Holiday maker
If you are a young
Commonwealth citizen, aged between 17 and 30, you may
be eligible to enter the United Kingdom as a Working
Holidaymaker. If successful you will be admitted
to the United Kingdom for a maximum period of
two years.
Your main purpose should be to take a holiday. Employment
should be seen as incidental to the holiday and therefore you
are not allowed to work for more than twelve months over the
two-year visa period.
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And one
day at band camp |
IEP's
Summer Camp USA gives 19-35 year olds the opportunity
to spend 8-9 weeks between May and August on an American
summer camp teaching 6-16 year old kids a range
of activities that are fun, social and meaningful
in a safe and supportive environment. Summer
Camp USA 2006 is now open! (Applications close end of April
2006.)
IEP offers a range of Working Holiday Programs
including Work Britain, Work Ireland and Work Canada. Come
along to a free
information session to talk to IEP
staff and past participants, and learn more about our working
holiday programs. |
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The Camp
Counselors USA program is
also now open. Hard Work That's Lots of Fun! Camp Counselors
USA places you at a summer camp that matches your personality,
skills and interest, where you work for a minimum of nine
weeks.
When your camp
assignment ends, you are free to travel independently in
the USA for up to seven weeks before you return home. The
program is an ideal way to gain international work experience,
make many new friends and have the Best Summer Of Your Life!
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Racing through Quarantine |
Contestants
in the TV show The Amazing Race arrived recently at
Perth International Airport as part of filming for the next series
of the show. One couple has run a real risk of disqualification
because they failed to declare chicken meat. The contestants
admitted that they did have food, but claimed they thought only
fresh fruit was a problem and that they’d kept the food because they needed it. The
AQIS inspector pointed out that other contestants had already
arrived . . . and that they’d been told about our quarantine
rules beforehand. The couple received a $220
on-the-spot fine,
and their error may cost them a great deal more —one of
the rules of The Amazing Race is that contestants must abide
by the laws of the countries they visit.
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Dying
to get to Australia |
| Also in Perth,
Quarantine officers at the Western Australia mail centre were
as busy as their colleagues around the country in the lead
up to Christmas — but not too busy to be intrigued by
the laid back note they found after X-ray screening of a parcel
that contained what appeared to be ashes.
Confirmation of the
contents was found in the line that read: ‘Anyway,
you know who is in the casket. He always wanted
to come to Australia and I’m sure he will be happy there.
Have a wonderful Christmas.’ |
