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Backpacking in Hay

Where to stay and how to earn a crust

Budget Accommodation:

To find out more about budget accommodation in Hay follow the link to our Budget Accommodation page.

Seasonal work:

For information on employment in the market gardens, you can contact Summit Personnel on 02 6993 1501.
Type of work available:

Xavier & Sav in a lettuce crop

Lettuce picking
Weed chipping
Garlic picking & sorting
Rockmelons picking
Broccoli picking
Pumpkins picking
Grape picking

Fresh Direct, or Ruberto's Vegetable Farms, also has an employment site for seasonal workers for the Hay area. See the www.freshdirect.net.au/ for more information.

National Harvest Guide: provides jobseekers with concise and comprehensive information about harvest wok opportunities, working conditions, transport and accommodation. Freecall 1800 062 332 or www.jobsearch.gov.au/harvesttrail

 

Acknowledgements
Make Hay shine. "A modest splat" and "surprisingly likable"
American travel writer Bill Bryson on Hay, from his 2001 best-seller Down Under
© Hay Tourism & Development Inc. 2004