Burr

Hi there!
Didn't get a chance to upload pictures yet but here are a few from the farm we stayed at. I managed to do one day of work and then we decided it was not worth it. The job itself was cutting burr - more like digging it out of the ground with a shovel. 7 hours is like a day in the gym in 35 degrees. The last couple of hours were a complete torture. I did not know whether to take off my long sleeve shirt or keep it on as there was no cool air, no wind, no shade, no water left in my bottle. Besides all that I had to keep my eyes open for brown snakes. Did not see or step on any of them luckily. The farmer said it is better to wear long trousers in case I'd get bitten. Great. Thanks for the advice!
Checked at the CVGT office this morning for some fruit picking jobs for the day. Went to one farm to check prices. The job was picking apricots -33 AUD per bin. Obviously we did not stay as the average bin should be paid at 40 AUD. All I could see were Asians that were picking the fruit. They can do any job for any price and 10 times faster. I am not that desperate with money that I do a day of slavery for a few dollars. Work wise there may be some better opportunities in Melbourne. I do not want to say anything right now as I would not want to jinx it. Will write about it when everything is confirmed!
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Coonara

However, the days in Tocumwal were not so bad. We got to see kangaroos and koalas out in the wild and visited some nearby towns like Shepparton and Cobram. Shepparton is really nice but the only problem is that there is nowhere to cool down during hot summer.. There was a lake but we did not see anyone swimming so not sure about that. There are a couple of backpacking hostels in Shepparton of which one we visited. It was AWFUL! Do not ever go there. It was filthy and definitely not for backpackers but more for the profit. The place was called Shepparton Hostel. The guy in reception had half of his front tooth missing and sold the hostel and work by saying he had just fallen off the machine that workers use to pick tomatoes and broken three ribs. Great marketing!! I will definitely choose to work there. The salary was below legal minimum which is 14,89 AUD. The salary offered there per hour was 13-15 AUD to pick cherry tomatoes. Not a chance! Normal pay per hour should be from 18 AUD.

Road to Coonara Farm

Golden Orb

Shepparton town