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Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Mackay, QLD
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Hey guys and gals,
The missus and i are thinking about making the big move to WA or FNQld in search of mining work. Our situation at the moment, i am a diesel mechanic with heavy vehicle experience (but am looking at being an operator), and my girl is a primary school teacher (about to finish uni). Basically we are asking if anyone knows the first step we have to take to make this happen, i.e. do we settle her in a teaching job first to take advantage of the cheap/free accomadation somewhere near a mine, and then i look for a job. Or do i look for a mining job at a recruitment agency and then she finds a job at a school nearby/the local school. Also does anybody know any areas that are booming or pay good that would be fairly remote, hopefully without being fly in fly out, or too far away from water. Cheers for any feed back in advance Ben
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Fiat POWAAH!
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Western Australia
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Two come to mind straight away
Port Headland Kalgoorlie both need teachers and Plant operators/fitters almost desperately |
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Fiat POWAAH!
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Western Australia
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Kais Contractors 90 Bushlands Rd Hovea 6071 (08) 9295 5338
They Are Perth based but sub contract out Port Headland way for...i think Briety...plus heaps more i'm sure. |
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Rockingham
Posts: 559
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Kal isn't exactly near water. But there is plenty of work over here. You'd probably be right at home any way coz WA is the new Eastern State. Its now inhabited by more easterners than west aussies I think ( not having a dig, my missus is victorian)
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FoMoCo Fan
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: BunVegas, W.A.
Posts: 276
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Hi mate, contact the education dept in WA and get job that sorted first. Most will offer a house of a reasonable standard and saves you ALOT of $$$ in then not having to fork out in accomodation. You will have NO trouble finding a high paying job.
Need any other advice let me know, Regs Justin |
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Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Perth
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Mate get hold of the West Australian (Saturday issue ) There's a heap of jobs for diesel fitters. Ring Skilled Engineering,Byrnecut Mining.BHP Billiton,Hays Recruitment Agency,Barminco Mining.
You will have hundreds of jobs to go to and if you want to be by the water there will be jobs up around Port Hedland,Kararrtha,Broome. I'm a Underground Maint Foreman but i'm over in Kazakhstan and i know West Australia is looking for Heavy Duty Fitters and hundreds of them. Like the rest have said get the better half to get a teachers job near the water up north and it will take you about a day to get yours. The only problem you will have is choosing which job you want. Fitters are earning well over $100,000 per year. This job is great they pay me over $150 thou net per year. Plenty of coin for mods on the car ![]()
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Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: In my own little world..Everyone here knows me :)
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Karratha, Port Hedland, Meekathara are good places to start. The money might sound great working in the mining industry but don't forget that these towns are really expensive to live in.
Kalgoorlie/ Boulder is a great town. I love it but it is no where near a beach!! Got a great knock shop - apparantly! Great pubs too and Southern Cross is always looking for teachers. Is mainly an aboriginal region but most country towns are screaming for teachers, doctors etc. My niece lives and works in Karratha with her husband. He is a crane operator and they are paying nearly $2000 a week rent. So be warned...might sound good but the cost of living matches the wages! If you really want good money....head to Dubai. Heaps of jobs for tradies going over there. Free accomodation, flights etc etc. Best of luck in your pursuits! ![]()
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Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Southside
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Don't even bother trying to become an operator, they are thin on the ground now but remote operation will be introduced on the large scale very soon. Almost all the equipment sold now is ready for it, its just a matter of introducing it.
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Starter Motor
Join Date: Nov 2006
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Sort out the teaching job first, some towns are so desperate they will find you a mechanic/operator job just to get a teacher.
Of course, there is a good reason that a lot of them are short on teachers. It can be an extremely stressful job. I have had a family member up north teaching early primary, after two years she had just had enough, she came back to Perth the day after classes finished for the year. |
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Join Date: Aug 2007
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Hey mate,
I am Port Hedland at the moment. I do FIFO, if you want to stay up here the rent is pretty exe, its all relative to the wages though. If you want earthmoving companies try NRW, BGC, Ridwest, briertys, otherwise try googling earthmoving in port hedland, karratha. Port hedland is by the ocean, but there is no surf. The fishing is pretty good though. Its a great experience up here, so best of luck |
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: WA, Perth/ Pilbara
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Mate last time i check both Cummins and MTUDDC were looking for Diesel fitters in there Kalgoorlie workshops.
also ExtraMan and Haynes Mechanical both in Kalgoorlie are always looking for people. I got a mate up who moved to Kalgoorlie and he gets work as a fitter without even trying, in his current job think he does a 45hr week and is on over $100,000Pa, between him and his GF they would be making close to $180,000 a year aged 23. cheers.
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Join Date: Aug 2007
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Mate also try the bigger trnasport companies, Mitchell transport comes to mind. There are others up this way. I am originally from the north west of sydney and the climate was a little hard to adjust to.
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Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Was Perth, now country Vic
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You being a HD mechanic will be on a minimum of 120k anywhere up north in WA at the moment. The only place I can think of where there would be big $ work for you up there where there is water and you don't have to fly in fly out would be up around Wickham, just north of Karratha. There is also a school there with teachers accommadation although the houses supplied by the mining company are I believe better and cheaper than the department of education ones.
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see http://www.det.wa.edu.au/teachingwa/ccm/portal/ and http://www.det.wa.edu.au/jobs.asp for teaching jobs - there is a big shortage over here. Keep an eye on http://www.gowestnow.com/?page=browsejobs and http://www.sbdc.com.au/gowest/?page=search for mechanics jobs.
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