Sharing our participants experiences.
"It was a pleasure working with u you were all very helpful and gave me peace of mind when arriving in Aus and finding a job which I really enjoyed" - Teddy
Below is a story of Kim who has been in our program earlier in 2023. All copyrights and credits to ABC Rural News.
Kim Wichertjes' hat rarely leaves her head.
Splotched with red dirt and sweat, its wide brim bears the marks of a true Australian stockwoman.
It is a reminder of a deal struck with her first boss in the Australian bush — a week's work cleaning out the old homestead restaurant for his hat — her own piece of Australian outback outfitting.
Splotched with red dirt and sweat, its wide brim bears the marks of a true Australian stockwoman.
It is a reminder of a deal struck with her first boss in the Australian bush — a week's work cleaning out the old homestead restaurant for his hat — her own piece of Australian outback outfitting.
Born in a rural area of the Netherlands, Ms Wichertjes moved to Australia last year with a working holiday visa and a long-held dream.
"About seven years ago I had a dream about being a cowgirl. It wasn't really realistic yet, but then four years ago I started riding horses again and my little dream was a bit realistic again," she said.
"About seven years ago I had a dream about being a cowgirl. It wasn't really realistic yet, but then four years ago I started riding horses again and my little dream was a bit realistic again," she said.
"I started building that dream up and all of a sudden it came true."
Australian Working Adventures / VisitOz found her a job as a station hand at a vast cattle station near Cloncurry, in outback western Queensland, mustering on horseback, branding cattle, and fixing fences for five months before returning home to the Netherlands.
When the station owner reached out to her earlier this year about the possibility of flying her back to Australia for a second stint in a promoted position, Ms Wichertjes didn't hesitate.
"The second year I came here I touched down on the airway and it was just like a weight just came off. It was unreal to be back," she said.
"There's so much you learn from just being here. It's such a freeing way of living."
Australian Working Adventures / VisitOz found her a job as a station hand at a vast cattle station near Cloncurry, in outback western Queensland, mustering on horseback, branding cattle, and fixing fences for five months before returning home to the Netherlands.
When the station owner reached out to her earlier this year about the possibility of flying her back to Australia for a second stint in a promoted position, Ms Wichertjes didn't hesitate.
"The second year I came here I touched down on the airway and it was just like a weight just came off. It was unreal to be back," she said.
"There's so much you learn from just being here. It's such a freeing way of living."
