Introducing Mildura
After driving for hours past unchanging, desolate, dusty, drought-plagued farmlands, you reach this thriving regional centre. The outskirts of Mildura loom up in the windscreen like an apparition – impossibly green, with huge vineyards and lush golf courses liberally watered by Murray River water. Mildura, meaning ‘red soil’, is a true oasis town, and as well as being one of the richest agricultural areas in Australia it’s a tourist town that’s promoted as a place of endless blue skies and sunshine. Once a citrus-growing region, Mildura and neighbouring Gol Gol and Wentworth in NSW are now largely given over to viticulture.
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Last updated: Feb 17, 2009
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RE: Seasonal / Regional work in Victoria between September and February
by habby 08 May 2012
The Harvest Trail also run the National Harvest Telephone Information Service so call 1800 062 332 for information on harvest jobs, working…
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RE: struggling to get work on a WHV
by habby 25 April 2012
Re the Harvest Trail web link above. They also run the National Harvest Telephone Information Service 1800 062 332 for information on…
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RE: Trans-Australia Road Trip (Sydney to Perth)
by superdog87 12 April 2012
So what kind of standards will I be looking at in the roadhouses? I'm willing to lower my expectations, but I certainly do not want bedbugs…
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