Yes. Students do that in summer. Am sure not easy for tourists to do that.
After the global financial crisis, there are too many people wanting to pick fruits. Not enough jobs for them.
It is hard work and usually, you will see Koreans, Taiwanese on working holiday visas doing the job. But they can only be with the same employers for six months max.
Everything is well-organised, with the motel owners providing both the accomodation and employment.
There are migrants who prefer this type of jobs too. They are paid more by farmers & employers who wants to be able to called on the same people to do the work.
Some people love this adventure and they returned for more.
German backpacker Stefanie Wiedenroth, 22, dies in RPH after lightning strike by: Phil Hickey and AAP •From: PerthNow •March 25, 2014 8:51AM 10
A GERMAN backpacker who was struck by lightning in rural Western Australia has died in Royal Perth Hospital.
Stefanie Wiedenroth, 22, was working for a sheep crutching contractor near Bruce Rock, in the Eastern Wheatbelt region, when she was hit on Friday morning.
Ms Wiedenroth had been in a critical condition at Royal Perth Hospital since she was struck.
It is understood her parents flew from Germany to Perth on the weekend to be at her bedside.
Four other people standing close to Ms Wiedenroth when the lightning hit were also reportedly thrown to the ground but were not seriously injured.
WorkSafe is conducting an investigation.
Her fellow workers performed CPR on her before taking her to hospital.
She was taken to Bruce Rock Hospital and later flown to Royal Perth Hospital by the Royal Flying Doctor Service
Her parents arrived from Germany to be at her bedside over the weekend.
The 22-year-old’s employer Darren Major said he was standing about 25m away from Ms Wiedenroth went down.
“We were getting ready to work and Stefanie was walking around in a paddock getting ready,” he said.
“Right above us it was basically blue skies but just off to the west of us there were clouds brewing but nothing to be concerned about; it was basically just a normal day.
“It was just a freak lightning strike, that’s the only way I can describe it.”
Mr Major said four other people standing close to Ms Wiedenroth at the time the lightning hit were also thrown to the ground but weren’t seriously injured.
“I was next to a truck and a spark jumped from the truck to my side, about a two to three inch spark,” he said.
“I didn’t get pushed over but it certainly made me jump — the right side of my ribs are sore and it just feels like somebody has punched me in the back of the head on the left hand side.”
A lightning storm between Merredin and Bruce Rock taken by Western Power Linesman Ryan Ash. Source: Supplied
Shortly after Ms Wiedenroth was hit, Merredin local Ryan Ash photographed the imposing storm in the region.
It is believed this was Ms Wiedenroth’s second solo backpacking trip to Australia and her second trip to Muntadgin in the WA Wheatbelt.
Mr Major said Ms Wiedenroth had many friends in the tight-knit community and was well-liked.
“She’s full of energy, really enjoyed the country lifestyle. She said it was a totally different experience from Germany,” he said.
