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Tourism and hospitality・Chain of pubs/restaurants (pub group)

Australian Venue Co Townsville venues

A chain pub and restaurant group in Townsville (Australian Venue Co), hiring casual all-round staff for the peak season (Christmas and summer)
Townsville (the ad lists the areas Townsville, North Ward and Aitkenvale), Queensland 4810

Specified work✓ Eligible
PayHourly rate
TransportTo be confirmed
AccommodationTo be confirmed
Overall score8.1・Recommend

Specified work eligibility

Use the postcode of the work location — not the company's head office, and not where you live.

✓

This location counts as specified work

Postcode 4810 is on the Department of Home Affairs "Northern Australia, Remote and very remote Australia" list, and the work type is "Tourism and hospitality".

Work address

Townsville QLD (multiple venues; the specific venue name is not listed in the advertisement)

Postcode 4810・Townsville · Map location is approximate

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Work category

Tourism and hospitality

Hotels, hostels, campgrounds, restaurants, cafés, bars, tour guides, outdoor activity instructors, tourist transport and similar.

Within one employer, not every role counts as specified work (for example office admin or cleaning depends on Home Affairs' current temporary concession). Check the label on each role below, and keep every payslip.How specified work days are counted

Note: on 17 September 2026 the government announced second and third visas will move to a ballot. Completing specified work makes you eligible to enter, but it no longer guarantees a visa (start date not yet announced).Details

Jobs

1 casual / seasonal roles. Duties, requirements and required licences are listed separately.

Hospitality all-rounder (casual)Hospitality All Rounder (Casual)

Casual Counts as specified work

Rotating through different venues to work front of house, bar, food service, venue events and back-of-house kitchen; experienced staff can be promoted to supervisor.

Pay method

Hourly rate
The advertisement does not state an hourly rate (the estimated annual salary of $50k–$60k on the page is only the job site’s estimate, not a promise from the employer)

Hours

The advertisement says you must be able to work nights and weekends

Requirements

Energetic, reliable and willing to commit, Able to work in a fast-paced environment, Able to work nights and weekends, No experience is fine, and the employer will provide support (per the ad)

Licences

Not required

Employment type Casual/Holiday, no closing date. Source: https://jobs.hia.com.au/jobview/detail/058187d9-bef4-11f1-bc76-0231708ce3cd

Work duties

Rotating through the bar and restaurant to work front-of-house service, bar, food service, events and back-of-house kitchen.

Work environment

A venue run by a pub group; busy at night and on weekends, fast-paced.

Pay and superannuation

What the employer publishes and the legal minimum are shown separately.

Pay
The advertisement does not state an hourly rate; hospitality is calculated under the Hospitality Industry (General) Award.
Applicable Award
Hospitality Award (MA000009)
Legal minimum hourly rate
Introductory (new starter, up to 3 months): $32.18/hour
Level 1: $33.05/hour
Level 2: $33.85/hour
Casual (including the 25% casual loading), effective from 1 July 2026.Fair Work pay guide
Piece-rate guarantee
Casuals get 150% on Saturdays, 175% on Sundays and 250% on public holidays. If the employer provides food and accommodation, deductions are capped and must be reasonable.
How you are paid
To be confirmed
By law wages must be paid in money (cash, cheque or bank transfer) at least monthly; whichever method is used, the employer must give you a payslip within 1 working day of paying you.
How often you are paid
To be confirmed
Under the Award: Paid weekly or fortnightly (as agreed)
Superannuation
Yes. Your employer must also pay 12% of your wages into your super account — this applies to working holiday makers too, however much you earn. From 1 July 2026 it must be paid within 7 working days of each pay day. You can claim it back after leaving Australia (taxed at 65% for working holiday makers).
Tax
If the employer is registered as a Working Holiday employer, 15% is withheld on the first $45,000 of income. Being taxed 30% suggests the employer may not be registered; without a tax file number (TFN), 45% is withheld.

Statutory figures last checked: 2026-10-05. Your actual pay is what your employer's contract and payslips show.

Hours

Usual hours
The advertisement does not state hours
Shifts
Nights, weekends
Weather-dependent?
Not much affected by weather.
Additional notes
The advertisement says you must be able to work nights and weekends, with Christmas and summer being the busy period.

When they need workers

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The advertisement says it is recruiting for the busy Christmas and summer period.

Hiring now: three casual Hospitality All Rounder ads (Townsville, North Ward, Aitkenvale) posted on the HIA job site around 2026-09-29 (the page shows 7 days ago), looking for peak-season (Christmas and summer) staff, with no closing date stated.

Hiring now

Hospitality All Rounder casual (Townsville/North Ward/Aitkenvale, posted around 2026-09-29, no closing date)

Hiring status is checked automatically every day; last checked: 2026-10-06.See the job ad

How to apply

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Before you apply

On the job page on the HIA job board, click Apply to apply online. North Ward version: https://jobs.hia.com.au/jobview/detail/0580e48c-bef4-11f1-bc76-0231708ce3cd; Aitkenvale version: https://jobs.hia.com.au/jobview/detail/05822c64-bef4-11f1-bc76-0231708ce3cd

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You will need

  • Able to work nights and weekends (ad says required)
  • No experience is fine (the ad says attitude and reliability matter equally)

Restrictions

  • The advertisement does not say whether the Working Holiday visa is accepted

Licences required

No licence is needed for general roles.

Official website
australianvenueco.com.au
Careers page
Go to the careers page

Transport

To be confirmed.

Getting there without a car

Not verified

Public transport

Not verified

Nearest airport

Townsville Airport

Nearest town: Townsville city

Accommodation and local amenities

Townsville is a large city in North Queensland with big supermarkets and hospitals.

Accommodation

To be confirmed

The advertisement does not mention accommodation

Grocery shopping

To be confirmed

Medical

To be confirmed

Other

To be confirmed

Weather

Summers in Townsville are hot and humid (general climate overview, not from the ad).

Climate data to be added.

Next 7 days

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Overall score

Calculated from public information with a fixed formula — not a paid ranking. Ratings from past workers are shown separately in the reviews section.

8.1out of 10
Recommend
Specified work eligibility
10.0Postcode 4810 is on the official "Northern Australia, Remote and very remote Australia" list
Legal and transparent
8.0ABN active, Employed directly by the company
Pay transparency
9.0Some hourly-paid roles with steadier income
Transport
5.0To be confirmed
Accommodation
5.0To be confirmed
Amenities
10.0Good local amenities
Weather
6.0Climate data to be added

Pros

  • Casual staff wanted for the peak season (Christmas and summer)
  • No experience is fine (per the ad)
  • Several venues to rotate between

Watch out for

  • Night and weekend work
  • The advertisement does not state an hourly rate or hours

Weights: specified work eligibility 25%, legal and transparent 20%, pay transparency 15%, transport 10%, accommodation 10%, amenities 10%, weather 10%.How it is calculated

Online reviews and past workers' experiences

Compiled from Indeed, Glassdoor, backpacker blogs and the news. Everything is a paraphrased summary — follow the links to read the originals.

5.0/5

Indeed・2 reviews
Australian Venue Co.

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Common praise

  • Both reviews (2020–2021) say colleagues are friendly and the company looked after its staff during the pandemic

Common complaints

  • Too few reviews (only 2) and from 2020–2021, so of low reference value
Indeed has only 2 old reviews, too small a sample. No backpacker accounts or official records were found (not searched one by one).

Review summary last checked: 2026-10-06. Online reviews are personal experiences and may be out of date or not reflect the whole picture; ratings change over time, so the original sites prevail.

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Reviews on other sites: Indeed (Australian Venue Co., 2 reviews)

Sources

Last checked: 2026-10-06. If you see outdated or incorrect information, let us know.

Not yet confirmed: The advertisement does not list specific venue names or addresses; the coordinates are an approximate location of central Townsville; The advertisement does not say whether the Working Holiday visa is accepted; '7 days ago' is the relative time shown on the HIA page; converted, the posting date is about 2026-09-29