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Tourism and hospitality・Resort (rooms, glamping, campground)

Discovery Resorts - Kings Canyon

Q: Does Discovery Resorts - Kings Canyon count as specified work?

Yes. The work location's postcode 0872 is on the Department of Home Affairs Northern Australia, Remote and very remote Australia list, and Tourism and hospitality work can count towards your specified work days.

Remote resort 7 km from the entrance to Watarrka National Park
Kings Canyon (Petermann), Northern Territory 0872

Resort roomsGlampingCampgroundRestaurants and barsConvenience store / petrol stationGuided tours

Specified work✓ Eligible

PayTo be confirmed

TransportCar recommended

AccommodationAccommodation provided

Overall score7.4・Worth considering

Specified work eligibility

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

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This location counts as specified work

Postcode 0872 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

Luritja Road, Petermann NT 0872

Postcode 0872・Uluru

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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.

Housekeeping supervisorHousekeeping Supervisor

Casual Counts as specified work

Keep all rooms and public areas clean, coordinate daily housekeeping and train the team.

Pay method

To be confirmed
Not published. Award: Level 4 (guest service grade 4) casual $36.81/h (the employer does not state the grade).

Hours

Casual

Requirements

Resort / hotel / commercial housekeeping experience, Supervisory / training experience a plus, Federal police check and Working with Children Check

Licences

Working with Children Check, Federal police check

Casual. Posted around 2026-09-21.

This employer also has 2 other roles that are full-time, permanent part-time, of unknown type, or don't count as specified work. We only list casual roles, so they are not shown.

Work duties

Housekeeping, kitchen (à la carte + buffet), food and beverage, front desk, retail / service station, guided tours.

Work environment

Remote outback resort on the edge of Watarrka National Park; small team; you live on site.

Pay and superannuation

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

Pay: None of the Kings Canyon ads found publish an hourly rate; the Hospitality Award minimums apply (casual Level 1 weekdays $33.05/h, Saturdays $39.66, Sundays $46.27). The employer does not state which Award applies.
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).
The ad mentions salary sacrifice / novated leasing (Maxxia).
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 housekeeping supervisor role is casual; the sous chef role is full-time; hours not published
Shifts: To be confirmed
Weather-dependent?: Not much affected by weather.
Additional notes: No minimum hours stated.

When they need workers

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G'day Group says resort roles are seasonal and staff can move between locations during the year; Kings Canyon's peak months are not published.

In September 2026 a housekeeping supervisor (around 21 September) and a sous chef (17 September) were advertised; you can also join the Talent Community. Some older roles found in search have expired.

Hiring now

Housekeeping supervisor and sous chef (posted September 2026)

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

How to apply

Online form on the official website

Apply via online form Phone 08 8956 7442

Before you apply

Apply through the G'day Group / Discovery Resorts Humanforce (LiveHire) careers site; you can also join the Talent Community. The ad's location says "Adelaide SA", but the text says the job is at Kings Canyon (NT). The phone number 08 8956 7442 is the resort's front desk, not a recruitment line.

Only apply through the channels listed on this page or published on the employer's official website. Legitimate employers never ask you to pay for a job; for look-alike job sites or people who message you privately, check the official website first.Avoiding illegal work

You will need

A federal police check and a Working with Children Check are needed before starting
Must be comfortable living in a remote area for a long time (on-site at the resort)

Restrictions

Remote living; expect to stay in the area for a long stretch

Licences required

Working with Children Check
Federal police check

Each role needs different licences — see the role descriptions above.

Official website: discoveryholidayparks.com.au
Careers page: Go to the careers page

Legitimacy

Make sure it is a registered company that gives payslips and pays super, so your specified work days will hold up.

Company registration: ABN 50 111 782 846・DISCOVERY HOLIDAY PARKS PTY LIMITED・Active
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Employment arrangement: Employed directly by the company
Notes: ABR records show the business names "Discovery Resorts - Kings Canyon" and "Kings Canyon Resort" registered to ABN 50 111 782 846 (Discovery Holiday Parks Pty Limited, SA 5000). The G'day Group careers site footer shows the same ABN.

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Transport

Car recommended. No information on public transport; there are shuttle buses to and from Ayers Rock Resort and Alice Springs. It does not say you must have your own car.

Getting there without a car

Shuttle buses run between Ayers Rock Resort, Kings Canyon and Alice Springs (Voyages Travel Centre). You can fly to Ayers Rock Airport or Alice Springs first, then take the bus.

Public transport

Not stated.

Nearest airport

Ayers Rock Airport (Connellan) or Alice Springs

Nearest town: Between Uluru (Yulara) and Alice Springs

Accommodation and local amenities

The resort has a pool, bars, restaurants, a convenience store, a service station, a laundry, tennis courts and Wi-Fi hotspots; there is no town nearby.

Accommodation

Accommodation provided

The ad says "Accommodation available on site" and that you live and work on site. Cost and whether meals are included are not stated in the ads found.

Grocery shopping

Only the resort's convenience store

Medical

Not stated

Other

Kings Canyon Rim Walk, the Karrke Aboriginal cultural experience and the Light Towers installation. Staff discounts at the G'day Group's 300+ parks.

Weather

Desert climate with no wet season: January is hottest (average high 38.2°C), July average low 6.1°C, annual rainfall 302.6 mm.

Average maximum temperatureAverage minimum temperatureAverage monthly rainfallUnits: °C / mm (months 1–12)

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Months	Average high	Average low	Rainfall	Days above 35°C	Days below 0°C
Jan	36.9°C	24°C	45 mm	23.1	0
Feb	36.6°C	23°C	19 mm	22.1	0
Mar	34.6°C	21.8°C	33 mm	17.5	0
Apr	29.5°C	16.4°C	11 mm	2.5	0
May	23.6°C	11°C	18 mm	0	0
Jun	20.2°C	7.4°C	15 mm	0	0
Jul	21.1°C	7.2°C	4 mm	0	0.3
Aug	24°C	9.5°C	7 mm	0.2	0
Sep	28.3°C	13.7°C	14 mm	0.9	0
Oct	32.6°C	17.9°C	14 mm	10.5	0
Nov	33.7°C	20°C	43 mm	13.4	0
Dec	36.1°C	23°C	37 mm	20.2	0

Data: Open-Meteo historical weather (ERA5 reanalysis), 2016–2025 average, coordinates -24.25, 131.512. Farms in the same area may differ by 1–2°C.

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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.

7.4out of 10
Worth considering

Specified work eligibility

10.0Postcode 0872 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

5.0Pay method to be confirmed

Transport

6.0Car recommended

Accommodation

10.0Accommodation provided

Amenities

4.0Remote; shopping is inconvenient

Weather

5.0about 110 days a year above 35°C, Almost no frost

Pros

On-site accommodation
Part of a large group (300+ parks), so you can move between seasonal resorts
Buses connect Uluru and Alice Springs

Watch out for

Very remote; no supermarket or town
Neither accommodation cost nor hourly rate is published
A police check and a Working with Children Check are required before starting
Very hot summers (January average maximum 38.2°C)

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.

3.1/5

Indeed・41 reviews
Discovery Parks (whole group)

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Common praise

Some find it supportive of newcomers, with chances to learn new things
Pay is reasonable for the work (staff survey)

Common complaints

Management (2.7/5) and culture (2.8/5) rated low
Promotion and job security rated low (2.8/5)
Extremely remote; the resort itself is all there is

No separate staff reviews could be found for the Kings Canyon resort; the rating is for the whole Discovery Parks group.

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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Sources

Last checked: 2026-10-05. If you see outdated or incorrect information, let us know.

Not yet confirmed: Accommodation cost and whether meals are provided are not stated; Older Kings Canyon tour guide, handyperson and retail ads found in search have expired (LiveHire shows them as not found); The employer does not say which Award applies; Peak months not published