15/09/2026
This one is important to us and to many regional tourism and hospitality businesses.
There are currently discussions around possible changes to Australia’s Working Holiday Maker visa program, including reported proposals that could affect access to second and third Working Holiday visas.
Nothing has formally changed at this stage, but Working Holiday Makers have been an important part of our team at the Stanley Hotel for many years.
We employ locally wherever we can, but in a small regional town like Stanley, having access to Working Holiday Makers helps us get through our busiest seasons when there simply aren’t enough local people available to fill every role.
If you’d like to support regional tourism and hospitality businesses like ours, you can read more and sign the petition below.
Protect Working Holiday Maker (Backpacker) visas in Australia 👇