US-Australian $ exchange is nearly 2:1, i.e., $15_hour Australian=$7.50 USD. I know some friends from Australia who were here in October said it would be a good time for Americans to visit Australia as everything would seem cheap. I'm in Iowa but we don't have much for custom harvest run. Mostly owner_operators here, harvesting mostly corn, soybeans, limited ammount of oats and wheat. When is the harvest season in AustraliaIJ I was wondering about trying to visit some year in Feb. or March, but it seems that may be too lateIJ Good luck in your search. Great way to see the world if you get set up with the right crew. Terrible way to learn alot about the world if you get set up with the wrong crew. Do your homework and don't get your tail pinched. Russ