Cooinda Lodge Kakadu — Farm Work in Jabiru, NT
Cooinda Lodge Kakadu is an ABN-verified farm work located in Jabiru, Northern Territory, with a strong reliability score of 4/5. Farm work in Northern Territory is eligible for the 88-day Working Holiday Visa requirement. Mixed farms often offer longer employment periods as different crops or activities rotate through the year.
About Cooinda Lodge Kakadu
Cooinda Lodge Kakadu is one of the two major accommodation properties inside Kakadu National Park, located right next to the famous Yellow Water Billabong south of Jabiru, Northern Territory. The lodge runs a mix of lodge rooms, camping ground, swimming pools, restaurants and the Warradjan Aboriginal Cultural Centre. It's a large operation by Kakadu standards and consistently hires backpackers in larger volumes than the smaller properties further into the park.
Work at Cooinda Lodge typically covers reception, food and beverage, housekeeping, kitchen hand, café service, and tour boarding (helping check guests onto Yellow Water cruises). Because Cooinda sits in postcode 0886 — deep inside the Northern Australia tourism zone — hospitality work here qualifies toward your 88 days under the WHV tourism provision. Most roles are paid at Hospitality Industry Award casual rates ($30+/hr including loading) with regular weekend and overnight penalty rates pushing the effective take-home noticeably higher for staff willing to work split shifts.