Who does get88 apply to in Far North Queensland?

Last updated: 2026-08-05

Far North Queensland is where the get88 list started, across Cairns, the northern beaches and Port Douglas. Five venue types are itemised for that region, and together they cover 616 employers: hotels & resorts (320), cafés & restaurants (129), hostels (106), bars & pubs (33) and reef & tour operators (28). The list now runs well past FNQ, into the Northern Territory, Western Australia, South Australia, Tasmania and New South Wales.

Each of those towns has a page of its own now: hospitality venues in Cairns, the biggest on the list, plus Port Douglas, Airlie Beach and Townsville.

How many venues of each type are on the list?

Hotels & resorts are the largest group on the get88 list at 320 employers, followed by cafés & restaurants at 129, hostels at 106, bars & pubs at 33 and reef & tour operators at 28.

The five venue types above are the itemised part of the Far North Queensland list. Other venues in the region are not broken out by type, and employers in the other states sit outside these counts. Every count on this page is a count of employers on the get88 list, not a census of Far North Queensland. Regional work in Queensland breaks the same list down town by town.

What kind of roles does the list cover?

Hospitality & tourism and housekeeping & accommodation roles only. There is no farm, construction, mining or fishing work on the list. get88 sends the applications; whether a venue is hiring that week is out of anyone's hands, and your postcode decides whether the job earns your 88 days.

How do applications reach these employers?

You connect your own Gmail once, and get88 sends up to 100 personalised applications a day from it to the employers on the list, each addressed to the venue by name. The full setup is on the how it works page, and other common questions are answered on the FAQ.

get88 is a job-application tool, not migration advice. Whether any role counts toward your visa is decided by the Department of Home Affairs — check the official specified-work pages for the 417 and 462 visas directly.