Delta Backpackers

Excellent
Great Hostel! Fantastic Staff! Had a great time there. Definitely recommendable for seasonal work! Big Parties -- met loads of good people there!

Had an excellent time, worked hard, and partied hard. Owners and staff are great (Maree's a star). Met lots of cool people. lots of work when i stayed there. party nights most weekends. Try it.

Loved Delta, lived there for over three months! Fantastic people, owners are lovely, and they find you jobs in harvest work. It's a working hostel, so often muddy clothes about, but everyone is doing the same thing so it doesn't matter. Two TV lounges, amazing range of DVDs, fantastic bar prices. What can I say, I didn't want to leave!

Apparently this used to be the worst backpackers in Australia — but now it has new owners who closed it down for four months and are still making improvements. It's pretty good now — friendly staff, a huge and very well equipped kitchen, two TVs with DVD/video players and a good stock of films, hot showers, comfortable beds, big pool, and a bar with cheap drinks. It's still got a bit of a way to go (the dorm I stayed in could have done with plug points and was quite warm). But it is a very welcoming place and seems very helpful in terms of helping backpackers find work, or booking diving (which is what I went there for), and involving them in social stuff, e.g. beach parties. Recommended already, and looks like it's getting better.