Australia offers 'best job in world' on paradise island
SYDNEY (AFP) – An Australian state is offering internationally what it calls "the best job in the world" -- earning a top salary for lazing around a beautiful tropical island for six months.
The job pays 150,000 Australian dollars (105,000 US dollars) and includes free airfares from the winner's home country to Hamilton Island on the Great Barrier Reef, Queensland's state government announced on Tuesday.
In return, the "island caretaker" will be expected to stroll the white sands, snorkel the reef, take care of "a few minor tasks" -- and report to a global audience via weekly blogs, photo diaries and video updates.
The successful applicant, who will stay rent-free in a three-bedroom beach home complete with plunge pool and golf buggy, must be a good swimmer, excellent communicator and be able to speak and write English.
"They'll also have to talk to media from time to time about what they're doing so they can't be too shy and they'll have to love the sea, the sun, the outdoors," said acting state Premier Paul Lucas.
It's currently 12 degrees here in Kansas City, Missouri. How 'bout that?
4 comments:
is this for real???
whoa.
oh yeah. start date is July 1st. there is still time to send in applications. i think the deadline is feb. 1st. can you even imagine? getting paid a hundred grand to live in paradise??
go for it!! I think you are fully qualified! Just be sure that grandparents can visit or EVEN assist with the job!
Where do you find this stuff girl?! crazy names in New Zealand... great job in Australia... you gotta nose for a good story apparently!
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