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The Bar => The Lounge => Topic started by: RobJohnson on January 16, 2009, 12:18:14 AM
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SYDNEY (AFP) – An Australian state has launched a global search for candidates for "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 successful applicant'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, soak up the sun, snorkel the reef, "maybe clean the pool" -- and report to a global audience via weekly blogs, photo diaries and video updates.
The winner, who will stay rent-free in a multi-million dollar three-bedroom beach home complete with plunge pool and golf buggy, must be an excellent communicator and be able to speak and write English
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090113/od_afp/lifestyleaustraliatourismoffbeat
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You've gotta be prepared to go above and beyond for this one :
Woman gets tattoo to win reef job
By Jessica Marszalek AAP
January 15, 2009 11:53am
A WOMAN has tattooed a permanent advertisement for Queensland's Great Barrier Reef on her arm in her bid to score a $150,000 tropical island dream job.
More than 2000 jobseekers have joined the queue to become Hamilton Island's new caretaker.
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,24915790-1248,00.html?from=public_rss