------------------------------------------------------- Australia offers 'best job in world' on paradise island 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. "The fact that they will be paid to explore the islands of the Great Barrier Reef, swim, snorkel and generally live the Queensland lifestyle makes this undoubtedly the best job in the world." Lucas said the campaign was part of a drive to protect the state's 18 billion Australian dollar a year tourism industry during the tough economic climate caused by the global financial meltdown. ------------------------------------------- HOLY CRAP!!! O_O Link: http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090113/od_afp/lifestyleaustraliatourismoffbeat_20090113032028 Courtesy of AFP
Good swimmer ? not only am I a good swimmer but an amazing WALKER too ! I can speak write and even READ english AND french, omg this job is MADE for ME
heard some aussie chick describing the offer on the radio yesterday, sounds fantastic. Wonder if they'd appreciate you bringing a load of mates & chicks for 6 months partying lol
Euuuuuh .... **** you ? This thing looks like a lunatic.... like me ! Call me a sissy again and I'll kick your a** so hard your nose'll start bleeding
Wait.... Australia....bset......job.... Never thought I'd see those words in the same sentence. I guess this is their way of trying to appease for the crap that they have done. I say don't do it based on principle, but d@mn. Anyways, I've already won it so don't bother trying. You guys are welcome to come visit though, but they say you have to be off the island by midnight because it transforms into a volcano. I knew there had to be a downside. Ohh well.
Hugh Heffner's old spooge at that ewww uke2: lol but that job almost sounds too good too be true, is Jaws lurking down there or something?
