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BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | Wanted: Paradise island 'caretaker'

Tourism officials in Australia are describing it as "the best job in the world".

They want someone to work on a tropical island off the Queensland coast.

No formal qualifications are needed but candidates must be willing to swim, snorkel, dive and sail.

In return, the successful applicant will receive a salary of A$150,000 ($103,000, £70,000) for six months and get to live rent-free in a three-bedroom villa, complete with pool.

by Fran (fran at eurotrib dot com) on Mon Jan 12th, 2009 at 03:27:32 PM EST
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Yea, I'd love to but I'm sure there'll be a queue of experts for this one.

keep to the Fen Causeway
by Helen (lareinagal at yahoo dot co dot uk) on Mon Jan 12th, 2009 at 05:55:23 PM EST
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I've been there. Hamilton Island is an urban resort style island but this employee is not employed to swim in Hamilton Island's pools. He needs to explore all those uninhabited island there...Do not forget it's Australia, up there is hellishly hot , you can't swim in bloody ocean because of all those jelly-fishes and sharks, you can't walk freely because of the snakes and other predators ...so it may end up to be literally " a hell of the job". They are not paying that money for nothing...or enjoyment...All though adventurers may still love it...
by vbo on Tue Jan 13th, 2009 at 10:09:08 PM EST
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Some photos:
1.This was a Hamilton Island pool

This is Whitehaven beach-national Park with absolutely nothing on this Island (no restaurants or any sign of civilization) except jelly fishes in water...

and this...

and these are the uninhabited islands...

by vbo on Tue Jan 13th, 2009 at 10:49:03 PM EST
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