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TOURISM QUEENSLAND SEEKS APPLICANTS FOR
“THE BEST JOB IN THE WORLD”

AUD$150,000 SALARY PACKAGE FOR A SIX-MONTH CONTRACT WORKING ON THE ISLANDS OF THE GREAT BARRIER REEF, AUSTRALIA

Tourism Queensland is seeking applicants for the ‘Best Job in the World’ - a six-month contract for the role of Island Caretaker, based on luxurious Hamilton Island in the Great Barrier Reef. The position is live-in with flexible working hours and key responsibilities of the position include exploring the Islands of the Great Barrier Reef to discover and promote, to a global audience, what the destination has to offer.

The successful applicant will be required to report back on their adventures to Tourism Queensland headquarters in Brisbane (and the rest of the world) via weekly blogs, photo diary, video updates and ongoing media interviews. On offer is a unique opportunity to help promote the wondrous Islands of the Great Barrier Reef.



Living above the Great Barrier Reef is a pretty unique benefit, but the successful candidate will also be paid a salary package of AUD $150,000 for the six-month contract. They will receive return airfares from the nearest capital city (in their home country), rent free accommodation and transport on Hamilton Island, travel insurance for the contract period, computer, internet, digital video and stills cameras access, plus travel to a number of the other Islands of the Great Barrier Reef.

About the location
Stretching for 2,600 kilometres, and comprised of over 2,900 individual reefs and 900 islands, the Great Barrier Reef in Queensland, Australia is the world’s largest coral reef system. The World Heritage Listed area supports a diversity of wildlife including whales, dolphins, sea turtles and more than 1,500 species of fish. The reef is an extremely popular destination for tourists, sustainably managing approximately 2 million visitors each year.

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