There has been a lot of press about the greatest job on earth and Caretaker of the Great Barrier Reef. In my mind, a real caretaker of the reef is marine biologist Dr. Selina Ward at University of Queensland.
For the past three years, Dr. Ward has been studying the Great Barrier Reef so she can [...]
Posts from ‘February, 2009’
Dr. Ward a real caretaker of the Great Barrier Reef
Get ready for Hamilton Island Race Week
Audi Hamilton Island Race Week begins August 21 to 29. If you want accomodations, you had better prepare now. That week has become a sailing institution over the past 25 years. Last year, there were 12 divisions and a fleet of 225.
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The best job in the world
Caretaker of the Great Barrier Reef has been billed as “the best job in the world.” Tourism Queensland says “the most important duty is to report back and let us know what’s taking place on the Islands of the Great Barrier Reef.”
The news media seems to think this is a 6 month vacation in paradise. [...]
Hamilton Island to be home for Caretaker
The successful candidate for Caretaker of the Great Barrier Reef will reside on Hamilton Island. A three bedroom home will be provided complete with internet access and a golf cart for travel on the island.
Hamilton Island is the second largest inhabited island of the Whitsunday Islands, a collection of about 29 islands. It is owned [...]
Applications close with 34,684 applicants
The application process for the Caretaker of the Great Barrier Reef has now closed. Tourism Minister Desley Boyle said she was blown away by the interest in the island caretaker role. During the closing hours there were 4,000 applicants trying to upload their videos. The website slowed to the point where not all of them [...]