Jovial Brit wins Best Job in the World
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Briton Ben Southall scoops Australian tourism prize.
Ben Southall, a 34 year old charity fundraiser from Petersfield, Hampshire, is about to become the caretaker of a luxurious Australian island, after scooping the Queensland Tourist board’s prize of “Best Job in the World.”
Having never been to Australia before, Mr Southall will now earn £70,000 as the caretaker of Hamilton Island by the Great Barrier Reef, for the next six months. The strenuous “job” will entail daily usage of his private pool, exploring the local area with his golf buggy, and soaking in the sights and sounds as he snorkels, sails and hikes the days away.
A rather chuffed Mr Southall told The Times: “You think of a three of four bedroom house in England and it has nice red bricks and is quite small but this house is a dream, it’s enormous and looks out over the Coral Sea and at least 4 or 5 people can stay at any one time.” Truly a far cry from his previous abode during travels in Africa, which he describes as “a tent on top of my Landrover”.
The scheme was dreamed up by Tourism Queensland and is estimated to have generated A$110 million through worldwide publicity. The minister for tourism, Peter Lawlor said of the victor: “His ideas for how he will make the role his own, plus his initiative and ability to rise to a challenge, impressed the selection panel and secured his place in the top job”.
However one job which Mr Southall may not be prepared for is the reported influx of giant Bird-Eating Spiders! Reports today suggest that the extremely large spiders are being forced into residential areas due to heavy, unseasonal rain, with a number of terrifying sightings over the last few days.
Audy Geiszler, who runs a Queensland pest control service, said: “There have been a number of reports. It’s not plague proportions but a number have been spotted around the district”.
With venomous fangs and a leg span of 16 cm let’s hope that Ben doesn’t go from victor to victim.
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