{"id":5616,"date":"2009-01-15T21:30:23","date_gmt":"2009-01-15T16:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/?p=5616"},"modified":"2013-09-21T20:11:37","modified_gmt":"2013-09-21T14:41:37","slug":"best-blogging-job-island-caretaker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2009\/01\/best-blogging-job-island-caretaker\/","title":{"rendered":"Best Blogging Job in the World: Island Caretaker"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Applications for the the <strong>Best Job in the World<\/strong>, an <a href=\"http:\/\/www.islandreefjob.com\" rel=\"noopener\">Island Caretaker<\/a> on Australia&#8217;s Great Barrier Reef have opened and people are lining up for a six month paid travel vacation on this blogging job.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the job profile? <\/strong>Write a weekly blog and capture some entertaining moments for your video diary and photo gallerysharing experiences on the Islands of the Great Barrier Reef. Tourism Queensland will organise a schedule of travel and events on the Islands of the Great Barrier Reef, including a new luxury spa treatment at qualia on Hamilton Island, trying out new snorkelling gear on Heron Island, or bushwalking on Hinchinbrook Island.<\/p>\n<p><object width=\"425\" height=\"344\" classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/5Smi3TuY5Lg&amp;rel=0&amp;color1=0xb1b1b1&amp;color2=0xcfcfcf&amp;feature=player_embedded&amp;fs=1\" \/><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" \/><embed width=\"425\" height=\"344\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/5Smi3TuY5Lg&amp;rel=0&amp;color1=0xb1b1b1&amp;color2=0xcfcfcf&amp;feature=player_embedded&amp;fs=1\" allowFullScreen=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" \/><\/object><\/p>\n<p><strong>Where do you stay? <\/strong>The Island Caretaker will live at Blue Pearl, a beautiful three-bedroom home on Hamilton Island featuring stunning views of the Whitsunday Islands, modern facilities, exquisite furnishings, state-of-the-art entertainment system. Enjoy the private plunge pool\/spa, sun lounges, large balconies and the traditional Aussie barbeque. A golf buggy is parked to explore the island.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How to apply?<\/strong> Create a 60 seconds or less video in English, explaining why you are the best person for the job in an entertaining way, then complete a short online application form and upload the video. This will then be reviewed by Tourism Queensland representatives. 50 short-listed applicants will be required to submit additional information. Final 11 applicants (10 selected by Tourism Queensland, 1 Wild Card) will participate in an extensive interview selection process which will be held on a number of the Islands of the Great Barrier Reef. Winner will be announced on 6th May 2009 and the <em>six month employment<\/em> tenure with Tourism Queensland commences 1st July 2009.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Is the job real? <\/strong>This a real recruitment drive and effort of Tourism Queensland to promote the Islands of the Great Barrier Reef. You should be over 18 years of age and eligible for a visa. Applications close on 22nd February 2009. Visit the IslandReefJob.com to apply.<\/p>\n<p>Experience the islands of the Great Barrier Reef in this video<br \/>\n<object width=\"425\" height=\"344\" classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/Gsxm25cIAzM&amp;rel=0&amp;color1=0xb1b1b1&amp;color2=0xcfcfcf&amp;feature=player_embedded&amp;fs=1\" \/><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" \/><embed width=\"425\" height=\"344\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/Gsxm25cIAzM&amp;rel=0&amp;color1=0xb1b1b1&amp;color2=0xcfcfcf&amp;feature=player_embedded&amp;fs=1\" allowFullScreen=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" \/><\/object><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Applications for the the Best Job in the World, an Island Caretaker on Australia&#8217;s Great Barrier Reef have opened and&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5616","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blogging"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5616","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5616"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5616\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5616"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5616"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5616"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}