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Free accommodation on a tropical island, a guaranteed two-year contract, snorkelling — sounds like a job opportunity that's too good to be true right? Well, we promise you it is not.
In what has been described as a "dream job", the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority is tendering for
a new caretaker for the Low Isles, off Port Douglas in North Queensland.
The successful candidate would take over from Wayne and Jenni Fox as they depart due to personal reasons after holding the position for six years.
The 1.6-hectare coral cay has long been regarded as one of the most spectacular destinations on the Great Barrier Reef. There's certainly aspects of [the tender] that are fantastic," GBRMPA field manager Stephanie Lemm told The Cairns Post.
"There's other bits they have to do, like cleaning the compost toilets, but obviously [it's on] a beautiful cay, offshore from Port Douglas. It's got a beautiful Commonwealth-listed lighthouse stationed there, and it's been there since 1878.
