"My roster is 28 days on, seven days off when I come over to visit my family and friends in Whangarei. The money over here is hard to believe," Mr Shelford said.
"There's plenty of work here ... at least 10 years worth of work available right now and I'd say to people in Northland, if you get a chance to come over, take it.
"You can always go back home. If you don't take up the offers you'll miss out big time. There's more variety, more selection of work."
He said the only impediment for Northlanders from taking up job offers in the area he was in was the searing heat, which could hit 45C. Mr Shelford lives in a working camp where he does not have to pay for food or accommodation and says even their laundry gets done.
Every room has Sky TV, he said."I am loving my job and roster and wished I'd done this years ago. The working conditions and pay are a dream or I wouldn't be here doing it."
Up to 60,000 workers are needed in the oil, gas, mining and construction sectors in Western Australia that pays between $70,000 and $150,000.
Rio Tinto - a world leader in finding, mining and processing mineral resources- needs thousands of employees in a mine it is working on.
