Best job in the world: Desert island caretaker

DailyMail:

Tourist officials in Australia are looking for somebody to look after a desert island.

They are willing to pay £70,000 for someone to work 12 hours a month for six months while carrying out such duties as feeding turtles, watching whales and picking up the island's post.

No academic qualifications are needed, but good swimming skills and a love of snorkelling, scuba diving and other water sports are a must.

A passion for the great outdoors and the ability to speak English are also considered to be an advantage.

They will live rent-free on Hamilton Island (population 5,000), the 'jewel in the crown' of the Whitsunday Islands off the Queensland coast, and also look after some neighbouring islands.

The salary equates to an astonishing £972 an hour based on a flexi-time schedule of a 12-hour working month.