The best job in the world

Briton won the competition "The best job in the world", which held the power of the Australian state of Queensland, and was appointed as inspector of the tropical island in Australia for 6 months.

34 years old Ben Southall, a member of a charitable organization in Petersfield, was selected out of 34,000 candidates.

The new work will consist in that the British will live on Hamilton Island in the Great Barrier Reef, blogging about the events happening there, post photos and video reports and rarely give interviews.

Australian authorities have come up with the competition as part of the program of support for tourism, which is going through a difficult time in the era of the global crisis.

Southall was chosen from among the 16 finalists, for his new job, he will get 150 thousand Australian dollars ($ 110,000). The award ceremony took on colorful ceremony in Queensland, which was broadcast in real time.

Now Briton have to prepare for the difficulties of lonely life on the beautiful island, reports BBC. In addition to salary, the caretaker of the island relies house with three bedrooms, a swimming pool and golf course. In describing the new position states that the superintendent "should explore the islands of the Great Barrier Reef, swim, scuba diving, make friends with the locals and enjoy the tropical climate and lifestyle in Queensland."