CONGRATS TO BEN!!!

Congratulations to Ben! The following is the official announcement from Tourism Queensland. For those of you still following, check back in July for Ben's first set of blogs about his new job in paradise!

After a truly global search, the atmosphere was electric when the Caretaker of Islands of the Great Barrier Reef was announced by the Premier of Queensland - congratulations Ben Southall!

Ben S was chosen from more than 34,000 applicants for the Best Job in the World after a selection process that culminated on beautiful Hamilton Island today before an excited crowd and media from around the world.

Tomorrow morning, Ben S will be officially handed the keys to their new home - the gorgeous Blue Pearl villa overlooking the Coral Sea and their base from which to explore Queensland's magnificent Islands of the Great Barrier Reef.