"Best Job In The World" Demand Crashes Website

SYDNEY (Reuters Life!) - The chance to be the caretaker of a tiny tropical island in Australia has sparked so much interest around the world that a rush of applications crashed the website advertising the post.

The job, which offers a salary of $105,000 to spend six months on the Great Barrier Reef island of Hamilton, has been inundated with hundreds of thousands of prospective candidates.

An official from the state of Queensland, which is offering the position, said the job was created as an antidote to the global economic slump and was being advertised in 18 countries including the United States and China.

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[Richard Greenwood]

I don't think they really had to worry about paid advertising in 18 countries. Think the barrage of media and blogs all over the world is more than enough. Don't think they will regret this marketing idea. Odds of wining are not great but you can have fun trying and someone will get it so why not have a go. We have visited up that way for our travel site http://www.makemystay.com.au and it really is stunning.