Working and Traveling Australia, Our Journey.

[Bird]

Nice one Mark.  Good luck

KB

your alive...

[Barrabart]

Good stuff Mark....... I went to school with a few kids from Bathurst and Melville islands......... good lads they were......

All the best in your next adventure.

[McGirr]

Well how things can change working remote. After our 3 month Kimberley Trip was cut short as our old boss wanted us early so we arrived in Katherine on a Wed and after discussions he wanted us to start on the following Monday. We went and saw him today ( Friday)  and he decided that he would sell the business so that means we would not have any jobs.

A bit pissed off we headed back to the van park and started applying for jobs. Even the job at Melville Island went pear shape as they have decided that they do not need any new managers till the end of the year.

So we are sitting in Katherine till next Wed and looks like we will be heading back to Cairns until something comes up.

The Joy's of working remote. 

Mark

[GeoffA]

That's a bit rude....

[Cruiser 105Tvan]

Mark, Did you make any contingency arrangements to protect your income?
Something like this, not sure if it fits the criteria, but it's worth checking.
Worst case is, going back to Centrelink I spose.

Hope it works out.
And what 'Geoff' said,

That's a bit rude....

[McGirr]

Mark, Did you make any contingency arrangements to protect your income?
Something like this, not sure if it fits the criteria, but it's worth checking.
Worst case is, going back to Centrelink I spose.

Hope it works out.
And what 'Geoff' said,

We have some savings put aside and have put in for a few remote jobs but will head back to Cairns on Sunday and stay with family until we find our next job. Our mistake was we should have sent our resume out to alot of places before we started on our Kimberely trip instead of having all our eggs in one basket. You live and learn. A kick in the guts but we will bounce back, might start a fund me post 

Mark

[Cruiser 105Tvan]

Good luck any way to you and yours.

[glenm64]

 

Cheers Glen

[marvellous_matt]

Can you buy the business from him? you have a inside understanding of how it work s and what it might be worth?!

[edz]

Could always be a professional Tour guide for Newbies out for a big adventure .... Not sure you would have enough experience at that though 
Might be able to link it up with some special access with your friends at Peppiminarti

[McGirr]

Just an update.

After returning to Cairns and catching up with family here and flying down to Wollongong to catch up with family there, we have been pursuing jobs,  sending out our resumes which gave us a number of jobs to decide on.

We finally chose a job with a bigger firm that specialises in remote stores. After phone interviews with 2 companies they were both desperate to have us.

The company we will be working for are flying us, and the dog, to Darwin from Cairns then a charter flight to a community for us to learn the way they run stores. After 2 weeks we get flown back to Darwin to go through induction for a week, accomodation supplied, and then head out to a store to run, somewhere in the NT. As my car will be in storage in Cairns , they are keen to have it shipped to Darwin at their cost during our induction.

The other company who wanted us required us to pay for our flights etc and it would take 4 weeks to reimburse us plus other out of pocket expenses and work extremely long hours.

It was funny during the web interview with the company we chose, they asked us a number of questions about scenarios that can happen in remote communities and how we would cope. We answered them and then I interviewed them and gave them some scenarios we have been through and I think their jaws dropped. They then said we will let you know in a few days if we have a job ready for you. They emailed us back in 30 min with a job offer with great conditions.

Mark

[Raym]

Great News Mark & Penny.

[Cruiser 105Tvan]

Great stuff, Enjoy.

[Rumpig]

Just an update.

After returning to Cairns and catching up with family here and flying down to Wollongong to catch up with family there, we have been pursuing jobs,  sending out our resumes which gave us a number of jobs to decide on.

We finally chose a job with a bigger firm that specialises in remote stores. After phone interviews with 2 companies they were both desperate to have us.

The company we will be working for are flying us, and the dog, to Darwin from Cairns then a charter flight to a community for us to learn the way they run stores. After 2 weeks we get flown back to Darwin to go through induction for a week, accomodation supplied, and then head out to a store to run, somewhere in the NT. As my car will be in storage in Cairns , they are keen to have it shipped to Darwin at their cost during our induction.

The other company who wanted us required us to pay for our flights etc and it would take 4 weeks to reimburse us plus other out of pocket expenses and work extremely long hours.

It was funny during the web interview with the company we chose, they asked us a number of questions about scenarios that can happen in remote communities and how we would cope. We answered them and then I interviewed them and gave them some scenarios we have been through and I think their jaws dropped. They then said we will let you know in a few days if we have a job ready for you. They emailed us back in 30 min with a job offer with great conditions.

Mark

the company flying you to Darwin sounds similar to the mob my nephew and his girlfriend are working for currently....they are running a store on Milingimbi Island

[Fizzie]

Good on you Mark.

  though - where do they get the $ to fly you around the place like that

Profit out of what they charge the Gov't / community to run the Store

[GGV8Cruza]

Great to hear Mark, let the next adventure begin

GG

[McGirr]

the company flying you to Darwin sounds similar to the mob my nephew and his girlfriend are working for currently....they are running a store on Milingimbi Island

Yes a company called Alpa run that store and is the company that we are going to work for.

Mark

[McGirr]

Good on you Mark.

  though - where do they get the $ to fly you around the place like that

Profit out of what they charge the Gov't / community to run the Store

It would part of their recruitment budget. Companies like this get funding from the Govt and also the fees for managing stores in communities.

Mark

[McGirr01]

We left Cairns yesterday and today arrived at Ramingining. We are here for 2 weeks to assist the store managers while their duty managers are on holidays.

The small plane we fly on from Darwin can be claustrophobic but we are used to them. You get to check out the scenery over Arnhem Land.











The accomodation is quite nice being a 3 bedroom house, fully air conditioned and free. Also a company vehicle to get to and from work.

Mark


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[Cruiser 105Tvan]

So Mark, when do you get a pilots License, so you can get back and forth?

[McGirr]

So Mark, when do you get a pilots License, so you can get back and forth?

Ha ha, I wish   

Mark

[Cruiser 105Tvan]

Well done anyway, hope yourself and Penny get a great run out of it.

[Rumpig]

So do you sign up for a 2 year contract?... I think from memory that is what my nephew has done with that company.

[McGirr]

So do you sign up for a 2 year contract?... I think from memory that is what my nephew has done with that company.

Not as yet. You can sign a 2 year contract but they are always easy to get out of if needed. We fly back to Darwin Sunday Week and then had to their head office to discuss things.

[Craig Tomkinson]

My mate is just up the road at gove, Craig