My bit

Since Sean wrote about his job, I thought Id quickly write a bit what I'm doing with my time here.

I have just completed Cert I in Information Technology and about to Start Cert II I gradually hope to finish up in a couple of years with a diploma in Website development and software development or Networking (I'll decide when I get there). I do that extramurally online, but have my lecturer on hand at the TAFE which is just up the road.

I'm also working 2 days a week merchandising, at first started out with just one company but as the weeks go on I am getting offered more and more. The company I work for is IRS (Instore Retail Solutions) and I am a contractor to them, they look after numerous companies and supply the merchandisers, The companies I work for under IRS are ACP magazines, they have about 80 titles I look after, women's day, women's weekly, cleo, cosmo, house and garden, wheels etc... (Next time you pick u a magazine look at the barcode and see if there is a little ACP logo, as they are in NZ too.) Then there is Sony DVDs, (tomorrow I get to build a huge display for the launch of Spiderman 3 on DVD) and the Bean Alliance Co, they make a very up market drinking chocolate. Next week I am starting with Epsom, products I'm not sure of at this stage. In Oct I start with Universal DVD's. (rival to my sony work)
The stores I visit are the two supermarkets, Kmart and Harvey Norman. I can choose which companies I want to work for when they are offered, so its pretty cruisy. On average I am getting paid $30 an hour it varies from company to company. I'm loving that. Great opportunities for everyone here to make money, just a shame for anyone wanting to come here to find housing.

More and more positions are being taken up by FIFO's (Fly in Fly out) Used to just be the big giant companies doing FIFO but now some of our doctors, Taxi drivers, Posties etc are FIFO. At present there is over 7000 people a week coming into to town on FIFO and they expect that to be up to 10,000 by the end of the year. Its an exciting vibe here amongst the boom...