Giant ‘blue hole’ discovered on the Great Barrier Reef

A surprise discovery has amazed and delighted tourism operators on the Great Barrier Reef. Huge colonies of pristine coral have been discovered in a lagoon system about 100km off the coast of the Whitsundays mainland, causing excitement amongst reef experts and tourists. The significant discovery – there can be few greater discoveries than when someone [&hellip

North Stradbroke Island adds a touch of glam to the great outdoors

Following the success of last year’s ‘pop up’ Flash Camp on North Stradbroke Island, Straddie Camping has launched a permanent flash camping site on the beachfront near the island’s most popular tourist village, Point Lookout. The mini-village of ten flash camping tents is located at Adder Rock on the northern coast, in a shady area, [&hellip

Changes to the Australian skills lists announced

The following changes have been made to the Australian occupations list – Skilled Occupations List (SOL) and Consolidated Sponsored Occupations List (CSOL)  – which will take effect from 1st July 2017. Occupations Removed from Schedule 1 – MLTSSL (old ‘SOL’) 133513 Production Manager – mining (demoted to STSOL) 231212 Ship’s Engineer (removed completely) 231213 Ship’s [&hellip

New Zealand Recruitment Initiative sees UK Tech Talent Bound for Wellington

UK technology professionals are among 97 outstanding candidates from around the world to have won places on New Zealand recruitment initiative, LookSee Wellington, aimed at attracting new IT talent to the country’s capital. The programme, which launched in February, saw 48,000 applicants apply for the opportunity to travel to Wellington, with flights and accommodation paid [&hellip

Major changes planned Australian migration as 457 visa set to be scrapped

Australian PM Malcolm Turnbull has announced that the 457 visa will be replaced by a new classification of visa designed to target genuine skills shortages including those in regional areas. There will be new requirements including such as: Previous work experience in the nominated role Higher English requirements Labour Market testing to ensure the position cannot [&hellip