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Baby, it’s cold outside - and inside you’re working a 9-5pm job that you hate. There’s only one thing for it: move to Tasmania to become a paranormal investigator. Or a sauna stoker, bath salt maker and truffle snuffler.

If Tasmania Tourism has anything to do with it, that’s exactly what people will be doing this winter. As part of the island’s new hiring drive, and in a bid to boost tourism during the low season, a series of odd job positions have been created to entice potential candidates, including a wombat walker, oyster organiser and perhaps most intriguing, a paranormal investigator. While the jobs are all unpaid, Tasmania Tourism will pay for you to get there, covering the cost of your flights and accommodation while you’re there.



The catch? Only adult residents currently living in Australia are eligible to apply. However, the application process is pleasantly simple. Applicants need only submit a 50-word pitch, explaining why they would like to trade in their current day job for an “odd job”.

The second catch? An opportunity like this won’t last long. Quite literally. Most roles expire after a single day.

There are 10 job openings to apply for. Here are some of our favourites. Wine Whisperer Dust off the garden secateurs and flex those green thumbs, Clover Hill Wines is looking for an intuitive gardener to help them cultivate the grapes.

This one-day volunteering experience will see you pruning the vines for future growth, while sampling the (approx.

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