BRITS are being offered £6,000 to ditch the UK for a sun-kissed paradise with better wages and lower cost of living.
Western Australia, where temperatures are around 30C, hopes to attract professionals in the construction field with a working visa.
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In a bid to make up for labour shortage, the Aussie government is handing out visas to construction workers willing to start a new life in sun-kissed Down Under.
The country has already taken in thousands of British doctors, nurses and cops – who have left the UK for sea and sand lifestyles, higher salaries and a lower cost of living.
But now they are urgently looking for brickies and plumbers to build them new homes.
Western Australia has injected a multi-million pound investment in mineral and tech project – leading to an urgent need for more housing.
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With a lack of enough professionals to meet the demand, the government is now looking beyond its borders to fill in the job positions.
As part of its £5.8m fund, the country has introduced a subsidy scheme to attract people from Britain and Ireland.
Workers will be awarded up to £6,000 to help cover the costs of relocating as part of the Construction Visa Subsidy Programme.
Eligible professionals include – civil and structural engineers, plumbers, carpenters, air conditioning mechanics, electricians, glaziers, tilers, concreters, floor finishers, plasterers, painters and decorators and joiners.
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Western Australian minister for planning, lands, housing and homelessness John Carey will be heading to the UK this week to convince Brit workers into making moving out.
Mr Carey is set to meet with construction officials and visit large projects in London, Birmingham, Nottingham, Glasgow and Edinburgh.
Western Australia politician Paul Papalia claimed he has already received over 60,000 applications for 31,000 jobs after a previous recruitment swoop.
Mr Papalia said starting a new life in sunny Oz had “not been a hard sell”.
Those interested on making the move can register on the Western Australia – It’s Like No Other website.
It comes as a town offered a four-bedroom house rent free and a salary package of £460,000 in a desperate bid to fill a much needed role.
The council in Quairading, Western Australia, came up with the tantalising proposal to draw in a local doctor as the rural town grapples with a skilled worker shortage.
Elsewhere, a job advert has appeared offering £65,000 per year and two months off in the summer, with no need of a university degree.
The exciting role is based in Chelsea, West London, and comes with a basement studio flat.
A wealthy couple need a butler who will serve drinks at glamorous receptions for their friends.
