Winner of ‘best job in world’ takes up his post

BRITON Ben Southall said he’ll miss his mother’s Sunday roast as he began what’s been dubbed the “Best Job in the World” — a six-month contract to serve as caretaker of a tropical Australian island.

Winner of ‘best job in world’ takes up his post

BRITON Ben Southall said he’ll miss his mother’s Sunday roast as he began what’s been dubbed the “Best Job in the World” — a six-month contract to serve as caretaker of a tropical Australian island.

The 34-year-old former charity worker bested nearly 35,000 applicants from around the world for the dream assignment that started yesterday to swim, explore and relax on Hamilton Island in the Great Barrier Reef while writing a blog to promote the area.

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