Firepearl

I do 7/7 roster in coal, FIFO from Brisbane to Clermont in CQ. Best roster I have done.

The shortage of numbers in the mining industry is mostly driven by training organisation propoganda. They offer 5day courses for operator training and inductions for thousands of dollars and they are not worth a pinch of crap. In mining it really does come down to who you know or where you live to break into the industry. Not doing a $5000 course and living in the burbs of Brisbane waiting for a call to go FIFO. At the end of the day experience is the key word! Look whats happening now, coal prices drop, new taxes introduced = redundencies. I considered moving into aviation but it would take me 20 years (if im lucky) to earn the coin im on now, I also love flying, and if i made flying my job well it would just be another job wouldnt it !