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Grasshopper
Grasshopper
NSW
58 posts
NSW, 58 posts
15 Mar 2008 10:41am
Just been asked if I want to work in Port Headland for a contract..
Whats the sailing like up there??
I'm from NSW
shi thouse
shi thouse
WA
1159 posts
WA, 1159 posts
17 Mar 2008 3:19pm
20-25 knots side/cross shore winds every day. Consistent logo to mast high waves for nine months of the year. Apparently Kauli and friends spend quiet a bit of time there testing next seasons gear.




... I hope they are paying you well to go there!!!
divaldo
divaldo
SA
2879 posts
SA, 2879 posts
17 Mar 2008 5:52pm
You forgot to mention that its 40 degrees everyday of the year

....and cyclones are fun too
king of the point
king of the point
WA
1836 posts
WA, 1836 posts
17 Mar 2008 5:59pm
All NSW people should be made to work in PT Headland welcome to Western Australia ........Its a paridise
easty
easty
TAS
2213 posts
TAS, 2213 posts
17 Mar 2008 8:12pm
I drove from Halls Creek to Port Hedland to drop off a hire truck. Dropped it at the airport, then jumped on a plane to Perth. That was enough of Port Hedland for me.
wormy
wormy
QLD
679 posts
QLD, 679 posts
17 Mar 2008 7:51pm
Nice place to drive through
Mobydisc
Mobydisc
NSW
9029 posts
NSW, 9029 posts
17 Mar 2008 10:41pm
Just checked the property prices there, farrk. They make Turramurra and Wahroonga look cheap. I don't understand why land in a town in the middle of nowhere costs so much when there is nothing surrounding the town but scrub and sand.

They better be paying you at least 90K a year coz the rents there are stupendous. This is coming from someone who lives in Sydney, used to rent and bought a place in Sydney last year.

Why is the town dodgy? Wouldn't the windsurfing there be great?
mineral1
mineral1
WA
4564 posts
WA, 4564 posts
17 Mar 2008 11:24pm
Mobydisc said...

Just checked the property prices there, farrk. They make Turramurra and Wahroonga look cheap. I don't understand why land in a town in the middle of nowhere costs so much when there is nothing surrounding the town but scrub and sand.

They better be paying you at least 90K a year coz the rents there are stupendous. This is coming from someone who lives in Sydney, used to rent and bought a place in Sydney last year.

Why is the town dodgy? Wouldn't the windsurfing there be great?



Issue is lots of work, no place to rent, soooo up goes the price per week up there.
We (Company) rent a few for work team members families, one chap pulled the pin, started with another group, and wont vacate the house we have lease on. Just said, "sad, I ain't moving, and by the time you get me out I will have made my money". End of discussion. No chance of even a bit of mental pressure to move him on, he got legal involved first time we spoke to him
Koosie
Koosie
34 posts
34 posts
18 Mar 2008 12:23am
You talkin to the wrong people Mineral... Think outside the square... it's the South Efrican way man.
Some big bad Efricans with blow torches and pliers... moved an entire generation of farmers from Zimbawe...
divaldo
divaldo
SA
2879 posts
SA, 2879 posts
18 Mar 2008 10:09am
Koosie said...

You talkin to the wrong people Mineral... Think outside the square... it's the South Efrican way man.
Some big bad Efricans with blow torches and pliers... moved an entire generation of farmers from Zimbawe...


Thats not how we do it here Koosie

DavMen
DavMen
NSW
1510 posts
NSW, 1510 posts
18 Mar 2008 10:48am
divaldo said...

Koosie said...

You talkin to the wrong people Mineral... Think outside the square... it's the South Efrican way man.
Some big bad Efricans with blow torches and pliers... moved an entire generation of farmers from Zimbawe...


Thats not how we do it here Koosie




Hahaha

Reminds me of a Project Manager from South Ifrica we employed to work in remote North Queensland - He was totally shocked when we told him he wasn't allowed to "beat" someone with a stick for being a little slack or caught bludging.
Koosie
Koosie
34 posts
34 posts
18 Mar 2008 12:59pm
That stick is called a 'shambok' and can be very effective at increasing productivity.
Failing the use of the shambok you can always use your belt for some persuading and just remember to say this in your best Yarpie accent when you're about to dish out the good stuff.

'Hona pit man, this will ert me more than it will ert you... it's for your own good for sure'

I just think it is very selfish when one exploits their situation as in the story outlined by Mineral... when people have bugger all consideration for others and then try and hide behind the law in a bid to better themselves financially AND at the detriment to others... this is when the use of the 'shambok' can be very effective and humbling.
Karma can take a long time to come round man, this is why we sometimes speed up the process !
whippingboy
whippingboy
WA
1104 posts
WA, 1104 posts
18 Mar 2008 4:58pm
Yes you can sail there, it's tidal, very hot, dry mining town.

People who work there for more than a year are either alcho's or go troppo

Accomodation is limited due to high building costs.

Unless the money is really good or you are after an authentic Australian outback experience don't do it.
Grasshopper
Grasshopper
NSW
58 posts
NSW, 58 posts
19 Mar 2008 9:42am
whippingboy
thanks for the insight......yea the money is really bloody good.
Working FIFO so I can get out every few weeks.
I will only go if I can sail.
grumplestiltskin
grumplestiltskin
WA
2331 posts
WA, 2331 posts
19 Mar 2008 8:08am
I seriously doubt you would be sailing. Most of the FIFO jobs are 12 hour shifts, 1 week during the day, second week during the night.
You are too buggered to do anything other than down a few beers and go to sleep.
Then you fly out.

No time for fun



Grasshopper
Grasshopper
NSW
58 posts
NSW, 58 posts
19 Mar 2008 2:19pm
luck has it I'd be an electrical draftsman and I should be able to work my hours to get wet every once in a while.....As long as I get a good quantlty of drawings into the system.
I believe its 10 hour shifts, Sunday off.
pepe47
pepe47
WA
1382 posts
WA, 1382 posts
19 Mar 2008 12:51pm
Worked there for 10 yrs, with bhpb. Must fall into the alcoholic category.
Grumps knows what's going on, you don't have time after 12 hrs to either socialise or exercise.
I didn't do any sailing there at all. Lots of fishing, heaps of drinking, plenty of big bad bities, and a ship load of sandflies. Hope you're not allergic.
Get in and make some money, then leave...

A friend once said to me "it's not a matter of if you get broken into but "When", took us almost two weeks.
You may pay as much as $850.00 a week rent and live next door to someone who has thier rent paid for them. Draw your own conclusions.

You'll probably notice that the only people that stop there are either lost or broken down.



Gonewindsurfing247
Gonewindsurfing247
WA
966 posts
WA, 966 posts
19 Mar 2008 1:54pm
Grasshopper,

Move to Perth instead, earn less sail more - easy.
shi thouse
shi thouse
WA
1159 posts
WA, 1159 posts
19 Mar 2008 6:57pm
Grasshopper, look at Karratha a couple of hours down the road. Great place, lots of work and you can even get a sail in at Dampier or out near Cossack (on an easterly). Even Exmouth is closer at 5.5 hours down from Karratha.
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