It's taken two months but I am finally set up in Central Queensland

Having arrived in Clermont at the end of February, I am now well set up at home. The move has gone relatively smoothly with the biggest issues being getting the phone and TV set up.

The removalists are long gone as well as their boxes. The construction zone beside my house is no longer an issue with the patio completed and set up for use.

My house is a company issued 30 year old Hardie Plank house. Nothing special but very liveable with 3 bedrooms, a big kitchen and a easy low set style to it. The patio area means that I have a good entertaining area and Miss Millie the beagle is able to spend the bulk of her time outdoors without any issues with wet weather.

The kitchen has been battled tested over the past 2 months and I'm onto my second oven. (The first one had a broken thermostat which was not going to do...fortunately they replaced it with a new fan forced oven which is working well) The pantry is stocked with enough food to keep me going for a long time and the deep freezer is filled with lasagne, baked beans, beef provencale and soup.

The new job is going well and I am enjoying the change in focus and activity. Being back at the coal face (literally), my days are filled with challenge and opportunities.

The photo of me below is representative of a typical day. This was taken outside a meeting room on one of the sites. The backpack (aka "the remote office") and my lunch bag (the black and white florentine one - aka "no burly miner would be game to steal me") at my feet. There are 2 mines which are 20 minutes apart so unless your diary planning has worked well, you can be travelling to and from each regularly.

I will post an entry later about Clermont to familarise people with the town and area as I appreciate  many people only have a vague idea where I am.