The Australian Festival is delighted to announce that Careers Down Under, part of the Australian Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs, is heading to Nashville to participate in the 2006 Australian Festival. Careers Down Under is headed up by Angus Pryor who is the First Secretary (Immigration) at the Embassy of Australia in Washington DC, and has been in the US since October 2003.  In his current position, Mr. Pryor is responsible for Australian immigration functions in the US, Mexico and Central America and his team will be stationed at the Australian Embassy booth at this year's festival.

Visit Careers Down Under for more information on how you (or someone you know) can find out how you can live and work in Australia. With its booming economy Australia is looking for qualified and experience people across a wide range of professions and trades to live and work there... 

If you’re an experienced: 

• Health Professional

• Tradesperson (eg. plumber, electrician etc) 

• Engineer

• Accountant 

• Other qualified professionals...

Then Australia is looking for you! If you meet English, work experience, educational and age requirements, now is the ideal time to consider living and working Down Under. Careers Down Under will be in Nashville for the entire festival week and there are several opportunities to get to a careers session or presentation:

Careers presentation scheduled at the 2006 Australian Festival:
* Presentations are 10 minutes with Q&A... 

Sept. 15, 2006 - Market Place - 4:45 pm
Sept. 16, 2006 - Market Place - 11:45 am
Sept. 17, 2006 - Market Place - 11:45 am

Full sessions available in Nashville during Festival Week:
* Full sessions are 40 minutes with Q&A...

Sept. 12, 2006 - Tennessean Job Expo - TBA
Sept. 13, 2006 - Holiday Inn Select - 7:00 pm  - Registration Required - Click Here
Sept. 14, 2006 - Vanderbilt University - 1:00 - Room 419 A/B/C/D Light Hall - VU Medical Center 

For details and more information please go to http://www.careersdownunder.com