I'm a Year 8 student who spends most weekends fishing, camping or on a cross-country course —
and I've been the kid explaining the difference between two rods to a stranger in the aisle since before
I knew that was a job. I'm after casual holiday work where I can talk confidently about gear I genuinely
use, backed by a school record of public speaking and drama.
Adventure Credentials
Fishing core strength
Beach, estuary & boat · light-tackle specialist · rigs his own gear
Targets bream and estuary species on soft plastics and small hard-bodied lures — light-tackle fishing, the corner of the sport your younger customers are growing into right now. PBs: 45 cm mullet on a lure, 36 cm bream on soft plastics, 62 cm pearl perch on bait. Active member of the Villanova fishing club.
Camping & Caravanning
Family trips — Stradbroke Is · Moreton Is · Fraser Is (K'gari) · Pebbly Beach
Handles camp setup, cooking and navigation himself. Knows tents, cookware and kit from repeated use, not YouTube.
Construction & Assembly
Practical build experience — directly useful for floor displays and product assembly.
The Talker — Drama, Debating & Speaking
Lord of the Flies principal role
Villanova College — Middle School production
One of the main roles in the middle-school play: learned lines, held stage time, performed to full houses.
Beauty and the Beast
Villanova & Loreto College co-production — musical
Cast member of a large joint musical that played to packed audiences across its season.
Debating & public speaking
School debating plus classroom and assembly speaking — clear, prepared or off-the-cuff, comfortable with adults and strangers. The retail skill, basically.
Sport & Character
Cross-country & middle-distance running
Trains through the season — the stamina for long days on a retail floor, and the discipline to turn up.
Personal
Patient, polite, easy to work with, follows instructions first time — and asks good questions when they matter.
