Ben McCarthy

I am 31 year old guy moving from Manchester to Brisbane at the end of September. I work in real estate development and hoping to get involved with some of the projects going on in Queensland, particularly around the 2032 Olympics projects. I have a WHV initially but hoping to secure longer term sponsorship.

I am from Wigan originally which is in the North West of England. I have been renting in Manchester City Centre for the last 12 years where I have shared flats with a number of housemates.

I’m pretty laid back and easygoing. I'm a keen gym goer and love sport, especially football, cricket, MMA. I have just started getting into a golf and looking forward to playing some of the local courses and making most of the weather which we don't have in the UK. Also keen to check out some AFL and NRL games.

Ideally I'm looking to find a property close to the city centre, with some local amenities for coffee and beer. I don't know anyone locally yet so some good housemates to ease the transition into Brisbane life would be great.