What's life really like on a fly-in-fly-out (FIFO) mine? In 2012, after touring his comedy shows through Europe, stand-up comedian Xavier Toby was broke and decided to take a job on a minesite to pay the bills. In his memoir, Mining My Own Business, Xavier Toby is onsite somewhere in Australia working in admin to pay off his credit card debt. Damo, Pando, Jonno, Robbo, Donk, Jokka and Dale are just some of the other blokes earning a crust, attending endless safety briefings, swapping tall tales and 'missing' the missus out there in the middle of nowhere. With Xavier, FIFO is not life on hold - it is life in hilarious overdrive.
Autorentext
Xavier Toby is an Australian writer and comedian. He writes for several newspapers, magazines and websites, and has performed comedy throughout Australia and overseas. Previously, he has also worked as a bouncer, kitchen hand, editor, waiter, engineer, admin assistant, copywriter and labourer. He has degrees in Mechanical Engineering and English from the University of Melbourne, a Masters in Creative Media from RMIT and he is a fully accredited electricity meter reader. For upcoming gig details, more writing and some embarrassing photos see www.xaviertoby.com