Mate, turn it up!
There is no "old catch" or "things that has to be done", at least not anything like you described it. If that was the case no one would have more than 200 hours! There are plenty of jobs around (no they aren't anywhere near Cooly or Brisbane!) for guys and girls to get started, with progression into twins. I would be happy to point you in the right direction (the direction is north and west - and you may not be able to see the surf
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And unless you have someone who has promised you a twin job, you really aren't furthering your career by getting ICUS time. It's a dodgy way for logging hours twice (1 hour Command by PIC, 1 hour ICUS by PICUS - I'm prepared to accept other views on that) without really doing the flying. Operators don't like ICUS, Qantas don't even count it towards your command time.
You're better off spending your money on a car, swag and fuel, and heading to where the jobs are.