If you're not in Darwin, you won't get any sort of work at AV8 (or anywhere else) regardless of whether you're looking for bag chucking or instructing or anything in between.
If you haven't heard any positives about Pearl then there is probably a good reason for that. Think about it.....
Might be some good coin for those already there but if things don't pick up soon, then the coin won't be there for much longer for anyone. Look elsewhere if you want hours, coin or anything else. Good luck.