Thanks for the replies guys. The ato told us they'd put us forward with the airlines, hence paying for it. So far hasn't happened and now wrong time of year. Just need those golden 500hrs. Sadly reasoning with the possibility of having to pay for line training is now dawning upon me - didn't want to go that low but I have a rating now and need those hours - surely you can understand.
Small Planet still looking at min 500hrs. Wizz are taking guys with zero hours but several weeks to months backlog, so they told me. Smartlynx, already tried. Think they are min 500hrs too. And Aegean, same!!