Further to Gulli's input:
Usually a pilot progresses from singles to twins to IFR by working with a company which has all of these. If the company wants you to move up into these slots, they will usually pay for you to do the training, but bond you for a period of time to ensure they get their money's worth.
Mustering doesn't use twins and they are VFR only.
Scenics use singles, and are Day VFR only - to do night charter requires a twin (only NVFR, not IFR) but the pilot must hold an instrument rating.
There is very little twin IFR charter in Oz.
So, you would need to build enough hours somewhere for a company to put you into a turbine, then some other company lets you move up to a twin after proving yourself, then maybe after some twin time you get an instrument rating and a copilot slot maybe on coastwatch, then maybe move up to EMS/SAR.
Lots of "maybe" in there. Lots of luck. And networking.
There is a less-known way to get a foot in the door, and that is by instructing at a school that teaches IFR. You can then build single turbine and IFR time, perhaps even NVG
Last edited by Ascend Charlie; 15th August 2016 at 05:07.