Thought I would butt in and say I think UNE is a fabulous uni, particularly for external students.

In regards to employment options, your best bet is to arrang a time to go and have a chat with a couple of the local principals. Sometimes there aren't many positions around for permnament / full time teaching staff, but there is a real shortage of substitute teachers. I used to have a friend who was working fulltime hours just being a releif teacher at high school level.