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Hi,
We are looking for a single female or a couple over 21 years old to help us with garden projects, general house maintenance and occasional house sitting.
I live on 7 acres with my twin girls (15) during school days and part of school
holidays and our large friendly dog, a cat and 4 chicken.
I have lived and travelled extensively overseas and in Australia and would love to hear your travel stories.
I enjoy healthy eating, gardening, yoga, meditation, cycling, hiking, kayaking, camping and card games.
We’ve also recently repaired our piano and restrung my guitar and they are waiting for happy musical fingers🤣🎼
I try to live in a positive, joyful and compassionate way (which is sometimes challenged by my teenage daughters🤪).
We live on beautiful peaceful 7 acres in the countryside with lots of space, trees and native animals and a lovely pool. Lots of areas to chill in a hammock, by the fire place or just enjoy the sounds of birds.
If you need a break from travelling and sharing noisy backpacker rooms or want some nature time this might be great for you.
You will have your own furnished room,
3 meals a day and share a bathroom with my daughters when they’re home.
You might eat breakfast and lunch on your own but we try to share dinners together.
We have Starlink wifi in the house and Optus and Vodaphone mobile phones work but not Telstra Mobile phones.
We are located in beautiful countryside surrounded by farms 60km south of Brisbane and 65km west of the Gold Coast (each about 1 hour by car away). The nearest town for shopping is Jimboomba, 15 min away by car.
There are many wonderful places nearby to explore if you have your own car including rain forest, water falls, markets, places for cycling, hiking, kayaking and SUPing.
Or you can walk or cycle from our house in our neighbourhood with big hills for a great workout💪😄.
I have yoga mats and dumbbells you can use as well.
There are many beautiful beaches 1 hour drive away.
If you don’t have a car I’m happy to pick you up from a train station nearby or from Brisbane airport/ city backpacker.
You can get a lift to the Gold Coast when the girls go there to stay with their Dad. You could stay in a hostel on the Gold Coast and enjoy some of the excitement and beaches there.
If this interests you I’d love to hear from you😊
Thank you,
Petra
Types of help and learning opportunities
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
You can experience Australian country living with native animals like kangaroos and many birds. If you have a car you can borrow my kayaks, SUP boards & enjoy some water time at a lake 30min away.
We have lots of hills around which are great for fitness - walking, jogging or cycling. You can borrow a bicycle as well.
Projects involving children
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Help
Help with housework & gardening, some small building projects on our land
Languages
Languages spoken
German: Fluent
English: Fluent
Japanese: IntermediateThis host offers a language exchange
This host has indicated that they are interested in sharing their own language or learning a new language.
You can contact them directly for more information.
Accommodation
Own furnished bedroom, share bathroom with my daughters when they’re home Monday afternoon to Friday morning and 3 meals a day. Dinner is usually together with the family.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
We have Starlink wifi which works great except when there’s a storm overhead.
Space for parking camper vans
You can park your campervan/Motor home on the driveway or near garage
Can possibly accept pets
We have a friendly dog but no fences to keep dogs in. If that suits you I’m open to another dog.
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
Hours expected
20 hours per week you choose when
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They were great company, funny, hardworking, creative and adaptive.
Ele did a beautiful job repainting my letterbox, gardening and helping in the house. She’s also an amazing cook and we had lots of delicious meals together.
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They also house sat while I was away on a 4 day hiking holiday during which they stayed with my teenage daughters, drove them to school and cooked dinners for them.
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They were great company, funny, hardworking, creative and adaptive.
Ele did a beautiful job repainting my letterbox, gardening and helping in the house. She’s also an amazing cook and we had lots of delicious meals together.
Cristian is also very… read more
They also house sat while I was away on a 4 day hiking holiday during which they stayed with my teenage daughters, drove them to school and cooked dinners for them.
They… read more
They’re both very hardworking, friendly and curious… read more
She stayed about 2 weeks, cooked delicious Japanese food for us, did some cleaning in and outside of the house, helped in the garden and showed us how to make fun Japanese origami.
She is a very curious, hard working and kind person. We thoroughly enjoyed chatting with her, playing cards and learning… read more
I felt very welcomed into their home and they did their best to make sure I was comfortable and looked after.
Petra set a list of jobs for me to do to fit in 20hrs a week, and there were lots of spaces around the property to relax, have some quiet time or spot… read more
We wish her all best for her future😄
She was very friendly, happy and hard working and we all enjoyed her company a lot. She built a new large garden bed, planted new veggies and helped with driving my girls to their new part time jobs. It was especially helpful that she could drive home at night when I was… read more
She is a very friendly, bright, insightful and hard working young woman and an amazing cook with a depth of character and wisdom that made it easy to connect in a deep and meaningful and joyful way.
Her chores included cooking, gardening, taking care of… read more
My work around the house was a mix of indoor and outdoor tasks. I cooked meals, fed chickens, cleaned the house, did some gardening, cleaned the chicken den and other outdoor areas.
When I… read more
They did a wonderful job looking after our horse, 2 dogs, cat and chicken. They also did a great job with some chores around the house and garden.
They also cooked a very nice dinner and dessert.
We would have loved them to stay much longer!
Work was sometimes pretty hard but you are going to be appreciated for that. Their property is so beautiful. You can see so much wildlife over there and we really loved that.
They gave us the best opportunities for exploring… read more
Viola is such a beautiful person, cheerful, kind, hard-working and fun. We wish her all the best with her travels and future and can highly recommend her as an outstanding workawayer😄
I wish them all the best and I‘m… read more
They tried to make my stay as comfortable as possible, with showing me the area, driving me to the train whenever needed, supply me with the best food.
My work included cooking, gardening and some houskeeping.
I was only able to stay one week, but long… read more
It is the perfect place if you want to settle a few weeks and share the daily life of an australian familly.
They are friendly, open minded and funny. They share what they can with you, not only good food and a nice (private) room but also conversation, water activities (sailing, paddle...),… read more
We can highly recommend her to any host and wish her a wonderful, happy future!
It didn´t become boring with their three children, every day was full of action and fun… read more
Peter and Petra are very loving parents and we really felt like we were included in their family. Their cheerful and happy children won't give you a… read more
