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Please have a read of our full profile and if you feel you would be a great fit for our family and would love to have this Australian beachside experience please message with more about yourselves and why you think it will be a great experience for us all. If it sounds like a good fit we can then have a video chat. Our Workaway is for couples or friends travelling together.
You will have private use of our adorable upcycled and reclaimed greenhouse cabin, 50 meters to the beach track and miles of unspoilt sand and surf, 20 minutes north of Byron Bay and 40 minutes south of The Gold Coast (35minutes from Coolangatta airport). For 25 hours per week/per couple/2 x friends shared between you (12.5 hours each) around the house and garden you will get a private accomodation with fridge, kettle and toaster and cooking equipment and a share bathroom (though we will be building a shower and toilet for the cabin!). You will also have basic wifi. The bus to Byron Bay town is just outside our house but having your own car is highly recommended if you want to explore the region. This will suit people who are strong and handy as it’s mostly cleaning and odd handy person/carpentry type jobs around the house and garden. A carpenter or someone with strong building or house painting skills would be a dream but not a must! If you are strong and happy to get your hands dirty in the garden or around the house this is perfect too.
Our family is –
Christina (Mum)
Charlie 13 years old
Henry 17 years old
Luna the cat
We are a friendly, noisy family! We are all very creative and love music. We love to travel and are very open minded. As a family we love to be busy, especially in the outdoors, gardening, walking on the beach, having a fire in our garden, camping, playing basketball and going to markets and our local cafe. We all love spending time with our friends and our home is normally busy and social. The boys love to be hanging with mates or playing basketball. Christina owns a small business and works from home. She is currently studying as well. She is also a musician.
Our home is in South Golden Beach, New South Wales, 20 minutes north of Byron Bay and 40 minutes south of The Gold Coast (35minutes from Coolangatta airport). We live near the river and you are 50 meters from being able to launch a paddleboard or kayak. The surf beach track is 50 meters from our home. Having your own car is ideal as there is a bus at the end of our street but because this is a country area it only comes around 2 times a day. Christina is a single mum and passionate about edible gardens, suburban sustainable living and tiny house principals and your time with our family will be helping her create a home that fits these values.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Language practice
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Interests
Politics / Social justice
Sustainability
Vegetarian or vegan
Self development
Movies & TV
Pets
LGBTQ
Events & social
Culture
Charity work
Art & design
Books
DIY & crafts
Plant care
Music
Writing
Performing arts
Languages
Gardening
Cooking & food
Animals
Yoga / Wellness
Nature
Outdoor activities
Camping
Beach
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
We like to make sure that time with our family will be a highlight of your travels. We have hosted many travellers over the years and they have become a part of our expanded worldwide family.
We are an early to rise, early to bed, outdoorsy, clean living household so this homestay is best suited to people who enjoy the same. Our home and gardens are strictly non smoking including vape.
Projects involving children
This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.
Help
For 25 hours per week/per couple/2 x friends shared between you (12.5 hours each) around the house and garden you will get a private accomodation with fridge, kettle and toaster and cooking equipment and a share bathroom (though we will be building a shower and toilet for the cabin!). You will also have basic wifi. The bus to Byron Bay town is just outside our house but having your own car is highly recommended if you want to explore the region. This will suit people who are strong and handy as it’s mostly cleaning and odd handy person/carpentry type jobs around the house and garden. A carpenter or someone with strong building or house painting skills would be a dream but not a must! If you are strong and happy to get your hands dirty in the garden or around the house this is perfect too.
Job Description/Routine
Work times are flexible and by negotiation and are mainly -
Handy-person type jobs around the house and garden
Carpentry projects
Weeding
Gardening
Cleaning
Labouring
Painting
Languages
Languages spoken
Danish: Fluent
English: Fluent
Italian: Intermediate
French: BeginnerThis 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
You will have private use of our adorable upcycled and reclaimed greenhouse garden cabin. 50 meters to the beach track and miles of unspoilt sand and surf, 20 minutes north of Byron Bay and 40 minutes south of The Gold Coast (35minutes from Coolangatta airport). This is a private accomodation set away from the house, with fridge, kettle and toaster and cooking equipment and a share bathroom (though we will be building a shower and toilet for the cabin!). You will also have basic wifi. We can provide linen as well. For couple there is a double mattress and for singles 2 single mattresses. This is rustic, tropical accomodation, more like glamping, so perfect for nature lovers and campers.
We are vegan/vegetarian (no meat and no fish) and we don’t ever eat meat or cook it in our home, including the greenhosue! You will be able to self cater your own basic vegan/vego meals in the cabin. There is a mini fridge, freezer, cook top, mini oven, kettle and toaster and the local farmers markets and supermarket are a short drive away.
What else ...
We live near the river and you are 50 meters from being able to launch a paddleboard or kayak. The surf beach track is 50 meters from our home. Having your own car is ideal as there is a bus at the end of our street but because this is a country area it only comes around 2 times a day. Christina is a single mum and passionate about edible gardens, suburban sustainable living and tiny house principals and your time with our family will be helping her create a home that fits these values.
Lifestyle
We are an early to rise, early to bed, outdoorsy, clean living household so this homestay is best suited to people who enjoy the same. Our home and gardens are strictly non smoking including vape.
Food
We are vegan/vegetarian (no meat and no fish) and we don’t ever eat meat or cook it in our home, including the greenhosue! You will be able to self cater your own basic vegan/vego meals in the cabin. There is a mini fridge, freezer, cook top, mini oven, kettle and toaster and the local farmers markets and supermarket are a short drive away.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
My animals / pets
Luna
Luna is our very sweet, cuddly, sensitive rescue cat. She is 8 years old.
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