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Home & Garden help needed for a busy working family. Luxury Cottage Accommodation. No skills needed, we’re happy to teach.
We have 3 active children and many animals. Help needed with general rural property jobs like gardening, painting, eco projects along with indoor tasks such as housework, cleaning.
Must be Covid Vaccinated.
Hi, we are located 1 hour North of Sydney. We bought a farm when our children came along to teach them about the outdoors, climbing trees, adventure and exploring. We want them to know where food comes from with growing our own food and meat. Our dream is to be off off grid and self sufficient. We are as organic as possible and are setting up our farm with sustainability principles in mind.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Farmstay help
Babysitting and creative play
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
I am happy to help with your English, my husband can speak a bit of Dutch, German, French and Spanish. Speaking with the children is another great way of improving English, reading them stories. We have a tractor you can learn to drive. Learning to care for the animals and the land. I have a keen interest in permaculture and biodynamic gardening, although as yet don't have an established veggie garden; hence the need for helpers. You will get to see what a wonderful lifestyle you can have in Australia. I love cooking and am happy to teach some Australian dishes. We are surrounded in State forest, which is good for walks and mountain biking, there are Kangaroos, wombats and plenty of wildlife. I love craft and sewing. I like photography. We overlook the sea and watch the sunrise, I would recommend getting up early to start the day with a yoga session. It's really beautiful. We have two guitars.the children are learning instruments at school
Projects involving children
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Help
We are a busy household with three young children, staying with us is being part of our family. We would love to you teach the children your language. You are welcome to play games with them and help out with their activities.
I mostly need help with general chores around the house, no skills needed - if you can follow instructions and are enthusiastic you'll be fine.
Work-away hours are 8am - 1pm.
We are 30 minutes drive from town in stunning countryside. There is no public transport.
(Please see activities to do)
On arrival we will pick you up from Wyong Train Station.
We are happy to negotiate your days off to ideally coincide with our work shifts to minimise trips into town.
No opportunity for cash jobs sorry.
Languages
Languages spoken
English: FluentThis 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 be staying in luxury. We have renovated separate accomodation of high standard. Self contained kitchen and bathroom, spotlessly clean.
NO INTERNET SUPPLIED SORRY, this is due to the expense of our 4G plan. You're welcome to use our postal address prior to arriving to post a SIM card.
Breakfast & Lunch ingredients will be supplied for you to make in the cabin. Please be ready to start at 8am.
There is a microwave and toasted sandwich maker. Nespresso coffee machine. Bar fridge.
Supper will be a cooked meal, generous portions. Our backpackers usually gain weight! We generally dine together as a family at the table.
We have a fire pit and pizza oven that we love using when the weather is right. We enjoy a beer and wine. We are not vegetarian or gluten free but happy to adjust meals.
What else ...
Relax with a view, our property has 80kms of sea views. Bush walks. Bike ride to the local tennis courts.
PLEASE NOTE we live in the country and there is no public transport to pop into town after your day. We plan meals & supplies so you should have everything you need.
We recommend exploring on your days off : Catch the bus and explore popular beaches Terrigal & Avoca. Walk alongside the water Long Jetty to The Entrance. Bus service to Nora Head Light House. Catch the train to New Castle for a day. We have mountain bikes and trails from our house. Tree Tops adventure park. The Great North Walk. Australian Reptile Park. If you have your own transport there's some lovely places to visit, and happy to discuss places you would be interested in. Our closest train stations are Tuggerah or Wyong.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Space for parking camper vans
This host can provide space for campervans.
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
Hours expected
5 hours a day, 5 days a week
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Freddy is an easy going, polite. hard working gentleman who tackled a variety of outdoor tasks with ease. He brings with him a wealth of practical knowledge from his previous jobs which he put to good use by helping out… read more
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Freddy is an easy going, polite. hard working gentleman who tackled a variety of outdoor tasks with ease. He brings with him a wealth of practical knowledge from his previous jobs which he put to good use by helping out… read more
Rebecca and Tom are considerate hosts that they were willing and patient to teach. I'm happy that I can help to… read more
guys so much!
Firstly, the property is stunning, situated in a location overseeing the beautiful valley and the sea. Our accommodation is a cottage/cabin. It's like a 5-star farm resort, with an amazing view.
Like what many have said - Rebecca is an amazing cook. She purchases organic food and ensures her… read more
We did a wide range of work; painting, weeding, cleaning, gardening tasks etc. We even got to drive their tractor and learnt a lot about gardening from Rebecca, who… read more
We had an absolute gorgeous stay. Everything was awesome. Tom and Rebecca are friendly, honest and they will do… read more
It was my first workaway experience and I couldn’t ask for a better one. From the first moment I felt very welcome and the kids where so open and friendly.
They have a big beautiful house with a huge nice garden and an… read more
From day one they treated me like family. They live in a beautiful (!) area on an amazing farm. The view is stunning! Rebecca and Tom were so nice to take me for some drives around to show me the… read more
Rebecca is so nice because she want you be confortable and enjoy your time in the family ! So she is happy to show you some place during your free time.
And take care about the kids is not like a job but really like a good time to share. Even if you don't like children, you… read more
The House is awesome, you have a beautiful view of the landscape and ocean. Also you have your own cabin, which is very cozy.
By the way rebecca is a fantastic cook and you get lots of delicious and healthy… read more
I arrived there just before Tom’s 40th birthday party. I was warned to have a very busy time and that was true. We… read more
I got lots of delicious food and many 'extras'.. Pure luxury :)!
The work was fun to do and it was great to have the kids around!
I can only recommend to stay with… read more
