We are looking for a couple to help moving and spreading mulch, transplanting flowers, and general tidying up the garden

Australia

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30/03/2020
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2020

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Country living 20 minutes from Brisbane. We live on acreage surrounded by horses, wallabies and bush land with our 2 teenage kids and 2 dogs. It's a 5 minute walk to the bus and the opportunity to explore beautiful Brisbane. We are looking for some help to spruce up the garden and a little help in the house.
Type of help
Gardening
General Maintenance
Help in the house
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
We are originally from Zimbabwe and have lived int he UK, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Malaysia before moving to Australia 10 years ago. We love socializing and spend weekends round the pool, bbqing or hosting dinners
Help
We are looking for help moving and spreading mulch, transplanting flowers, and general tidying up the garden - experience with hedge trimmer and strimmer would be ideal but not essential. We would also like some help spring cleaning the house and doing the jobs we never get round to doing like cleaning the windows.
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Accommodation
A studio with separate entrance and own bathroom. Great pool area so you can kick back and relax after a gardening session. We both work so only around for dinner
What else ...
We live on the edge of a huge national park with amazing walking and mountain bike trails, 5 minutes from a bus stop and access to the city (20 minutes) or Gold Coast (1 hour)
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
Hours expected
Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week

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Feedback left by and about host (12)

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Accuracy of profile:
(5.0)

Cultural exchange:
(5.0)

Communication:
(5.0)

19/08/2019

Left by host for Workawayer (Marta)

Marta was exceptionally hard working and great to have staying, she was really eager and happy to help with any job we asked both indoors and gardening. Our windows and fans have never been so clean! Many thanks for your help and happy travels.

(Excellent )

08/08/2019

Left by Workawayer (Marta) for host

I really enjoy my stay with MJ and her family. They are very friendly,
generous, grateful and they have an amazing stories to tell about their life experince. I loved to stay in their beautiful house and help with gardening, cleaning etc. Work was easy and working time was flexible. I fully recommend this family. Marta

(Excellent )

06/08/2019

Left by Workawayer (Julia) for host

MJ is very nice and generous host. We stayed one week with the family and the biggest and nicest dog I ever met. We had our private bedroom, living room and toilet. Definitely it was the most comfortable and beautiful house I have stayed so far. The garden is amazing. The task were clearly stated, we had all necessary tools needed to do the… read more

(Excellent )

30/07/2019

Left by host for Workawayer (Julia)

Julia was incredibly hard working and a pleasure to have staying. Very friendly and eager to tackle any job. Many thanks for all your help and enjoy the rest of your travels. MJ

(Excellent )

06/04/2019

Left by host for Workawayer (Xenia & Andreas)

What a fabulous couple - really hard working and such a delight to have staying. They both went out of their way to help, cooked us great meals, worked incredibly hard in the garden during the hottest time of the year and remained happy and engaging throughout. Count yourself lucky if you get them to stay with you!

(Excellent )

11/02/2019

Left by Workawayer (Xenia & Andreas) for host

Five stars are not enough! This was our first workaway stay and it will be hard to beat! We only spent one week with the MJ, Charles, the kids and gorgeous dogs and felt like part of the family from the very first day.
We can’t thank them enough for the fantastic time and amazing first real workaway experience! Lovely characters all over the… read more

(Excellent )

14/10/2018

Left by host for Workawayer (Leonie & Alina)

Alina and Leonie were absolutely lovely - very hard working and nothing was too much trouble. A real pleasure to have staying - all the best for the rest of your trip. Happy travels. MJ xxx

(Excellent )

14/10/2018

Left by Workawayer (Leonie & Alina) for host

We really enjoyed staying with this family! MJ and Charles are such lovely and caring people! We had a beautiful time there, the house is amazing and the work wasn’t hard! We are glad that we met you! And hopefully we can come back in some years! Thank you again for having us! We really enjoyed it! :)

(Excellent )

02/12/2017

Left by host for Workawayer (Romana & Laura)

Laura and Romana were an absolute delight - they made us some wonderful meals, worked very hard and always with enthusiasm. A real pleasure and we would highly recommend them - enjoy your travels and would love to have you to stay again anytime. MJ

(Excellent )

02/12/2017

Left by Workawayer (Romana & Laura) for host

We spend one week with Mary Jane and her lovely family. We felt very comfortable at their beautiful house and enjoyed our stay very much.
Mj showed us around and gave us the opportunity to see something from brisbane in our freetime.
The meals were very good and the work was easy. We recommend this place to everyone how want to have an enjoyable… read more

(Excellent )

09/11/2017

Left by Workawayer (Luis) for host

Family comjack is a very caring and generous family with a beautiful house and garden. Their two dogs were very lovely aswell. While our stay, We searched for a car for our following travells and we got a lot of support with that. The work we did was fun and not too hard. We enjoyed the 1,5 weeks very much and are happy, that we got the chance to… read more

(Excellent )

05/11/2017

Left by host for Workawayer (Luis)

Luis and Felix stayed at our home for just over a week and were absolutely delightful. Hard working and great company - happy travels and enjoy Australia

(Excellent )

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