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Hey there ✌️
☀️ We are seeking a 1 week exchange, with the potential to extend if we find our energies align. We need help with gardening projects, specifically weeding, pruning and generally tidying up the garden and around the home.
In exchange we have a large, 2 bedroom space upstairs you can use to rest and restore, plenty of food in the fridge and pantry to share (not all meals are catered, we expect that cooking will be shared between all adults in the house).
We ask for approx 15-20 hours help per week in the garden and around the home.
In your off time perhaps we can hit the local beaches together for a surf or just to sight see.
If you have a current driver's licence and international driving permit you may be able to borrow one of our vehicles to do broader sightseeing s in the magnificent ottway rainforest and/or the great Ocean road.
We are looking for an experienced work away with previous experience in gardening, cleaning. Experience working with children is a plus .
About us:
We are a family of 4 living on the surf coast Victoria, 30 mins north west of Torquay.
We operate mobile crepe and coffee food vans on the weekends and live a homesteading lifestyle raising chickens, tending to vegetable patches, splitting wood and the occasional bigger building project as it arises.
We have 2 children aged 10 yrs and 6 yrs. You may spend some time with the children here and there if that is something that feels natural for you. We often go on bike rides or kicking the soccer ball around. Working with childrens check would be preferred.
We have a border collie dog and a 2
cat who also share our space, so a love of animals is definitely preferred and the home is probably not suitable for anyone with allergies to animals.
You would also have full use of our range of surf boards and surf gear. We live 30 mins drive away from excellent beginner-intermediate surf breaks on the Great Ocean Rd, a very popular tourist destination and great spot to launch into further travel.
We are very easy going and relaxed family, looking for mature, professional, tidy, friendly person/persons to join us :)
Types of help and learning opportunities
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Babysitting and creative play
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Interests
Events & social
Plant care
Music
Gardening
DIY & crafts
Animals
Yoga / Wellness
Water sports
Sailing / Boating
Camping
Beach
Adventure sports
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
We live within a half an hr drive to surf coast beaches, Geelong, the Great Ocean road and the Ottway rainforest. You can catch a train from Melbourne to our local train station. The trip would take about 1.5 hrs. Both my husband and I love surfing. If you were interested you may like to join us some days at the beach in our off time
My husband is a native French man and I am an Australian school teacher. We would be happy to share our love of learning, studying and gardening.
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Host offers payment in line with the minimum wage
This host offers accommodation and payment.
Help
Currently we are seeking help with gardening projects, general tidying in the garden and deeper cleaning within the household.
It will be an energy exchange whereby work oa exchange for accommodation, food with the possibility of using our camper van for sightseeing around our gorgeous landscape
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
French: FluentThis host offers a language exchange
My husband is a native French speaker and I fumble along with the language as best I can
Accommodation
We have 2 bedrooma upstairs available. Otherwise we also have a renovated caravan with a double bed.
We have bikes to help you get around town.
What else ...
We live half an hr from the beautiful Great Ocean Rd in Victoria which is approximately 1hr and a half from the city of Melbourne, On your time off you are welcome to explore the local area and brush up on your surfing skills. The city of Geelong is only half an hours train ride away and from there you can take a train to Melbourne within 45 minutes. You have the best of both living by the beach and being within reach to Australias best capital city :)
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?
More than two
My animals / pets
Cosmo
Border collie
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Most of the days were either spent in… read more
Not only did she complete the tasks we asked of her with attention to detail and precision, she actively found ways to assist without prompting. Mali was a huge help in… read more
Alex, Flo and their two lovely boys were super open and welcoming. They really made me feel at home from the beginning on.
In the end I stayed with them for two months, which was literally the whole time I had in Australia.
I really appreciate all that you guys did for me; your… read more
Through this exchange we have gained a life long friend and above all else this is most valuable. However on a more serious note: Isabel spent 2 months on and off with is over summer. She… read more
Cedrick! You are an… read more
We felt part of the family from the first days, they all were adorable and welcoming people, we could help in different ways at home and also for their crêpes and’ coffee truck at the… read more
She was always incredibly self motivated and never sat a moment idle! She was completely committed to her role in helping us around the home, in taking care of our son and also in our food truck! She won all of our hearts with her good naturedness and her resilience in overcoming… read more
My experience with Flow and Alex was one I will never forget and will stay close to my heart forever. It felt like home, with inspiration for life everywhere. This is a passionate, hard working, loving, and a million other things kind of family. Taking care of Taj and helping in the cart were basic… read more
We took care of Taj most days and loved it, he has so much energy! We brought him to the library, kindergarden, supermarket, ocean and for hot milk with cacao powder (he loves that). We also loved cooking for Flo and Alex so that they could… read more
Taj is a little boy full of energy. Flo is a French lover of surfing and a good cook (yummy crepes!).
Alex is a very open minded person, attentive and always good advice.
Tasks are basic (vacuum, dish, sweep the floor, take care of Taj).
You will have plenty of free time. They live 10min walk from… read more
Marie is… read more
I just can highly recommand this generous hosts with great values of life. I will keep very good memories, surfing with Alex, going in adventures on the great ocean road,… read more
It was our first workaway experience and it was amazing. They are such a nice and welcoming couple. We felt straight comfortable in their home.
We could not recommend these guys enough !
Thank you so much for everthing !
