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Hi,
We’re looking for 1 friendly, positive woman or couple 21 years and older to help with gardening, house work and small building projects on our land.
My partner Graham and I live with my twin girls (14), 2 friendly dogs, a cat, 8 chicken and our new horse Jack 😄.
We enjoy healthy eating, gardening, yoga, meditation, cycling, hiking, kayaking and card games. We value living in a positive, joyful and compassionate way.
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 on a hammock, read a book 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 and 3 meals a day (either cooked or you cook yourself) and share a bathroom with my daughters.
We don’t have wifi in the house but Optus and Vodaphone mobile phones work or I can hotspot you from my phone. We also use our phones to watch Netflix etc.
If you are an experienced rider you’re very welcome to ride our horse. We have a forest for trail riding too.
We are located in beautiful countryside surrounded by farms and forests 60km south of Brisbane and 65km west of the Gold Coast (each 1 hour by car). 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 kayaking, SUPing or direct from our house you can go for bicycle rides or walks. 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 the airport and you can stay here 1-2 weeks with a possible lift to the Gold Coast for beach fun on weekends.
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.
You can also ride our horse if you’re experienced with horses😊
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Help
Help with housework & gardening, some building projects on our land
Languages
Languages spoken
German: Fluent
English: Fluent
Japanese: IntermediateThis host offers a language exchange
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Accommodation
Own furnished bedroom, share bathroom with my daughters and meals.
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Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Space for parking camper vans
You can park your campervan/Motor home on the driveway or near garage
Can possibly accept pets
We have 2 friendly dogs 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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We wish her all best for her future😄
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.
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We wish her all best for her future😄
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
