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Description
Hello Workawayers,
I am a builder and dive instructor who works away and travels a lot. I have a typical Queenslander house that is 80% renovated. I rent out rooms to students and travellers.
I need help with gardens, building maintenance, cleaning, tech stuff, redecorating.
You will have accommodation provided in exchange of 14 hours work per week approximately. Because I am away about 8 months of the year and most of the time when you will be doing the work away I won't be there I don't supply food. Though there is plenty of gardens that you can eat from and grow your own food while you are here.
When I'm here we will work together, and when I'm not there we will communicate via whatsapp and I will guide you.
Your length of stay can be from 2 weeks to 8 weeks. Accommodation will be student style accommodation in your own room or in a campervan in the backyard with all your own amenities, while sharing bathroom and kitchen with other people. We have wifi, TV's, organic gardens.
We are a short walk into town, the Esplanade, and to the Cairns lagoon. You will have time to see Cairns and the surrounding area and do all the outdoor activities that are available in the area. You can manage your own time around your chores. You will have time to do other work if you find a job in Cairns, if you like. You will have a chance at learning how to garden, be a handyman, and creating an organic garden which is an ongoing project of mine with alot of failures jajajajaja, you will be able to add your own character to the house and campervan area.
It's important that you are clean and have an eye for detail, respect others space, work in the gardens with love, and are a little bit handy with power tools, lawn mowers etc, while not being scared of a little hard physical work.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Art Projects
Language practice
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Help with Computers/ Internet
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
You will have a chance to see Cairns and surrounding area. Learn about the history of this area. You will get a chance to learn small building projects as well as learn gardening and raw food etc.
Projects involving children
This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.
Help
Hello workawayers,
I work away a lot and get back every month or 2. When I'm home i help with maintenance around house and prepare for my next work trip or adventure away. Your chores here are to clean the house, maintain the gardens, general house maintenance.
If there are any issue and im away you can let me know via whatsapp so I can help.
I have an organic garden which needs tending to as an ongoing project we have had alot of failures but we are getting there slowly jajajaja. We try and grow as much edible produce as possible on the land we have. I am trying to reduce our carbon footprint as well as eat healthier. We have alot of vegetarians and vegans stay here. We have herbs and spices, vegetables, tropical fruits, citrus fruits, avocado tree, and are constantly looking at ways of improving the garden and now moving into vertical walls to grow more non gmo organic produce.
House is old but (80%) newly renovated.
You will be supplied a room in exchange for 14 hours per week of work.
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
Your accommodation type is your own bedroom or in a campervan in the backyard, sharing a bathroom, toilet and kitchen with other people.
What else ...
With your time off you can go fishing, diving, see the waterfalls, camping, visit the daintree rainforest, go to the lagoon and swim and get a suntan.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
Yes it's possible to host digital nomads.
Space for parking camper vans
I have a driveway you can park in with power.
Can possibly accept pets
No pets
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
Hours expected
14 hours per week
Feedback (2)
Henry, thank you so very much for your welcomeness, and for all the good vibes surrounding this place, I hope the garden is getting greener and greener and that rainy season isn't too rainy !
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Henry, thank you so very much for your welcomeness, and for all the good vibes surrounding this place, I hope the garden is getting greener and greener and that rainy season isn't too rainy !
