Join our family and bring our garden to life in Bonogin, Australia

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  Description

  ABOUT US AND OUR HOME
  
  We're a family of four - Nina, Steve and two children 10 years (boy) and 6 years (girl), plus cats and chickens - who live in the peaceful hinterlands of Gold Coast, Australia. Our large (new!) home comes with a pool and lake and is nestled in a leafy hillside in a quiet cul-de-sac in the Bonogin Valley.
  
  We are 14 minutes drive from the nearest shopping centre, cafe, shops and public transport (Mudgeeraba) and 30 minutes to the beach (Burleigh).
  
  We have a share car available for workaways to use. Helpers have their own bedroom with a Queen and single bed, walk in wardrobe and shared bathroom and kitchen.
  
  OUR PROJECT
  
  Our project is centred around supporting family life and bringing the gardens to life. Helpers assist with daily household routines, such as dishwashing, general tidying and child minding, as well as assisting Nina with converting our property to low-maintenance, native gardens and revitalising the organic vegetable garden and orchard. The focus is on being part of a calm, cooperative, healthy home. Long-term stays are welcome.
  
  OUR FAMILY
  
  We enjoy outdoor and nature-play activities (so many good beaches and bushwalks nearby), cooking, board game nights, yoga and music. We are a happy and warm family and are trying to learn French. Steve can speak 6 languages (wow!).
  Both Nina and Steve work from home. Steve runs his own businesses and is a passionate entrepreneur. Nina works for an indigenous Care for Country organisation on environmental projects. Our son enjoys creative art, maths and engineering and our daughter loves imaginative play, dance and performance.

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  Types of help and learning opportunities

  Language practice

  Help with Eco Projects

  Gardening

  Animal Care

  Babysitting and creative play

  Creating/ Cooking family meals

  Help around the house
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  Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

  We would love to share language, cooking and interests! Join us for bush walks, beach days, bike rides, board game battles, family dinners and farmers markets!

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  Projects involving children

  This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.

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  Help

  We would deeply value home help including daily housework, gardening, childminding and looking after our pets if we're away.
  
  We're looking for around 15 hours of support a week. For one person across a week, this looks like:
  2hr - full home clean once a week
  5hr - Daily dishes and general tidy over the week
  8hr - Gardening over the week
  
  For more than one person, support with childminding and gardening would be greatly appreciated.

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  Languages

  Languages spoken
  Spanish: Fluent
  French: Fluent
  Italian: Intermediate
  Portuguese: Intermediate
  Afrikaans: Beginner
  Japanese: Beginner

  This host offers a language exchange
  Steve can speak French, Spanish, Portuguese, Japanese and Italian at various levels. He LOVES languages. Nina is a beginner in French, Afrikaans and Japanese. We are trying to learn French as a household.
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  Accommodation

  There are two bedrooms for helpers. Each bedroom has a Queen and single bed and simple wardrobe. The bedrooms are within our home. There is a bathroom with toilet, sink and shower for helpers. The kitchen and living spaces are shared. There is a laundry and plenty of parking space.
  
  Our home sits next to a luxury retreat that we currently run as an Airbnb and event space. We ask helpers to be considerate and respectful of their behaviour, noise levels, visitors and activities, particularly in shared or visible areas.

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  What else ...

  We are a non-smoking home and appreciate a quiet house after 8pm (bedtime for our children) - we ask helpers to be mindful of music and noise after 8pm.
  No drugs or excessive drinking inside our home.
  Our home is solar powered - please use dishwashers and laundry during the day.
  We are a gluten free family and have severe shellfish allergies. Strictly no shellfish in the home (prawns, crab, bugs, lobsters etc) and if you cook with glutenous materials (pasta, bread, wheat etc), please carefully wash your equipment and clean the space after you've finished cooking. Helpers are responsible for their own food and meals.
  You are welcome to have guests visit - please ask first.
  We are seeking considerate and respectful people to share our home with.

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  A little more information

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    Internet access

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    Limited internet access

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    We have pets

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    We are smokers

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    Can host families

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  Can host digital nomads

  Internet connection is great and we have some standup desks and working spaces throughout our home.

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  Space for parking camper vans

  Our property is large enough to accommodate campervans

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  How many Workawayers can stay?

  More than two

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  My animals / pets

  Oona

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