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25 May 2026
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Short stay, Northern NSW near Byron Bay 20 mins. Large shared house on 1 acre. I am a Musician
Looking for someone for short term help. 20 minutes from Byron Bay a very popular holiday destination. I am also 5 minute drive to 2 fabulous beaches. Lots close by to see and visit, beaches bush lush landscapes, weekend markets, restaurants pubs etc I lead a healthy lifestyle with good food and exercise. Work expected 3.5 hours per day or 25 hours per week including food. If you provide your own food, 15 hours work per week is expected.
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Types of help and learning opportunities
Light gardening
Creative DIY projects
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
Light maintenance
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Interests
Technology
Politics / Social justice
Sustainability
Culture
Self development
Music
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Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Everything!
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Help
The garden is terraced on a hill, so you will have to be fit and able. A lot of weeding pruning and general garden maintenance needed in exchange for food and accommodation. I have a small swimming pool you are welcome to use.
Gardening, weeding, general clean up. House cleaning, Pool maintenance -
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
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Accommodation
Very nice room in large house with balcony. patio, decks garden
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What else ...
I am a flute player, interested in natural therapies, herbs, good food, good health, abundance. Working on getting a fruit orchard established. Love walking on beach and swimming in the ocean. Personal/spiritual growth, AWARENESS.
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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
This host has indicated that they love having digital nomads stay.
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Space for parking camper vans
This host can provide space for campervans.
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How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
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My animals / pets
Host ref number: 795166173966
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7 Apr 2026
Left by host for Workawayer (Malgorzata)
It was a delight having Margo helping around the house. Happy and eager to please, and a great worker. In short, she is fantastic!. Highly recommended
6 Apr 2026
Left by Workawayer (Malgorzata) for host
I had a really unique and meaningful experience staying in Paul’s home. This wasn’t a typical volunteering setup — it was much more personal and relaxed, centered around helping with daily household tasks and sharing day-to-day life.
Paul is a truly gifted musician, and one of the highlights of my stay was being part of the beautiful Kirtan … read more
Paul is a truly gifted musician, and one of the highlights of my stay was being part of the beautiful Kirtan … read more
5 Oct 2025
Left by Workawayer (Jelle & Luna) for host
Paul has a beautiful home that he invites you into. You have your own private space with a pretty view of the backjard. He has an interesting sense of humor that often made us laugh. He is a true artist that loves to play the flute as often as he can. We helped him in decluttering the home and mowing the large patch of land behind his house. If
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25 Sep 2025
Left by host for Workawayer (Jelle & Luna)
Jelle is fantastic... works far above average, always doing something, and a nice smart guy. His partner Luna is also great! HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!
22 Jul 2025
Left by Workawayer (Alexa) for host
This review is very delayed, my apologies Paul! Paul's goofy & nice nature made for a positive experience right from the start. The to-do list was always manageable and planned in advance, allowing for time to enjoy walks, swims, etc. He is very inclusive and happy to invite you to his social events and other day-to-day outings. A big thumbs up
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25 May 2025
Left by host for Workawayer (Alexa)
Alexa is wonderful. Smart, and willing to learn ...dependable, happy and energetic. It was a pleasure to host her. She is also a fantastic cook. Highly recommended!
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7 Apr 2026
Left by host for Workawayer (Malgorzata)
It was a delight having Margo helping around the house. Happy and eager to please, and a great worker. In short, she is fantastic!. Highly recommended
6 Apr 2026
Left by Workawayer (Malgorzata) for host
I had a really unique and meaningful experience staying in Paul’s home. This wasn’t a typical volunteering setup — it was much more personal and relaxed, centered around helping with daily household tasks and sharing day-to-day life.
Paul is a truly gifted musician, and one of the highlights of my stay was being part of the beautiful Kirtan … read more
Paul is a truly gifted musician, and one of the highlights of my stay was being part of the beautiful Kirtan … read more
5 Oct 2025
Left by Workawayer (Jelle & Luna) for host
Paul has a beautiful home that he invites you into. You have your own private space with a pretty view of the backjard. He has an interesting sense of humor that often made us laugh. He is a true artist that loves to play the flute as often as he can. We helped him in decluttering the home and mowing the large patch of land behind his house. If
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25 Sep 2025
Left by host for Workawayer (Jelle & Luna)
Jelle is fantastic... works far above average, always doing something, and a nice smart guy. His partner Luna is also great! HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!
22 Jul 2025
Left by Workawayer (Alexa) for host
This review is very delayed, my apologies Paul! Paul's goofy & nice nature made for a positive experience right from the start. The to-do list was always manageable and planned in advance, allowing for time to enjoy walks, swims, etc. He is very inclusive and happy to invite you to his social events and other day-to-day outings. A big thumbs up
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25 May 2025
Left by host for Workawayer (Alexa)
Alexa is wonderful. Smart, and willing to learn ...dependable, happy and energetic. It was a pleasure to host her. She is also a fantastic cook. Highly recommended!
25 Jun 2025
Left by host for Workawayer (Hugo)
Hugo is a great guy. A diligent worker needing minimum supervision. He is very smart and speaks 4 or 5 languages. Very easy going and good energy to be around. Highly recommended.
18 Jun 2025
Left by Workawayer (Hugo) for host
Hi ! I had the pleasure of being Paul’s guest recently, and I’m truly grateful for his warm hospitality. Paul was incredibly welcoming and accommodating throughout my stay.
I was happy to help out around the property — cleaning the roof and windows, mowing the lawn, and assisting with various household tasks.
Paul generously shared not just his … read more
I was happy to help out around the property — cleaning the roof and windows, mowing the lawn, and assisting with various household tasks.
Paul generously shared not just his … read more
21 May 2025
Left by Workawayer (Kathleen & Noor) for host
We are so grateful to Paul for hosting us. We wanted to extend our stay in Northern Rivers, and Paul was very accommodating and flexible. We were able to help Paul around his property clearing invasive vines and helping around the house as well. Paul was eager to share his love of music, favorite Thai chicken soup, and world famous tahini with us.
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13 Apr 2025
Left by host for Workawayer (Kathleen & Noor)
Kathleen and Noor are wonderful young women. Bright and cheery, and very willing to help and to learn. Good positive energy. It was a pleasure to host them, and wish them well in the future. Highly recommended!
21 Apr 2025
Left by Workawayer (Julia) for host
Paul was a wonderful host! He showed us around in the area, prepared us nice dinner and we had a wonderful music session together. We could even bring our van and sleep in his driveway on really short notice. Even as our plans changed, he was supporting and understanding. Paul is a really interesting man with a lot of travel experiences and good
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20 Apr 2025
Left by host for Workawayer (Julia)
Julia and Lena are wonderful young women. Bright and cheery, and very willing to help and to learn. Good positive energy. It was a pleasure to host them, and wish them well in the future. Highly recommended!
22 Apr 2023
Left by Workawayer (Fede & Guillermina) for host
Paul was a great host. He offered to take us to the beach every day. He cooked his special Chicken Thai for us and it was very tasty!! We had our own room and bathroom and it was very comfortable . Thank you for everything . We'll come back 🙌🏼
22 Apr 2023
Left by host for Workawayer (Fede & Guillermina)
Fede and Gui are great. Fantastic workers and nice to have around the house. Highly recommended!
4 Jan 2023
Left by Workawayer (Marie-Gabrielle) for host
really nice, great food. nice community and events too!
22 Nov 2022
Left by host for Workawayer (Marie-Gabrielle)
Marie was conscientious and hard working. She is easy going and I enjoyed having her.
29 Sep 2020
Left by host for Workawayer (LineDemeule)
It was lovely to have Chrystaline. She is happy and smart, and a very good worker, who required minimal supervision.
21 Sep 2020
Left by Workawayer (Diana) for host
Thank you, Paul, for the chance to stay at your place!
I was staying there for about a week, mainly helping with house cleaning, a bit of gardening work. I was lucky to experience a small concert at Paul's house during my stay, also to join in the chanting event up in the hills - these were definitely big highlights for me. Paul also kindly … read more
I was staying there for about a week, mainly helping with house cleaning, a bit of gardening work. I was lucky to experience a small concert at Paul's house during my stay, also to join in the chanting event up in the hills - these were definitely big highlights for me. Paul also kindly … read more
31 Jul 2020
Left by host for Workawayer (Simone)
Simone was a please to have. He is communicative, and has great energy, and is fun to be around. He worked well. Highly recommended!
31 Jul 2020
Left by Workawayer (Simone) for host
I stayed with Paul for one week and it was really fun! I’ve been working in the garden, painting and general cleaning. The hours of work are few and you can organise your time as you prefer. Paul is a cool guy, always keen to help or explain anything, makes really good smoothies everyday and plays flute amazingly. He took me to many different
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17 Feb 2019
Left by host for Workawayer (Christopher & Kaitlin)
Info notice: Workawayer cancelled stay or there was a no show at the last minute
8 Feb 2019
Left by Workawayer (Lucile) for host
Paul has a beautiful house. Thank you for your jus and healfy meals. I had the chance to attend a concert at his house. It was great. It was great. Thank you for everything
28 Jan 2019
Left by host for Workawayer (Lucile)
Lucille was lovely to have in my house. She has a sweet happy nature, and worked very well with minimum supervision. Highly recommended.
17 Jan 2019
Left by host for Workawayer (Luciana Maria & Ana Sofia)
Luciana and Sophia were excellent to have inside and out the house. They are both warm and friendly. They worked unsupervised and transformed my house. Fantastic! Very highly recommended,
17 Jan 2019
Left by Workawayer (Luciana Maria & Ana Sofia) for host
Paul was an Excelent host. Very kind! It s a lot of work to do inside and outside the house so you are not going to get bored. The house is amazing!!! It has a beautiful view of the forest and the see. Roz, who is Paul’s neibor was also a good person! We have a good time in Paul’s house!
16 Dec 2018
Left by host for Workawayer (Alexandra)
Alexandra is a great helper, highly recommended.
11 Jul 2018
Left by host for Workawayer (Gemma)
Gemma is a gem! Smart and great outlook, happy and helpful. She worked more than required and did a great job painting, and helping around the house. Highly recommended.
28 Jun 2018
Left by Workawayer (Gemma) for host
Thanks for having me Paul!! Really nice house in an amazing location - I'm already missing your smoothies, music, random German exclamations and the terrible puns (maybe not so much)... And thanks for taking me with you to the chanting and the community meal - I enjoyed them both! I hope you liked your expert paint job and if you miss me too much
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8 Feb 2018
Left by Workawayer (Workaway member) for host
Paul is a nice person. He is living in a beautiful and large house in a good area. We really enjoyed the views every day there. There is also a pool and he provides you your own room with bathroom & toilet.
Some tasks we did:
Housekeeping, weeding, reparing the rooftop, cleaning the gutter, car, gardening...
He has a very healthy lifestyle that … read more
Some tasks we did:
Housekeeping, weeding, reparing the rooftop, cleaning the gutter, car, gardening...
He has a very healthy lifestyle that … read more
7 Feb 2018
Left by host for Workawayer (Workaway member)
These guys were wonderful. Very good workers, happy helpful and great to have around. Highly recommended A1 - :asterisk_symbol::asterisk_symbol::asterisk_symbol::asterisk_symbol::asterisk_symbol:
4 Dec 2017
Left by host for Workawayer (Federica)
I enjoyed having Federica here. She worked very well, under minimum supervision and she is happy and smiling, and nice to have around. I highly recommend her, if you need help.
4 Dec 2017
Left by Workawayer (Federica) for host
I had a great experience at Paul's place, the house is beautiful, I had my own bedroom and bathroom, the bed was super comfy, there is a pool that you can use when you are not working, and besides this I enjoyed hearing Paul playing the flute during the day, his super healthy and yummy smoothies and food, the chats about healthy eating, the events
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30 Oct 2017
Left by host for Workawayer (Alison & Kyle)
Kyle and Alison were great. They worked well, and were nice to have around. Welcome back anytime. Thank you!
10 Sep 2017
Left by host for Workawayer (Shogo)
Shogo is a great young guy. Smart and hard working. It was a pleasure to host him.
5 Sep 2017
Left by Workawayer (Shogo) for host
He is very kind, funny and the best person!
Besides, healthy and very delicious food has made me eat till the stomach is full
If you do work-away in Australia here
PS I am reminded that I took the forest and the beach for walks every day and took me to the most beautiful Byron Bay. Thank you very much!!!
Besides, healthy and very delicious food has made me eat till the stomach is full
If you do work-away in Australia here
PS I am reminded that I took the forest and the beach for walks every day and took me to the most beautiful Byron Bay. Thank you very much!!!
30 May 2017
Left by host for Workawayer (Jeremy)
Jeremy was fantastic. He is very diligent, easy going, friendly, reliable, open and honest, and worked very well. Highly recommended!!
5 Feb 2017
Left by Workawayer (Andrew) for host
I worked for Paul for over two weeks and I enjoyed the time I spent there in a great house in a really nice location. There was always plenty of work needing done in the garden and around the house and Paul's flute playing which is very regular creates a harmonious working environment and also a good morning alarm. I enjoyed going to the beach
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15 Jan 2017
Left by host for Workawayer (Andrew)
Andy was fantastic. He is very diligent, easy going, friendly, reliable, open and honest, and worked far more than was required of him. Highly recommended!!
8 Jun 2014
Left by host for Workawayer (Kirran Sean)
Kirran is a very nice young guy. Good and methodical worker. He also cooked a good meal one night. Highly recommend him as a helper.
8 Jun 2014
Left by Workawayer (Kirran Sean) for host
I just spend 4 days with Paul in Byron Bay and I had luck with the weather although they said a lot of rain during these days it was more or less very sunny!
Byron Bay has beautiful beaches and the walk to the lighthouse is also a must go!
Paul is a nice guy but he seems to be a bit introverted. I think it needs some time until he becomes more … read more
23 Jan 2014
Left by host for Workawayer (Pedro & Laura)
Pedro and Laura are great. Intelligent helpful and hard working.
26 Dec 2013
Left by Workawayer (Annelijn) for host
I had great time at this place. Very reasonable workload, great food (if you're lucky Paul will make his famous fish dish or Uta her delicious raw cake) and a very comfortable bed. Paul and Uta are very friendly and helpful and definitely made me feel welcome! There is a lot that needs to be done in and around the house so please do not hesitate
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26 Dec 2013
Left by host for Workawayer (Annelijn)
Annelijn is a very good worker and a lovely person. he is welcome back anytime
