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We are back online after 12 months away and welcome Workaways,. back to our beautiful new property. We are an upbeat retired couple who live on a beautiful property near Mooloolaba and Caloundra beach. We happily welcome visitors from all over the world to stay with us in our family home. We are looking to share stories about travel adventures with travellers who can in exchange, assist us with our house and garden general maintenance ,and a few home improvements to keep our large modern home beautiful.
Wake up to the peace and quiet on this small acreage property, set In a quiet estate.enjoy breakfast on the the back verandas, overlooking our beautiful pool.
Our property is just a 10 minute drive to the magnificent Mooloolaba and caloundra beach's where you can take in the stunning coastal views. Walk along the boardwalk and watch the whales breaching in front of you during their migration times, Their are also lots of rainforest and coastal walks close by. Close to Australia zoo, walking distance to Aussie world, with buses available.
Unlimited internet
✅ couples preferred, but all welcome
✅ 23 Years +
✅ 3 Meals a day
✅ private bathroom
✅ Swimming Pool
✅ Cooling and heating
✅ Transport*
✅ lots of tourist activities close by
Must be Covid negative
❌ Vegans
❌ Smokers
❌ Drugs
❌ 22 years old and underTypes of help and learning opportunities
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
We are in a perfect location for seeing all or most of the attractions on the Sunshine Coast. At our property You can enjoy learning about tropical plants and gardening and horticulture, we live in a beautiful new estate which is close to both Coastal and Hinterland.
Also 50mins drive to Brisbane or you can catch a train.
We are happy to transport you to the bus stop so you can visit the local hotspots – Noosa and Coolum beach, Mount Coolum, the famous Eumundi Markets, Ginger Factory, waterfalls OR you can use the local bus or train to visit Australia Zoo, Montville, Maleny, Brisbane etc.
If you fly into Brisbane and catch the train to Nambour I can collect you. Here in Queensland you can buy a "go card" for low cost bus and train fares, Google TransLink and go card.
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Ok house renovations (minor,building maintenance )
✅ gardening (garden design, mulching, planting, digging, cutting up firewood, pruning, weeding, hedge trimming etc)
We will provide you with a variety of gardening and general maintenance tasks to help us keep our property beautiful, whilst allowing ample time to enjoy the beautiful bushwalks, beaches, waterfalls and hinterland.Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Indonesian: IntermediateAccommodation
One large bedroom queen size bed, with your own modern bathroom. Photos of accomodation in the profile.
✅ couples preferred but all welcome to apply
✅ 23 Years +
✅ 3 meals a day
✅ provide your own lunch on your days off if away
✅ Full use of kitchen and all house facilities
✅ private living area
✅ private bathroom
✅ Swimming Pool
✅ Heating and Cooling
✅ Transport assistance (when available)
✅ Local buses
✅ Pet friendly
✅ lots of tourist activities close by
❌ Vegans
❌ Smokers
❌ Drugs
❌ 22 years old and underWhat else ...
Volunteering is flexible: 4-5 hrs a day for 5 days a week OR work a longer day to allow more sightseeing on another day, Please be aware our summers are very hot, so only apply if you are prepared to work outside in the garden and you don’t mind the Australian heat.
At this time we have one very large queen size room available and would prefer couples 23yrs and over
No smokers thanks.A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
Hours expected
Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week
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They are what I call 5 star workaways nothing was to much trouble. Jose helped Terry with building the front fence in very hot conditions. They both worked tirelessly inthe garden trimming hedges pruning trees cleaning gutters and much much more. Vanesa had… read more
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They are what I call 5 star workaways nothing was to much trouble. Jose helped Terry with building the front fence in very hot conditions. They both worked tirelessly inthe garden trimming hedges pruning trees cleaning gutters and much much more. Vanesa had… read more
The accommodations were excellent, spotless clean, very very comfortable and welcoming. Meals were amazing and filling with nutritious healthy… read more
Derek and my husband… read more
What can we say to express our wonderful stay... Charmaine and Terry are lovely and warm people, who made us feel at home right away. The idyllic environment of their property, Charmaine's good meals, these moments of sharing all together with the other workawayers... we did not feel like workaways but as a family, fully integrated into… read more
Lucie and Clement are what we call 5 star workaways, and we can’t believe how lucky we were to have them stay for 4 weeks.
Lucie and clement are Both very kind gentle people with a good sense of… read more
Gyte and Ignas bonded with our dogs Jet and Didzy from day one,the dogs would sit and wait at the gate each morning knowing that Ignas and Gyte were going to take… read more
Nothing was to much trouble for them ,they… read more
Wendy is what we call a 5 star Workawayer, and we can't believe how lucky we have been to have her stay with us for 5 weeks. Wendy has all the qualities… read more
Nicola,’even though it was only for a week.
Nicola is a very kind gentle young woman, who loved everything about the environment and all that our property had to offer.
It was wonderful to watch her doing yoga first thing in the morning she just exuded peace and calm afterwards. Nicola was a big help to me in the… read more
My room was fantastic (I think I never slept in a more comfortable bed my entire life)… read more
Anna was a great help to me in the garden with pruning… read more