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LOOKING FOR LOVELY WORKAWAYERS
Over 25 years old, min. stay 1 week – max. 2–3 weeks (longer if it works for everyone)
HELP WITH: gardening, painting rooms, cooking, tidying/cleaning & dog walking
STAY: beautiful cottage, your own room & bathroom
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Hi, we’re Anja (German/Spanish), Alberto (Italian) and our 5-year-old Groodle, Pipo. We love meeting people from all walks of life, exchanging stories, and sharing experiences in a friendly, relaxed atmosphere.
Our home is in Terrigal (Central Coast) – a quiet, leafy area just a 15–20 min walk to the beach and village. Public transport is limited and we live on a steep hill, so having your own transport is ideal, but we can pick you up from Gosford train station if needed.
You’ll have either a queen bedroom with ensuite and walk-in wardrobe or a king/twin room with private bathroom. Both are comfortable and well-equipped.
We enjoy creative projects, home improvement and gardening, so hands-on or creative skills are welcome!
We often have a few friendly dogs visiting during the week, so you’ll need to be a dog lover and happy to share common spaces with some furry friends (no dogs in your room).
If this sounds like your kind of stay, we’d love to hear from you!
Types of help and learning opportunities
Art Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
House sitting
Interests
Self development
Carpentry
Photography
Drawing & painting
Languages
Gardening
Cooking & food
DIY & crafts
Art & design
Animals
Culture
Pets
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
I (Anja) am a blend of German/Spanish background but have lived in Australia for approx. 15 years (and two years in Lugano, Switzerland). I speak German, English, Spanish and Italian and I am more than happy to practice with you :-)
I love to dance salsa/bachata and I am taking several classes weekly. I am more than happy to take you to dance events if you are interested!
I'm Alberto, originally from Italy, and I've been living in Australia for 17 years. I work in cybersecurity and spend most of the week in Sydney for work. I'm also caring for my 17-year-old son.
Help
Our ideal workawayers are respectful, mature adults who are independent and able to manage things on their own. We’re often away in Sydney for work, so it’s important that you’re comfortable being on your own during those times.
We are specifically looking for help running the house, and this encompasses everything from gardening, cleaning, DIY tasks, cooking meals and assisting with walking and taking care of our dog.
General maintenance could be moving the lane, remove weeds and leaves, lay new mulch, plant flowers, painting jobs, organize the workshop, tidying up etc.
Cleaning help would be general household task but also cleaning windows, cleaning the terrace etc.
We would like someone who would enjoy talking our dog for a walk or to the beach once a day for an hour.
We will offer food for breakfast, lunch and dinner but are not always around to cook so need people who are independent enough to cook for themselves and share the cooking/cleaning up when we are all together.
In exchange we expect 25hrs of work during the week and are flexible with helping days.
Languages
Languages spoken
German: Fluent
English: Fluent
Italian: Fluent
Spanish: Intermediate
French: BeginnerThis host offers a language exchange
Would love to learn other languages and to improve our beginner's French :-)
Accommodation
You will have your own private bedroom with a private bathroom. There is also an office space available, along with unlimited wifi. Meals are provided, though cooking is shared, and at times, you may need to prepare your own meals.
What else ...
In Terrigal you can go on beach walks or hikes in nearby state forests and national parks. A good place to surf, dive or sunbath. Terrigal village has everything from restaurants to pubs, small supermarket and nice cafe's, doctors, pharmacy etc
Erina Fair is a big shopping centre with cinema and ice rink! About 5-10min drive from where we live.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
We have unlimited wifi and a work space in the living area that you are free to use
Space for parking camper vans
There is parking space on the street, it might not always be right out front the house but close enough
Can possibly accept pets
We are happy to accommodate smaller breeds, have to be toilet trained and be good with other dogs
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
My animals / pets
Pipo (5 years)
Affectionate and loving Groodle who loves the beach!
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Our four weeks with them were filled with lots of joy and laughter, thanks to their warm hospitality and the adorable… read more
On our arrival we were greeted with a big hugs and a delicious meal. There were two other workaway guests that we shared our time with. All of us were from different parts of the world which made for wonderful cultural and culinary experience. We ate like kings and… read more
Matt and Leonie are not only hardworking but also incredibly reliable and trustworthy. They brought such positivity and warmth into our home. We shared some fantastic… read more
