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Host rating
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Last replied
3 Dec 2025
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Description
My 19 year old daughter and I live in Tugun, in the south end of the Gold Coast, close to the beach and public transport. The area has beautiful beaches on the coast; waterfalls, rockpools and bushwalking in the hinterland.
We need help in gardening, house repairs, housework, painting... If you have carpentry skills even better! Handyman skills of any type, or trade skills (painting, tiling etc), also most welcome!
Types of help and learning opportunities
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Help with Computers/ Internet
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Close to beach (700m) and a drive from beautiful hinterland creeks and waterfalls. Lots of options for beach and forest walks. Tugun has a lovely village feel. I am a Watsu practitioner and Kahuna/Lomi Lomi masseur. Past life pre my daughter I was an independent filmmaker, sometimes working in TV. Pia grew up mostly in India (10 of her first 14 yrs) as we lived there from 2007-2011, and then 2013-2019. Lots of life experience!
Help
We are looking for people at the moment in exchange for house repairs and some gardening and/or housework. If you have any trade skills (e.g. carpentry, painting, general handyperson) that would be a huge bonus as I'm slowly improving my lovely quirky house.
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
French: Intermediate
Accommodation
We are a house with a spare bedroom. When we have had Helpers we have mostly eaten together, sharing or rotating the cooking.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
This host has indicated that they love having digital nomads stay.
Space for parking camper vans
On street parking
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
My animals / pets
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She gived us a lot of advice for the rest of our trip.
For the work, it was a pleasure… read more
Penelope is easy to get along with, has so much worldly knowledge, has a beautiful home and is very welcoming. She made me and my friend feel apart of the family enjoying many dinners together and life chats.
There is a range of work to do there, we… read more
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She gived us a lot of advice for the rest of our trip.
For the work, it was a pleasure… read more
Penelope is easy to get along with, has so much worldly knowledge, has a beautiful home and is very welcoming. She made me and my friend feel apart of the family enjoying many dinners together and life chats.
There is a range of work to do there, we… read more
Penny ... what an incredible host, more than that, like a mother for me here in Australia. She was my english teacher, she really wanted to improve my english by an immersion. She was very helpful with me for everything (find a work, new woofing in the… read more
