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We are back on Workawayer.info!
Our children are now much bigger! 22, 20 and 17!
We are a very friendly multi-national family living in Highgate Hill, close to South Bank in the centre of Brisbane. The museums and gorgeous park are nearby. We have moved from Menton in the south of France and before that we were in London, Great Britain and New Zealand etc. so we have travelled and lived in many different countries.
We love the cultural exchange of having workawayers from all around the world and we keep in touch with many of them throughout the rest of their travels and when they go back home.
We live in a fantastic location only a short walk from the South Bank lagoon and parklands (the picture above) and also very near the busy cafes, shops and restaurants of West End. The South Bank train and bus stations are also nearby for easy transport to the city and many other places.
We have bought a large 5 bedroom Queenslander and need help with some handiwork/gardening in this beautiful part of the city. It is an old wooden house with a lot of character in the classic “Queenslander” style, which we are renovating. We would prefer couples with some experience of painting and painting preparation, and any carpentery or general home maintenance skills would be great.
You would be resourceful and use your initiative, be able to apply yourself without supervision and have a great or at least good sense of humour. Also being fun to be around would be an added bonus!
We look forward to welcoming you into our family and sharing some time together whilst you discover the Australian culture.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Gardening
DIY and building projects
General Maintenance
Interests
Fitness
Cooking & food
Politics / Social justice
Culture
Drawing & painting
Languages
Yoga / Wellness
Mountain
Hiking
Cycling
Camping
Beach
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
We are a friendly family who has lived all over the world - the children have 3 passports each. We love cultural exchange and sharing different cultural experiences (food, customs...) with our fabulous workawayers.
Help
We are flexible!
We have bikes you could borrow.
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
French: Fluent
Italian: Beginner
Accommodation
You will have a bedroom and access to the house as you want. It is a large QLDer so you will have an authentic experience!
What else ...
We live in the centre of the city
South Bank Parklands, and Musgrave Park Swimming Pool are nearby
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
My animals / pets
Coco
Coco is 11 years old. She is friendly, but quite shy. She likes going out in the garden or on the deck, and (mostly) sleeping in quiet corners.
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It was a real pleasure to met all of this family !!
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It was a real pleasure to met all of this family !!
Thank you again Rachel, we’ll never forget South Bank, Lone Pine, and your fabulous… read more
Rachel and Nick are very friendly, helpful, easy-going and flexible. They gave us all the facilities and even more! It was an authentic Australian experience as well as an intensive English learning.
Seb, Tom and Molly are lovely and awesome ;) you will… read more
No matter what the job was: painting, grouting, sealing, cleaning inside… read more
