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Welcome to our little slice of paradise in Repton.
We’re a friendly family of 4 living on 3.5 lush acres just minutes from the beach in Mylestom and the Bellinger river. Our property features gardens, fruit trees, chickens, and plenty of peaceful green space to relax and enjoy.
We’re looking for easygoing, reliable helpers to assist with a variety of household tasks ~ including gardening, housekeeping, cooking, and small building projects. No special skills needed, just a willingness to pitch in and a positive attitude! Easiest if you have your own transport as there is no public transport here.
In exchange for a few hours of help each day, you’ll enjoy a comfortable stay, good company, and lots of free time to explore the beautiful Bellingen Shire.
We own two dogs, so you have to love those and get plenty of cuddles.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Interests
Movies & TV
Farming
Charity work
Pets
Sustainability
Events & social
Plant care
Music
DIY & crafts
Books
Photography
Gardening
Cooking & food
Drawing & painting
Animals
Yoga / Wellness
Nature
Fitness
Camping
Dancing
Beach
Water sports
Cycling
Adventure sports
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Our place is a bit of a cultural mash-up, and we love it that way. One of us is Dutch, the other is Australian (with Turkish Cypriot roots), and once a week we have an extended family dinner with our mother-in-law cooking the best Mediterranean food. We are part of the local surf club, so there is always some beach chat or salt in the air, and we have monthly market stalls in Urunga and Bellingen to keep things lively. There is usually music playing — one of us used to own a dance music record store. This is the first piece of land we have owned, and we are learning as we go.
We both run our own businesses (one selling products, the other working as a finance broker), and we try to keep things as sustainable as we can — composting, recycling, growing our own herbs and vegetables, and generally looking after the patch we call home. When the work is done, we are all about good food and good music, enjoyed with family and friends.
Projects involving children
This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.
Help
We would mostly like help with our land. Weeding, sowing, mowing, looking after the fruit trees and veggies gardens. We are in the garden ourselves as well, and would love some help. We have citrus trees, bananas, avocado's, mango's, and grow veggies seasonally. There are small building projects if you are more interested in building, like creating the right site for the beehive we want to start, as well as fixing fences and building raised garden beds etc.
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Dutch: Fluent
German: Intermediate
Turkish: IntermediateThis host offers a language exchange
This host has indicated that they are interested in sharing their own language or learning a new language.
You can contact them directly for more information.
Accommodation
You will have your own rooms on the bottom floor of the house with a private door opening out to the garden ~ perfect for enjoying the fresh air and morning sun. One of the bedrooms has a small bathroom with toilet, shower and sink. Our house is clean and tidy.
We have an infrared sauna on the property which you can make use of (during daylight as we are solar conscious!). We provide a home-cooked dinner at night, and ask that you take care of your own breakfast and lunch.
What else ...
We have bikes that you can use, although we live rural so the beach, general store, post office and river are the only places you can really get to.
We have two dogs and chickens so you need to love animals, and lots of dog cuddles.
So many beaches to visit, river swimming holes to jump in and local events to enjoy.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
Working on the land is the easiest in the mornings when it is still cool enough during spring and summer.
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
My animals / pets
Happy
We have two beautiful dogs, Happy and Cookie. All they want is play and cuddles (and food of course!)
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