Help a family with gardening and daily life at a beautiful bush setting in Killcare, NSW, Australia

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  Description

  CENTRAL COAST NSW LOCATION!! Beach and Bush 90 Kilometres north of SYDNEY
  
  WHO ARE WE?
  We are a family of 3 adults living in a large home with a tropical pool and garden. Dad Mitch, Mum Deanna and son Simon. We have 2 cats and 3 dogs and other assorted small animals and birds. The local reptilian wildlife also come and visit from time to time from October to March. These are lizards and non venomous python snakes. In summer you will see them but they won’t hurt you. Our greyhound and 2 poodles will be all over you however, so hopefully you are not afraid of dogs or allergic to cats.
  
  We are Friendly hosts happy to get to know you and your culture. We will teach you how to talk like an Austraylin, and many other idioms. You’ll be saying “she’ll be right mate” before you know it lol. And you can teach us your sayings. Fluent English is important to us so we can talk to each other. That way, much banter and fun will be had!
  
  WHERE ARE WE?
  Killcare on the Bouddi Peninsula. The area has a surf beach on one side, and Hardys Bay, Pretty Beach and Wagstaffe on the other. In the middle are National parks and houses.
  You can see the coastline down to Sydney from the beach and other lookouts and you can catch a ferry to Palm Beach from Wagstaffe.
  We offer a laid back stay as we are not in the city. There are lots of trails & safe swimming beaches walking distance from our house. Awesome place to surf, swim, hike or just relax.
  
  ACCOMODATION
  You will have a private room with a queen size bed and shared bathroom (double shower, bath, toilet). Your room has reverse cycle air conditioning and a ceiling fan. If needed, we can make up another bed downstairs in the formal lounge room.
  We have fast wifi that you can use. Normal phone reception in our street is bad.
  We have a list of house rules next to the bed. We respect your privacy and we wish for you to respect ours.
  
  WORKAWAYS WE WANT
  We like you to be part of our family whilst you are staying here. We are flexible on what you want to watch on TV and eat. Our dining times can be rather late, up to 9.00pm, so if you want to eat earlier please let us know. We tend to eat in front of the TV, rather than at a table. You can do either.
  
  Mitch gets up early like 6.00am and comes downstairs and works from home Monday to Friday. Deanna gets up between 8.00am and 11.00am and goes to work Sunday to Wednesday. Simon gets up late and goes on his computer all day. Mitch goes to bed at 9.30pm, Deanna 11.00pm and Simon 2.00am. So there is plenty of opportunity for a chat.
  
  Workaways MUST speak good English. We like clear communication. If there is an instruction you don’t understand, please say so because if you say OK, we will think that you will do the job.
  
  We want people who are prepared to help, even the little stuff like cleaning bird cages needs to be done.
  We only expect you to help for half a day five days a week and the rest of the time go and explore our slice of the world. Some Workaways prefer to help from 9am to 1 pm, others like to help the whole day to get the task done and some take a whole day to help 4 hours.
  If you are someone who needs structure, please say so when applying to stay. If you are happy to go with the flow and get jobs done in your own good time, then that’s ok too. Please tell us your preference.
  
  Tasks varies from general home duties such as cleaning and ironing to outdoor help maintaining our tropical pool and garden. Sometimes we need help with firewood. We love it when you cook dishes that your mother made you when you were a child. We want to try your traditional cuisine.
  
  We provide meals, with tea, coffee and water included - but we do not provide other drinks or alcohol.
  
  Killcare is a smoke free property, so if you are a regular smoker, this is not the place to stay. We are happy to drink alcohol with you but please supply your own.
  
  In the warmer months - October to April, our pool is very inviting as is our jacuzzi spa. The surf beach is close enough to walk to and it is spectacular at sunset. We also take our boat out on the local waterways at this time (see photos)
  
  In the cooler months May to September we have a lovely wood fireplace to relax around, as well as a heater on the deck. This is a great time for “bushwalking” the Aussie work for hiking. We have a lot of trails through the “bush”, Aussie for forest or wooded area. Some have spectacular views and all feature native plants.
  
  Please note that this is our home. We are some times chaotic, a little messy or disorganised, and the house needs a good deep clean, renovation and painting. We want people to feel part of our family so if you are a clean freak, but don’t want to do anything to help us clean, please do not apply to stay. We don’t ask you to do anything that we wouldn’t do ourselves, unless this is your profession (house painter). We keep the house tidy but Dee works a lot and Mitch and Simon are limited in their tidying capacity lol. So if Dee is not home, please help.
  
  GETTING HERE
  We are 90 kilometres north from SYDNEY CBD. If driving it will take about 90 minutes on good roads and a freeway. Public transport will take 70 minutes from SYDNEY CENTRAL STATION, and then 20 minutes by car or 1 hour by bus to Killcare.
  
  PUBLIC TRANSPORT
  From the Airport:
  There are trains direct to Central from the airport via International Platform 1. It will take about 15 minutes to arrive on platform 21.
  From anywhere else in Sydney:
  Take the train from your local station to Central
  
  Once at Central board the Intercity train on the CCN line. The platforms are usually 5,6,7,8,9. Look for the train that will take you to Woy Woy station. Sometimes it says NEWCASTLE, other times GOSFORD. These are stations further north on the line.
  
  We will pick you up by car from Woy Woy train station at the start of your stay and drop you off at Woy Woy train station at the end of your stay.
  
  We do not take you back and forth from the station during your stay as it is 20 minutes to the station and 20 minutes back home, so you will have to get the infrequent bus if you wish to travel to Sydney often. We work during the week so can’t always take you places, but will show you around the local area.
  
  DRIVING
  Use route M1 from the airport to head north from Sydney towards Killcare on the Central Coast. Use Google Maps or your GPS app is easiest.
  
  You are encouraged to hire a car at the airport to explore the rest of the beautiful Central Coast during your stay. The drive from Sydney is easy and you have freedom to come and go. Other work always who have hired a car found that they saw much more of Australia and the Coast when they had a car.
  
  
  We are your Aussie family whilst you are here, and we will take good care of you. We look forward to meeting you :)
  
  Deanna x

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  Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre

  Jardinage d'entretien

  Projets DIY créatifs

  S’occuper des animaux

  Cuisine/repas pour la famille

  Aide à la maison

  Petits travaux d'entretien
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  Centres d’intérêt

  

  Politique/justice sociale

  

  Événements/vie sociale

  

  Animaux de compagnie

  

  Mode et beauté

  

  Dev. personnel

  

  Jardinage

  

  Écriture

  

  Musique

  

  Photographie

  

  Dessin et peinture

  

  Histoire

  

  Art et design

  

  Architecture

  

  Animaux

  

  Nature

  

  Sports nautiques

  

  Danse

  

  Plage
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  Echange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre

  Travellers will learn about life in Australia, and we will help them with their English. We are open to them sharing their culinary culture as we share ours. There are lots of indigenous sites within our locale.

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  Projets impliquant des enfants

  Ce projet peut impliquer des enfants. Pour en savoir plus, consultez nos directives et conseils ici.

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  Aide

  General help around the house including windows, vacuuming, dusting, gardening, cooking.
  We would love you to share your cuisine with us.

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  Langues parlées

  Anglais: Courant

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  Hébergement

  Queen size bed with reverse cycle air conditioner and ceiling fan, built in robe, large bathroom with separate toilet and double shower with separate bath.

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  Autres infos...

  90 minutes to Sydney CBD via train or motorway, lots of local shopping and cultural sites, bush walking, beaches, inland waterways, fabulous birdsongs, ferries, yachts, clubs, cafes, restaurants etc

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  Informations complémentaires

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    Accès Internet

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    Accès Internet limité

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    Nous avons des animaux

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    Nous sommes fumeurs

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    Familles bienvenues

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  Possibilité d’accueillir les digital nomads

  Fast wifi, plenty of room.

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  Espace pour garer des vans

  Street parking for small motorhome or campervan

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  Combien de volontaires pouvez-vous accueillir ?

  Deux

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  Mes animaux

  

  Mille AKA Choclud who is a greyhound, 2 Poodles Bubbles and Darcy AKA Crackle. (3 ans)

  Millie, or Choclud as we call her, is a very loving greyhound who thinks she is a lap dog.
  She loves the dog park and walks
  Crackle is a toy poodle and Bubbles is a teacup poodle
  2 cats Kitty and Blakes
  
  4 birds.
  All these animals get along well and hang out in the lounge room together
  Fish in a pond

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