Enjoy a relaxing homestay in Hervey Bay, QLD, Australia

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  Hi,
  
  up-date .. .. .. Well it is June 17th, and we are now looking to host again towards the end of June, maybe first week of July. There will be a bit of pruning of bushes to be done, some weeding, some watering of the gardens and lawns, and I would like to sort out some of the stuff in my garage. We have a small kitchen so my overflow goes in the garage .... All mostly small jobs but jobs that are becoming more difficult as we get older. Oh, and yes, I would like my windows cleaning. We are a "low set" house, so we are on ground level. There will be plenty of down time for you to be able to see Hervey Bay and even Fraser Island.
  
  We are a couple of oldies, think Grandma and Grandpa.
  
  I/we look forward to seeing you :-)
  
  We moved into a modern pre-loved home, almost 4 years ago, and there isn't a lot be too much to do, but that doesn't mean there will be nothing to do ... there may a bit of lawn to mow, although we do have a guy who mows our lawns regularly, some general tidying up, helping with the housework even though I do have a cleaner. We do enjoy the company of our workaways, and because there is a small amount of work we prefer our workaways to stay less than a week. During the week there will still be enough time for you to visit Fraser Island for a couple of days.
  
  Our home is modern with 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms and an added media room, but we probably only have about 100 square metres of lawn in total ( think 10 mts x 10 mts ) so there is very little garden/gardening. Please bear in mind that we are NOT a farm .. we DO NOT have a schedule ... keep thinking Grandma and Grandpa .. unless you are over 40, then it is still possible that we could be your grandparents' age .... Due to our ages, having an almost new home and the size of our grounds (gardens) there will be plenty of free time for yourselves to explore Hervey Bay and it's surrounds, and even go to Fraser Island. Graeme loves his nap in the afternoon .. ... and in the morning, and, mid day ... haha ... so, with this in mind we usually like our guests to stay no more than a week.
  
  There are 7 kilometres of beach in Hervey Bay and we are about 5 kilometres from the beach. We quite regularly go into town so we can drop you off at the beach if you have no transport, and there are plenty of e-scooters around town. I think they charge $10 for 100 minutes.
  
  Hervey Bay is about 4 hours drive north of Brisbane and 1 and 1/2 hours drive south of Bundaberg. You can get to us by plane, train and/or bus, and we can pick you up from the transit centre or airport.
  
  I would like to add that both Graeme and I are meat, fish and dairy eaters, and therefore will NOT host Vegans and Vegetarians. ( I have before stated, without being rude, that we "prefer" not to host vegetarians and vegans, but obviously being polite does not work ) I cook the evening meal whilst you get your breakfast and lunch from our supplies. Lunch for most of our backpackers are the left overs from the night before's dinner with salad, but there is always tuna and eggs or just bread and butter. So it could be home made lasagne, curry or roast meat. (Our backpackers generally do not hesitate from having chocolate cake or crumble or a piece of sweet pie for breakfast
  
  There is also a choice of a queen bed or two single beds ... At present September 2025, the front bedroom with the 2 single beds is being used as a store room, so we are currently only taking either a single person or two people that will share the queen bed. This bedroom does have a tv :-) :-)
  
  We have been hosting for over 15 years so please do look at the reviews, and over these years the one comment from backpackers is that hosts rarely reply to their messages ...
  
  and,
  
  yes it works the other way too ... I can contact 20+ people and only get 1 reply :-( :-(
  I will also specifically request a reply .. to not reply is both rude and inconsiderate .. So, Please reply :-) :-)

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  Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre

  Jardinage d'entretien

  Projets DIY créatifs

  Aide à la maison

  Petits travaux d'entretien

  Aide informatique/internet
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  Echange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre

  We offer a typical Australian Home style home. Lots of food and lots of lazing about.

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  Aide

  My computer skills are not brilliant so you may be able to help me get rid of ads on f/book and simple things like that.

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  Langues parlées

  Anglais: Courant

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  Hébergement

  Modern 4 bedroomed family home, NOT A FARM, with a TV in the spare bedroom with the queen bed. You will have a choice of a queen sized bed or 2 single beds,

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  Autres infos...

  If you do not have transport we can pick you up from the transit station here in Hervey Bay, or the Airport.

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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

  We have a newer house and we have fibre optic cable ... so, yes

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  Espace pour garer des vans

  If you have a caravan, or similar, parking of that would be on the front lawn which is not flat/level. We have no vehicular access to the back garden.

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  Combien de volontaires pouvez-vous accueillir ?

  Deux

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  Mes animaux

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