Help us in home maintenance/gardening and enjoy Sunshine Coast

Connect with nature: 5 travelers recommend this experience for reconnecting with nature
Connect with the locals: 5 travelers recommend this host to have close contact with locals
Accepts couples and pairs of volunteers

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What you offer

Hours per day: Help out and collaborate with your host only a few hours per week.

Farming: Plant crops, sow seeds and help in outside tasks.

Painting & Decorating: Help with painting or decorating the property facilities.

Building & Repairing: Help with a wide range of repairs or building.

Gardening: Help grow plants and cultivate gardens

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What you get

Days off per week: Have some time off for yourself, go explore the city or rest for a while.

Private Room: You will have a bed in a private room. In other words, a room just for you.

Breakfast: You are entitled to a free breakfast, every day of your stay.

Lunch: You are entitled to a free lunch, every day of your stay.

Dinner: You are entitled to a free dinner, every day of your stay.

Use our equipped kitchen: Feel free to use our kitchen and make your own delicious food.

Free Laundry: You can use our laundry room freely.

Support: Get help from the Worldpackers support team in case you need it, at any point of your trip.

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Availability

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Stay at least: 1 week

Stay up to: 1 week

The Experience

Hey there! I need some physically active helpers to assist me in getting my overgrown garden in order. It will require chopping, weeding and carting green waste. I would also love some help with cleaning windows and painting decks and general maintenance of my home. If you have experience in laying footpaths even better😄 We offer you a private room and three meals :)

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Requirements

Intermediate English
Between 21 and 65 years old
Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

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8 Reviews

5.0

Host & Team

5.0

Hours & Tasks

5.0

Shared Home

5.0

Learning & Fun

5.0

How this experience will transform you

5 Get in touch with nature
5 Meeting locals
3 Immersing in the local culture
3 Developing environmental awareness
3 Meeting international travelers
1 Practicing English

Adèle

France

I recommend this volunteering to anyone looking for an Australian experience. I truly enjoyed my time with Jenness and the other volunteers. Jenness is a wonderful person, sweet and kind. She was always making sure we had everything we needed. She cooked a delicious meals and most of all, she showed us a beautiful hiking places, beaches and lovely waterfalls. The house was just peaceful, I really appreciated watching the charming view from the terrace. Plus, I learned a lot about gardening. It was a pleasure to helped her. I will always remember my stay there.

5 months ago

Seth

United Kingdom

Jenness is the best! I could leave the review there, but that wouldn't be useful for future worldpackers. Jenness warmly welcomed us into her incredible home, and we felt completely at home during our stay. The work in the garden was full on, and warm on a few days for a weak Brit, but was exactly what was described in the advert and very rewarding. Once the work was finished in the morning, we were off exploring the beach, local creeks and hikes with Jenness and John which was lovely. The food was amazing and we never felt hungry, if anything too full sometimes. A real Aussie family feel ❤️

5 months ago

Jenness replied

Thankyou Seth for your kind words. It was an absolute pleasure to have met you and Amber and I wish you both all the very best for your future travels.

Amber

United Kingdom

We had an amazing stay with Jenness and it has been a highlight of our trip to Australia. We got to work each day at 7:30 (before it got too hot) and would know what part of the garden we were tackling first. We often had music playing, had great chats and a good laugh whilst working. Mid morning we would stop for a tea break and often a delicious cake which Jenness had baked! We had lots of amazing food during our stay. After midday we often explored the local area which was so beautiful! The gardening work was very rewarding and I would highly recommend the experience.

5 months ago

Jenness replied

Thanks so much Amber. It was lovely to get to know you. 😊

Faith

United Kingdom

The loveliest host you could ever hope to have! Jenness and I had a great week together and often went exploring when we weren't working in the house or garden. Jenness is extremely kind and welcoming and made me feel completely at home during my time on the Sunshine Coast. I would recommend volunteering in the garden with her to anyone :)

8 months ago

Cahal

Ireland

My girlfriend and I had an absolutely wonderful stay with Jenness over the past few days. She was incredibly warm and welcoming from the moment we arrived. Our stay was filled with many lovely conversations covering all manner of different topics. Jenness was a wealth of knowledge on the area and gave us multiple great recommendations for things to do and see during our stay. The work on the garden itself was very rewarding and quite often interrupted for tea and cake, which was an added bonus. We'd both happily return for another stay in the future.

about 1 year ago

Jenness replied

Thanks for your lovely review Cahil.
It was a pleasure hosting you both.
Travel safe xx

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