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Host rating
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Last replied
6 Jul 2025
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Description
We are an international family of four with two professionals and two almost grown daughters who attend university. We live on a semi-bush property close to hiking, mountain biking and a whole row of beautiful beaches and rock pools. We love to travel, spend time outdoors and to garden and DIY in and around the house and always have a project on the go. We have a sweet dog who is always up for a play and a cuddle. We have a twin guest room with shared bathroom available.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Interests
History
Gardening
DIY & crafts
Art & design
Architecture
Yoga / Wellness
Outdoor activities
Nature
Hiking
Camping
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
We are of European origins (Swedish and Dutch) but have lived across the world, and in Australia for the last 19 years, so our house culture is quite mixed. We love travelling and meeting new cultures.
Help
Workawayers could help out with building, painting, gardening and bush regeneration (such as putting in retaining walls or planting trees), cooking dinner, or other types of chores and DIY things around the house. If you are happy to give it a go, you’re a good fit:-)
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Dutch: Fluent
Swedish: Fluent
German: Intermediate
Spanish: Beginner
French: BeginnerThis 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
We have a twin guestroom overlooking the back garden and bush with shared bathroom available. We will provide food; some meals will be shared (most likely dinners when we are at home) and other meals the Workawayers can prepare themselves. Our meals are largely vegetarian.
What else ...
Woonona is located on the coast about 1 hour South of Sydney and is easy to reach by train. Wollongong is the closest city, about a 10-15 minute drive, and there are also frequent buses leaving from the bottom of our road. The area is great for hiking, mountain biking, surfing, swimming, or just relaxing on the beach. There are a number of gyms in Woonona and good cafes and restaurants nearby. We have a couple of bicycles availble for use by the Workawayers.
It would be great if the Workawayers can help out in the weekend, when we do most of our garden/DIY work. We expect the Workawayers to help out to prepare dinner and clean up afterwards (like the rest of the family does) and to keep their personal items in their room.
I often work from home and my office is next to the guestroom, but that shouldn’t cause any issues.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
This host has indicated that they love having digital nomads stay.
Space for parking camper vans
We have enough parking/set-up space for a camper van at the front of the house.
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
My animals / pets
Feedback (2)
The house is large and beautiful, just like the garden, and I had access to all shared areas of the home.
The surroundings are very peaceful, located next the forest, which makes for a lovely atmosphere. If you're lucky you can see some beautiful birds in the garden!
I was able to borrow a… read more
The house is large and beautiful. We had a comfortable room upstairs and were welcome to use shared spaces like the living room, kitchen, outdoor seating, backyard, and bathrooms.
The town of Woonona itself is a small, cozy beach town with great public transportation to Sydney or Wollongong, and… read more
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The house is large and beautiful, just like the garden, and I had access to all shared areas of the home.
The surroundings are very peaceful, located next the forest, which makes for a lovely atmosphere. If you're lucky you can see some beautiful birds in the garden!
I was able to borrow a… read more
The house is large and beautiful. We had a comfortable room upstairs and were welcome to use shared spaces like the living room, kitchen, outdoor seating, backyard, and bathrooms.
The town of Woonona itself is a small, cozy beach town with great public transportation to Sydney or Wollongong, and… read more
