Hey Foodies/Vegan travellers,
Our property is located in Mackay which is in Central Queensland Coast area. Mackay is a stunning area with beautiful beaches and very nice places for walking and swimming. Mackay is less well known to tourists so you can fully enjoy all its beauty without the crowds. Airlie Beach is nearby if you want to mix with fellow travellers or do tourist adventures.
We love food and cooking. We prepare beautiful and delicious vegan meals every day. We have a diverse menu and we can guarantee 100% that you will have a diet rich in diverse nutrients and free of any animal products. My daughter is a very strict vegan and we follow her in this lifestyle because of the health benefits and we love the food too! No brainer!
My eldest daughter is a psychology student/artist and my youngest daughter is a musician so naturally, we are totally connected with local arts and culture.
We offer a happy and safe environment in a family home. We make a big effort to make you feel welcome and show you around. Our place is extremely suitable for female travelers and your safety is assured.
We have an adorable puppy dog, named Oscar, He is a friendly playful pup who loves going out for walks and exploring'
Please note that I am very interested in learning French and would love to meet people who are willing to share their knowledge of the French language. My French is at an intermediate level, I am also passionate about teaching English so I am really happy to help you as much as possible refine your English skills. As a language learner myself I have a good knowledge of English grammar which helps in explaining concepts.
We are hugely safety conscious and for this reason you will not be exposed to any work outdoors in the heat. I try my hardest to make the work as varied and interesting as possible so you can develop new skills and talents. If we work outdoors it is either early in the morning or afternoon. The work will involve domestic work and gardening. We strictly follow the workaway guidelines.
Gardening
Building
General Maintenance
Cooking / shopping
Farmstay
Help with Eco project
Help in the house
Animal care
Language practice
Art project
Help with Computers / internet
Teaching
There is a rich array of work experiences that you can complete. I try as much to offer varied and interesting tasks wherever possible.
We offer a safe and comfortable environment as we do not smoke and drink moderately.
Pick the help that suits your preferences: *️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️Landcare *️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️gardening *️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️ house renos *️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️boat maintenance *️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️cleaning *️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️ beekeeping *️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️farming
Turkish, English and French
You will be offered a very safe home environment in Mackay. We live very close to the cbd so you can take a quick bike ride to the swimming lagoon. You will have your own private room but it is small in size.
Want to explore around Mackay? We have excellent bike tracks, mostly flat around Mackay. Check out the blue water trail. We can supply bikes.
Love animals? We have the cutest puppy you have ever seen. his name is Oscar!
Mackay is also close to the beautiful Pioneer Valley, more stunning rainforests to explore!!
Are you a social butterfly? Mackay has some excellent places to eat out as well as night clubs (your hosts are too old to visit these places). Also, Airlie Beach is nearby for connecting with other travellers and people from other cultures.
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So, what to expect? Well, the current workaway description is a bit different to our experience- could be worth updating to reflect current circumstances (Though Alison warned us that would be the case when we contacted her). Nate spends a lot of time living at two properties away from the main family home in Mackay as there is lots of work to do so we spent time with him. We briefly met Alison and she was welcoming and friendly. Most help needed is in a property in Walkerston – great for people wanting to help or learn more about house renovation. We stayed in our campervan there as it is a building site at the moment. Basic needs are met – shelter, water and place to wash/cook. There is no internet or laundry. There is also a fair amount of work needed at the Seaforth property. Mainly outdoor work and beekeeping. There was a room we could stay in there but no internet. Bikes are available at the mackay property so as we weren’t working there we made a trip on our final day to Mackay and borrowed the bikes.
Nate took us on a pleasant bike ride, stopping off at a lovely community garden and botanic gardens. Nate isn’t vegan but was happy to eat vegan with us and we shared making yummy meals, sometimes he’d add fish on the side etc. He provided lots of lovely ingredients to cook with, some fresh from the garden! Yum. His family are vegan but we didn’t spend time much time with them. The advertised ‘sailing adventure’ Is maybe for long term stayers? I’m not sure, Nate goes out occasionally but is a busy man! We didn’t see much of Mackay but we really enjoyed Nate’s company and feel that we made a great friendship with him so that is more important to us than sight-seeing.
I would definitely recommend if you would like to learn new skills in some of the areas advertised. Plus Nate is just a genuine guy that is so giving and knowledgeable – interesting to share conversations with. Thank you for all you shared with us and for teaching us new skills 🙂
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