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Preferred locations
Syd. Eastern suburbs, Syd. Lower N Shore, Syd. Upper N Shore, Central Coast, Newcastle, Upper Hunter Valley, Darwin, Brisbane, South Eastern, Central, Central Coast (Qld), Northern QLD, Western QLD, Melb. Inner suburbs
Additional Info
References available, Police check available, Non smoker
About
We are a 'senior' couple (non-smokers) and have just sold our Sunshine Coast Hinterland home. We wish to see a little more Australia before deciding on the location of a new permanent home.
In 2017 we became "professional house sitters" (for a year) and enjoyed the experience very much. We do not have a caravan and would be mostly interested in long term 'sits', and will initially consider any location.
We are practical people and have mostly lived on small acreage properties in Tasmania. We've enjoyed the company of many pets over the years including 2 cats, 2 dogs, a pet sheep, 2 goats and chickens.
We have had work experience related to housesitting placements when we worked on a remote Pilbara island, and in Coral Bay, WA. Doug was responsible for pool maintenance and general groundsman work, and I did housekeeping duties - and kitchen hand! It was a great experience living on a remote island, and fairly challenging coping with a Pilbara summer. We have also worked in a remote Aboriginal Community in the N.T. Doug was the Essential Services Operator and I looked after the Creche in the morning before changing hats to be the Centrelink Agent/general office admin. person in the afternoon. It was another wonderful opportunity and gave us an insight into the lives of Australia's indigenous people.
During 2017 we had the pleasure of meeting several home owners and their pets, and now have experience with managing big, bouncy dogs to the little feisty ones, chooks and cattle.
We can supply excellent references with one home owner declaring we would win a house sitter of the year award - if there was one!
We fully appreciate that making the decision to have people you don't know come to your home and care for your pets, garden and house may be a difficult one. We would like to assure you we would take the time to listen to what is required for your 'loved ones' to remain happy in their home, and would promise to care and respect your property as if it was our own. We are honest and reliable people. .
Our interests are travel, music (member of a Community Band) quilting, gardening, walking and baking. I love to discover new speciality shops, delis, etc. We enjoy concerts and the theatre.
Below are two references, contact details could be supplied once you have made contact with us, and as we receive new ones we will add them as well.
Thanks for taking the time to read our profile, and we look forward to hearing from you.
Thérèse and Doug Boote.