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"Sitters Wanted" for house sitting - Sydney and NSW and ACT

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-883- Names . . Ches & Rick	-882- Names . . Ric & Gillian Jay
Dates available: ongoing Preferred area: All Qld and NSW Occupation: Retired - Experienced sitters Ages 53 & 62 We are a married couple who have been sitting full-time for over two and a half years now and therefore have some excellent references. We will care for your homes, gardens and pets. We are both non-drinkers and non-smokers and have a background of working in caring fields (disability and aged care). We ran a holiday farm for several years and managed some holiday apartments by the sea. We are experienced with a large variety of animals (both inside and out) and would love to care for yours. They will have lots of extra attention. Let us know what animals you have and we'll let you know how our experience matches your needs. We have been doing many sits in South Australia since August 2007 and now in Queensland doing a variety of sits. We still have some gaps in our schedule. We are happy to discuss both short or long term sits. E-mail: Click here Phone:	Dates available: July 20th 2009 ongoing (except August 22 - Sept 1st) Preferred area: All areas Occupation: Retired Journalist/Lecturer, Retired Fashion Buyer - EXPERIENCED SITTERS Ages 54 & 53 RETIRED, RESPONSIBLE, ANIMAL LOVING, PROFESSIONAL COUPLE WHO LOVE A CHANGE OF SCENERY. EXPERIENCED SITTERS We are fortunate to be an early retired couple with successful careers and home-ownership behind us. Ric is a former Journalist and Foreign Correspondent who ran newsrooms in various places and for the last few years worked as a lecturer part-time at QUT University in Brisbane. Gill was a senior Fashion Buyer for a large UK company, but became more interested in working with organisations that do some good in the community. We jumped off the treadmill relatively early, met 12-years ago in South America while we were doing voluntary work, and have been managing to balance our lives ever since with some less stressful paid work, voluntary work and lots of travel. We are fit, healthy, tidy, non-smoking, and reasonably handy around house and garden. We feel equally comfortable in big cities and the bush and like to divide our time between the two. We genuinely like animals of all sorts - having grown up with dogs, cats, sheep and the odd budgie but our desire to keep travelling through our fifties and onwards means we can't keep our own pets. As travel and change are a big part of our lives, we are pretty flexible about times and places. We have a 4WD with a slide-on camper that takes us just about anywhere around Australia. We spent last year in the Grampians, Victorian Alps, Adelaide, Woodend - Victoria, Sunshine Coast and Brisbane. Having sold our home, we are trying a number of new locations around Australia before deciding where we would like to buy again. We are honest and reliable and will look after your home, garden and loved pets with genuine care and respect. We would be happy to provide references and any other information you require. As we're often travelling out of phone signal, please Email us and we'll get back to you as soon as possible. E-mail: Click here Phone: 0420 680 071
-881- Names . . Yvette & Suresh	-880- Names . . Ted & Nancye Mulligan
Dates available: 1st March 2010 ongoing - flexible Preferred area: Sydney and all NSW Occupation: Animal Consultant & Food Safety Supervisor Ages 30, 40 First Time House Sitters with Talent. We are first time House Sitters and have been best friends for over ten years. We believe this to be a great opportunity for us to save towards our own homes. The majority of our rental experience has been through private landlords; we have enjoyed the face-to-face appreciation and gained their trust by respecting their properties. We both come with Veterinary and Horticulture qualifications and experience working for both private and individual organisations. Yvette-Louise also ran her Animal Consulting business in Animal Nutritional Therapy and Homeopathy and is currently working on a column in the weekly paper expanding on Animal Ethics. Suresh too, is a Food Safety Supervisor with seventeen years experience and is fulfilling his desire as a freelance specialist in Food Auditing. We are non-smokers and non-drinkers, clean, self-sufficient and responsible people. Rest assured on your holiday that we will respect and care your home, pets and garden with attentive love. We are happy to meet you for an interview and all REFERENCES will be provided. E-mail: Click here - Prefer phone / text contact pls Phone: 0423-115-808 and 0435-425-215	Dates available: 2010 Mar-Dec Preferred area: All Areas Occupation: Retired - Experienced sitters Ages 59 & 59 H&W couple 59 Yrs old. Non-smokers. Ex teacher and pharmaceutical rep. Several previous sits -private & business (accom.), both long term and short term, with contract & without. Police clearances, 'sit' references are available if required. Pool care, garden care, property maintenance - no prob. Animal care a specialty. Would like secure ADSL or cable internet connection please. E-mail: Click here Phone: 07 5576 2949
-879- Names . . Brenda Veres & Julius Szasz	-878- Names . . Margaret & Ann� Halman
Dates available: booked till 20th September 2010 Preferred area: All areas Australia Occupation: Retired - Very Experienced sitters Ages 53 & 65 Experienced sitters - available again 20th September 2010 We are both retired (27 yrs Vic Roads Wodonga and 32 yrs Dept of Defence Bandiana), have our own home in Wodonga but love to travel. We have now completed 26 housesits since 2002 and can supply numerous references from very satisfied homeowners. We are a non-smoking couple who enjoy the simple things in life such as reading, photography, walking, sightseeing, crosswords and jigsaws. As we are both house proud you can be assured your property, its contents and surrounds would be well cared for. We know choosing strangers to housesit may be a bit daunting but perhaps you could view our long term employment record as showing us to be conscientious, reliable and trustworthy. E-mail: Click here Phone: 02 6059 3297	Dates available: from end July 2010 Preferred area: All Regional areas, Australia-wide Occupation: Semi retired Community workers in Counselling, Family support and Foster care Ages 62 & 64 We are experienced house and pet sitters, having house sat for numerous people in most regional areas of Australia. We are both non-smoking, professional workers semi retired, working and traveling with our caravan throughout regional Australia. We have lived in rentals and owned our own home and know how important care, maintenance and security is. We are also happy to take care of your pets. Ann�, who was born in Holland which explains his name, is a good handyman and we are both keen gardeners. We love the country, enjoy bush walking, and dabble in photography and botanical art. We have found house sitting a great way to meet people and get to know different places. Recent Police clearances, character and house-sitting references are available. E-mail: Click here Phone: 0409 819 858
-877- Names . . Kev & Bev Bickhoff	-876- Names . . Jim Chapman
Dates available: committed until end of October, 2010 Preferred area: NSW and Qld Occupation: Retired civil engineer & computer administrator Ages 60+ We have retired, travelled around Australia, house-sat for friends with dogs and chooks, and now looking for a place to go during the school holidays when most places are crowded and when people want to get away for vacations over the Christmas / New Year period. We are currently in WA and moving towards SA / Vic, currently committed until end of October. We have our own van and can be self-sufficient if needs be! We own two homes of our own and have lived in one for 15 years - we know about gardens and their importance to owners. We both enjoy good health and are financially secure. Non-smokers and enjoy a wine without excess! We would enjoy looking after your pride and joy while you relax and enjoy a break! E-mail: Click here Phone: 0428 822 389	Dates available: 2 weeks from March 27, 6 weeks from June 7, then after October 25 Preferred area: Noosa / Sunshine coast Occupation: Retired Accountant, Sailing Instructor Ages 64 Experienced sitter - I have had 16 sits over the last 4 years, in Noosa, Sydney & Central Coast. They have varied from 2 weeks to 15 months, and include repeats. I am a previous house owner = housetrained, tidy, etc. I will provide excellent references. Good with dogs & cats, horses, gardens/lawns, pools, & happy to attend to any admin. matters while you are away. I'm cooperative, capable, adaptable, & can do odd jobs. Normal arrangements, i.e. no cost to yourself etc., High quality care, & peace of mind re security as my daily comings & goings are not routine. I am a non-smoker, active, respectable and responsible & hope to develop long term and recurring relationship/s, to our mutual satisfaction. Short sits okay. My interests range from the sporty to cultural, including tennis, golf, music, socialising, reading, skiing, walking, and swimming. Have a good holiday, with NO WORRIES! E-mail: Click here Phone: 0419 437 872 ( Please feel free to ask me to phone you back, as my plan allows for a lot of calls)
-875- Names . . Pat & Bill Smart	-874- Names . . Ian & Eileen Tait
Dates available: 22nd February onwards Preferred area: N.S.W. Queensland Occupation: Just Retired (Cleaners commercial/residential) Ages 64 With 15 years experience we have a proven track record of professional housesitting in all states. We are on our way to Cairns willing to look after properties along the eastern seaboard, after the 22nd February, 2010. We are more than happy to look after your pets & property as if it were our own. We are OLDIES but GOODIES. We are caravanners, & have been for 19years. Hope to hear from you. Pat & Bill. E-mail: Click Here Phone: 0408840704 or 0439433789	Dates available: Now onwards Already booked for 22nd - 31st Jan 2010, 5th - 8th March 2010. and 31st March - 6th May 2010. Preferred area: coastal NSW and Vic Occupation: Semi retired - previously Property Maintenance Contractors Ages 55 & 57 Ian and I are looking forward to getting on the road again. We have previously enjoyed housesitting in 3 states and made many friends - both human and otherwise! ALL of our previous homeowners are happy for you to contact them for a reference. Our excellent references are due to the fact that we care for your home and pets as though they were our own, and we aim to keep both well cared for while you are away. We own a property in northern NSW and so we understand the need for property security as well as pet care. We are both non-smokers, and enjoy spending our time walking, exploring your area and doing a spot of gardening. We prefer coastal areas, especially during summer but will consider other areas, whether short or long term. Just email and ask! E-mail: Click here Phone: Mob 0423 303 130 - [02] 6647 3328
-873- Names . . Malcolm & Linda Smith	-872- Names . . Eric Main
Dates available: August 2010 - onwards Preferred area: All Australia Occupation: Bus Driver and Child Care Assistant Ages 56 & 58 We are travelling around Australia in our motorhome picking up work as we go. We are currently in Darwin until late June this year. Malcolm is working as a bus driver and Linda is working as a child care assistant. Linda is studying at present to achieve her Certificate III in Children's Services. We will be going to Western Australia next. We are Christians and believe we are trustworthy and honest and would love to have the opportunity to housesit and be able to work at the same time. Malcolm is a jack of all trades and with the amount of tools we have with us can weld, do mechanical work etc. Thanks. E-mail: Click here Phone: 0407 255 549 and 0409 637 203	Dates available: Booked until October 2010 Preferred area: Sydney & NSW, Hobart & Tasmania & Melbourne & Victoria Occupation: Retired Social worker Ages 66 Experienced Sitter I am currently committed in Ballarat, Hobart and Sydney. An active and retired Social Worker, I have returned to Australia after two years in Argentina and have committed myself to several house sits here this year. I have enjoyed the opportunity to visit various centres in Victoria and New South Wales and now have some good experience with cats and dogs and chooks and feel comfortable anywhere. Used to living on my own, I am systematic about house keeping and simple gardening and will always respect the house and pets as I would my own. I am willing to take on additional tasks as appropriate to any given situation. I can offer a good security background and contacts that are willing to communicate with prospective owners. I look forward to hearing from you. E-mail: Click here Phone: 0421 970 942
-870- Names . . Ian L. Gregory	-868- Names . . Terry Sellars
Dates available: after 30/12/2010 Preferred area: Anywhere Occupation: Retired - Experienced sitter Ages 66 I have been House sitting for 8 years mostly through this site, though many of my sits now are second and third time around. I have left behind many satisfied owners and have an extensive list of contacts for referral. I am experienced with all kinds of properties and Animals Birds Fish and Reptiles. Having recently retired I am now available for sitting anywhere in Australia. Please book me in ample time for your trip as I am often booked up to 12 months in advance. I am currently fully booked until November 30, 2010. So at this time, can't consider anything before then. E-mail: Click here Phone: 0403 189 677	Dates available: School holidays Preferred area: All Areas Occupation: Teaching (Arts) Ages 59 Single male, House and garden proud, Experienced sitter. Attentive to all aspects of home care and always vigilant of security. Pets, (singular) are a bonus, am a dog person. If you want your home kept happy I am available on Vic school holidays. Please feel free to ring. E-mail: Click here Phone: 0428 554 887
-867- Names . . Karen Haebich	-866- Names . . Shane Englefield & Jenny Kent
Dates available: Immediately Preferred area: Any state (Not in Sydney area) Occupation: Author Ages 56 I am a mature single lady with a police clearance available immediately to look after your precious pets and home. I have worked in a caravan park, which won the award for the cleanest caravan park in that year for South Australia. I am travelling to any area to research for my writing, as I am free to do now. E-mail: Click here Phone: 0413 691 821	Dates available: from 15/09/2010 onwards Preferred area: Anywhere Occupation: Communications Technician & Clerical Ages 59 & 56 Hi, you are in touch with Shane & Jen, thanks for looking us up. We are in our mid fifties and travelling and working our way around Australia. We are keen to homesit for you. We have been proud home owners for 25 years, keeping well maintained gardens & yards and have cared for a myriad of family pets. House sitting is not something we have registered for without thought and discussion. We are fully aware of the responsibility and trust required of the home sitter, and we are happy to undertake this role. We can assure you, the home owner, that during our stay we will care for and leave your home as you left it. We will respect your home, your personal wishes and your neighbours. Any location from the outback to the sea would be attractive. We are keen beach goers, campers, cyclists, bush walkers, explorers and have an interest in fauna, flora and history. We enjoy gardening activities such as flowers, lawn and veggie patch. Shane is very adept in the grounds and quite a handyman and cook. I am Very! Very! experienced at cleaning and tidying a home. Caring for any pets would be undertaken warmly and with diligence. Crocs excluded!! Our home base is a small coastal community in NSW. We have been on the road since November 2008. We have current Police Clearance Certificates, non smokers, honest, sensible, practical, fun loving people, who you can rely on to care for your home. Contact via Mobile 0406610210 or email below. Will respond to all calls and emails, response time maybe a day or two dependent on reception and email access. Our calendar and availability dates are listed below. We are booked until 31/8/2010 and available again 15/09/2010 E-mail: Click here Phone: 0406 610 210 - 0410 953 345
-865- Names . . Ken Baker	-863- Names . . Keith Burrows
Dates available: Booked to July 2010 - short or long term Preferred area: Any - Smaller towns / Rural areas Occupation: Service pensioner - experienced sitter Ages 63 Retired Royal Australian Navy and Ambulance Officer, Country boy brought up on the land. Loves gardening and pets. Non drinker, clean and caring. Light gardening (watering, pruning, weeding - no push mowing but ride-on okay). Outside smoker Experience at looking after country properties Please call for a chat and to arrange an interview if possible. Have completed sits in South Aust, Victoria, NSW and Qld. Currently sitting. Referees: Pat Harris, Townsville 07 4778 7004 Roger Martlew, Millicent 08 3733 8005 Phil Benstead Mackay 07 4956 1181 Jan & Ron Casey Newberrima 02 4877 2517 E-mail: Phone: 0428 433 571	Dates available: now booked until mid June Preferred area: All Australia. Occupation: Retired - very experienced sitter Ages 67 I am now happily booked until mid June 2010 and available again for any areas from then. I am a very fit 67 year old male - non smoker - occasional drink. Have lived in Canberra for over 30 years and worked at the Australian National University. I already own a house and have also cared for houses for short periods. More recently I lived in a house in Perth and supervised renovations for the overseas owners and house-sat in Qld and Tasmania. I enjoy maintaining gardens and as an ex farmer have always liked all animals. Recently sat 11,000 acre property in Nth Qld, then off to Ormeau, Gold coast area, in April through end October. Enjoy cycling tennis and outdoor activities. Conscientious & reliable I also have the skills and knowledge to carry out routine maintenance. I believe you should always leave a house even better than you find it. I've had some wonderful times and experiences house sitting since 2002 E-mail: Click here Phone: 0429 876 575
-857- Names . . Jeanette Woodrow	-856- Names . . Ray & Barbara Murrell
Dates available: February 2010 onwards, long-term Preferred area: All areas Occupation: Engineer, Welder, Spray painter Ages 66 Experienced sitter. Very capable lady engineer with own mobile home. Very experienced with animals - my life is all about Animals (The Little People) Please contact me to discuss your details Thank you Jeanette E-mail: Click here Phone: 02 6664 1393 - Mobile 0438 248 202	Dates available: Any time Preferred area: All Australia Occupation: Retired - Experienced sitters Ages very fit 75 My wife and I are a very fit 75 yrs old. I spend most of my time gardening and we both do lots of volunteering work myself with my local R.S.L and my grandchildren's school and Barbara spends most of her time assisting our daughter look after our two youngest grandchildren and her house as she is a school teacher. We both worked as volunteers at the Sydney Olympics and we have done previous house sitting through this agency E-mail: Click here Phone: 07 32854642 0412608507
-853- Names . . Luiz Teixeira	-852- Names . . Bruce & Sandi Giovanelli
Dates available: Dec 14, 2009 to January 4, 2010 (or longer) Preferred area: NSW Occupation: part time health care lecturer & avid landscape gardener Ages 48 & 43 We rent and care-take a beautiful prestigious home on Sydney's Northern Beaches for an overseas owner. Every year we vacate the home for about 3 weeks when the owners uses it for their holiday. We therefore need, and could pay rent for a clean, modest 2 or more bedroom unit/ house/ townhouse during that period. The period is from Monday December 14, 2009 to Monday January 4, 2010. We are a small family of 4 (2 adults, children 15, 7). The children absolutely love and care for pets of all kinds. We can provide excellent references should you require them. We assure you that your home will be returned in better condition than you leave it! If this works for you, please contact me on the mobile number below Also, we could go over the dates, either way, just not under. Warm regards, Erna and Luiz E-mail: Click here Phone: 0421 315 837	Dates available: Feb 2010 - Feb 2011 Preferred area: All NSW & Qld Occupation: Retired Ages 59 & 66 We have been house sitting in NZ although I had done a lot of it in the Hunter Valley before we married. We own a motor-home and have loved the travelling but have a few problems with it at present so would like to keep up the life style of moving and caring for pets, but I might add that they do get very spoilt. We love walking and getting to know different areas. We are honest reliable and caring about pets, homes and gardens. We also love to meet people from all walks of life. E-mail: Click here Phone:
-845- Names . . Robin Oddy	-842- Names . . Pat Murray
Dates available: 20 October 2009 onwards Preferred area: Anywhere Occupation: Semi Retired - Experienced sitter Ages 60 My husband & I are at present house sitting for a couple in Kingscliff NSW for the 3rd time while they travel away to the Isle of White in England. We have looked after there beautiful house, pool, spa, 2 dogs & 2 cats for a period of 6 months. Excellent references can be obtained from them. We are a clean polite patient tolerant honest understanding couple & will fit in with your schedules for how you like your animals treated & cared for. We are both from professional backgrounds & live permanently in WA but love to travel. A police clearance is available. E-mail: Click here Phone: 0439 979 356	Dates available: From mid March 2010 to whenever Preferred area: All areas Occupation: Retired Secondary Teacher - experienced sitter Ages 61 I'm booked up from now to the middle of March 2010. Old-fashioned reliability and a belief that "your word is your bond". I've lived by that all my life and apply it to the house sits I do. I've already done nearly a dozen house sit assignments ranging from Perth to New Zealand and generally involving at least one dog or cat. Unlike people looking for long terms I am mostly interested in shorter periods up to four or five weeks. Thanks to house-sitting we've learned about and fallen in love with the Sunshine Coast, Coffs Harbour, Hobart and the Port Stephens area and look for repeat assignments there, though I'm open to experiencing other attractive spots. Often you can get a "feel" for people over the phone so I'm happy to chat to people looking for a house sitter but wanting to be sure they've got the right person. I've been retired for six years now after a thirty year teaching career and love bowls, golf, reading, great coffees, walking. If I sound like the sort of person you'd be happy to entrust your house/plants/pets with then I'd love to hear from you. E-mail: Click here Phone: 0434 892 926
-840- Names . . Graeme & Susan McDonald	-835- Names . . Jennifer & David Southworth
Dates available: Anytime Preferred area: All areas Occupation: Retired Managers of Holiday Accommodation Ages 64 & 62 Sept 2004 to Sept. 2009 For the past five years we were the On-site Resident Managers of The Oasis Resort & Treetop Houses in Byron Bay NSW. The Property consists of 28 different apartments located in Byron Bay. Being responsible to the Body Corporate for all Care Taking activities of the Community Association Common Property and Management of the letting business of the individual properties in the letting pool. Since taking on this position we improved the annualised occupancy rate by 13% points and increased the annual net operating profit by 26%. We also managed the implementation of more than $250,000 worth of property development activities. All of which gives us excellent experience to look after your home and garden while you are away. Prior to this Graeme worked for General Motors Holden for 34 years. With various responsibilities in Marketing and Service related activities including experience working in Indonesia and Japan. During this time Susan fulfilled the role of Mother to our two children and also worked for 12 years as a PA to a Company director at the Age News Paper. We both hold a current National Police Certificate checks. E-mail: Click here Phone: 0402 328 401 - 0416 187 778	Dates available: 14th Oct to 15th Nov then from 30th Mar 2010 Preferred area: Anywhere Occupation: Retired - experienced house/pet sitters Ages 68 / 68 We are a retired professional couple.. David was a Master Mariner, Jenny a Credit Manager for an International Airline. We have both had long successful careers before owning our own very successful Hospitality business. We also have spent several years as seasonal relief managers for a resort in Alice Springs. And have hosted foreign students on our home over several years. We are experienced Pet/House minders and are non smokers, very reliable and caring and professional in our approach to your property. Your house and pets are cared for as you would yourself. We are widely travelled both in Australia and world wide and own our home on the Gold Coast. David has an interest in music and we are both avid travellers. Our pet experience covers small and medium dogs, (including litters) cats, Aviary birds, Fowls, Horses and Donkeys (feeding only) and most other small domestic pets. We travel to sits around Australia in our Motorhome (but occupy the home) and have our small Maltese 'Minty' with us as a travel companion. We have excellent references on request and enjoy meeting and helping others. For further information and to request a link to our photo profile please email us. DAVID and JENNY E-mail: Click here Phone: 0428 448 306
-833- Names . . Katherine Gamble & Alan Andrews
Dates available: Mid January to Mid March 2010 (or anytime between) Preferred area: All NSW, Qld, Tas, Vic, SA Occupation: Event Coordinator/filmmaker and Electrician Ages 48 & 51 Alan is British and I (Katherine) am Australian. After a three year international romance, we will be married in New York in two weeks' time. At the moment we are living in London but plan to leave here in early November 2009 to travel to India for two months (where we met) before returning to Australia in March 2010 to make my settlement application (so that I can live and work in the UK). The application process may take up to five months but averages three. We would like to housesit while we await the outcome of the application. I have travelled Australia widely but Alan has only visited Sydney so we would like to take this opportunity so that Alan can experience another part of Australia. We are both fit, active, practical and industrious people who keep a clean, well-maintained house and we both adore dogs. Alan feels the same about cats but unfortunately I am allergic to them! Neither of us have housesat before but we can easily provide personal references and I can also offer a real estate reference from a previous long-term tenancy in Bellevue Hill, Sydney. We can be reached by the home number until the beginning of November 2009. After that you can call Alan's blackberry: +447957628157 (UK number) or my mobile: 0412 894 134 (Aust number). Aside from these numbers either of the email addresses, listed below, will reach us. We look forward to looking after your home! E-mail: Click here or Click here Phone: 0011 44 207 682 0865 (home number)
-831- Names . . Janet & John	-830- Names . . Allan Edwards & Sandy Furlonger
Dates available: Qld School holidays Preferred area: All NSW, Qld, Tas, Vic, SA Occupation: Teachers Ages 60 We are active, professional people who love to explore new places during our school holidays. We have recent house-sitting experience, and are able to provide references. We are reliable, non-smokers and good housekeepers. We will keep your house and garden neat and look after it as it it were our own. Not being used to dogs, the only pets we housesit are cats. We have lived with cats (mainly oriental breeds) all our life and enjoy catering for them. E-mail: Click here Phone: 07 4783 4496 - 0449 864 250	Dates available: October 15, 2009 - April 15, 2010 Preferred area: NSW, WA, Qld, Tas, NZ - see below Occupation: retired fireman, paramedic/retired judicial clerk, justice of the peace Ages 58 / 52 We are a well travelled retired couple. We have the freedom to be available when you need us for as long as you need us. We love gardening, pets and gourmet cooking. We like to keep a clean and neat house and will treat your home as our own. Datesavailable: October 15, 2009-April 15, 2010 Areas available: 50 km Newcastle, Nelson Bay, Port Macquarie, Byron Bay, Lennox head, Perth, Albany, Denmark, Coffs Harbor, Broome, Brisbane, Noosa heads, Airlie Beach, Hobart, King Island, Kangaroo Island, Christchurch, Nelson, Dunedin, Bay of Islands, Tauranga, Invercargill, Gisborne, Lake Taupo, Collingwood, West Port, Mount Cook, Hastings, Timaru, Hobart, Port Arthur, Sorrell, Launceston, Beaconsfield, Whitemark, Flinders island. Australia, New Zealand, Tasmania E-mail: Click here Phone: 907-888-8174 (USA)
-829- Names . . Stella & Ian Miller	-828- Names . . Carolyn Gladwin
Dates available: From October 28, 2009 Preferred area: Vic, SA, Qld, NSW, Tas Occupation: Retired Ages 61 Experienced sitters We are a retired couple. Stella ran her own cake decorating business and Ian was a company secretary and senior manager with a number of large Australian corporations. We have been home owners for many years (and quite a few homes) and have put tenants into our Adelaide home so that we can travel within Australia and overseas. We recently returned from Europe and are booked until October 1, 2009. After that date we are available for most areas as above. We do not smoke. We are capable gardeners, experienced pool owners, meticulously tidy and fond of animals. Our own pets have included dogs, cats, birds and fish. Our aim is to make your holiday as carefree as possible. So if we can be of assistance to you, please call or email us. We would be happy to chat and to answer any questions, provide references etc. E-mail: Click here Phone: 0403 970 179	Dates available: 14th August 2009 onwards Preferred area: 50km Blacktown including Blue Mountains Occupation: Teacher Ages 44 I have excellent housesitting verbal references. I am extremely reliable, trustworthy, clean, work-smart and efficient. I love cleaning and looking after pets, mail and will carefully record all contacts with you whilst you are away, thereby ensuring total peace of mind. I am a secondary high school teacher and work in my professional life with all kinds of people. I speak fluent French and German and am particularly looking for housesitting in the Blue Mountains, as there are fast trains to my school in Blacktown! I would really love you to phone me on 0405 987 492 E-mail: Click here Phone: 0405 987 492 or to leave a message
-823- Names . . Graham & Cheta	-820- Names . . Jenny Nichols
Dates available: November 25 till December 19 Preferred area: east coast Australia, preferably Brisbane Occupation: Writers Ages 61 & 46 Hi, we are Graham and Ma Ch�ta, and we travel frequently around the world, staying in one location for 3 to 4 months at a time. Where ever we can we housesit, as we love having animals around! Our only requirement is internet access. Graham is 61 years old, from the UK, lighting designer (amongst others cathedrals of England (www.grahamphoenix.co.uk). President of the International Association of Lighting Designers from 2006-2007 (IALD, Chicago, www.iald.org). Currently invited to speak at international conferences. Recently shifted into writing. Ma Ch�ta is 46 years old, from the Netherlands, facilitating workshops and writing about her varied life to help others. Experienced house-sitter (references available) and ran a small business looking after pets for people. We both also are volunteer Senior Leaders with the Anthony Robbins organization. We are capable, skilled, clean and tidy, non-smoking, and know what it takes to diligently look after and care for your property and your pet(s) while you are away. We won't be taking a holiday at your home, we have those between sits. We look forward to meeting you soon! E-mail: Click here Phone: +44 7785 705025	Dates available: 1/8/2009 - 31/7/2010 Preferred area: All Sydney and NSW Occupation: Retail Ages 42 I have been house sitting on several occasions and enjoy it! I love animals, and am house proud. I like to stay in touch with you while you're away (by email) so you know everything is well at home. I am a very clean and tidy person, and well presented. I provide references. Please contact me if I can be of assistance! E-mail: Click here Phone: 0400 137 753
-819- Names . . Janis & Adrian	-818- Names . . Yibran & Arlene Selman
Dates available: From 1st November 2009 Preferred area: All Australia Occupation: Retired Business Executives - Experienced sitters Ages 59 & 69 Professional, Excellent House Sitter, will leave your home, pets & gardens in perfect condition. Hi, my name is Janis. My partner Adrian and I are non-smokers with professional backgrounds. We are reliable, responsible people who respect other peoples property & belongings. We are both animal lovers and proud housekeepers and as we have been house sitting for 4 years, we have excellent references and home owners that will be delighted to give a verbal reference should you require one urgently. Our children are all independent living in Qld NSW & Vic. which enables us to move around enjoying house sitting for short and long term situations. In some cases we have house-sat for the same home owners on more than one occasion. We look forward to looking after your home & pets while you are away and assure you, that you will find everything in perfect order on your return. Thank you for considering us as your Sitters and we can be contacted below E-mail: Click here Phone: 0439 759977 --- 0417 768283	Dates available: From 18th August Preferred area: Sydney, Blue Mountains, Wollongong, Central Coast Occupation: library technician & reflexologist and internet marketer, counsellor and classical singer Ages 28 & 36 We are a family of 3: mum, dad and 2 year old girl. We're returning to Sydney, to stay, on the 18th of August. Mum's a library technician and reflexologist. Dad's an internet marketer, counsellor and classical singer. We're interested in housesitting for at least a month, or preferably for as long as possible (up to 1 year would be great!); in other words rent-free living in exchange of taking care of your house, garden, cat, dog, etc. My wife's had plenty of experience with animals and my daughter absolutely loves them! However, we're only willing to deal with 1 or 2 cats OR 1 dog at a time. So if you have a zoo at your place, we're not interested :-) This is probably the only thing we'd be really adamant about. We're looking for preferably a house, with a yard/garden and enough space for the 3 of us (i.e.: a room for us and one for our daughter to sleep in, at least. 3 rooms ideal). We're looking within Sydney, and also, surrounding areas: blue mountains, central coast, wollongong... anywhere no farther than 2 hours by train from Sydney CBD, and with easy access to public transport. We're interested in self-sufficiency. Growing our own veggies, own energy, water, etc. We're 80% raw and also vegetarian. We love to be at home and to spend as much time as possible together as a family. If you need anything else: photos, references... anything... just let us know... And, if you're not sure that we would go for your place, contact us nonetheless, we can be flexible if the right person and place come along. Thanks! E-mail: Click here Phone:
-815- Names . . Malcolm Black
Dates available: 1/11/09-20/3/10 and 3/1/11 - 30/4/11 Preferred area: 20 kms Perth, Fremantle, Mandurah, Australind, Adelaide, Victor Harbour, Bateman's Bay to Sydney and everywhere in between - Brisbane and everywhere in between Occupation: Retired Professor Ages 73 Very fit senior citizen - just moved 17+ tonnes of brieze blocks last week to build my new garage. Widowed 2006 after 45 years marriage with school sweetheart. Three adult children. Live in a 9-apartment detached house on the edge of a Highland loch in Scotland. Taught and lectured for various periods in Australia, Canada, Cologne, Gran Canaria, Jakarta, New Zealand, Un of Western Ontario, Aarhus Un. Retired early and established and ran International school of English and Golf. Have house-sat in Canada and Australia. Been a town councillor, regional councillor and candidate for Westminster and European parliaments. Have written a political thriller. To minimise housework I avoid mess at all costs. Have friends all over the world and visits here in Scotland from many of them. Speak some French, German and Spanish. Experienced house-sitter in Australia and Canada. E-mail: Click here Phone: 44 (0)1631 710560 UK
-805- Names . . John Le Tissier	-806- Names . . Barbara & Roy Dibden
Dates available: 01/07/09 - 01/12/10 Preferred area: 50km Miranda NSW Occupation: Project Manager Ages 43 Hi! I am a separated dad of 3 boys and need a place to stay while I get my life sorted out. I enjoy looking after animals as I was brought up on a small farm in QLD. I am home every night by 5 and leave early in the morning. I would like to have my 3 boys 8, 10 and 14 stay every weekend and they are well house trained. I can stay in your house as long as you require as I have a friend I bunk with between sits. E-mail: Click here Phone: 0424 148 543	Dates available: Dec 09 to Feb 10 Preferred area: Sydney, WA, SA, Vic, NSW, New Zealand Occupation: Retired - experienced sitters Ages 64 & 65 After three years successful house sitting in Sydney and WA (references available) we are now looking for a housesit in New Zealand & WA, SA, Victoria or NSW. We are a retired English couple, non smoking, who just love cats; we come back to Australia each summer as we find European winters impossible so we have vowed to live in sandals forever. You could call us grey nomads with the aim to get to know our globe before we are too creaky to move. During the European summer we spend our time in Rochefort, France, very close to the Atlantic coast and from time to time we pop over to the UK to see the family. My hobby is sailing and learning more about Capt James Cook and Barbara excels at needlework. If you would like to see what we get up to on our trips including photos check out our travel blog on www.globenotes.com/beeroy We look forward to hearing from you. It is easier to contact us by e-mail as we travel a lot and if you let us have your phone number we will contact you. E-mail: Click here or Click here Phone: 0401 480 009
-803- Names . . Albertha Alcock
Dates available: 1st July onwards Preferred area: Sth Sydney Illawarra, Thirroul & Woonona areas Occupation: hospitality / tourism Ages 54 I am a 54 year young widow with 3 years experience House Sitter in Italy, Netherlands, Tasmania, Gold Coast, Central Coast, Illawarra & far Sth Coast. With References. I love to spoil and exercise your pets. Pick up your mail & send it on. Look after your Spa & Pools. Tend to all your garden needs. It is important to have peace of mind when you are trying to relax, to have a stress free holiday. I am trustworthy and reliable. I am a former home owner and business owner. I am presently without a home due to becoming a widow far too soon. I am presently relying totally on regular house sits. Please call me on 0422 669 362 E-mail: Click here Phone: 0422 669 362
-795- Names . . Dave Elson	-791- Names . . Chris Barclay
Dates available: Negotiable Preferred area: Rural or bush, country town. Queensland, NSW, N/Territory Occupation: Retired Ages 59 Single male with dog, is looking forward to taking care of your property in your absence. I have a background in mechanics, exploration drilling, truck driving and many rural jobs. Spare time is spent reading, fishing, fossicking, gardening, or walking in the bush. Meticulously tidy, whether in the home or w/shop. I am a non smoker light drinker. Having spent many years in the bush and living on my own, I am quite content with my own company and that of the animals. My dog is very friendly, outside trained and non negotiable. She goes where I go. While caring for your property I am prepared to look at some light duties for an agreed remuneration ( food, fuel, wage). I have a current police clearance and personal references. I live in Port Lincoln SA but am prepared to travel for the right people to most locations. I look forward to a chat in the hope we may be able to help each other. You have your property looked after and I get out of the suburbs. E-mail: Click here Phone: 08 8683 4140	Dates available: 10th July 2009 - indefinitely Preferred area: All Tas, Vic, SA, NSW, Qld Occupation: Retired Teacher Ages 54 Hi there! I am a retired teacher returning to lovely Australia after a prolonged working holiday in Europe. I am looking forward to getting back into the Aussie way of life and am wanting to spend a little time investigating the country before I settle down. I am a frustrated farmer type and love gardening and especially watering! I love dogs and cats and would look after them well. I am very house proud and love to live in ordered, beautiful surroundings. I would take care of your home and your pets as if they were my own. E-mail: Click here Phone:
-787- Names . . Mary Thompson Boyd	-782- Names . . Antje Kuzeff
Dates available: July, August and December Preferred area: Sydney, Melbourne, NSW Occupation: Instructor Vancouver Community College Ages 56 I am a mature, responsible person with a lot of experience house and pet sitting. I am an adult literacy and numeracy instructor at a community college in Vancouver BC. I do not teach for three months of the year (July, August and December) and I am very interested in having the opportunity to live rent free in another country during those months. I love cats, dogs and birds. I am a non-smoker and non-drinker. I am very active, love to walk, swim and bike and love to explore new places. I take excellent care of homes, am very dependable and will leave homes clean and tidy. I would love the opportunity to see Australia, particularly New South Wales. I will leave your home in the same excellent condition it was when I arrived! E-mail: Click here Phone: 011-604-871-7380 Canada	Dates available: 30/04/09 onwards Preferred area: All NSW, Vic, Tas Occupation: Teacher Ages 54 I'm 54 years old V.I.T. registered art teacher, looking to expand my horizons whilst meeting and supporting others needs. I'm a Christian. I have a special connection with animals and realize there are many varied personalities one needs to consider. Acknowledge that more than anything they need a loving carer. Married to a Medical practitioner / homeopath with four grown children. I look forward to an adventure that requires trust and integrity leaving each experience with a special connection - friends. Please email details. E-mail: Click here Phone: 0458 153 704
- 770- Names . . Frank & Maureen Thorogood	-768- Names . . Peter & Kay Silk
Dates available: Open Preferred area: ALL NSW and Victoria Occupation: Retired schoolteachers Ages: 67 & 68. We are an active couple who can undertake minor maintenance tasks should they occur. I was a fitter before becoming a secondary teacher. We have a 1/4 acre block which we enjoy looking after. Although we have no animals ourselves we do enjoy their company and exercising them would not be a problem. We are available for long or medium lets in urban or rural situations in attractive areas. We would willingly join in local clubs such as badminton, bridge, choral, folk and fitness groups. In anticipation. Regards Frank & Maureen E-mail: Click Here Phone: 0409 923 286	Dates available: All year Preferred area: NSW, ACT, Nth Vic (Not Sydney or Newcastle) Occupation: Retired - Experienced sitters Ages Retired couple We have been house sitters for a number of years and have looked after a whole range of properties varying from small farms to city dwellings. We take great pride in our own home and garden and likewise in the home and gardens of any houses that we look after. Animals are not an issue. We have excellent references available from homeowners who we have previously house sat for. E-mail: Phone: 02 6361 2149
-765- Names . . Denis Miller
Dates available: Booked until Jan 2010 Preferred area: All Aust Occupation: Retired - experienced sitter Ages 67 I am 66 year old retired male and an experienced sitter who is currently based on the Gold Coast. I am a non smoker keep fit, walk and play ordinary golf. I am a former homeowner with the usual domestic pets (dog, cat, birds etc.) and am capable of maintaining your property to a high standard. Travelling to different locations and meeting new people in this great country is my reward. I have been privileged to care for homes /units and town houses in the city and suburbs as well as small farms in country areas. I enjoy a beer and a glass or two of wine (in moderation) and I look forward to discussing your needs and requirements with you in the near future. E-mail: Click here Phone: 0438 558 323

House Sitters available for house sitting in
Northern NSW

	-625- Names . . Lynne & Ray Chilton
	Dates available: 1st April until end December 2010 then February 2011 onwards Preferred area: Sydney, Parramatta Newcastle Occupation: Retired Ages 61 & 63 Experienced house sitters over past four years. We are an energetic, clean living, retired non-smoking couple, with a background in Management and Customer Service. Your privacy and our respect for your property is assured. Having run our own home maintenance and gardening business, gardening, home and pool maintenance is no problem. We are experienced house sitters, looking after homes with pets (dogs and cats) to small hobby farm. Past clients will vouch for us and we can put you in touch with them to provide house sitting references. Currently as unit dwellers, we are able to travel for extended periods of time. If you are looking for a competent, caring, reliable couple to care for your castle or cave, please contact us, Lynne & Ray. E-mail: Click here Phone: 07 5479 3405
-624- Names . . Dale & Bob Etheridge	-623- Names . . Ric & Gillian Jay
Dates available: 1/03/2010 - 1/09/2010 Preferred area: 30km Coolangatta Occupation: retired medical secretary & electrician Ages 61 & 64 We are both retired. Have sold our property and have been travelling for the past 5 years. We are now looking to buy a house and want to experience a location in the Gold coast /Tweed Heads region. Dale worked most of her life as a medical secretary and Bob as an electrician in both industrial & domestic. We have two grown up daughters. Bob has had some experience working on dairy farms & can apply himself to most tasks. Dale is happy to do work around the house or property attending to animals etc. We are willing to housesit rural or suburban properties. References can be supplied on request Both non smokers. E-mail: Click here Phone: 0412 713 578	Dates available: July 20th 2009 ongoing (except August 22 - Sept 1st) Preferred area: All areas Occupation: Retired Journalist/Lecturer, Retired Fashion Buyer - EXPERIENCED SITTERS Ages 54 & 53 RETIRED, RESPONSIBLE, ANIMAL LOVING, PROFESSIONAL COUPLE WHO LOVE A CHANGE OF SCENERY. EXPERIENCED SITTERS We are fortunate to be an early retired couple with successful careers and home-ownership behind us. Ric is a former Journalist and Foreign Correspondent who ran newsrooms in various places and for the last few years worked as a lecturer part-time at QUT University in Brisbane. Gill was a senior Fashion Buyer for a large UK company, but became more interested in working with organisations that do some good in the community. We jumped off the treadmill relatively early, met 12-years ago in South America while we were doing voluntary work, and have been managing to balance our lives ever since with some less stressful paid work, voluntary work and lots of travel. We are fit, healthy, tidy, non-smoking, and reasonably handy around house and garden. We feel equally comfortable in big cities and the bush and like to divide our time between the two. We genuinely like animals of all sorts - having grown up with dogs, cats, sheep and the odd budgie but our desire to keep travelling through our fifties and onwards means we can't keep our own pets. As travel and change are a big part of our lives, we are pretty flexible about times and places. We have a 4WD with a slide-on camper that takes us just about anywhere around Australia. We spent last year in the Grampians, Victorian Alps, Adelaide, Woodend - Victoria, Sunshine Coast and Brisbane. Having sold our home, we are trying a number of new locations around Australia before deciding where we would like to buy again. We are honest and reliable and will look after your home, garden and loved pets with genuine care and respect. We would be happy to provide references and any other information you require. As we're often travelling out of phone signal, please Email us and we'll get back to you as soon as possible. E-mail: Click here Phone: 0420 680 071
-622- Names . . Yvette & Suresh	-621- Names . . Hillary & Raewyn Wright
Dates available: 1st March 2010 ongoing - flexible Preferred area: Sydney and all NSW Occupation: Animal Consultant & Food Safety Supervisor Ages 30, 40 First Time House Sitters with Talent. We are first time House Sitters and have been best friends for over ten years. We believe this to be a great opportunity for us to save towards our own homes. The majority of our rental experience has been through private landlords; we have enjoyed the face-to-face appreciation and gained their trust by respecting their properties. We both come with Veterinary and Horticulture qualifications and experience working for both private and individual organisations. Yvette-Louise also ran her Animal Consulting business in Animal Nutritional Therapy and Homeopathy and is currently working on a column in the weekly paper expanding on Animal Ethics. Suresh too, is a Food Safety Supervisor with seventeen years experience and is fulfilling his desire as a freelance specialist in Food Auditing. We are non-smokers and non-drinkers, clean, self-sufficient and responsible people. Rest assured on your holiday that we will respect and care your home, pets and garden with attentive love. We are happy to meet you for an interview and all REFERENCES will be provided. E-mail: Click here - Prefer phone / text contact pls Phone: 0423-115-808 and 0435-425-215	Dates available: Anytime - see below Preferred area: All Qld, NSW and Darwin Occupation: Retired On-site Resort managers Ages We are a husband and wife team that have had 20+ years as On-Site Resort Managers in Aust, New Zealand and Fiji and having recently retired are available to look after your home. We are still very active and have had the experience of grounds and pool maintenance. We enjoy travelling and are keen to see a bit more of Australia. References and CV available on request. We are unavailable Feb 15 to April 25 and 04th May to 02 June and 10th July to 31st August and 10th Oct to 12th Nov E-mail: Click here Phone: 0404 990 681
-620- Names . . Pat & Bill Smart	-619- Names . . Tim & Robyn
Dates available: 22nd February onwards Preferred area: N.S.W. Queensland Occupation: Just Retired (Cleaners commercial/residential) Ages 64 With 15 years experience we have a proven track record of professional housesitting in all states. We are on our way to Cairns willing to look after properties along the eastern seaboard, after the 22nd February, 2010. We are more than happy to look after your pets & property as if it were our own. We are OLDIES but GOODIES. We are caravanners, & have been for 19years. Hope to hear from you. Pat & Bill. E-mail: Click Here Phone: 0408840704 or 0439433789	Dates available: from July 2010 onwards Preferred area: Northern NSW and QLD Occupation: Retired Professionals - experienced sitters Ages early 60s We are a retired professional couple with a family of five children who have grown up and left home. We have sold our home and we are now free to go wherever. This has been our lifestyle since 2002. Previous house sits have been in the city, and the country, large homes and small, with and without pets, gardens and pools, and our extras have included caring for teenage children and running a luxury bed and breakfast business (we used to run our own national consulting company). Sometimes our ingenuity has been tested to the limit, but so far it has not been found lacking. We have enjoyed every single house sit and can provide excellent references. Do we smoke? No Do we party? No, but we would appreciate being able to have occasional houseguests. Do we like animals? Yes. Do they like us? We have not yet met a pet that doesn't treat us like it owns us. Do we have hobbies? Yes. Sailing, camping, bushwalking, gardening, cooking, bridge, in no particular order. Do we have a downside? One of us is a computer nerd... but makes up for it by being very handy at fixing things. Will we care for your home, garden and pets as you would yourself? Do we have integrity and are we trustworthy? Yes, but please check with our referees. Our aim is to ensure that your break is care-free. We know how important that is. So if you would like to chat with us and see if we are of interest, please give us a call or drop us an email. We look forward to hearing from you. E-mail: Click here Phone: 0414 363 123
-618- Names . . Ian & Eileen Tait	-617- Names . . Penelope Tester
Dates available: Now onwards Already booked for 22nd - 31st Jan 2010, 5th - 8th March 2010. and 31st March - 6th May 2010. Preferred area: coastal NSW and Vic Occupation: Semi retired - previously Property Maintenance Contractors Ages 55 & 57 Ian and I are looking forward to getting on the road again. We have previously enjoyed housesitting in 3 states and made many friends - both human and otherwise! ALL of our previous homeowners are happy for you to contact them for a reference. Our excellent references are due to the fact that we care for your home and pets as though they were our own, and we aim to keep both well cared for while you are away. We own a property in northern NSW and so we understand the need for property security as well as pet care. We are both non-smokers, and enjoy spending our time walking, exploring your area and doing a spot of gardening. We prefer coastal areas, especially during summer but will consider other areas, whether short or long term. Just email and ask! E-mail: Click here Phone: Mob 0423 303 130 - [02] 6647 3328	Dates available: Now ongoing Preferred area: 50km Sydney Occupation: Customer Support / Operations Support Advisor Ages 49 Hi! My name is Pene.. and am 49.. I have been a Home Owner since 1980.. that was a big beautiful home at Epping.. 986sqr metres.. with a pool and large lawns to mow.. I moved to the Northern Beaches in 2000 because I love the water.. I also own two investment properties. I have had many pets over the years! 3 dogs and cats ( all at the same time ) and love their company.. although I don't have any this time.. I know what it is like to have to go away and have people come in to feed them and walk them for you..or to board (very expensive). I also have had "house sitters" myself 2 yrs ago.. and know that you have to like and trust the person/people you are leaving your home with! Have had two house sits so far and looking forward to more. I live at Bayview at the moment and am willing to go from Palm Beach all the way down to Manly and even as far back across as Epping. I am available for an Interview to discuss any needs that you might have regarding what is required of me to "house sit" your home.. I am neat and tidy and would treat your home just like mine.. with respect. Look forward to taking care of your home while you are away on holidays.. Kind regards Pene E-mail: Click here Phone: 8977 1363 0414 988 497
-616- Names . . Ian L. Gregory	-615- Names . . Dennis Medd
Dates available: after 30/12/2010 Preferred area: Anywhere Occupation: Retired - Experienced sitter Ages 66 I have been House sitting for 8 years mostly through this site, though many of my sits now are second and third time around. I have left behind many satisfied owners and have an extensive list of contacts for referral. I am experienced with all kinds of properties and Animals Birds Fish and Reptiles. Having recently retired I am now available for sitting anywhere in Australia. Please book me in ample time for your trip as I am often booked up to 12 months in advance. I am currently fully booked until November 30, 2010. So at this time, can't consider anything before then. E-mail: Click here Phone: 0403 189 677	Dates available: May to September Preferred area: Brisbane, Nth Qld, Sunshine or Gold coast, Nth NSW. Occupation: Retired - experienced sitter Ages 74 I am very fit and healthy, non smoker, non drinker, very clean and tidy and not a wasteful person. I own my own home, love my garden and love pets. being an handy man I can do a few odd jobs if needed. I will show the utmost respect for your home. I am hoping to spend winter in warmer climate, sincerely, Dennis Medd E-mail: Click here Phone: 03 5176 4550 Mob. 0418552365
-613- Names . . Sondra	-612- Names . . Margaret Finlayson
Dates available: 01/01/10 onwards Preferred area: Nth NSW, Gold & Sunshine coasts Occupation: Remedial Massage Therapist/ Surf Instructor Ages 28 I have been running my own Remedial Massage business for 5 years and am in need of a life change. I am looking to travel for one year to experience some adventure. I have my own home and will be renting whilst away. The only way to afford to travel is to House sit in different areas. I am a responsible mature 28yr old and have had my own home for two half years to which I shared with my brother so I know how to look after a home. I am a dog lover to most breeds as I have my own. I am also into fitness I love the ocean and surfing is a big part of my life. Please don't hesitate to contact me with any further questions. Cheers Sondra E-mail: Click here Phone:	Dates available: 6 Jan 2010 onwards Preferred area: Sydney, Nth NSW, Canberra Occupation: IT training/project manager Ages 47 Hi - I am a single, non-smoking, professional in my mid-40's who travels around a lot for work - I run an IT consultancy - so am often moving around for various work projects so find that housesitting really works for me - especially as I am trying to save for a house. I am trustworthy and responsible and love animals - I have recently completed a 3-week housesit for friends in Newcastle, looking after their two beautiful Burmese cats. E-mail: Click here Phone: 0419 610 489
	-606- Names . . Grant & Joy Wootton
	Dates available: AUGUST 2010 onwards Preferred area: All SA, All Qld, Nth NSW Occupation: Semi-Retired business owners Ages 59 & 51 Currently we are booked until August 2010 - available again from then. Happily married! We have spent many years on the land, own properties, cattle, sheep and wheat, (before starting our business six years ago - just sold!!) Lady loves gardening, man is diesel and small motor mechanic builder (retired) Clean living, non smoking, no pets - no dramas. Lady is Blue Care trained to respect your privacy and husband is also former Manager with leading Disability service provider and counsellor - (prior to being in business) Happy to love your pets and garden and care for a few house animals (or a property full) can check your waters etc if needed. We have heaps of refs, husband is Rotarian and Freemason. E-mail: Click here Phone: 07 4623 7240
-601- Names . . Barry & Merle Wheeler	-604- Names . . Bruce & Sandi Giovanelli
Dates available: Anytime Preferred area: Forster NSW to Miami Beach Qld Occupation: Retired Transport Manager Ages Mature - experienced sitters We are a married retired couple, non smokers and currently living on the central coast in NSW. I worked for Linfox Transport for 25 years as a driver then as a transport manager till I retired. I retired in 1996 and we decided we would like to house sit for people anywhere on the coast from Forster in NSW to Miami Beach in Queensland. My wife and myself love gardening and my wife is very clean and tidy in the home. We are also reliable, honest and friendly. We will travel to meet the people who ring us to house sit for them, so they can meet us and we can meet them. We are healthy and fit and will travel. E-mail: Phone: 02 4397 2334 - 0403 198 295	Dates available: Feb 2010 - Feb 2011 Preferred area: All NSW & Qld Occupation: Retired Ages 59 & 66 We have been house sitting in NZ although I had done a lot of it in the Hunter Valley before we married. We own a motor-home and have loved the travelling but have a few problems with it at present so would like to keep up the life style of moving and caring for pets, but I might add that they do get very spoilt. We love walking and getting to know different areas. We are honest reliable and caring about pets, homes and gardens. We also love to meet people from all walks of life. E-mail: Click here Phone:
-600- Names . . Robin Oddy	-598- Names . . Pat Murray
Dates available: 20 October 2009 onwards Preferred area: Anywhere Occupation: Semi Retired - Experienced sitter Ages 60 My husband & I are at present house sitting for a couple in Kingscliff NSW for the 3rd time while they travel away to the Isle of White in England. We have looked after there beautiful house, pool, spa, 2 dogs & 2 cats for a period of 6 months. Excellent references can be obtained from them. We are a clean polite patient tolerant honest understanding couple & will fit in with your schedules for how you like your animals treated & cared for. We are both from professional backgrounds & live permanently in WA but love to travel. A police clearance is available. E-mail: Click here Phone: 0439 979 356	Dates available: From mid March 2010 to whenever Preferred area: All areas Occupation: Retired Secondary Teacher - experienced sitter Ages 61 I'm booked up from now to the middle of March 2010. Old-fashioned reliability and a belief that "your word is your bond". I've lived by that all my life and apply it to the house sits I do. I've already done nearly a dozen house sit assignments ranging from Perth to New Zealand and generally involving at least one dog or cat. Unlike people looking for long terms I am mostly interested in shorter periods up to four or five weeks. Thanks to house-sitting we've learned about and fallen in love with the Sunshine Coast, Coffs Harbour, Hobart and the Port Stephens area and look for repeat assignments there, though I'm open to experiencing other attractive spots. Often you can get a "feel" for people over the phone so I'm happy to chat to people looking for a house sitter but wanting to be sure they've got the right person. I've been retired for six years now after a thirty year teaching career and love bowls, golf, reading, great coffees, walking. If I sound like the sort of person you'd be happy to entrust your house/plants/pets with then I'd love to hear from you. E-mail: Click here Phone: 0434 892 926
-597- Names . . Cedric & Lurlene Ollington	-592- Names . . Don & Gillian Hall
Dates available: not available till 2011 Preferred area: Qld, northern NSW, N.T Occupation: Retired Ages 67 / 63 non smokers, tidy Christian country folk, & give your home the respect we would our own, have always had large dogs. E-mail: Click here Phone: 07 5530 4904	Dates available: October onwards Preferred area: Port Macquarie Occupation: Retired - Experienced sitters Ages mid 60's Happy Gypsies We have been 'on the road' now since 2005 and we still have no wish to sit in our rockers and be boring old farts! And we have kept our sense of humour, done lots of exploring and met many lovely people. Retired couple, mid 60's, non-smokers, no ties, have owned several homes, developed many gardens, had pools, and pets (no dogs). Our many skills ensure we can maintain a high standard of care. We are honest and reliable and will respect your property and your privacy. Caring for your home will give us the opportunity to meet more new friends and to continue exploring this fabulous country. Have caravan - will travel. References available. No dogs please. E-mail: Click here Phone: 0404 311 169
-590- Names . . Selena L	-588- Names . . Katherine Gamble & Alan Andrews
Dates available: from early May 2010 Preferred area: Sydney or Central Coast Occupation: Animal Care Attendant Ages 29 I'm a reliable, quiet, single animal loving 29 year old female and I'm looking for long term housesitting stints from 12 weeks to 12 months in the Sydney or Central Coast area starting from early May 2010. I'm currently housesitting from the 8th of September until the 8th of October however I will be AVAILABLE from the 9th of October until the 29th of October 2009, I can do this stint in the Brisbane or Ipswich area. I'm also AVAILABLE from the 2nd of November until the 29th of November for those living in the Townsville area. If you have any further questions or would like to use my services then please feel welcome to contact me via email or telephone. E-mail: Click here Phone: 0447 029 984	Dates available: Mid January to Mid March 2010 (or anytime between) Preferred area: All NSW, Qld, Tas, Vic, SA Occupation: Event Coordinator/filmmaker and Electrician Ages 48 & 51 Alan is British and I (Katherine) am Australian. After a three year international romance, we will be married in New York in two weeks' time. At the moment we are living in London but plan to leave here in early November 2009 to travel to India for two months (where we met) before returning to Australia in March 2010 to make my settlement application (so that I can live and work in the UK). The application process may take up to five months but averages three. We would like to housesit while we await the outcome of the application. I have travelled Australia widely but Alan has only visited Sydney so we would like to take this opportunity so that Alan can experience another part of Australia. We are both fit, active, practical and industrious people who keep a clean, well-maintained house and we both adore dogs. Alan feels the same about cats but unfortunately I am allergic to them! Neither of us have housesat before but we can easily provide personal references and I can also offer a real estate reference from a previous long-term tenancy in Bellevue Hill, Sydney. We can be reached by the home number until the beginning of November 2009. After that you can call Alan's blackberry: +447957628157 (UK number) or my mobile: 0412 894 134 (Aust number). Aside from these numbers either of the email addresses, listed below, will reach us. We look forward to looking after your home! E-mail: Click here or Click here Phone: 0011 44 207 682 0865 (home number)
-587- Names . . Bill Murray	-586- Names . . Janet & John
Dates available: All dates Preferred area: All areas Occupation: Retired RAAF Officer - Experienced sitter Ages 61 I have had extensive experience caring for others and doing full time volunteer work for The salvation Army and for Military Veterans. I own two homes of my own, one which I have rented so I know the value of a good carer / tenant. I own a dog which gets treated with intense TLC, much to my wife's chagrin at times. She is a very senior nurse with an intense job so we find time apart is beneficial for both of us. Naturally, she would visit and assist me during her breaks. I prefer warmer climes, but if you are lovely people (as I'm sure you are) I'd be delighted to help you out. E-mail: Click here Phone: 02 6294 8225	Dates available: Qld School holidays Preferred area: All NSW, Qld, Tas, Vic, SA Occupation: Teachers Ages 60 We are active, professional people who love to explore new places during our school holidays. We have recent house-sitting experience, and are able to provide references. We are reliable, non-smokers and good housekeepers. We will keep your house and garden neat and look after it as it it were our own. Not being used to dogs, the only pets we housesit are cats. We have lived with cats (mainly oriental breeds) all our life and enjoy catering for them. E-mail: Click here Phone: 07 4783 4496 - 0449 864 250
-582- Names . . Jenny Nichols	-579- Names . . Tonia Dolinska
Dates available: 1/8/2009 - 31/7/2010 Preferred area: All Sydney and NSW Occupation: Retail Ages 42 I have been house sitting on several occasions and enjoy it! I love animals, and am house proud. I like to stay in touch with you while you're away (by email) so you know everything is well at home. I am a very clean and tidy person, and well presented. I provide references. Please contact me if I can be of assistance! E-mail: Click here Phone: 0400 137 753	Dates available: 10th August onwards Preferred area: New England, Central Coast NSW Occupation: Computer Operator/Editor, Dance teacher Ages 54 I am available for shorter house-sits this year, i.e. 2 weeks ok. I am a single, very capable female, aged 54. I love all animals and would love to take care of your pets, house, property, garden, and peace of mind I have been house-sitting now for the last 2 years, and have references that include recently an Alpaca farm. I am very clean, conscientious, good with gardening, planting and nurseries. I can send you a list of the properties I have looked after. The majority of my work is done from home via the internet, unless I am teaching, so I would be at home most of the time. I also make crocheted garments in my spare time, and I am studying a course in editing. Please feel free to contact me if you require a house-sitter, and I am willing to travel to your area. P.S. I am available for shorter house-sits this year, i.e. 2 weeks ok. Please send an email initially if possible. E-mail: Click here Phone: 0413 811 599
-577- Names . . Kenneth Nathan	-575- Names . . Betty Anderson
Dates available: September to Whenever Preferred area: 100km Sydney Occupation: Social worker Ages 42 Hello my name is Kenneth Nathan I am a 42 year old cheerful, trustworthy, independent and responsible mature single male that would be a great candidate to mind your house, pets and gardens in your absence. I attend church regularly and have a variety of interests. The reason why I would like to be a house sitter is because I'm saving money to buy a house myself. I work as a social worker and really enjoy what I do working with families. My character and trustworthiness can be verified by the fact that I am also a J.P. I've sat many homes but they have been mostly friends and family. I am registering now to be a professional house sitter for the first time. I am a non smoker and I live a healthy life style, and am a very hygienically clean and tidy person. I like pets and can care for them. I will respect your property and privacy. Please don't hesitate to contact me if you would like to get to know me more and obtain more information. I look forward to your call, my phone number is 0408 770 869 anytime that is convenient for you. E-mail: Click here Phone: 0408 770 869	Dates available: Anytime Preferred area: Qld/ northern NSW Occupation: Author Ages 64 Hi. I'm a fit 64 year old. retired business owner. I had my own business making and selling all types of chocolates. After a few years I got sick and tied of the government and all their paperwork. So with a friend I spent 5 years working my way around good ole Auz. I worked on farms, outback stations, and in factory's. Had the best time ever. Now I am trying to be an author. Even though at the present moment I do not have any animals but, I have had cats, dogs, a horse, birds and believe it or not ants. I love being around them as they bring you peace and happiness. I do not smoke, or have wild parties. Love gardening, and have designed a few. Sitting out under the stars at night I think is the best thing in the world to do. The house sitting job I have at the moment was given to me because the cat liked me. Please feel free to ring me any time and I will be only too happy to answer any questions that you might have. Have a great day, Betty E-mail: Click here Phone: 0417862410
-570- Names . . Meredith	-560- Names . . Margo Canning
Dates available: January 2010 until June 2010 Preferred area: 30km Port Macquarie Occupation: counsellor Ages 52 We are a couple with a 13 year old daughter relocating to Port Macquarie for the start of the 2010 school year. We have purchased land at Rollands and are planning to build. We are available for up to six months to look after your house and pets for you. We are Christian family and are non-smokers and non-drinkers. We are able to supply references and contact. E-mail: Click here Phone: 0427 327 266	Dates available: Open Preferred area: All Australia Occupation: Retired - Experienced sitter Ages 60 I am a semi retired female who enjoys travel and new experiences, and a non smoker, non drinker. I have previously worked as a nanny with sole care and responsibility for maintaining their precious household, children and animals, while the parents were overseas for several weeks at a time so consequently I have a nationwide police clearance. I own my own house on the Gold Coast, and I have a wonderful family and grandchildren, but I do need to have a break now and then. I have had a sitter mind my place for three months when I visited my son in China, and I had the thought "I should be doing this". I have always had my own little dog, but he died and I have not got another one yet, so I have total empathy for how you feel leaving you little animals, with someone who cares.. I feel at this time of my life I have a great opportunity to explore.. I am happy to do my yoga and meditation, I paint and read a lot and luxuriate in that as when I am home I am usually very busy and unwind time is a rarity, so your animals would have fairly constant company, and I would love to look after your little friends, and would respect your home as my own. I am available now for short or longer term stays. I have some great references from previous house sits. E-mail: Click here Phone: 07 5526 9148
-559- Names . . Peter & Kay Silk	-558- Names . . Rodney & Rose Waldeck
Dates available: All year Preferred area: NSW, ACT, Nth Vic (Not Sydney or Newcastle) Occupation: Retired - Experienced sitters Ages Retired couple We have been house sitters for a number of years and have looked after a whole range of properties varying from small farms to city dwellings. We take great pride in our own home and garden and likewise in the home and gardens of any houses that we look after. Animals are not an issue. We have excellent references available from homeowners who we have previously house sat for. E-mail: Phone: 02 6361 2149	Dates available: mid November - mid May Preferred area: All areas. Occupation: geophysicist and home clean service (retired) Ages 64 & 50 We are Rodney(64yrs) & Rose(50yrs) and we hail from Adelaide. Rose was born in the Philippines, has lived here for 27years and has been an Australian citizen for 19years. I am a retired geophysicist, and in 2004 Rose closed a successful house cleaning service to join me in retirement. We have four children, two boys and two girls, aged from 21 thro' 31yrs and all now living independently... We have over the past few years sat 'upmarket' homes for friends and acquaintances, and we come with excellent references incl police clearance. We are animal lovers and have always had dogs and cats of our own, not to mention rabbits and guinea pigs in the early days... We enjoy yoga, isometrics and tai chi regularly every morning for some years now. we walk each day, and also ride push bikes, play table tennis and fish, but primarily we surf. Since 2004 we have been spending 6 to 8 months of each year, the southern winter, on a tropical beach on the western pacific rim, north of the equator, in a home rented by us. A small eco-frontier island, Calicoan island belongs to the Philippines. Great surf out front is the reason we are there. In the northern winter, November thro' April, the north east monsoons blow on our weather coast, 'spoiling' the surf and the ambience. That is when we come home to see our family and friends. In early 2007 we sold our Moana beach house in S.A. to give us more options in our retirement. We sponsor local village kids thro' primary and secondary school, and teach them to surf with equipment that would otherwise not be available to them. In the tropics we are both writing, short stories and an autobiography. In between surf's we kayak, read, make shell jewellery and enjoy siesta's. (p.s. willing to consider requests from S.A., W.A., VIC, TAS, NSW, & Qld with priority given to coastal areas, and to S.A. & near environs) E-mail: Click here Phone: (08)83562063 & +639065532582
-556- Names . . Athol & Patricia Barber	-541- Names . . Carol Harrison
Dates available: Now onwards Preferred area: Sunshine / Gold Coasts and North NSW Occupation: Self funded retirees Ages mid 70's The most experienced housesitters available, we offer a genuine respect for your privacy and security. We are articulate, houseproud carers who love gardening and caring for animals. We are active and non-smoking home owners with strong personal values, and come highly recommended by previous clients with upmarket properties. Excellent references are available (note: we have been house sitting for 9 years). So if you would like to meet us, please give us a call and we will be happy to do so. E-mail: Click here - Preferred contact by: Phone. Phone: 02 67603165 - 07 33512040 mob 0427 603 165	Dates available: From Now onwards Preferred area: 15km Shopping centre Occupation: Retired retailer Ages 61 I am a refined lady of mature age, well travelled with experience house sitting. Top credentials, genuine animal lover and carer. Willing to travel interstate as long as handy to transport and 6 weeks or more. E-mail: Click here Phone: 0432 838 244

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-231- Names . . Yvette & Suresh	-230- Names . . Vic & Judy Bormann
Dates available: 1st March 2010 ongoing - flexible Preferred area: Sydney and all NSW Occupation: Animal Consultant & Food Safety Supervisor Ages 30, 40 First Time House Sitters with Talent. We are first time House Sitters and have been best friends for over ten years. We believe this to be a great opportunity for us to save towards our own homes. The majority of our rental experience has been through private landlords; we have enjoyed the face-to-face appreciation and gained their trust by respecting their properties. We both come with Veterinary and Horticulture qualifications and experience working for both private and individual organisations. Yvette-Louise also ran her Animal Consulting business in Animal Nutritional Therapy and Homeopathy and is currently working on a column in the weekly paper expanding on Animal Ethics. Suresh too, is a Food Safety Supervisor with seventeen years experience and is fulfilling his desire as a freelance specialist in Food Auditing. We are non-smokers and non-drinkers, clean, self-sufficient and responsible people. Rest assured on your holiday that we will respect and care your home, pets and garden with attentive love. We are happy to meet you for an interview and all REFERENCES will be provided. E-mail: Click here - Prefer phone / text contact pls Phone: 0423-115-808 and 0435-425-215	Dates available: 1st March - 31st May 2010 and 31st July - 1st December 2010 Preferred area: Sydney, Sth NSW, All Victoria Occupation: Semi retired Ages 60's We are a semi-retired couple in our 60's looking for an opportunity to care for your home and pets. We have been house sitters since 2007 and have references if required. Being experienced cleaners and gardeners, we will care for your home as though it were our own. E-mail: Click here Phone: 08 82630724 mobile 0401800613
-229- Names . . Pauline McMurchie	-228- Names . . Angela McCormick
Dates available: Short term March / flexible Preferred area: Sydney and South Coast Occupation: writer not yet published Ages mature I am available for short term house sitting from March and flexible for south coast and Sydney areas. Also mid June for London. Please contact me for further details. E-mail: Click here Phone: 0423 567 333	Dates available: 20 April 2010 - onwards Preferred area: Darwin, Sth NSW, All WA, All Vic Occupation: Casual High School teacher Ages 49 Hi I am a responsible female that has lived alone for a number of years. I make friends easily and obtain employment as a casual teacher quite readily. I have volunteered in the community for years, for a variety of causes, most recently the CFA for the past 4 years. I love pets and gardens, having maintained my own large garden for the past 8 years. I have recently sold my property in Wandin, Victoria and am not in a hurry to purchase my next home. I have holidayed in Darwin several times and would like to spend a little more time up north. I am a pedantic house-cleaner and would be honoured to mind your home. E-mail: Click here Phone: 0404 953 904
-227- Names . . Ian & Eileen Tait	-226- Names . . Yvonne & Alan Pearce
Dates available: Now onwards Already booked for 22nd - 31st Jan 2010, 5th - 8th March 2010. and 31st March - 6th May 2010. Preferred area: coastal NSW and Vic Occupation: Semi retired - previously Property Maintenance Contractors Ages 55 & 57 Ian and I are looking forward to getting on the road again. We have previously enjoyed housesitting in 3 states and made many friends - both human and otherwise! ALL of our previous homeowners are happy for you to contact them for a reference. Our excellent references are due to the fact that we care for your home and pets as though they were our own, and we aim to keep both well cared for while you are away. We own a property in northern NSW and so we understand the need for property security as well as pet care. We are both non-smokers, and enjoy spending our time walking, exploring your area and doing a spot of gardening. We prefer coastal areas, especially during summer but will consider other areas, whether short or long term. Just email and ask! E-mail: Click here Phone: Mob 0423 303 130 - [02] 6647 3328	Dates available: June - September 2010 Preferred area: from Narooma to Bateman's Bay Occupation: Retired Primary Principal and Disability Services Worker Ages 63 We have long contemplated house sitting and now have the freedom to be available. We love the south coast of NSW from Narooma to Bateman's Bay, have spent time there every year for about 10 years so know the area quite well. We are meticulous with our own house/garden and would naturally respect and care for house/garden belonging to others. We have also been pet lovers/owners. We house and cat sat in our local area recently and found the experience really rewarding. We love walking and good coffee. We are happy to speak by phone to people looking for the right house sitters. E-mail: Click here Phone: 03 54823930 or 0400160195
-225- Names . . Allan & Rose Sutton	-224- Names . . Ian L. Gregory
Dates available: 8th February 2010 until 13th March 2010 Preferred area: South Coast NSW Occupation: Retired Civil Engineer & Nurse/Midwife Ages 66 & 65 We are home owners from the English Lake District, visiting Australia to sample different areas before our migration is approved. Our daughter is an Australian citizen living in NSW. We are both non-smokers and are keen golfers and bowlers. We are keen gardeners, having a large garden of our own (lawns, flowers, veg and fruit) and would happily tend to the owners garden. Both competent DIYers we would undertake necessary small tasks with owners prior permission provided the tools are available. Caring for a pool would be no problem and we would happily care for and exercise the owners pets if required. We are both outgoing people who have owned homes in Spain, Cyprus and of course England. We have lived during our working life in Zambia, Nigeria, Bahrain and the UAE as well as the UK and love meeting different peoples. We are not party animals and would respect your home and the neighbourhood leaving it in exactly the same condition in which it was presented to us. We have previously looked after 2 homes in Sydney, where we cared for and exercised the owners dogs. We have also looked after a home and dog in the Illawarra Region. We would be able to provide police certificates from our own country if required E-mail: Click here Phone: +44 0407634276	Dates available: after 30/12/2010 Preferred area: Anywhere Occupation: Retired - Experienced sitter Ages 66 I have been House sitting for 8 years mostly through this site, though many of my sits now are second and third time around. I have left behind many satisfied owners and have an extensive list of contacts for referral. I am experienced with all kinds of properties and Animals Birds Fish and Reptiles. Having recently retired I am now available for sitting anywhere in Australia. Please book me in ample time for your trip as I am often booked up to 12 months in advance. I am currently fully booked until November 30, 2010. So at this time, can't consider anything before then. E-mail: Click here Phone: 0403 189 677
	-222- Names . . Ken Baker
	Dates available: Booked to July 2010 - short or long term Preferred area: Any - Smaller towns / Rural areas - esp Sth NSW Occupation: Service pensioner - experienced sitter Ages 63 Retired Royal Australian Navy and Ambulance Officer, Country boy brought up on the land. Loves gardening and pets. Non drinker, clean and caring. Light gardening (watering, pruning, weeding - no push mowing but ride-on okay). Outside smoker Experience at looking after country properties Please call for a chat and to arrange an interview if possible. Have completed sits in South Aust, Victoria, NSW and Qld. Currently sitting. Referees: Pat Harris, Townsville 07 4778 7004 Roger Martlew, Millicent 08 3733 8005 Phil Benstead Mackay 07 4956 1181 Jan & Ron Casey Newberrima 02 4877 2517 E-mail: Phone: 0428 433 571
-221- Names . . Hillary & Raewyn Wright	-218- Names . . Bruce & Sandi Giovanelli
Dates available: Anytime - see below Preferred area: All Qld, NSW and Darwin Occupation: Retired On-site Resort managers Ages We are a husband and wife team that have had 20+ years as On-Site Resort Managers in Aust, New Zealand and Fiji and having recently retired are available to look after your home. We are still very active and have had the experience of grounds and pool maintenance. We enjoy travelling and are keen to see a bit more of Australia. References and CV available on request. We are unavailable Feb 15 to April 25 and 04th May to 02 June and 10th July to 31st August and 10th Oct to 12th Nov E-mail: Click here Phone: 0404 990 681	Dates available: Feb 2010 - Feb 2011 Preferred area: All NSW & Qld Occupation: Retired Ages 59 & 66 We have been house sitting in NZ although I had done a lot of it in the Hunter Valley before we married. We own a motor-home and have loved the travelling but have a few problems with it at present so would like to keep up the life style of moving and caring for pets, but I might add that they do get very spoilt. We love walking and getting to know different areas. We are honest reliable and caring about pets, homes and gardens. We also love to meet people from all walks of life. E-mail: Click here Phone:
-217- Names . . Robin Oddy	-215- Names . . Pat Murray
Dates available: 20 October 2009 onwards Preferred area: Anywhere Occupation: Semi Retired - Experienced sitter Ages 60 My husband & I are at present house sitting for a couple in Kingscliff NSW for the 3rd time while they travel away to the Isle of White in England. We have looked after there beautiful house, pool, spa, 2 dogs & 2 cats for a period of 6 months. Excellent references can be obtained from them. We are a clean polite patient tolerant honest understanding couple & will fit in with your schedules for how you like your animals treated & cared for. We are both from professional backgrounds & live permanently in WA but love to travel. A police clearance is available. E-mail: Click here Phone: 0439 979 356	Dates available: From mid March 2010 to whenever Preferred area: All areas Occupation: Retired Secondary Teacher - experienced sitter Ages 61 I'm booked up from now to the middle of March 2010. Old-fashioned reliability and a belief that "your word is your bond". I've lived by that all my life and apply it to the house sits I do. I've already done nearly a dozen house sit assignments ranging from Perth to New Zealand and generally involving at least one dog or cat. Unlike people looking for long terms I am mostly interested in shorter periods up to four or five weeks. Thanks to house-sitting we've learned about and fallen in love with the Sunshine Coast, Coffs Harbour, Hobart and the Port Stephens area and look for repeat assignments there, though I'm open to experiencing other attractive spots. Often you can get a "feel" for people over the phone so I'm happy to chat to people looking for a house sitter but wanting to be sure they've got the right person. I've been retired for six years now after a thirty year teaching career and love bowls, golf, reading, great coffees, walking. If I sound like the sort of person you'd be happy to entrust your house/plants/pets with then I'd love to hear from you. E-mail: Click here Phone: 0434 892 926
-211- Names . . Katherine Gamble & Alan Andrews	-210- Names . . Janet & John
Dates available: Mid January to Mid March 2010 (or anytime between) Preferred area: All NSW, Qld, Tas, Vic, SA Occupation: Event Coordinator/filmmaker and Electrician Ages 48 & 51 Alan is British and I (Katherine) am Australian. After a three year international romance, we will be married in New York in two weeks' time. At the moment we are living in London but plan to leave here in early November 2009 to travel to India for two months (where we met) before returning to Australia in March 2010 to make my settlement application (so that I can live and work in the UK). The application process may take up to five months but averages three. We would like to housesit while we await the outcome of the application. I have travelled Australia widely but Alan has only visited Sydney so we would like to take this opportunity so that Alan can experience another part of Australia. We are both fit, active, practical and industrious people who keep a clean, well-maintained house and we both adore dogs. Alan feels the same about cats but unfortunately I am allergic to them! Neither of us have housesat before but we can easily provide personal references and I can also offer a real estate reference from a previous long-term tenancy in Bellevue Hill, Sydney. We can be reached by the home number until the beginning of November 2009. After that you can call Alan's blackberry: +447957628157 (UK number) or my mobile: 0412 894 134 (Aust number). Aside from these numbers either of the email addresses, listed below, will reach us. We look forward to looking after your home! E-mail: Click here or Click here Phone: 0011 44 207 682 0865 (home number)	Dates available: Qld School holidays Preferred area: All NSW, Qld, Tas, Vic, SA Occupation: Teachers Ages 60 We are active, professional people who love to explore new places during our school holidays. We have recent house-sitting experience, and are able to provide references. We are reliable, non-smokers and good housekeepers. We will keep your house and garden neat and look after it as it it were our own. Not being used to dogs, the only pets we housesit are cats. We have lived with cats (mainly oriental breeds) all our life and enjoy catering for them. E-mail: Click here Phone: 07 4783 4496 - 0449 864 250
-209- Names . . Margaret Williams	-208- Names . . Josephine Petri
Dates available: from October 15th onwards Preferred area: 100 klms Gold Coast / Brisbane / South Coast / Frankston / Benalla / Hunter Valley Occupation: Retired Legal Secretary Ages 65 I am recently widowed and after nursing my husband for the last 3 years I am looking to take a few short breaks and see new places. I am fit and healthy and have no medical problems. My late husband and I have owned a couple of rural properties so am very comfortable in rural situations. Eight years ago we moved to a suburb near Coffs Harbour. I like animals and would not have a problem caring for yours. My home is very neat and clean as is my garden. I do not like to see anything messy. A couple of years ago I did some volunteer work at the Coffs Harbour Base Hospital so have had all the police checks. I can provide references from people that know me. I am also happy and friendly so would get on with your neighbours. I am quite and do not like loud music. I like a social drink but do nor frequent pubs and clubs. I do not smoke. I have just read through my add and I sound really boring but I am not!!! E-mail: Click here Phone: (02) 6658 8770	Dates available: 23/08/09 indefinitely Preferred area: 150km Wollongong Occupation: Nurse / retired Ages 60 I'm Irish with an Australian passport and a Nurse by profession. I've returned to Australia having spent 4 years in Ireland and am looking to house care until I decide on where I would like to settle permanently in Australia. I have had vast experience of house sitting whilst working overseas and have always proven to be trustworthy, reliable, honest, clean and committed. And I have also looked after four legged friends. I live a quiet life and am a non-smoker. I like to write, read, walk and have a particular interest in theology and monastic spirituality and in time I hope to write a book. References can be provided upon request and I can be contacted on 0406 595 968 (my daughter's mobile) and on 0242 286153. E-mail: Click here Phone: 0406 595 968 and on 02 4228 6153
	-206- Names . . Katie Mair
	Dates available: Any Preferred area: All Areas Occupation: Yoga Teacher Ages 54 I am a mature person who is clean and tidy and very respectful of other people's things. I have done house sitting before and looked after pets and households. I enjoy travel and often fly to Brisbane, Sydney, Canberra and Adelaide. I am available to house sit in Sydney from 21 August to approx 8 September 2009 E-mail: Click here Phone: 0419 916 053
-205- Names . . Jenny Nichols	-202- Names . . Kenneth Nathan
Dates available: 1/8/2009 - 31/7/2010 Preferred area: All Sydney and NSW Occupation: Retail Ages 42 I have been house sitting on several occasions and enjoy it! I love animals, and am house proud. I like to stay in touch with you while you're away (by email) so you know everything is well at home. I am a very clean and tidy person, and well presented. I provide references. Please contact me if I can be of assistance! E-mail: Click here Phone: 0400 137 753	Dates available: September to Whenever Preferred area: 100km Sydney Occupation: Social worker Ages 42 Hello my name is Kenneth Nathan I am a 42 year old cheerful, trustworthy, independent and responsible mature single male that would be a great candidate to mind your house, pets and gardens in your absence. I attend church regularly and have a variety of interests. The reason why I would like to be a house sitter is because I'm saving money to buy a house myself. I work as a social worker and really enjoy what I do working with families. My character and trustworthiness can be verified by the fact that I am also a J.P. I've sat many homes but they have been mostly friends and family. I am registering now to be a professional house sitter for the first time. I am a non smoker and I live a healthy life style, and am a very hygienically clean and tidy person. I like pets and can care for them. I will respect your property and privacy. Please don't hesitate to contact me if you would like to get to know me more and obtain more information. I look forward to your call, my phone number is 0408 770 869 anytime that is convenient for you. E-mail: Click here Phone: 0408 770 869
-199- Names . . Albertha Alcock	-198- Names . . Margo Canning
Dates available: 26th May 2009 onwards Preferred area: 80kms Wollongong, Woonona, Thiroul, Bulli, Balgownie, Kiama, Albion Park, Jamboroo, Shell Harbour Village, Shell Harbour & Suburbs Occupation: hospitality / tourism Ages 54 Hi, I am a non smoker and professional care taker/house sitter, we are also former home owners and I designed Day Spa's and study Tourism. I have looked after guest houses in Italy, Netherlands and lots of places in Qld, Gold Coast, Sunshine coast, South Coast, Illawarra, Kiama, Shell Harbour, Gerringong, Calalla Bay, Errol Bay, Sussex Inlet, Woonona, Towradgi, Wollongong and more... I would love to find homes to sit anywhere South of Sydney down to Kiama. I know the most important thing in anyone life is a stress free holiday, and coming home to a freshly cleaned home. So please do not hesitate to call me as I am happy to look after your pool, Spa, Mail (will forward it on if you need it) Not to mention looking after your garden. I own a Mobile Spa Pampering business and my partner is a Building certifier. I spend most of my time at home and love to take your dog for a walk. So your animals do not get lonely. I can get referrals when needed. E-mail: Click here Phone: 0422 669 362	Dates available: Open Preferred area: All Australia Occupation: Retired - Experienced sitter Ages 60 I am a semi retired female who enjoys travel and new experiences, and a non smoker, non drinker. I have previously worked as a nanny with sole care and responsibility for maintaining their precious household, children and animals, while the parents were overseas for several weeks at a time so consequently I have a nationwide police clearance. I own my own house on the Gold Coast, and I have a wonderful family and grandchildren, but I do need to have a break now and then. I have had a sitter mind my place for three months when I visited my son in China, and I had the thought "I should be doing this". I have always had my own little dog, but he died and I have not got another one yet, so I have total empathy for how you feel leaving you little animals, with someone who cares.. I feel at this time of my life I have a great opportunity to explore.. I am happy to do my yoga and meditation, I paint and read a lot and luxuriate in that as when I am home I am usually very busy and unwind time is a rarity, so your animals would have fairly constant company, and I would love to look after your little friends, and would respect your home as my own. I am available now for short or longer term stays. I have some great references from previous house sits. E-mail: Click here Phone: 07 5526 9148
-197- Names . . Peter & Kay Silk	-196- Names . . Rodney & Rose Waldeck
Dates available: All year Preferred area: NSW, ACT, Nth Vic (Not Sydney or Newcastle) Occupation: Retired - Experienced sitters Ages Retired couple We have been house sitters for a number of years and have looked after a whole range of properties varying from small farms to city dwellings. We take great pride in our own home and garden and likewise in the home and gardens of any houses that we look after. Animals are not an issue. We have excellent references available from homeowners who we have previously house sat for. E-mail: Phone: 02 6361 2149	Dates available: mid November - mid May Preferred area: All areas. Occupation: geophysicist and home clean service (retired) Ages 64 & 50 We are Rodney(64yrs) & Rose(50yrs) and we hail from Adelaide. Rose was born in the Philippines, has lived here for 27years and has been an Australian citizen for 19years. I am a retired geophysicist, and in 2004 Rose closed a successful house cleaning service to join me in retirement. We have four children, two boys and two girls, aged from 21 thro' 31yrs and all now living independently... We have over the past few years sat 'upmarket' homes for friends and acquaintances, and we come with excellent references incl police clearance. We are animal lovers and have always had dogs and cats of our own, not to mention rabbits and guinea pigs in the early days... We enjoy yoga, isometrics and tai chi regularly every morning for some years now. we walk each day, and also ride push bikes, play table tennis and fish, but primarily we surf. Since 2004 we have been spending 6 to 8 months of each year, the southern winter, on a tropical beach on the western pacific rim, north of the equator, in a home rented by us. A small eco-frontier island, Calicoan island belongs to the Philippines. Great surf out front is the reason we are there. In the northern winter, November thro' April, the north east monsoons blow on our weather coast, 'spoiling' the surf and the ambience. That is when we come home to see our family and friends. In early 2007 we sold our Moana beach house in S.A. to give us more options in our retirement. We sponsor local village kids thro' primary and secondary school, and teach them to surf with equipment that would otherwise not be available to them. In the tropics we are both writing, short stories and an autobiography. In between surf's we kayak, read, make shell jewellery and enjoy siesta's. (p.s. willing to consider requests from S.A., W.A., VIC, TAS, NSW, & Qld with priority given to coastal areas, and to S.A. & near environs) E-mail: Click here Phone: (08)83562063 & +639065532582
	-185- Names . . Carol Harrison
	Dates available: From Now onwards Preferred area: 15km Shopping centre Occupation: Retired retailer Ages 61 I am a refined lady of mature age, well travelled with experience house sitting. Top credentials, genuine animal lover and carer. Willing to travel interstate as long as handy to transport and 6 weeks or more. E-mail: Click here Phone: 0432 838 244

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	-224- Names . . Josephine Casey
	Dates available: Feb 15th to May 15th, 2010 Preferred area: Close to Ainslie, Canberra, (I won't have a car but will be using a bike) Occupation: retired real estate agent Ages 65 I am looking for a housesit in Canberra in or near Ainslie from Feb 15th to May 15th. I am here for a long visit with my daughter, Megan Harris, and three grandchildren, who own a small (too small for all of us) house in Ainslie. I am a homeowner in Toronto, so am happy to care for indoor or outdoor plants and pets. I am a non smoker and non drinker, love to walk, and I will take good care of your house. Personal references available on request. E-mail: Click here Phone: 6262 6199 (my daughter's in Ainslie, Canberra) or 1 416 482 1266 (my number in Toronto, Ontario)
-223- Names . . Ian L. Gregory	-222- Names . . Margaret Finlayson
Dates available: after 30/12/2010 Preferred area: Anywhere Occupation: Retired - Experienced sitter Ages 66 I have been House sitting for 8 years mostly through this site, though many of my sits now are second and third time around. I have left behind many satisfied owners and have an extensive list of contacts for referral. I am experienced with all kinds of properties and Animals Birds Fish and Reptiles. Having recently retired I am now available for sitting anywhere in Australia. Please book me in ample time for your trip as I am often booked up to 12 months in advance. I am currently fully booked until November 30, 2010. So at this time, can't consider anything before then. E-mail: Click here Phone: 0403 189 677	Dates available: 6 Jan 2010 onwards Preferred area: Sydney, Nth NSW, Canberra Occupation: IT training/project manager Ages 47 Hi - I am a single, non-smoking, professional in my mid-40's who travels around a lot for work - I run an IT consultancy - so am often moving around for various work projects so find that housesitting really works for me - especially as I am trying to save for a house. I am trustworthy and responsible and love animals - I have recently completed a 3-week housesit for friends in Newcastle, looking after their two beautiful Burmese cats. E-mail: Click here Phone: 0419 610 489
-221- Names . . Ken Vesperman	-218- Names . . Robin Oddy
Dates available: from January 2010 Preferred area: 100km Canberra Occupation: Librarian Ages 49 I am currently house-sitting until December 2009 so only open to possibilities from January 2010. I currently care for a home including 2 lovely cats. I am a single, non-smoking professional who works in Parliament House. I have owned a house myself. Having been a landlord, I am conscious of the care and security needed in keeping a house maintained. I am seeking an alternative to renting. Housesitting seems a great way to conserve my funds and save to buy my own home again someday. I have grown up with pets and often had them in my life. I understand how important they are as a valued family member and enjoy their company immensely. Consequently I believe that I would be able to take great care of yours. I am available for any length of house sitting and can provide both personal and professional references. I am a responsible, reliable and considerate person, and would take excellent care of your property and pets. Thank you. E-mail: Click here Phone: 0422 496 861	Dates available: 20 October 2009 onwards Preferred area: Anywhere Occupation: Semi Retired - Experienced sitter Ages 60 My husband & I are at present house sitting for a couple in Kingscliff NSW for the 3rd time while they travel away to the Isle of White in England. We have looked after there beautiful house, pool, spa, 2 dogs & 2 cats for a period of 6 months. Excellent references can be obtained from them. We are a clean polite patient tolerant honest understanding couple & will fit in with your schedules for how you like your animals treated & cared for. We are both from professional backgrounds & live permanently in WA but love to travel. A police clearance is available. E-mail: Click here Phone: 0439 979 356
-214- Names . . Katie Mair	-216- Names . . Pat Murray
Dates available: Any Preferred area: All Areas Occupation: Yoga Teacher Ages 54 I am a mature person who is clean and tidy and very respectful of other people's things. I have done house sitting before and looked after pets and households. I enjoy travel and often fly to Brisbane, Sydney, Canberra and Adelaide. I am available to house sit in Sydney from 21 August to approx 8 September 2009 E-mail: Click here Phone: 0419 916 053	Dates available: From mid March 2010 to whenever Preferred area: All areas Occupation: Retired Secondary Teacher - experienced sitter Ages 61 I'm booked up from now to the middle of March 2010. Old-fashioned reliability and a belief that "your word is your bond". I've lived by that all my life and apply it to the house sits I do. I've already done nearly a dozen house sit assignments ranging from Perth to New Zealand and generally involving at least one dog or cat. Unlike people looking for long terms I am mostly interested in shorter periods up to four or five weeks. Thanks to house-sitting we've learned about and fallen in love with the Sunshine Coast, Coffs Harbour, Hobart and the Port Stephens area and look for repeat assignments there, though I'm open to experiencing other attractive spots. Often you can get a "feel" for people over the phone so I'm happy to chat to people looking for a house sitter but wanting to be sure they've got the right person. I've been retired for six years now after a thirty year teaching career and love bowls, golf, reading, great coffees, walking. If I sound like the sort of person you'd be happy to entrust your house/plants/pets with then I'd love to hear from you. E-mail: Click here Phone: 0434 892 926
-212- Names . . Ruth Hansen	-213- Names . . Heather Utber
Dates available: September onwards Preferred area: Canberra, Melbourne, Brisbane, Gold Coast Occupation: Retired Ages 56 HI THERE, I am a 56 year old retired female reliable, trustworthy, responsible, non smoker and only drink socially. I am very house proud inside and out and would care for your home and pets like they were my own. I am very much looking forward to hearing from you soon. E-mail: Click here Phone: 0425 735 687	Dates available: Now - indefinite Preferred area: 15km Canberra Occupation: Tutor / Nurse Ages 46 I am a 46-yr-old, single female, who has housesat for several people (references available). I am responsible and conscientious and believe that prevention is better than cure, so I try to prevent problems/damage happening, rather than try to fix it later. I love animals, and am also very willing to look after your garden, pool, or anything else. I tutor children after school (in their homes), and so I am home quite a lot, thus providing additional security. E-mail: Click here Phone: 0437 529 001
-208- Names . . Bob & Barbara Abrahams	-209- Names . . Stella & Ian Miller
Dates available: Sorry, unavailable at present Preferred area: Melbourne, Sydney, Canberra, Sunshine Coast Occupation: Retired Sheep breeders Ages 64 / 63 We are are retired sheep breeders from Central West NSW. Barbara is a Registered Nurse, with a clean police check and Bob was a retired Marketing Executive before taking up sheep breeding. We are looking at checking out areas to retire to for the future. We love animals and are non smokers, and would care for your pets and property as we would our own. E-mail: Click here Phone: 02 6886 3510 - 0427 400 108	Dates available: From October 28, 2009 Preferred area: Vic, SA, Qld, NSW, Tas Occupation: Retired Ages 61 Experienced sitters We are a retired couple. Stella ran her own cake decorating business and Ian was a company secretary and senior manager with a number of large Australian corporations. We have been home owners for many years (and quite a few homes) and have put tenants into our Adelaide home so that we can travel within Australia and overseas. We recently returned from Europe and are booked until October 1, 2009. After that date we are available for most areas as above. We do not smoke. We are capable gardeners, experienced pool owners, meticulously tidy and fond of animals. Our own pets have included dogs, cats, birds and fish. Our aim is to make your holiday as carefree as possible. So if we can be of assistance to you, please call or email us. We would be happy to chat and to answer any questions, provide references etc. E-mail: Click here Phone: 0403 970 179
-202- Names . . Peter & Kay Silk
Dates available: All year Preferred area: NSW, ACT, Nth Vic (Not Sydney or Newcastle) Occupation: Retired - Experienced sitters Ages Retired couple We have been house sitters for a number of years and have looked after a whole range of properties varying from small farms to city dwellings. We take great pride in our own home and garden and likewise in the home and gardens of any houses that we look after. Animals are not an issue. We have excellent references available from homeowners who we have previously house sat for. E-mail: Phone: 02 6361 2149

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