Speewah QLD

A home sit for those seeking fresh air, peace and quiet, but close enough to enjoy the local attractions and World Heritage sites, including the Great Barrier Reef and Wet Tropics rain forests.

Our home is located in a Speewah, Queensland, it’s a small rural community with acreage blocks, and here there is a tavern, which also offers fuel and a small convenience shop. The closest town with Doctor, Chemist, restaurants, IGA and such is 8 minutes’ drive to the Kuranda Village. By car we are 45 minutes to Cairns, 25 minutes to Smithfield and Mareeba (the gateway to the Atherton Tablelands).

We have a relative (living in Speewah) who volunteers at the tourist information centre in Kuranda and we would be glad to introduce you, if this is of interest, and they would be your local contact here if the need arises.

Our cats enjoy daily walks outside, so a home/pet sitter couple would be preferred, to supervise, as we value our local wildlife and try to discourage our cats from hunting.

Our block is mostly dry woodland, with patches of remnant rain forest. There’s a 30m grass area around the home which is set back into the block and we share our space with the local wildlife; agile wallaby’s, paddy melons, bush turkeys, forest kingfishers, monitor lizards, frill neck lizards, rainbow lorikeets and more …

Our home is a Queenslander style, highset, 3 bed (all air-conditioned), two bath with open living area and verandahs. There is also an outdoor entertainment area attached to the shed. We have wireless internet, are on rainwater and have a septic system, so appreciate when sitters can use products labelled as “septic safe”.

We are in the process of changing from gas to electric appliances and there is limited hob cooking, (one induction plate), however there is an electric oven, two Webers and a smoker if you’re feeling adventurous.

There is also watering, plants on the verandahs, the herb patch and to turn on the manual timer for the orchard we have just started. We have a couple of auto vacuum cleaners that would be good to run every second day.

Plenty of room for the caravan or such, undercover parking for vehicle and access to electricity and rainwater connections, otherwise welcome to stay in our home with Turney and Tina.

We would like to catch up on WhatsApp or a phone conversation to discuss the sit.