We have a four bedroom home in Port Macquarie and are looking for a house sitter to look after the house, gardens, household pot plants, mow a very small lawn and most importantly take care of our 13 year old dog. The house is light and airy with close views of the ocean, a rain forest next door and plenty of balconies to just sit and ponder. It is less than 700mtrs walk to the beach and wonderful walks. The sitter must agree to walk the dog at least 4 times a week, preferably more, but only very short distances as she is old and to clean up the droppings. There are various other maintenance jobs including looking after the mail but nothing too hard. We are looking for a couple, or possibly a single person over 50 years of age with good references and a guaranteed committment to complete the full 4 months. We wish to make a decision in early march to allow the sitter plenty of time to arrange their affairs, and will consider a small stay in mid may to get aquainted with the house and dog before we leave.