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Have you ever dreamt of waking up to the fresh smell of country air?
Our property is a half an hours drive to Ballarat (an old gold mining city) and has wonderful views of Mt Buninyong. We are only 45 mins from Geelong (surf cost).
We are a family farm, growing sheep for both wool and meat and also a little cropping.
We would love for someone to come and help out. Lambs are coming and we could do with a bit of help with feeding.
We are very busy with our animals and farm work, so household duties, cooking and feeding the animals and basic farm help. If you’re good with handy person jobs, we also have things that need doing: gardening, cooking, painting, fencing, animal training, etc.
We have a menagerie of pets to cuddle and hang out with as well. Most of our pets have a story behind how they ended up here with us. 3 Horses, 2 ponies, lots of chickens, dogs, cars, cows, birds and some pet sheep and lots and lots of sheep!
There are plenty of experiences to be enjoyed including brief encounters with the visiting Australian Native wildlife as well you will learn some things about sheep farming and training animals.Types of help and learning opportunities
GardeningDIY and building projectsAnimal CareFarmstay helpBabysitting and creative playCreating/ Cooking family mealsHelp around the houseGeneral MaintenanceUN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Learn what it's like living with an Aussie family on a working farm.
Learn about farm life and the beautiful things it has to offer.
Pick up some skills! sheep husbandry skills and fencing, animal training.
Oh and the views, you'll fall in love with the views.
Loads of fury animals to cuddle and you'll probably fall in love with those too!
Look up at the stars - it’s a beautiful place!Projects involving children
This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.
Help
We provide food and accommodation in exchange for assistance with some basic chores. If you could help with preparation and cooking some meals that would be a huge help!
Our focus for volunteer help is to assist with the daily routine tasks, feeding animals, gardening and general housework. We will never ask you to do anything that we wouldn't do ourselves.Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Accommodation
We have a comfortable room in our home.
The room is clean and freshly painted containing a double bed and
a seating area.
We enjoy having people stay with us and like meeting new people and learning about other countries, cultures, nationalities and trying new foods and exchanging recipes.
We will also treat you like part of our family and involve you in our family activities and festivities both on and off the farm.What else ...
Our property is close to Ballarat where there are many tourist activities to enjoy.
We are also close to Geelong and the surf cost.
There are plenty of Aussie experiences to be enjoyed.A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Space for parking camper vans
This host can provide space for campervans.
How many Workawayers can stay?
One
Hours expected
4-5 x 5 days
Feedback (4)
I helped farming job and cleaning home.
I would like to stay hear again. I recommend this family :)
I hope you received e-mail.
We learned how to drench sheep, we were allowed to drive on the tractor and we learned so much about animals. The Kent family really has a lot of animals, not only sheep, but horses, dogs, roosters and all other… read more
Feedback
I helped farming job and cleaning home.
I would like to stay hear again. I recommend this family :)
I hope you received e-mail.
We learned how to drench sheep, we were allowed to drive on the tractor and we learned so much about animals. The Kent family really has a lot of animals, not only sheep, but horses, dogs, roosters and all other… read more