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Two people or a couple that are reliable, strong, with some basic manual skill and knowledge around hand and gardening tools.
We need strong, capable, and enthusiastic volunteers who understands enough English to be able to follow instructions.
My husband Paul and I live on our beautiful 15 acre hobby farm, which has direct access to the beautiful Huon River.
We are working towards living a self sufficient life of growing our own vegetables and raising a few animals, along with renovating our large home.
We have two large veggie patches, a poly tunnel, a few chickens, 5 sheep, 3 steers along with our lovely dog ‘Janet’.
We’re both young at heart open minded and active retired 60+ yrs of age.
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We’re live approx 15 min drive from the local township of Huonville.
We are in a rural and peaceful setting.
There are loads of different jobs that we need help with.
Paul and I are easy going and friendly.
Our lovely dog Janet is a sock and shoe thief 🤣
Provided is free accommodation, free internet, free Netflix, along with kitchen staples, our own hens eggs, milk , plus seasonal vegetables and fruit. Depending on how many hours worked per day we can either provide food for all your meals or just one meal per day.
We would love to get to know you and to have the occasional meal together 😃
In return we would like 3 -5 hours work (per day) x 5 days of the week.
There is a bus from Hobart to Huonville.
We are happy to pick you up and drop you off in Huonville or maybe even Hobart can be arranged:-)
Alison and Paul 😊
Types of help and learning opportunities
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Farmstay help
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
We love to share the wonderful life we have in this beautiful part of the world and striving to live a full and happy self sufficient lifestyle. Paul is very handy and has a great workshop. He enjoys helping and mentoring anyone who is interested in learning how to use tools etc. when I have time I like to share my love of cooking, preserving, bread making and working in the garden.
Help
We would love a couple of strong and capable workers with some degree of manual skills to help with building, fencing, and using general hand tools.
*Unfortunately we only speak English, so we prefer Workaways to be able to comprehend and communicate enough English so you understand instructions of jobs to be completed. Your English doesn’t have to be perfect, just enough 😊
The above skills are preferred, but we also welcome those who show initiative, have a good work ethic, and a healthy CAN DO attitude.
There are many jobs that we need help with.
Fixing fences
Digging
Weeding
Watering vegetables
Planting
Harvesting
Brush cutting
Mowing
Help with building projects and the list goes on.
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Accommodation
You will have a nice, clean, seperate self contained section of our home.
You may be sharing with another Workaway or two. We can accommodate up to 4 people. There are 2 single beds and 1 king double bed.
Space consists of one large bedroom (with king double bed), plus a seperate lounge/bedroom area with single beds x 2, plus a TV with Netflix, etc, along your own kitchenette to prepare your own meals, and laundry, and bathroom.
Maximum capacity of 4 people… Ideally 2 or 3 single people, or 2 single people, plus 1 couple, or 2 couples.
Non smokers preferred. Smoking only allowed outside.
What else ...
You will find staying here for 1-2 weeks will be a great experience.
There is no public transport available here, but we are happy to drop you into Huonville where there is a bus service to Hobart and other parts of Tasmania.
Having your own transport is nice , but not necessary.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
We have Starlink satellite internet. It is reliable and fast.
Space for parking camper vans
Camp by the river. Only 4WD or AWD camper and as there is a steep hill to get to a flat area for camping. There is electricity, but no other amenities as yet.
Can possibly accept pets
One well behaved small/ medium dog would be fine. Sorry no cats.
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
Hours expected
Maximum 5 hours a day, 5 days a week
Feedback (9)
He is thoughtful, hard working, kind, caring, mindful, respectful and with a splash of humour thrown in!
In a nutshell… Hiro is a pocket rocket!
He was very clean and tidy. He left his accommodation spotless.
It was a privilege to have Hiro stay with us.
We learn’t many things about his… read more
The hours were clearly set and instructions were easy to understand. My tasks included walking dogs, painting, digging, and gardening.
Also, the accommodation is isolated and I have a lot of personal time and time to spend on my own studies etc.
Ali and Paul are… read more
Her positive attitude and willingness to lend a hand made her an absolute… read more
They are very kind, happy, hard working and have a great sense of humour.
They did many varied jobs around our hobby farm. From weeding, harvesting, clearing debris from our property, along with great cooking and everything in between!
Nothing was too much… read more
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He is thoughtful, hard working, kind, caring, mindful, respectful and with a splash of humour thrown in!
In a nutshell… Hiro is a pocket rocket!
He was very clean and tidy. He left his accommodation spotless.
It was a privilege to have Hiro stay with us.
We learn’t many things about his… read more
The hours were clearly set and instructions were easy to understand. My tasks included walking dogs, painting, digging, and gardening.
Also, the accommodation is isolated and I have a lot of personal time and time to spend on my own studies etc.
Ali and Paul are… read more
Her positive attitude and willingness to lend a hand made her an absolute… read more
They are very kind, happy, hard working and have a great sense of humour.
They did many varied jobs around our hobby farm. From weeding, harvesting, clearing debris from our property, along with great cooking and everything in between!
Nothing was too much… read more
She was prepared to help with anything and has a wonderful down to earth attitude.
We had many laughs about mis pronunciation of French to Australian. Lise has a great sense of humour and hopefully learnt a few funny Aussie sayings:-)
This was my first ever workaway and what a delight it was! From the moment Ali picked us up from the bus stop we felt incredibly at ease with her.
Ali had great communication skills, from helping us get to Huonville to giving us our daily tasks.
What we loved:
-The property and views are stunning. We felt very zen… read more
Come back anytime, – we've saved a spot for your lively spirits :-)
They were very welcoming, they take care of you for whatever you need. In return I did some gardening or maintenance tasks and helped with some ongoing projects. Every day I learned something thanks to Paul's advice, a few tricks to do the tasks better. While… read more
His enthusiasm, hard work, and cultural exchange was a great experience.
Luca’s is a quick learner, and his dedication to the tasks at hand, whether helping in the garden or assisting with household chores was amazing.
He approached every task… read more
They helped to transform our big vegetable garden into something special.
Thanks guys!! If you ever want to come back we would love that! :-)
I stayed with the gang for -10 days and after spending this time with Alison, her husband Paul and their lovely Janet 🐶, it's hard to say goodbye... You feel immediatly welcomed in their… read more
It was fabulous to have Flo stay and help with many jobs around our property.
From weeding to moving mulch, moving rocks, more weeding, helping me tend an unwell chicken, along with pulling branches to put on a controlled burn of timber debris around the… read more
