Profile information
Host rating
Not yet rated
Last replied
21 Apr 2024
Reply rate
100.0 %
Usually responds within 1 day
Feedback
2
Email verified
Badges (1)
Details
Description
Live in your own tiny home and help a family of three with outdoor chores, gardening, bush regeneration and beekeeping on a small rural property near Yengo and Wollemi national parks in the Hunter Valley, NSW. Being so close to wilderness, our place would suit those wanting to enjoy bushwalking or a quiet rural lifestyle. We have two dogs and a flock of chickens and are about to embark on a large landscaping project.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
We live close to bushland and go on bushwalks regularly - so visitors would learn about the Australian bush (including wildlife and native plants).
Wallabies and other wildlife visit regularly - so guests would get a chance to experience Australian wildlife up close.
We have 5 beehives - and are happy to teach you beekeeping if that is something you are interested in learning (and if the timing is right).
Our family are active Landcare members. Guests would get a chance to join Landcare meetings (held in our home monthly) and help with tree planting.
Our home is a solar-passive sustainable home. It and the way we live would be of interest to someone wanting to experience sustainable living.
Help
Maintenance: oiling timber structures and painting.
Gardening: mowing and pruning.
Tree planting.
Beekeeping.
General tidying and decluttering. We are preparing our home for a grandparent to move in with us - so there's lots of decluttering and organizing to do to make space.
There's also renovating chores for those with building experience.
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Accommodation
You will stay in your own tiny home. It is a self-contained cottage with a double bed, kitchenette and bathroom. It suits a single or couple (or a small family at a squeeze. Three of us lived in there while we built our home). You would join us in the family home for dinner in the evenings and we would provide breakfast and lunch for you to eat in your self-contained cottage. We also have a large bell tent we can pitch to accomodate a family.
What else ...
In your time off, you are close to Hunter Valley vinyards for wine tasting and nearby national parks for bushwalking.
We have push bikes for you to borrow or are happy to drive you to a nearby train station at Singleton where you can catch a train into Newcastle.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
Our home has fast satellite internet.
Space for parking camper vans
We have ample space for a caravan.
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
Hours expected
25 hours over a week. You decide whether you wish to do 5 hours per day over 5, or other.
Feedback (1)
They made great efforts to show us the area and Australian culture, as well as made sure that we just had an all around great time with them.
Their dogs are super cute and very friendly and we had great meals throughout our… read more
Photos
Feedback
They made great efforts to show us the area and Australian culture, as well as made sure that we just had an all around great time with them.
Their dogs are super cute and very friendly and we had great meals throughout our… read more
