Learn about gardening and enjoy the beautiful views near the beaches of Burragate, NSW, Australia

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  Description

  I'm on the south coast of New South Wales, right next to a national park and about thirty minutes' drive from the most beautiful beaches you've ever seen. My home is nothing grand, just a three bedroom cottage which we'd share. I live alone (apart from animal friends) and my partner lives nearby on his own amazing self sufficient property. The nearest towns are Wyndham, Eden and Merimbula. You can get here by bus from Canberra (about 4 hours), Sydney and Melbourne (about 10 hours) or you can fly to Merimbula Airport (much faster!). A car is much easier however.
  
  My property (about 52 acres) is backed by mountains and a creek. There's a lovely river about ten minutes' drive away and a water hole for swimming that you can walk to. There's also some charming Australian villages in this part of the country. We rely on solar power (so no mains electricity at all, but plenty for our needs) and rainwater tanks. We have satellite internet, which usually works pretty well.
  
  About the work - it's pretty light. I'd love a little help maintaining the gardens, orchards and property generally, but only a few hours a day - nothing too hard. I'm also flexible about how we arrange work and time off.
  
  And about me - I'm a writer, and I like to spend my time (when I'm not working on the property) singing, writing, reading and listening to music. I always have lots of books around - so if books and music are your thing, we'd be a good match. I love a good conversation, and to share experiences and hear about different points of view. I've also travelled extensively in Europe and would love to add to my smattering of European languages.
  
  I have a friendly kelpie, and there's also lots of wildlife including wallabies, wombats, magpies and birds - in fact, it's a bird watcher's paradise. I'm a vegetarian - so I don't cook meat myself, but I'll happily buy it for you to barbecue.
  
  You would have the choice of a room in the house, which is small but cosy, or in the studio. The studio has one single bed and no washing, cooking or toilet faciities, so if you stayed there you'd have to come down to the house to use the bathroom and kitchen.

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  Types of help and learning opportunities

  Language practice

  Help with Eco Projects

  Gardening

  DIY and building projects

  General Maintenance
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  Interests

  

  Vegetarian or vegan

  

  Politics / Social justice

  

  Movies & TV

  

  History

  

  Gardening

  

  Books

  

  Animals

  

  Nature
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  Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

  If you decide to come here, you'll learn about life on an Australian bush property, Australian native animals and birdlife, and organic gardening. You can pick up local crafts at the markets which are held every week in a different local village, and meet the locals at a variety of pubs, cafes and events (for instance, there are lots of bands and musicians who play local venues).

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  Help

  I'm looking for some light gardening help around my 52 acre property. You can choose from helping to re-vamp a vege garden, pruning fruit trees,or doing light property maintenance. I could also use some basic building help, for small animal enclosures and similar.

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  Languages

  Languages spoken
  English: Fluent
  Greek: Beginner
  French: Beginner
  Italian: Beginner

  This host offers a language exchange
  This host has indicated that they are interested in sharing their own language or learning a new language.
  You can contact them directly for more information.
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  Accommodation

  You'll be staying in a lovely three bedroom cottage. As I'm a writer and spend a lot of time working either on my writing or around the property, you'll have the place to yourself much of the time.

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  What else ...

  In your time off (and that'll be most of the time) you can relax and explore the property and national park. You can walk to the rock pool for a swim, but for the nearby river, local beaches and towns, you'll need a car or a bike. The nearest town is about ten minutes' drive away, and the beach is 30 minutes. If you don't have a car, I can take you in to see the sights, or drop you off at the beach or in town when I go in for shopping and pick you up later.

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  A little more information

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    Internet access

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    Limited internet access

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    We have pets

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    We are smokers

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    Can host families

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  Can host digital nomads

  I can host digital nomads and you're welcome to work in the studio. Just note that live video chat can get a little patchy as we don't quite have the bandwidth. Audio is just fine, video may drop out after a while.

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  Space for parking camper vans

  The drive is quite steep so you'd need a reasonably powerful car or four wheel drive to get up with a van.

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  Can possibly accept pets

  I'm happy to host any pet that doesn't eat the wildlife. But my dog is a bit territorial around small dogs and cats so if pets are best her size (middle sized) or bigger.

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  How many Workawayers can stay?

  Two

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  My animals / pets

  Ms Sheeple x 3

  I have three very pretty,very suspicious sheep. Perhaps you can be the one to convince them we don't plan to eat them! Meanwhile, they mow the paddock for me.

  Darcy

  Friendly kelpie dog, loves sticks, pats and sleeping on the bed!

  Mrs Chook

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