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22 Feb 2025
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Description
I am a retired professional man and I now live alone on an off grid 79 acre property with Buster the German shorthaired pointer, Misty the Irish donkey, 3 alpacas that won't tell me their names, and a multitude of marsupials. I have a military and technical background. My family has grown up and moved away, so I am seeking some companionship and assistance around the property. I have many projects including gardening, wood gathering and building projects that I need help with. I'm not a cook or a gardener so I could really do with help in those areas too.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Help with Eco Projects
Elderly Companionship
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Farmstay help
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
I have 30 years experience of off grid living in Tasmania. Local customs and knowledge. Happy to pickup and deliver guests.
Help
I need help with various projects such as in house tidying cleaning cooking and outside weeding, gardening, some building and other projects depending on guests skills.
Languages
Languages spoken
English: FluentThis 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.
Accommodation
Bed room in house with bathroom. I will provide food and share cooking. Guests with cooking skills appreciated.
What else ...
Pelverata Falls are close by which is a 3 hour bushwalk.
There are no public transportation close by but I am happy to take guests to local population centers at Huonville, Cygnet, Kingston or Hobart as needed and mutually convenient.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
I have Starlink Internet and can provide some office space. I am a retired software engineer and so am technically literate.
Space for parking camper vans
Several parking areas. Self-contained camping only. Can use house facilities.
Can possibly accept pets
I have a dog, alpacas and a donkey who free range on the property so guests pets will need to play nicely or be well controlled. My dog Buster is a German shorthaired pointer pup who is very enthusiastic.
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
My animals / pets
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He just started having workawayers recently and is very grateful about the whole experience ( which is not always the case, sometimes people have hosted so many people that they are getting a bit blasé, not very involved, it is not the case with John ! ).
He is very chill, he… read more
I was impressed with her quiet determination to conquer an overgrown flagstone path, some track clearing and even… read more
We had many wide-ranging and interesting conversations ranging from life, love, the universe, atoms and everything else! She powered through… read more
Time flies when you having time they say and I stayed way longer than i expected! John is one kind, interesting, smart, easy going, full of jokes man!
Takes it above and beyond to make sure you feel great! His place is huge, off geid and you can find kind of job you are interested in or like. He… read more
John is a nice guy who likes to make a lot of jokes, it is impossible to get bored around him. He will bring you into the bush with his old Land Cruiser if you're up to (best experience of my travels until now), without following… read more
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He just started having workawayers recently and is very grateful about the whole experience ( which is not always the case, sometimes people have hosted so many people that they are getting a bit blasé, not very involved, it is not the case with John ! ).
He is very chill, he… read more
I was impressed with her quiet determination to conquer an overgrown flagstone path, some track clearing and even… read more
We had many wide-ranging and interesting conversations ranging from life, love, the universe, atoms and everything else! She powered through… read more
Time flies when you having time they say and I stayed way longer than i expected! John is one kind, interesting, smart, easy going, full of jokes man!
Takes it above and beyond to make sure you feel great! His place is huge, off geid and you can find kind of job you are interested in or like. He… read more
John is a nice guy who likes to make a lot of jokes, it is impossible to get bored around him. He will bring you into the bush with his old Land Cruiser if you're up to (best experience of my travels until now), without following… read more
