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We are an Australian couple, in our late 50's, living in rural Victoria. We are building a new house and would like to share the experience with some willing helpers. This will be our second house we have built and we are both looking forward to the challenge.
We've spent time traveling in Europe and had amazing experiences with workaway hosts in England, Ireland, France, Tenerife and Spain. This has given us an great insight into what makes a worthwhile experience for hosts and volunteers. We now have our own projects and we're looking forward to hosting workaway volunteers in our beautiful part of Victoria.
There's many places to see in Gippsland all within easy driving distance, we are close to the great dividing range and the ninety mile beach. There's also several rivers nearby with swimming holes and some great bushwalking trails.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Language practice
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Our bush block is situated in a lovely town, there's a good local pub, bush walking trails and swimming holes. Our close friends enjoy bbq's, cards, boccie, table tennis, cricket and football. The house in Maffra is about 1Km walk into town which has supermarkets, hotels, cafes and a bus stop. Sale is a large town, about 15 mins drive away, where there is a train service to Melbourne & East Gippsland.
We'd love to show you around parts of Gippsland, it's rural & unique, there's easy access to many beautiful places like Raymond Island and their koala colony, great beaches, 4wd tracks and bush walking trails.
Sean's patient and able to teach carpentry skills.
We eat mainly vegetarian food & enjoy cooking, conversation, playing games and having a drink & a laugh.
Projects involving children
This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.
Help
We need help with building our new house. .No need to have had any previous experience but we are looking for a person or a couple who are meticulous, have good work ethics, an eye for detail through preparation and clean work spaces (or be prepared to be)
We also need help with clearing weeds and planting trees on our bush block.
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Spanish: BeginnerThis host offers a language exchange
We would love to have Spanish speaking people assist us with our building works.
Accommodation
Private bedroom with shared bathrooms and shared living & cooking facilities.
Food & Accommodation provided for the duration of your stay, make your own breakfast & lunch with evening meals shared. It's expected that all living & cooking area's be keep clean & tidy.
What else ...
Maffra has good public transport and is close to Sale which has a train service to Melbourne several times a day. We have a few push bikes that you can use to get around locally.
Further a field, there are many interesting things to see and do in Gippsland, such as; mountains, rivers, surf beaches and the Gippsland Lakes. We have some of the best roads in Australia for cycling or motorbikes, amazing remote areas for hiking/camping, welcoming country towns and several beautiful national parks.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Space for parking camper vans
Our bush block has power and water on site. Our current residence is a short drive from our bush block with all the conveniences of town living.
Can possibly accept pets
Happy to have pets.
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
My animals / pets
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