Farm life in the country - 2 hours by train to Sydney, Australia

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  Description

  Hi I'm Jen and I live on a farm about 2 hours from Sydney in the beautiful Southern Highlands. Together with my son, we have a variety of pets on the farm including a dog and young puppy, horses, donkeys chickens, sheep, kangaroos and even a baby donkey who lives in our back yard.
  
  On the farm we also have a tennis court and ball machine, basketball hoop, bicycles, ping pong and pool table.
  
  Note this is not a farmwork job - I have skilled people for the farm business and workawayers won't be doing this. I am only looking for help in my private home and farmstay (cooking, cleaning, running errands, petsitting our beagles) and in the garden and outdoors daily checking of the pet donkeys, horses and chickens . I'm usually working on some home projects like painting and redecorating which you could also help with if this is of interest.
  
  Must love dogs and be comfortable living on a farm in the countryside. Also a bonus if you are comfortable with horses so you can help with feeding/grooming my horses.
  
  We love having workawayers but I work off the farm as well which can involve travel, so we prefer independent and responsible individuals who don't require my constant supervision. You'll have your own bedroom with ensuite bathroom, and use of a self-contained kitchen and separate sitting room - so you can live semi-independently but still with us. You are responsible for organising some of your own meals, although I enjoy cooking and will happily cook a family dinners together when I can.
  
  Also given our location this workaway works best for someone or a couple with their own car - though this is not essential it's just what has worked best in the past - however we can work around it with enough coordination. Be aware that the nearest town is a 30 minute drive away, so you will ideally enjoy a peaceful rural lifestyle to enjoy this experience.

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  Types of help and learning opportunities

  Help with Eco Projects

  Gardening

  DIY and building projects

  Animal Care

  Farmstay help

  Creating/ Cooking family meals

  Help around the house

  General Maintenance

  Help with Computers/ Internet

  House sitting
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  Interests

  

  Fitness

  

  Yoga / Wellness

  

  Winter sports

  

  Outdoor activities

  

  Photography

  

  DIY & crafts

  

  Gardening

  

  Animals
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  UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve

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  What's this?
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  Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

  Our farm is 90 minutes drive (2 hours by train) from Sydney it's a beautiful part of the world with Australian wildlife like kangaroos, wombats and echidnas and lots of birds. The farm is peaceful, beautiful, lovely place to spend time.

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  Projects involving children

  This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.

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  Help

  I'm looking for workawayers to assist with cooking, cleaning, running errands, helping in the garden, sweeping the tennis court, playing with the dogs and helping to care for our animals.
  
  Would be a bonus if you are comfortable with horses so you can help with feeding/grooming/rugging my horses.
  
  I also love renovating and doing jobs around the house so be prepared to roll up your sleeves and have some fun!
  
  We are a very active family so not really suited to couch potatoes - our workawayers tend to be active and enjoy being busy and trying new things, and also happy to spend some time on their own when we are busy with work/school/activities which involves travel away from home at times.
  
  Also you will fit in well if you are tidy, polite, are good at listening and have good attention to detail.

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  Languages

  Languages spoken
  English: Fluent
  French: Beginner

  This host offers a language exchange
  I studied french and a bit of italian when younger. Very happy to learn from you!
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  Accommodation

  Own bedroom with ensuite bathroom, TV, wifi (it's a bit slow though according to my son is not very good for gaming - sorry!)
  
  At the farm we have a tennis court, basketball hoops, bicycles, walking trails, loads of Australian wild life to observe.

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  What else ...

  We are in the Southern Highlands 90 minutes drive from Sydney. It's a beautiful area. The farm is peaceful, beautiful, lovely place to spend time and there's lots of things to see locally - or you can take the train to Sydney for daytrips or spending time there at your own arrangement.

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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 work from home there is wifi but can be very slow - suggest you try it before committing if this is likely to be an issue for you.

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  Space for parking camper vans

  Plenty of space at the farm to park vehicles, caravans, vans etc. Also beautiful secluded spots on the farm you are most welcome to camp out with the kangaroos and wombats and kookaburras!!

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  How many Workawayers can stay?

  Two

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  My animals / pets

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