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Hi I'm Bec and I look after 75 rescued animals including 14 horses on an 80 acre property . I'm also a registered wildlife rescuer and own a vegan cafe in town. I'm looking for help taking care of the animals, gardening and bush revegetation projects , repairs and maintenance of animal shelters, fencing etc. There's always lots of projects on the go. I've got lots of old outbuildings with plans to create additional animal shelters. The property is located next to state forrest with loads of walking and hiking trails nearby. Ballarat is 35 minutes away, Maryborough is 20 minutes away and there's historic small towns just 10 & 15 minutes away.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
General Maintenance
Interests
Events & social
LGBTQ
Politics / Social justice
Vegetarian or vegan
Pets
Movies & TV
Sustainability
Charity work
Writing
Plant care
Photography
Performing arts
Music
History
Gardening
Drawing & painting
Cooking & food
Books
Art & design
Animals
Yoga / Wellness
Nature
Hiking
Fitness
Cycling
Beach
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Interact with the rescued animal residents and enjoy the beautiful location. Spend time in nature walking around the 3km walking trail on the farm and in the bush nearby. Experience living in the Victorian goldfields and a vegan household. Discover the rich history of the region which is full of historical sites and interesting places to visit. There’s so many interesting towns to visit within 45 minutes of the farm.
Help
I'd like help constructing new animal shelters for our larger animals plus repairing our existing sheds, shelters and fences. Carpentry skills and fencing skills would be extremely useful.
Gardening assistance - planting trees and working in the veggie garden, pruning, raking, collecting firewood.
Animals - mixing up feeds, feeding, grooming, walking the horses and dogs, cuddling the pigs, moving animals into new paddocks, changing the straw bedding, cleaning out the chook shed.
House - painting, general tasks like getting rid of cobwebs, sweeping verandas.
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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
Two guest bedrooms. One with a queen sized four poster bed and double wardrobes. The second bedroom has two single beds and a wardrobe. There's a large living room with an open fireplace that's available for guests to use. There's also a powered site with water & internet if people preferred to park their own van.
All meals are provided. It's a vegan household so all meals are vegan.
What else ...
Explore the historic goldfields region and the wineries of the Pyrenees. There are gorgeous old townships in every direction and Ballarat is just 35 minutes away. Daylesford and Castlemaine are 45 minutes away. Next door is State Forrest with mountain biking, bushwalking and running trails. Talbot is ten minutes away with train services running to Ballarat, connecting to Melbourne. Ballarat has everything. Art, culture, shopping, the most beautiful art deco cinema and amazing restaurants.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
Starlink internet
Space for parking camper vans
Site with a level concrete pad available around 100 metres from the house with power, water and internet .
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
My animals / pets
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