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24 Jul 2023
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Description
My wife Romany and I (Duncan) live in a homestead on 16 acres about 2 hours from Melbourne, 30 minutes from Ballarat and 20 minutes from Daylesford. We recently renovated the home, which has magnificent views and is situated on the side of an old volcano. We have big plans to create a beautiful garden and would appreciate help building a veggie garden, watering and generally helping us take care of this special place. We have pet cows and sheep that do a wonderful job of keeping the grass down in their paddocks. The property also has many rocks that could also be put to use in the building some dry stone walls if anyone has the skills and is keen to give it a try!
Types of help and learning opportunities
Gardening
DIY and building projects
General Maintenance
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help with Computers/ Internet
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Homestay visitors will have the opportunity to experience life on a property that is surrounded by cattle, sheep and canola farms as well as only being a short distance to both big and small country towns and historic goldmine areas. In addition, Daylesford is a lovely regional town with natural spas, great local produce, cafes, restaurants and a great arts and music scene.
Help
Adventurous and practical people who would like to try to build dry stone walls, install a watering system and help build some raised wicking veggie garden beds would be most welcome!!
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Accommodation
You would be living within the homestead in a bedroom with great views over the valley and your own bathroom. We would enjoy sharing meals together some of the time and sometimes separately.
What else ...
There are lots of great historic villages and towns to visit nearby, great local food, bush walks, beautiful scenery, art galleries and friendly pubs.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Space for parking camper vans
This host can provide space for campervans.
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
My animals / pets
Feedback (1)
I stayed here for a week, with these good people Duncan and Romany. There are many reasons why I loved this place, first, it has so beautiful view surrounding this house. It has Australia’s flat view so I could see further away from this house. I really… read more
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I stayed here for a week, with these good people Duncan and Romany. There are many reasons why I loved this place, first, it has so beautiful view surrounding this house. It has Australia’s flat view so I could see further away from this house. I really… read more
