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It is myself and my husband that live on the farm.
Our property is right on the beach, so we have our own private beach to go sit on and enjoy the gorgeous views as well as having a 7 acre forest of our own to go and explore. We do have quite a bit of wild life living on and around our property including a family of healthy Tasmanian Devils which is really special, which you can occasionally hear but cannot see as they are shy animals.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Farmstay help
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
UN sustainablity goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
A Beautiful natural part of Australia that we would like to share with people that havent been fortunate enough to experience what we have every day of our lives. My husband and I are both Wildlife rescuers and carers and are passionate about all animals. We are happy to share our knowledge and our furry friends with you.
Help
We have a 110 year old farm which is on 15 acres. We have all types of animals including 1 very spoilt dog who sleeps inside and need extra attention ,we have
2 Alpacas which take care of themselves, 3 chickens that need feeding and watering twice a day as well as their areas cleaned out , 1 sheep that thinks she is a dog :) and 8 horses. 2 large thoroughbreds and 6 miniature horses. The 6 minis are shedded at night so duties would include feeding the big horses breakfast and putting them into a paddock for grazing for the day, letting the minis out of their stables in seperate paddocks,giving all the horses hay for the day as well as feeding the chickens, then mucking out the sheds and refilling and cleaning all their water. At night they would need to be put back in their stables with dinner and replacing their hay.
We are also a refuge/sanctuary for injured wild animals and have 9 wallabies in an enclosure 8 wallabies inside and 2 possums, 3 ducks with a broken legs and many many wild ducks . Feeding them twice a day and cleaning out their areas.
You would also be in charge of filling up the feed bins and let us know when you are running low . It is an absolute MUST that you have had experience with farm animals especially horses as well as being around most of the time for our dog.
There would be a few hours each day to go touring , shopping etc. We are quite rural and not many buses come through, we are about 40km out of Hobart, but if we are going into town you are more than welcome to join us alternatively we could drop you at a bus stop to catch buses where you would like to go.
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Some of the help is quite physical, so you should be quite fit and dont mind getting a bit smelly. 7 acres of the property are only used as the rest is a forest.
Duties/chores start at approx 8.00am and finish up at around 11.00 then they get put away and all the animals get dinner around 2 - 3pm in winter and between 5pm -6pm in summer depending on the weather. If its raining it will be earlier.
Please note you cannot ride our horses. They are here to enjoy their freedom in the paddocks during the day.
Other chores include farm maintenance including weeding etc. Help within the house will also be required eg: helping with preparation of meals, unpacking the dishwasher, if it needs to be, cleaning up etc.
We will require you to SHOW INITIATIVE and not for us to keep on asking for you to help.
The rest of the time you are free to do whatever you please. Sit on our own private beach, walk through our private forest, absorb the gorgeous view, watch a movie or 2. Mingle or read a book. Its totally up to you.
Hoping to hear from you
NO children and no vegans please. Vegetarians are ok.
YOU MUST LOVE ALL ANIMALS........and spend time with them so you get to know them and them, you
It might sound silly but we do get people who come and dont really like animals but still come and treat our animals badly.
Please do NOT apply if you cannot give our animals and the chores 110%
Continuous help needed as my husband and I have major back problems and its difficult to see to the animals on our own
Regards
Stacey
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Accommodation
Studio just beside the house with a queen bed and fridge , microwave and tv. Bathroom and kitchen are currently being built , so you would need to share our bathroom and kitchen until the renovations are complete.
What else ...
occasional buses but a beautiful part of the world to explore. More for the nature and animal lover than the city party animal.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
Hours expected
Maximum 25 hours / week
Feedback (18)
The work itself is great. I loved the work with and around all the animals. I learned about the Australian lifestyle and wildlife which was great. Watching wallabies, possums and other animals in the garden was amazing as well.
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She always kept her area clean and was very good with instruction.
I would defintely reccomend crstina for any workaway position.
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The work itself is great. I loved the work with and around all the animals. I learned about the Australian lifestyle and wildlife which was great. Watching wallabies, possums and other animals in the garden was amazing as well.
I need… read more
She always kept her area clean and was very good with instruction.
I would defintely reccomend crstina for any workaway position.
They definitely made such a difference to our lives and we hope we did to theirs.
We thoroughly enjoyed their company.
I would highly recommend them for any future workaways.
Thank you again for everything
You and your animals are so full with love, I just enjoyed everything- you are my family on the other side of the world.
Thanks for helping me and encouraging me in making the right decisions- you are still supporting me in my heart every day.
I hope we… read more
I wish her every success for her future and i know she will now make the right decisions.
She is… read more
We had a lot of fun making new dishes with them, as well as many interesting conversations.
You can see clearly the love of animals they have and it was an absolute pleasure hosting them.
I wish them every success in their future travels… read more
Peter is really funny, he loves joke… read more
Stacey and Peter are more than lovely people, they share their love for animals, they take care of you as their own children. This place is home and paradise. Of course, you need to work and get dirty but it is a 1000% worthing it because you do it in a good atmosphere.
If… read more
I highly recommend Carolin for any workaway position especially with animals. Best of luck for the future.
She has a sense of humor that is so funny. We all knew what each other what was on about. It was great. We had a really fun time with Georgie.
Her work was fantastic. There was nothing that was too hard. She got stuck in and got the job done.
Highly reccomend her for any kind of work as she's a very capable young… read more
They are a very kind and caring couple and true animal lovers. Great hosts, with fabulous humour and very welcoming. The farm is a little slice of beautiful, chaotic paradise amongst the animals.
I would recommend this… read more
We had really good conversations and she is an all round wonderful person. Anyone that has manon helping them is very lucky to have her .
She became family and i absolutely love her to bits.
She is excellent and so tolerant of all the animals and they… read more
The work is easy to manage with or without farmwork experience and it was always a plesure to do whatever needed to be done.
It's a beautiful place to relax and just enjoy nature.
The Studio is nice and… read more
I loved them so much that i wished to stay for longer!
Also the animals are so wonderful and they have a beautiful life.
Stacey and Peter offer a very nice… read more
She is fantastic with all the animals even our very friendly chicken, Cheeky :)
I would recommend Nora to anyone that wants a hardworking wonderful, caring… read more
Stacey has the biggest heart on Earth, she is a fun lady, caring with animals & humans <3 Her way of speaking is soo beautiful :)
Peter is a nice and… read more
The food they prepared for us was outstanding. She is going to make a fantastic wife :)
Chris really enjoyed doing things outdoors. Cut down a tree for me without… read more
