Experience life on a farm and help out in the garden and with our retro trailer project in Nungurner, Australia

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Availability

  2024 

 Min stay requested: at least a week

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  • Description

    Description

    Spend some time with our family on a farm in eastern Victoria, in the beautiful Gippsland Lakes region.

    We don't mind if you come as an individual or couple to enjoy a stay with us including all meals and accommodation - you get your own self contained accommodation!

    We have three children (13, 11, 9) so there is plenty of interacting with them - and they are fun! The farm is a lovely old beef farm in eastern Victoria, about 3.5 hours drive from Melbourne.

    On the farm we currently have cows, sheep, goats, chickens, plus a dog and cat. It's a lovely place to live and also keeps us very busy alongside our other work commitments. Our Workaway volunteers help us keep on top of things around the house, farm and in the garden, whilst enjoying a taste of Aussie family life, in the country.

    We've lots of different things you can learn and help out with (the reality of living on a farm is you never really catch up!). We'll help you settle in and become familiar with the tasks and/or tools required, but just bear in mind that our own work commitments require you to work independently most of the time. Kim manages an accommodation business in the local area, and has a home office so is around quite a bit.

    An extra pair of hands to help out with farm projects and general household duties is always welcomed. This could include working in the veggie garden, orchard, building a greenhouse, fixing broken stuff (kids just do that) and a mixture of farming jobs i.e. fixing fences, moving cows, or tractor work (chopping wood is also a regular task around 6 months of the year!).

    Staying at least 2 weeks is ideal, but get in touch if you're interested in a shorter or longer stay and we can let you know if this is available.

    If you're catching public transport, you can travel to Bairnsdale by train (from Melbourne) and we will meet you at the station. From there it's just 25 minutes to our farm.

    We are a friendly, welcoming family who value the mutual benefits that come from being Workaway hosts. We are active members of our local community, and are confident you will have a fun cultural experience with us!

  • Types of help and learning opportunities

    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
  • UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve

    UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve

    UN goals
    No poverty
    Zero hunger
    Good health and well-being
    Quality education
    Gender equality
    Clean water and sanitation
    Affordable and clean energy
    Decent work and economic growth
    Industries, innovation and infrastructure
    Reduce inequality
    Sustainable cities and communities
    Responsible consumption and production
    Climate action
    Life below water
    Life on land
    Peace, justice and strong institutions
    Partnerships for the goals
  • Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    We're an easy going family, used to welcoming and hosting people from different cultures for over 5 years now. We can offer you an enriched experience of living on a rural farm in beautiful countryside, as part of an Aussie family. We'd love you to share some of your language and culture with us too!

  • Projects involving children

    Projects involving children

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

  • Help

    Help

    Your knowledge, skills, attitude and interests will help us plan a great Workaway experience for your stay. Listed below are some examples which previous volunteers have helped out with:

    - Farm work (chopping/stacking fire wood, tractor work, fencing)
    - Garden maintenance (weeding, planting, building new garden beds, lawn mowing)
    - General maintenance (oiling timber deck, odd handy-person jobs at home)
    - Household (cooking, shopping, tidying pantry, clothes pegging/folding, spring cleaning tasks, car washing)
    - Children related (doing the school run, helping with homework, games and activities, visits to skate park)
    - Project work (refurbishment of retro-trailer)

  • Languages spoken

    English: Fluent

  • Accommodation

    Accommodation

    People stay on the farm but in a separate barn-house that is only 50 meters away from our house. The barn-house has a queen bed, bathroom, TV & DVD player, movie selection and beautiful views overlooking a paddock. It's very quiet and comfortable!

  • What else ...

    What else ...

    We live just 15 minutes from the beautiful coastline known as 90 mile beach, and the popular tourist towns of Lakes Entrance and Metung. The Gippsland Lakes are just 4 minutes drive from the farm, where you can fish, kayak or join us for a boat ride some time (living where we do we've got watercraft activites covered!). If you like being outdoors then it's a beautiful area to spend time in. There's also great mountain bike tracks just 5 minutes from where we live and you're welcome to borrow our bikes.

  • A little more information

    A little more information

    • Internet access

    • Limited internet access

      Limited internet access

    • We have pets

    • We are smokers

    • Can host families

  • Space for parking camper vans

    Space for parking camper vans

    We're on a farm, so there is no space limitation!

  • Can possibly accept pets

    Can possibly accept pets

    We have a friendly farm dog who loves company, so pets can be considered!

  • How many Workawayers can stay?

    How many Workawayers can stay?

    Two

  • ...

    Hours expected

    4 hours a day, 5 days a week

Host ref number: 694515271893

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