Join our family home and explore Ravensthorpe, Western Australia

Availability

  2025 

 Min stay requested: at least 3 weeks

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Details

  • Description

    Description

    We are a young family of 4 that live on a beautiful broadacre farm north of Ravensthorpe, Western Australia (just 2.5 hours inland from Esperance) and need either someone single or a couple that can help on the farm with our 2 children before and after school and some general help around the house.

  • Types of help and learning opportunities

    Types of help and learning opportunities

    Elderly Companionship
    Gardening
    Animal Care
    Babysitting and creative play
    Creating/ Cooking family meals
    Help around the house
  • Interests

    Interests

    Winter sports
    Gardening
    Languages
    Plant care
    Pets
    Farming
  • Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    We live on a beautiful farm north of Ravensthorpe, WA where we have a variety of different crops over a large property. Our property also borders a long river which is quite beautiful when full of water.

    There will also be plenty of opportunity to check out the local area including Hopetoun and Esperance.

  • Projects involving children

    Projects involving children

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

  • Host offers payment in line with the minimum wage

    Host offers payment in line with the minimum wage

    This host offers accommodation and payment.

  • Help

    Help

    We are looking for someone (or a couple) to help out on our farm. Preferably one of the couple able to provide care for our two children, a 13 year-old boy and 10 year-old girl. Light house-keeping, keeping the garden watered and occasionally feeding our three highland cows will also be required.

    We offer an above award wage depending on the experience you are able to offer.

  • Languages

    Languages spoken
    English: Fluent

    This host offers a language exchange
    We're always interested to learn about other languages!

  • Accommodation

    Accommodation

    We provide a fairly new, small house of your own to use.

  • What else ...

    What else ...

    Our area is known for really beautiful wildflowers, especially over the spring-summer period.

    There will also be times when you can venture out to check out the nearby beach side town of Hopetoun and other areas within the Shire.

    Ravensthorpe also has its very own lolly shop with the worlds biggest standing lollypop and more!

  • 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

    An area available with power to setup your campervan/motorhome if you need.

  • Can possibly accept pets

    Can possibly accept pets

    Yes, happy for the workawayer to bring their pet/s providing they let us know in advance.

  • How many Workawayers can stay?

    How many Workawayers can stay?

    Two

  • My animals / pets

    My animals / pets

    Ronnie, Rascal & Ruby

    Highland Cows (pets)

    Zoe (4 years)

    Very friendly Labrador.

Host ref number: 786612525138

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The image depicts a serene beach scene with a vast expanse of sand, a tranquil body of water, and a clear blue sky, evoking a sense of calmness.
The image depicts a blue tractor in a field, pulling a red agricultural tool, set against a backdrop of a cloudy sky and rolling hills in the distance.
A young girl in a white tutu stands in a room, facing the camera, with a white door and a sign behind her, and a dark floor.
The image shows a young boy wearing a hat and high-visibility shirt, sitting in the cab of a tractor, with a field and agricultural equipment visible through the windshield.
The image depicts a brown Highland cow lying in a field of straw, with trees and a fence visible in the background under a clear blue sky.
The image shows a large, open area with a small, white building in the background. A group of people are gathered in the foreground, with a few trees and a body of water visible in the distance.
The image depicts a yellow combine harvester in a field of dry, golden wheat, with a cloudy blue sky above and distant hills in the background.

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