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Host rating
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Last replied
17 Mar 2025
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Description
Located in Melbourne's Southern eastern suburbs, only 1 hour by train to Melbourne CBD. We have a hobby farm with cows, sheep, goats, alpacas, dogs, and cats. We are best suited to accommodate a couple or 2 friends travelling together and wanting to stay for a minimum of 2 weeks or more (ideally with their own vehicle).
Helper accommodation is very neat self contained studio style cottage, with basic provisions, your own King Bed, Lounge, kitchen, bathroom and meals area. We would welcome anyone with any handyman skills etc. General duties include caring for the animals, gardening, mowing, weeding, fence repairs, painting, wood splitting and other odd jobs.
We can provide accommodation in exchange for 20 hours per week per person (a few extra hours and we will provide all meals too). We are 6km from the local shops and public transport, so it is best suited for us if you have YOUR OWN VEHICLE. There are plenty of options for paid work in surrounding suburbs.
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
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
You have your own private space on our property, but we will invite you to share the occasional meal or drinks with us (normally once a week). If we have guests for dinner, you will generally be invited to share the festivities and have options to meet and discuss with others. we are non-smokers, but enjoy a drink or two, and like to share travel experiences and hear your plans/adventures. Some helpers have also found paid work nearby and stayed for extended periods.
Help
The work is fairly varied and not too arduous. General gardening, mowing, weeding, wood splitting or stacking, feeding the animals and other odd jobs and/or projects as needed. Pet minding if we are not at home.
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
French: BeginnerThis 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
Fully self contained cottage, fitted out with everything you could need. King Bed, all linen, kitchen, lounge space, flat screen tv and access to large dvd collection, bathroom, washing machine.
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.
Can possibly accept pets
On application.
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
Feedback (8)
They are energetic, fit and strong. I recommend them to other hosts, and would welcome them back anytime.
We’ve got to enjoy lovely talks, afternoon drinks and bbq dinners together.
Our tasks varied from gardening, light cleanups, petsitting and animals feeding.
We’ve… read more
PS They also loved all of our animals and took great care with them.
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They are energetic, fit and strong. I recommend them to other hosts, and would welcome them back anytime.
We’ve got to enjoy lovely talks, afternoon drinks and bbq dinners together.
Our tasks varied from gardening, light cleanups, petsitting and animals feeding.
We’ve… read more
PS They also loved all of our animals and took great care with them.
If you are looking for a workaway where you will feel safe and secure then this is the place for you.
The accommodation is clean, warm and separate from the main house so you really do have your privacy. Robyn is very clear that the cottage is… read more
hope to see them again
PS They also left the accommodation very clean… read more
Given that we haven't got a car yet, they were really helpful with transporting us to nearby shops or the… read more
We were really sad to see them go, but they kindly offered to return and help us out with house sitting (and minding all the… read more
Staying with them has been without a doubt the best workaway experience we have ever had, we have helped them to fix the garden, the orchard, the surroundings, the animals and quite entertaining tasks.
They gave us a house in the garden quite big,… read more
Communicating in English was… read more
