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🌻 Availability:
We’re looking for 1–3 helpers sometime between 10–28 November 2025 (flexible on exact dates).
We are a friendly family of five living on a 2.5-acre lifestyle property on the edge of beautiful Oberon in the Central Tablelands of NSW. We’ve been here for 13 years and love our garden, the peace and space, and the bush surrounds — though recently life and work have meant parts of the garden need some love again! This will be our first time hosting Workawayers and we’re excited to share our space and meet new people.
Our little hamlet is 1100m above sea level. Days can be warm in November, but evenings are often cool — especially under the stars.
Georgie works in higher education and loves cooking, gardening, reading, and bushwalking. Matt is a designer who loves gardening, bushwalking, music and film. We also have three kind, funny kids (ages 6–11) who are used to having adults around and are friendly and easygoing.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
General Maintenance
Interests
Pets
Movies & TV
Politics / Social justice
Drawing & painting
Photography
Cooking & food
Gardening
Music
DIY & crafts
Books
Art & design
Nature
Camping
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
The kids are especially welcoming and love international visitors. You will be in a small hamlet of around a dozen houses, surrounded by rolling paddocks. We can help with ideas for further travel in rural NSW and beyond. You will have your own space and plenty of time to enjoy things for yourself as well as company with us.
Projects involving children
This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.
Help
🧤 What you’ll help with:
Tasks vary depending on the day and your interests. Some examples:
- Helping tidy parts of the garden, including weeding, pruning, mulching, planting seedlings
- Getting the veggie patch thriving again
- Caring for our chickens (feeding, topping up water, cleaning the coop)
- Light property maintenance or simple DIY (e.g., helping us enclose the top of the chook pen)
We ask for around 21 hours of help per week, which can be spread over days however works best for everyone.
Our home is relaxed, warm and respectful. We love good conversation but also appreciate quiet time.
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Accommodation
🏡 Accommodation & shared living
You’ll stay in a self-contained cottage with:
- Fully made bed + towels
- Wood heater + firewood supplied
- Wifi and power
- Lots of privacy - there are three separate bedrooms available for WorkAwayers.
All meals included.
If you enjoy cooking, you’re very welcome to cook — otherwise we’re happy to do the cooking. Simple meals during the day and a cooked dinner.
What else ...
🌄 Exploring & free time
We’re 12 km from Oberon town centre. On your days off or afternoons, you might like to explore:
- Kanangra-Boyd National Park (spectacular hikes and lookouts and a beautiful waterfall to swim under)
- Mayfield Garden (world-class cool climate gardens)
- Oberon Dam — we have a kayak and fishing rods you’re welcome to borrow
- Historic towns nearby like Rockley, Tarana and Bathurst
- Wineries, breweries, cycling and lots of walking trails
If you’re someone who enjoys quiet nature time, reading, wandering outside, or pottering — you’ll be very happy here.
🚫 A few notes
- Non-smokers only
- No pets, sorry
- Suitable for people who are happy in rural, peaceful environments
If this sounds like a place you’d enjoy, we’d love to hear from you — tell us a bit about yourself, your interests, and what kind of tasks you feel most comfortable with.
We look forward to welcoming you 🌿💛
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
My animals / pets
Two dogs - an aussie shepherd and a cocker spaniel
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