Come and help our family with gardening and enjoy the abundance of native wildlife south of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia

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Availability

  2024 

 Min stay requested: No minimum

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  • Description

    Description

    Our beautiful 15 acre property is located 40 minutes south of Hobart in the Huon Valley. We have a cosy caravan for workawayers to sleep in. If you have your own car, getting here is easier. There may be times we can help with transport.
    We welcome workaway guests to hang out in our small rustic cabin and use the bathroom, shower and fully equipped kitchen.
    The Huon Valley is famous for food, wine and cider production. It is a beautiful part of Tasmania, well worth exploring!
    We need help on our large property to manage weeds, do general landscaping, wood chopping and general building maintenance. Our property attracts an abundance of native wildlife including wallabies, bandicoots, potoroos, tassie devils and a diverse range of birds. We have a beautiful flowing creek for swimming in and relaxing near.
    We really enjoy meeting people, playing music, gardening, bushwalking, hitting the beach, camping and sharing meals with friends. We have 3 children aged 6, 12 and 15 and a dog called Astro. We are a non-smoking, no drugs household. We eat primarily vegetarian meals.
    We ask that you work for 4 hours per day and in exchange we will feed you 3 meals per day and accomodation in the caravan.
    We look forward to sharing time with you.

  • Types of help and learning opportunities

    Types of help and learning opportunities

    Gardening
    DIY and building projects
    Help around the house
    General Maintenance
  • Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    We are qualified English teachers and so can provide you with help learning English if you would like. As we have lived in many parts of Australia (particularly in the NT) we can offer you advice on great places to visit. Our family life is full of noise and activity (as you can imagine with 3 boys!). We will welcome you to be involved in our family activities such as visiting friends, day trips to nice places etc.

  • Projects involving children

    Projects involving children

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

  • Help

    Help

    We are looking for helpers to assist us around our property with tasks including weeding, mulching, planting, maintaining our native gardens, landscaping and getting some general home maintenance jobs done. We expect 4 hours of help per day of stay and in return we will provide 3 meals/day and caravan accomodation.

  • Languages spoken

    English: Fluent

  • Accommodation

    Accommodation

    Workaway guests sleep in our cosy caravan (unpowered) nestled in the bush. We produce solar electricity and drink/wash using rain water. You will have access to our small cabin for using the bathroom and kitchen and relaxing in the living space.

  • What else ...

    What else ...

    Our place is in a truely superb location. Nearby are many quaint rural communities perfect for exploring. It is best if you have your own car, but we may be able to help transport you on occasion. Public transport is not available.
    Please note, we are a non-smoking household with 3 children. If you are not willing to participate in our family life and engage with our children, this isn't the place for you!

  • 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

  • How many Workawayers can stay?

    How many Workawayers can stay?

    Two

  • ...

    Hours expected

    Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week

Host ref number: 992432179383

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