Rosie & Josh

United Kingdom
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Travelling
Our next destination:
Australia
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Hello!

We’re Rosie and Josh, a couple about to embark on an exciting new chapter as we move from the UK to Australia. After an unforgettable holiday to Kununurra at the start of 2024, Josh fell in love with Australia (a feeling Rosie already had after spending a year there in 2017). Together, we decided to make it our home.Rosie has previously volunteered through Workaway, finding it a wonderful way to explore new places, meet amazing people, and share skills… so we are seeking a host in WA to connect with and start settling into the Aussie way of life.

As a couple, we’ve been together for 7 years, supporting each other through life’s twists and turns. Our biggest joint project was renovating an ancient gatehouse that had been empty for 70 years. With Josh’s expertise in structural building and Rosie as laborer and support team, we took on a wide range of tasks: plastering, repointing, roofing, tiling, glass cutting, window glazing, and floor laying.

What are can offer you:
Happy with heavy & dirty work
Experienced veggie growers (No Dig/permaculture, organic)
Building project experience, hands on & planning phases
Animal & general household/maintenance work

Who is Josh:
Self employed Restoration Builder
12 years of experience working with Cob (Earth Building), Lime Plastering, Stonework
Hard Working, Strong & Determined
Animal lover… dab hand with horses & dogs

Who is Rosie:
Self employed Remedial Massage Therapist
Kind, positive & community minded
Sourdough baker
Hard-working, adaptable, and always ready to learn

We love to enjoy the simple things in life - good food, good company and a slow pace of living.
We prefer a rural way of living… veggie growing, mushroom picking and looking forward to learning to fish in Oz.
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Skills and knowledge we'd like to share or learn
We're interested in:
Life at a Farmstay
Eco Projects
Creating/ Cooking family meals
House sitting
Some knowledge of:
Gardening
DIY and building projects
General Maintenance
Helping around the house
Animal Care
More details about your skills
- Building work
- Gardening and veg growing
- Familiar with caring for horses, dogs, cats & chicken
Age
31 & 31
Some more information
- Smoker
- Driver's licence
- Allergies
- Special dietary requirements

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17 Mar 2025

Left by host (Help us to build an eco-home ...) for Workawayer ()

It was a delight to host Rosie and Josh on their arrival in Australia early 2025 to start a new adventure in this vast and beautiful Land. They are lovely, capable and enthusiastic helpers who happily took on the task of installing a 3x3mtr shed in our backyard. The shed had to be moved on 43C day 😰 and was the 1st of many huge feats which they… read more

(Excellent )

17 Feb 2025

Left by Workawayer () for host (Help us to build an eco-home ...)

My partner and I stayed with Linda and Ian for two weeks in late January, we stayed at their beautiful Mount Lawley Family - the house is very comfortable and so central to Perth, it made exploring the city easy.

Linda & Ian are such interesting people - we learnt a lot about Australian culture, in particular aboriginal communities and… read more

(Excellent )

24 Jan 2018

Left by host (Helping hands at a ...) for Workawayer ()

Rosie burst into my life with enthusiasm and energy and it never abated the whole time she was here. Everything Rosie did she did with gusto. There was no stopping the girl. She has two tattoos ‘grl’ on one ankle and ‘pwr’ on the other and this Dynamo is pure Girl Power. Rosie she just strode through everything I threw at her and then she asked… read more

(Excellent )

20 Sep 2017

Left by Workawayer () for host (Helping hands at a ...)

It's hard to describe how much of an amazing time I had whilst staying with Toon, his place taught me soo much about life and myself. I stayed with him for a month.... of course I wish it was long but this was last part of my year trip so a flight was waiting for me.
The Daintree rainforest is B E A U T I F U L, espically Toons place. It's like… read more stepping into another world, peaceful, open and loving. The house he provides his kids is incredible, I would recommend sleeping outside as much as possible to fully enjoy it. The living space is perfect for watching butterflies and birds over the lucious green rainforest below, it would take my breathe away a couple of times a day. The food!! The food!!! Eating fresh from the garden makes your body smile, all the fresh veggies and fruit you need. It really opened my eyes about nutriation, eating an organic nutritious diet everyday. I always reminisce about mid morning massive bowls of fruit and coffee and banana smoothies.... and the camp oven dinners..... and the buckets of strawberries.
I really enjoyed the work Toon set me to do, espically the mowing! As Toon is a hard worker, you feel encourage to push yourself as much as you can. I loved this, the feeling of working as hard as you possible can is amazing..... expect to get sweaty and dirty. The work always fair, with lots of projects you can help with depending what needs doing, what you enjoy doing and what skills you have. the working hours are clear and you get plenty of down time to explore.
There is soo much to do when you're not working, Toon is always full of ideas and goes out his way to make sure you get the most out of your stay. Building fires, cycling, hiking, climbing, yoga on the veranda, prancing around the garden, trips to the beach and swimming holes, snorkeling, outside baths, seeking local wildlife etc etc Thank you Toon for all the activities I got to do, it means the world to me all the thought and effort you put into me having a good time!
If you're considering going to help Toon, remember it's a cultural exchange and he really let's you into his life. He is a warm hearted, honest, caring, giving and extremely interesting man, I am incredibly lucky to have met him. Be prepared to be open back to Toon, we spent so much time just talking about our lives and getting to know each other. Toon only wants the best for people, wants them to be the best versions of themselves and encourages them to explore any issues they may have, offering a safe place to show your emotions. His love really shone through when I became injured (no fault of Toon of course), not only did this restrict the work I could do it also meant medical trips and medication, he cared for me in a way I don't think anyone has every done in my life! Giving me all the possible advice, making sure I was eating/drinking all the right things, ensuring I was resting, even cleaning & dressing my wound most days. He even found me jobs which I could do whilst resting, as I wanted to be giving something back to him. I got the chance to meet some of Toons friends and local people in the area, who were all really interesting and lovely. I think about my time spent with Toon everyday, about the days we would spend giggling and dancing around, practicing my knots, building fires, giving thanks to the world and all the love I felt there.
I could write all day about how much of an incredible opportunity this workaway is, but you should just go and experience it!

(Excellent )

30 Mar 2016

Left by host for Workawayer ()

I loved having Rosie here! She quickly adapted to her new environment, and became central to our work, being loved by me and all the team! Rosie has a great 'lets do it now ' attitude and brought the project a new lease of life with her irrepressible energy. Rosie may be young in years but she has a mature attitude way beyond them. I felt… read more

(Excellent )

29 Mar 2016

Left by Workawayer () for host (Help with pruning, painting ...)

I stayed with Linsey for a little over a month and I loved it! The project is a fantastic place to volunteer at, there is always lots to do and the progress is amazing to watch happen. During my stay I helped with planting seedlings ready for the summer, painting, digging, foraging local plants and became Linsey's right hand woman to ensure all… read more

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