Farm life in the country - 2 hours by train to Sydney, Australia

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  Description

  Hi I'm Jen and I live on a farm about 2 hours from Sydney in the beautiful Southern Highlands. Together with my son, we have a variety of pets on the farm including a dog and young puppy, horses, donkeys chickens, sheep, kangaroos and even a baby donkey who lives in our back yard.
  
  On the farm we also have a tennis court and ball machine, basketball hoop, bicycles, ping pong and pool table.
  
  Note this is not a farmwork job - I have skilled people for the farm business and workawayers won't be doing this. I am only looking for help in my private home and farmstay (cooking, cleaning, running errands, petsitting our beagles) and in the garden and outdoors with the pet donkeys, horses and chickens. I'm usually working on some home projects like painting and redecorating which you could also help with if this is of interest.
  
  Must love dogs and be comfortable living on a farm in the countryside. Also a bonus if you are comfortable with horses so you can help with feeding/grooming my horses.
  
  This is a self-contained workaway gig - we love having workawayers but our life is hectic and I work off the farm as well which can involve travel - so we provide a self-contained kitchen and bedroom with ensuite bathroom for workawayers in our guest wing as your main base so you live semi-independently but still with us. You are responsible for organising your own meals, although I enjoy cooking and will happily cook a family dinners together when I can.
  
  Also given our location this workaway works best for someone or a couple with their own car - though this is not essential it's just what has worked best in the past - however we can work around it as long as you're happy spending time on the farm more than being in the nearby towns which are a 30 minute drive away.

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  Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre

  Aide avec des éco-projets

  Jardinage

  Bricolage et construction

  S’occuper des animaux

  Aide dans une ferme

  Cuisine/repas pour la famille

  Aide à la maison

  Entretien général

  Aide informatique/internet

  Home sitting
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  Centres d’intérêt

  

  Fitness

  

  Yoga / bien-être

  

  Sports d’hiver

  

  Activités en plein air

  

  Photographie

  

  Bricolage / artisanat

  

  Jardinage

  

  Animaux
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  Objectifs de développement durable de l’ONU que cet hôte essaie d'atteindre

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  Qu'est-ce que c'est ?
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  Echange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre

  Our farm is 90 minutes drive (2 hours by train) from Sydney it's a beautiful part of the world with Australian wildlife like kangaroos, wombats and echidnas and lots of birds. The farm is peaceful, beautiful, lovely place to spend time.

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  Projets impliquant des enfants

  Ce projet peut impliquer des enfants. Pour en savoir plus, consultez nos directives et conseils ici.

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  Aide

  I'm looking for workawayers to assist with cooking, cleaning, running errands, helping in the garden, sweeping the tennis court, playing with the dogs and helping to care for our animals.
  
  Would be a bonus if you are comfortable with horses so you can help with feeding/grooming/rugging my horses.
  
  I also love renovating and doing jobs around the house so be prepared to roll up your sleeves and have some fun!
  
  We are a very active family so not really suited to couch potatoes - our workawayers tend to be active and enjoy being busy and trying new things, and also happy to spend some time on their own when we are busy with work/school/activities which involves travel away from home at times.
  
  Also you will fit in well if you are tidy, polite, are good at listening and have good attention to detail.

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  Langues

  Langues parlées
  Anglais: Courant
  Français: Débutant

  Cet hôte propose un échange linguistique
  I studied french and a bit of italian when younger. Very happy to learn from you!
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  Hébergement

  Own bedroom with TV, wifi (it's a bit slow though according to my son is not very good for gaming - sorry!)
  
  At the farm we have a tennis court, basketball hoops, walking trails, loads of Australian wild life to observe.

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  Autres infos...

  We are in the Southern Highlands 90 minutes drive from Sydney. It's a beautiful area. The farm is peaceful, beautiful, lovely place to spend time and there's lots of things to see locally - or you can take the train to Sydney for daytrips or spending time there at your own arrangement.

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  Informations complémentaires

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    Accès Internet

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    Accès Internet limité

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    Nous avons des animaux

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    Nous sommes fumeurs

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    Familles bienvenues

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  Possibilité d’accueillir les digital nomads

  I work from home there is wifi but its usually very slow - suggest you try it before committing if this is likely to be an issue for you.

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  Espace pour garer des vans

  Plenty of space at the farm to park vehicles, caravans, vans etc. Also beautiful secluded spots on the farm you are most welcome to camp out with the kangaroos and wombats and kookaburras!!

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  Combien de volontaires pouvez-vous accueillir ?

  Deux

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