Join us at our small hobby farm and discover surroundings of Selby, Australia

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  Description

  ABOUT US
  We are a youthful (or so we think) recently retired couple who are looking for some help to undertake various landscaping/building/maintenance projects on our property. I am a 3rd generation Aussie and my wife is Swiss and other than working on or property, we particularly enjoy travel and interacting learning about other cultures. Although we are new to WorkAway, based on our last count we have hosted to date 44 overseas visitors at our property.
  
  We are keen walkers and have done many short and long hikes in our local area as well as travelled extensively around Australia. Hence we are are happy to offer advise on local hikes/attractions as well as planning trips further afield.
  
  LOCATION
  At our small hobby farm we enjoy the best of both worlds:
  - We live in a beautiful Rural environment, surrounded by nature and the sound of Puffing Billy passing by. On our property we have a resident Alpaca (Scruffy) and Sheep (Bossy), as well as lots of visiting wildlife including Kangaroos/Wallabies, Deer, Kookaburras, Rosellas, King Parrots and Magpies. Selby is located in the heart of the scenic Yarra Ranges Shire where there are lots of beautiful nature/bush walks,so we are close to national parks and famous tourist attractions like Puffing Billy Railway and Dandenong Ranges National Park. From our property it's a short walk to Sherebrook Forest where there is a beautiful array of ferns and native shrubs amongst Mountain Ash and Messmate Stringybark forest, along with plentiful wildlife, including laughing kookaburras, wombats, wallabies, lyrebirds, crimson rosellas, eastern whip birds, Australian king-parrots, echidnas, and both sulphur crested and large black cockatoos. At our property we are shielded from the city glow, so on a clear night you can enjoy a stunning view of the Milky Way.
  - We are close enough the Melbourne CBD for a day trip or evening outing (50 mins bar car, 1 hour 30 mins by public transport). Belgrave station is a 5 minute drive or a 30 minute walk/bus trip from our property, and from there it's a 1 hour train trip to the city.

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  Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre

  Pratique d’une langue

  Jardinage

  Bricolage et construction

  Aide dans une ferme

  Aide à la maison

  Entretien général
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  Centres d’intérêt

  

  Technologie

  

  Événements/vie sociale

  

  Culture

  

  Vie en van

  

  Musique

  

  Bricolage / artisanat

  

  Menuiserie

  

  Nature

  

  Montagne

  

  Activités en plein air

  

  Randonnée

  

  Cyclisme

  

  Camping
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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

  As a retired Electronic/Software Engineer, Project Manager and R&D Director, I along with my wife have built pretty much everything on our property over the last 25 years, and through that have developed many project planning, design, construction and practical hands-on skills which we are happy to share, as well as learn from others who have similar or complimentary experience.
  
  My wife and I are an Aussie-Swiss partnership of 35+ years (and still going strong), and through our extensive international travel, and during that time having lived in Australia, Switzerland and the US, we have developed a great interest and respect for other cultures.
  
  Based on our last count we have hosted to date 44 overseas visitors at our property, and with each visitor we we continue to learn more about other cultures.

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  Aide

  PROJECTS
  We have a range of different landscaping and property maintenance projects on the go around our small hobby farm that we are looking for help with. Our current priority projects include:
  - Landscaping: Improving a river bed style drain beside our driveway and constructing a one-course high retaining wall/garden edge. (See photos)
  - Property Maintenance: Collecting and stacking firewood/sticks from the paddocks, spreading mulch, maintaining garden edges with the whipper sniper, and weeding the garden around the house.
  
  We will demonstrate/teach you any new skills required to work on the particular project, but are looking for enthusiastic, trustworthy with practical hands on helpers who are then able to work interdependently.
  
  Our project listed above would best suit those looking for outside physical work in a rural environment.

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  Langues parlées

  Allemand: Courant
  Anglais: Courant

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  Hébergement

  ACCOMMODATION
  You would occupy one part of our house with your own pin-code access from outside, with your own large bedroom (double bed) with small sitting/eating area and private bathroom, as well as access to a shared laundry with small kitchenette (kettle, microwave, fridge, freezer) and our outside gazebo sitting area with BBQ with a side gas stove-top. The bedroom has a movable oil heater, we are on the NBN network and have Wi-Fi throughout the house.
  
  Our house is a no smoking or vaping zone. We ask you to please respect this if you choose to stay.
  
  LODGING OPTIONS
  We offer 2 options depending on if you want food provided or not.
  - Option A: 3 hours per day, 5 days a week (2 days off) with no meals provided. Total of 15 hours for a 7 day stay.
  - Option B. 5 hours per day, 5 days a week (2 days off) which includes all meals. Total of 25 hours for a 7 day stay. Breakfast and lunch is self serve from items in the fridge and pantry and dinner is a warm cooked meal.
  We are flexible around how the hours are worked. You can work your dedicated hours each day or bulk them together if you want more days completely free to go and explore.
  
  Helpers must have their own travel insurance and working holiday visa.

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  Autres infos...

  We live in the heart of the scenic Yarra Ranges where there are lots of beautiful nature/bush walks,so we are close to national parks and famous tourist attractions like Puffing Billy Railway and Dandenong Ranges National Park. From our property it's a short walk to Sherbrooke Forest where there is a beautiful array of ferns and native shrubs amongst Mountain Ash and Messmate Stringybark forest, along with plentiful wildlife, including laughing kookaburras, wombats, wallabies, lyrebirds, crimson rosellas, eastern whip birds, Australian king-parrots, echidnas, and both sulphur crested and large black cockatoos. At our property we are shielded from the city glow, so on a clear night you can enjoy a stunning view of the Milky Way.
  
  We are also close enough the Melbourne CBD for a day trip or evening outing (50 mins bar car, 1 hour 30 mins by public transport). Belgrave station is a 5 minute drive or a 30 minute walk/bus trip from our property, and from there it's a 1 hour train trip to the city.
  
  We are keen walkers and have done many short and long hikes in our local area as well as travelled extensively around Australia. Hence we are are happy to offer advise on local hikes/attractions as well as planning trips further afield.
  
  Our house is a no smoking or vaping zone. We do however enjoy a beverage after a hard days work.

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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

  As long as you are able to meet the work requirements, you are free to use our internet to undertake your work as long as it doesn't breach any legal or ethical boundaries.

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  Espace pour garer des vans

  As we are on 8 acres, we are able to offer parking space for most RV's and Caravans with Power and water connections. We can't guarantee that the WiFi signal strength at your Caravan/RV parking spot.

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  Combien de volontaires pouvez-vous accueillir ?

  Deux

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  Mes animaux

  

  Scruffy and Bossy

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