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Our farm has been a huge part of our lives for many years but we have now left that chapter behind. We recently moved to Belmont in Geelong and just absolutely love living there. Having hosted workawayers on our farm we would now like to try hosting in our new home to get help with our many garden projects.
We have a spacious, light filled home in a friendly neighborhood. There is a separate wing with 2 bedrooms and a bathroom where workawayers can be comfortable and make themselves at home.
Our projects include planning and planting our front and side gardens. Weeding and soil improvement, turning over the earth, digging in compost then spreading mulch. Building a couple of trellis fences for espaliered fruit trees and flowering vines. Setting up garden edges. Creating an outdoor fishpond. Erecting a greenhouse kit with paved flooring. Pruning fruit trees. Caring for 6 raised vegie garden beds. Installing an irrigation system. Mowing and edging the street side nature strip, and more.
GEELONG: Nothing in Geelong is very far away. The shopping strip is just 200 metres from home, with public transport right there going in all directions, including a bus that travels the Great Ocean Road to Apollo Bay. The shopping strip has supermarkets, restaurants and cafes, a public library, a bank, healthcare, and everything else you might want within short walking distance.
The waterfront is 10 minutes away with protected swimming area, diving boards, kids pool, grassy picnic areas and a kiosk. A miniature train travels 500 metres around the waterfront to the CBD. There is also a passenger ferry to Southbank in Melbourne.
The beautiful botanical gardens are next to the waterfront and one of our favourite places in Geelong to stroll and enjoy a coffee. The gardens are surrounded by huge parklands, and bike tracks.
There is a vibrant nightlife precinct with live music venues, dingy speakeasy bars, street dining, and lots of young people. The National Wool Museum is an interesting place to visit and the Art Gallery is an enjoyable space too. There is a busy calendar of community events, performances and many other things to do.
The Geelong AFL football stadium is walking distance from our home for visitors wanting to go to the game.
The Bellarine peninsula is 30 minutes away with surf beaches, wineries, and coastal villages. There is a car ferry from Queenscliff across the heads to Sorrento on the Mornington peninsula.
And for people travelling further afield there is the Spirit of Tasmania ferry across Bass Strait to Tasmania.
We love living in Geelong and would be delighted to share this with interesting and willing workawayers. The ideal length of stay is probably 3 to 5 days enroute to your next destination.
There's plenty to do and your help would be appreciated.
Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre
Jardinage
Bricolage et construction
Aide à la maison
Entretien général
Objectifs de développement durable de l’ONU que cet hôte essaie d'atteindre
Echange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre
Geelong is a surprise package of activities, people and places. It is Victoria's second largest city with ~500k people, but it's like a big country town with a slower pace and nothing far away. People are likely to come away with a sense of well being and enjoyment from visiting Geelong.
Aide
Our projects include planning and planting our front and side gardens. Weeding and soil improvement, turning over the earth, digging in compost then spreading mulch. Building a couple of trellis fences for espaliered fruit trees and flowering vines. Setting up garden edges. Creating an outdoor fishpond. Erecting a greenhouse kit with paved flooring. Pruning fruit trees. Caring for 6 raised vegie garden beds. Mowing and edging the street side nature strip, and more.
Other projects include making planter benches, polishing brass weather vane, making wooden storage boxes, tools organiser and other fun stuff. Please feel free to enquire with us.
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Anglais: Courant
Hébergement
A sliding door from the family room goes to a separate wing of two bedrooms, a study and a bathroom. The hosts have a bedroom and bathroom at the front of the house. The very spacious family, kitchen and dining area is a shared area. The kitchen is well equipped and the pantry and fridge are stocked with food for breakfast lunch and dinner. Breakfast is help yourself, with a casual lunch, and probably a shared evening meal depending on your schedule. The family room has a fireplace, and TV with chromecast and apple play adapter. Outside the family room is paving, an alfresco area, and bbq.
Autres infos...
It's about 4 kms into town, to the waterfront, and to the botanical gardens and parklands.
The river is 1km away and has wide flat walking/riding trails on either side going for miles and miles. We have 2 bicycles you are welcome to use,.
The nearest surf beach is 20 minutes drive.
if you don't have a car the hosts are happy to drive you into town or to the beach, and collect you when you're ready to come home.
Informations complémentaires
Accès Internet
Accès Internet limité
Nous avons des animaux
Nous sommes fumeurs
Familles bienvenues
Possibilité d’accueillir les digital nomads
Internet services are good with a download limit of ~600gb per month. There are separate living areas and a work desk if required.
Espace pour garer des vans
Street parking is unlimited.
Combien de volontaires pouvez-vous accueillir ?
Deux
Nombre d'heures attendues
4 hours per day - but flexible (eg. 1 day on / 1 day off) to suit social activities and sightseeing.
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Nacho worked hard and did a great job helping me clear the walking track to our waterfall. Now I will… read more
Sadly Mary was… read more
We enjoyed their company and hearing about their home… read more
First of all their welcome, you will immediately feel at ease and at home.
We helped them with the various tasks on the farm.
Shearing the sheep, the first time for us, was a fantastic experience!
They explained and guided us through the different tasks and it was easy to do it ourselves afterwards.
The… read more
The farm is truely beautiful, and the lambs are super cute!! Misty, their kelpie is super sweet too. She'll also help you spot the koalas on the… read more
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Nacho worked hard and did a great job helping me clear the walking track to our waterfall. Now I will… read more
Sadly Mary was… read more
We enjoyed their company and hearing about their home… read more
First of all their welcome, you will immediately feel at ease and at home.
We helped them with the various tasks on the farm.
Shearing the sheep, the first time for us, was a fantastic experience!
They explained and guided us through the different tasks and it was easy to do it ourselves afterwards.
The… read more
The farm is truely beautiful, and the lambs are super cute!! Misty, their kelpie is super sweet too. She'll also help you spot the koalas on the… read more
