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🌟 Join Our Charming Country Adventure in Victoria! 🌟

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The experience

Come lend a hand at a run down but picturesque family home in Country Victoria. Join two empty nesters and a beautiful rescue dog, to help around the property including basic gardening, chop/collect firewood, and helping with basic home/property repairs. In return, you'll have a private room, a ton of other benefits, and the opportunity to explore the local town and region that is jam packed with amazing arts, food, wine, and country charm!

What you offer

16 hours of help per week

Painting & Decorating: Help with painting or decorating the property facilities.

Building & Repairing: Help with a wide range of repairs or building.

Gardening: Help grow plants and cultivate gardens

What you get

3 days off per week

Private Room: You will have a bed in a private room. In other words, a room just for you.

Breakfast: You are entitled to a free breakfast, every day of your stay.

Lunch: You are entitled to a free lunch, every day of your stay.

Free Laundry: You can use our laundry room freely.

Bikes at your disposal: You can use our bikes any time you want.

Pick Up: We will pick you up when you arrive, and take you to our property.

Use our equipped kitchen: Feel free to use our kitchen and make your own delicious food.

Fast Internet Access: High-speed internet for you to work remotely

Requirements

Intermediate English

Over 24 years old

Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

Program Details

You'll be helping two empty nesters (Paul and Vicki) as well as our beautiful rescue dog, Cleo, around the house. We live on 5 acres of beautiful property that was once used as both a small trout farm and a small fruit farm. Your tasks will include basic gardening/weeding, helping to collect, chop, and stack firewood, helping to clear junk/debris from the property, and helping with basic house/property repairs. Depending on your experience and area of expertise, we may also have tasks relating to helping Paul with his social enterprise not-for-profit registered charity. The charity helps provide remote meaningful employment to people aged over 50 living in regional Australia. Tasks relating to this will usually involve marketing, project planning, event planning, or admin help.
In return, you have the wonderful local area at your doorstep ready to explore!

Activities & Shift

More than happy to discuss a schedule that works for everyone, but the suggested 'shifts' are 4 hours a day across 4 days, then you're welcome to use the three days off as you like! There are a number of world renowned mountain bike tracks, hiking tracks, and wineries all within a 30 min walk or 5 minute car ride. The local town is a 10 minute car ride or a good 40 minute bike ride away, and is a wonderful place to spend some time off.

Rules

No smoking in the house.