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Stay in a Historic Bushranger Cottage and Explore Tasmania! 🏑🌿

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The experience


Come and experience life in a historic cottage once owned by the legendary bushranger Martin Cash. Nestled on 10 acres of bushland, we’re just 15 minutes from Hobart, offering the perfect blend of history, nature, and adventure.

What you offer

20 hours of help per week

Farming: Plant crops, sow seeds and help in outside tasks.

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.

Tent: You will sleep in a tent at a camping site.

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.

Dinner: You are entitled to a free dinner, 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.

Basic Internet Access: Basic speed internet for you to work remotely

Requirements

Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

Program Details

What We Offer:
πŸ›οΈ Accommodation in a cozy spare bedroom in the cottage
🍽️ Shared meals and good company
πŸš— Trips to explore the beauty of Tasmania

If you love history, nature, and hands-on projects, this is the ideal opportunity for you. Join us in creating and maintaining this unique piece of Tasmania's heritage while discovering all that this beautiful region has to offer!

Activities & Shift

Weeding, gardening, planting, building maintenance.
What You’ll Be Doing:
🌱 Helping with home maintenance and gardening
🌳 Supporting land care projects on our property
🏞️ Occasionally traveling to our 50-acre block in the Huon Valley for land care and building work

Rules

Staying in a share house situation with 4 other people living in different areas on the property so please respect the other people who live there and their privacy.
Aged between 32 - 43 years old and good, friendly humans!
There is a communal food shelf so you can help yourself to anything there.