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Revegetation project in McLaren Vale Wine Region

The experience

Hey there! I’ve got a little house on a lovely property in McLaren Vale, South Australia — surrounded by vineyards, amazing beaches just down the road, and nature all around. At the house we have myself, another housemate, one permanent dog and occasional fosters, plus 15 chickens.

If you care about the planet and are interested in biodiversity, enjoy being outdoors, and love dogs (there’s a friendly one here!), then you’ll feel right at home.

What you offer

18 hours of help per week

Cleaning: Help clean the kitchen, bedrooms, bathrooms and common areas.

Kitchen Hand: Help prepare, finish and serve meals.

Animal Care: Help look after and take care of animals.

Gardening: Help grow plants and cultivate gardens

What you get

2 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.

Get free drinks or beverages.: Drink up! Get free and tasty drinks for yourself.

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.

Surfboards: You can use our surfboards as much as you want.

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

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

Requirements

Intermediate English

Between 18 and 40 years old

Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

Program Details

The main help we’re looking for is with the garden — specifically weeding out invasive species and helping to plant native plants to support local biodiversity. If you enjoy getting your hands dirty and being outside, you’ll love it here!

There’ll also be some light housework, cooking and general tidying up around the property — just helping keep things in good shape. No special skills required! Work hours and days can be super flexible, to make sure you get the most out of your time here too!

Activities & Shift

We're looking for around 20 hours help a week. This would generally look like the below if you were doing 4 hours per day 5 days a week:
1 hour looking after the dog/animals. Including walking and feeding.
2 hours in the revegetation area or general garden, weeding, planting mulching etc.
1 hour doing a bit of tidying/cleaning around the house, shopping and helping cook dinner!

Rules

If you are sleeping in the private room, this has to be empty from 9am - 1pm as it is used as a storage area for my business!