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Wine Country Lavender, Singleton NSW

Wine Country Lavender, Singleton NSW

Located at the beautiful Hunter Valley wine region in NSW, two hours north of Sydney, 10 minutes from Singleton town centre, is this beautiful 21-acre property owned by Karen and her family. Wine Country Lavender is their playground and escape from city life, with...

2nd & 3rd Year Working Holiday Visas – UPDATE

2nd & 3rd Year Working Holiday Visas – UPDATE

WWOOFing in Bushfire and Natural Disaster affected areas to qualify for 2nd and 3rd Year Working Holiday Visas.   Overview  To be eligible to apply for a second or third Working Holiday (subclass 417) visa, you must have already completed a prescribed minimum...

Lone Pine Farm, Waikerie, South Australia

Lone Pine Farm, Waikerie, South Australia

  In 2002 Bruce and Susan joined WWOOF Australia after a discussion with their neighbours. Their Certified Organic Fruit and Vegetable property is located on the banks of the mighty Murray near Waikerie South Australia, 180 kms or about 2 hours from Adelaide. The...

Larrakia Country, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia

Larrakia Country, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia

Darwin in the ‘Dry’ – Larrakia Country Northern Territory, Australia The ‘Dry’ in Darwin is June to September and it is the perfect time to visit. Make sure to pack your sunscreen and drink loads of water. While daytime temperatures of 33 degrees may seem high – it is...

FNQ Blooms – Bartle Frere Far North Queensland

FNQ Blooms – Bartle Frere Far North Queensland

13 years ago Jodie and Michael purchased a run down 54 acre property that had been walked away from after Cyclone Larry in 2006. As with so many farms in this area farmers walked away from the land, not able to pick back up after the heartache of the destructive...

WWOOF Australia Winter 2024 Newsletter

WWOOF Australia Winter 2024 Newsletter

Hello and Welcome to our new subscribers, we hope that you are getting the rain (or not) and that you had a bountiful Autumn harvest. Insurance With the complexities of Workcover and Farm Insurance, and from feedback from Hosts we are currently in discussions with an...

D’Annies Rural Arid Farm, Bower, SA

D’Annies Rural Arid Farm, Bower, SA

D’Annies Rural Arid Farm is situated in a unique part of South Australia, north of the Goyder’s Line. Once you reach Goyder’s Line (running East-West across South Australia) the land is considered unsuitable for cropping due to the low rainfall and predominant...

Growing Community through Gardening

Growing Community through Gardening

Around twenty years ago Joe Kielnerowski had an idea that he shared with his friend and neighbour Rosanne – the linking their backyards with gates for communal gardening of their  ¼ acre blocks, sharing the jobs and the harvest. Another friend Andrew joined them 5...

Alive Christmas Trees – Atherton Tablelands

Alive Christmas Trees – Atherton Tablelands

Alive Christmas Trees   WWOOF Australia Hosts, Brian and Annette Hampton have a small boutique potted Christmas tree farm located on a small lakeside acreage in the beautiful Atherton Tableland in QLD. The couple now in their 70s had been in and out of retirement...

Picturesque Overhill Farm

Picturesque Overhill Farm

Overhill, Ellinbank Victoria - Picturesque Off Grid farm 1 hour from Melbourne   Recently Chris & Mikaela generously opened their doors to the WWOOF Team. We were in need of some location shots for our new branding and Overhill in Ellinbank, Victoria fit the...

A REAL Outback Experience

A REAL Outback Experience

Waka Station offers a truly unique Australian WWOOFing experience. Located near Cameron’s Corner (the iconic part of the map where South Australia, Queensland and New South Wales meet) you will have the opportunity to live in the Australian outback with a lovely...

Tilligerry Permaculture Research & Education

Tilligerry Permaculture Research & Education

Since 2005 Richard has had his property Tilligerry Permaculture Research & Education Farm listed with WWOOF Australia. If you are interested in Permaculture then this is the Host for you. Richard’s farm is located in the mid-North Coast of NSW and features 25...

Micro Farming in Tasmania

Micro Farming in Tasmania

James, Longley Organic Farm, Tasmania Longley Organic Farm has so much to offer WWOOFers who are willing to learn and experience Micro Farming and all that is involved with this multi-faceted business. James and his family have been WWOOF Australia Hosts for more than...

New WWOOF T-Shirts are now in Stock!

New WWOOF T-Shirts are now in Stock!

We are excited to announce that our new WWOOF Australia T-Shirts are now in stock! In the interest of a more sustainable future we have selected a fabric that has been sourced from salvaged waste cuttings (from organic cotton clothing production), shredded and then...

WWOOFing in South Australia over Winter

WWOOFing in South Australia over Winter

Meet George Mocatta who owns and runs a 140 acre award winning Vineyard in South Australia.   The property is located near Goolwa, south of Adelaide in the famous McLaren Vale Wine district. Alongside the vineyard George and Jodie also run some cattle, chooks and have...

Spotlight on a WWOOF Host, VM386

Spotlight on a WWOOF Host, VM386

WWOOF Host Paul, Day’s Walk Farm, Keilor, VIC VM386       The WWOOF office caught up with Paul from Day’s Walk Farm in Victoria recently. Paul began his WWOOFing experience in 2008 when he travelled to Italy and WWOOFed for a good 10 months. It was his...

WWOOFer Tom from Alaska to the other side of the planet

WWOOFer Tom from Alaska to the other side of the planet

Being a WWOOFer is many things to many people.  Participating in WWOOFing is traveling and maybe a little bit of touristing but by far mostly traveling.  My point being by living and working with and helping out local residents in a foreign country you are getting...

WWOOF in the Queensland Gemfields

WWOOF in the Queensland Gemfields

Rod Barrett, The Gem Fields, Qld Rod & Family are living on over 16,000 acres in the Gem Fields of Queensland. Located only 80kms west of Emerald (the nearest airport) in Central Queensland and 16kms from the nearest town. While the property may seem isolated,...

An extraordinary, courageous adventure

An extraordinary, courageous adventure

A former WWOOF Australia host, writing under the pen name of Bella Pearce, reveals how volunteer work saved her from mid-life crisis in her debut book, My Extraordinary, Courageous Adventure. She says that having been a WWOOF host for ten years in Australia she know...

WWOOFer and Host Reviews

WWOOFer and Host Reviews

The Power of the Review WWOOFer and Host reviews are great ways to attract attention to your Profile and increase your credibility. They are an ideal way to show a proven track record with meeting or exceeding the expectations of both parties and can help prospective...

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