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Preferred locations
ACT, Sydney, Central Coast, Hunter Valley, North Coast, South Coast, Rural/Regional NSW, South Eastern, Hobart, Launceston, Burnie, Devonport, Rural/Regional Tas
Additional Info
References available, Police check available, Non smoker, Experience with Domestic Animals, Experience with Farm Animals
About
David and I have been house sitting for over 4 years now and truly love this lifestyle. We have been fortunate enough to be continually on the move over this time and have returned to our first house sit a second time. David and I were original Sydney dwellers for 30 odd years and have always owned our own homes up until 2000. We had a hobby farm in Tasmania for 15 years, with farm animals including sheep, goats, chickens, a horse, dogs and cats. We are familiar with with tank water/ water pumps, wood heaters, septic systems and basic requirements for rural living. Leaving Tasmania in 2000 we rented in Sydney for a couple of years then moved to the Central Tablelands, NSW for 11 years where we rented a cabin on a 90 acre goat farm, whilst we were building. During that time I did volunteer work on a regular basis for 8 years which involved 6 month periods away from home at a time staying with different families every week, so I am very accustomed to living in other peoples' homes. David worked as a full time carpenter in the local area accompanying me regularly on various trips. After leaving the central tablelands we volunteered on a 7 acre retreat centre in Victoria for 7 months maintaining the property and looking after 3 acres of garden. We then moved back to NSW to try our hands at house sitting. I have a background in admin/bookkeeping and David is a carpenter. We are responsible and mature adults and have experienced many different lifestyles including living in Asia and Tibet. We enjoy the experience of new lifestyles/locations and feel that house sitting is a great opportunity for us to do what we love and benefit the home owner as well. We are clean and tidy and are very respectful of other people's homes.
Ideally we would like long term sits of 3-6 months preferably NSW but South East Queensland, ACT and Tasmania would also be happily considered.
Our interests include travelling, walking/hiking and water sports. We are both fit and healthy, don't drink or smoke and enjoy the outdoors. We feel that we are able to fit into a city or rural environment as we have lived in both and would certainly care for your home, garden and pets as if our own.
At present we are enjoying our 17th house sit in India. We have been here for 4 months and will return in September after completing a 5 month house and dog sit.
So far we have cared for 20 dogs, 9 horses, 5 cats, 22 sheep, 15 cows, numerous chooks, tropical fish and 1 bird.
We are more than happy to discuss any house sitting job, answer questions, provide references, police checks, photos etc and anything else to make you feel comfortable and secure that you have chosen the right house sitter.
With kind regards
Susan and David Kirkwood