Australian Bush & Grass Fire Awareness
Bushfire awareness Australia is a very dry Continent. Bushfires have always been a concern, mainly for those ‘on the land’ or ‘in the bush’ but with changing climate and unpredictable weather conditions they have become a concern for more populated areas over the past 20 years. With the weather warming up and the high fuel […]
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 Australian family. The easiest way to get to Waka is via Broken Hill […]
Stag Lane Farm & Distillery – Yarra Valley
Article written by Tameson Linsen WWOOF Australia for Grass Roots Magazine #287 Feb-Mar 2025 Stag Lane Farm Paul Reeves was the fourth generation of his family to be a Publican. He and his wife’s Gayle’s ‘Tree Change’ consisted of moving out of owning pubs and other hospitality businesses to 88 acres of land in […]
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 period of “specified subclass 417 work” in certain circumstances. Specified work is work that is […]
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 actually a mild 33 degrees in […]
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 forces of the category 5 […]
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 bill. Such a beautiful location. Perched on the top of a […]
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 acres of estuarine ecosystem. It has been established as a not-for-profit space […]
Enriched by WWOOFers – Hosting at 92 years young
Article written by Vera Di Campli San Vito 14/11/22. Photos provided by Noeline Dahlen-Maclean Learning a thing or two… We all need some kind of fuel to run on, in fact everything does. I run on B.P. Be Patient. Be Positive. Be Punctual. Be Productive. Be Progressive. Be Polite. Be Pliable. Be Presentable. Be Proficient. […]
What WWOOFers love about our Hosts
“The best WWOOFing we have ever done. Debbie and Mark are extremely nice people. Within 5 minutes we felt at home. Debbie is a wealth of knowledge about permaculture. Their garden is amazing. They are very happy to show us their beautiful area. The national parks next door are incredible.” Vincent & Mathilde Mahé 10-10-2022 […]
What are doing for your Gap Year?
Take a Gap Year and find the real you! WWOOF Australia – World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms – has been introducing Gap year Students to our varied hosts across Australia for 41 years. Many people consider taking a Gap Year in order to gain new experiences and skills that will help support their education […]
May the Light always shine through WWOOF.
By Sue Coppard, founder of WWOOF “It feels amazing, WWOOF at the venerable old age of Fifty! Half a century in October! How it’s grown since its beginnings as a trial weekend for three people, back in October 1971. On a Friday evening three of us took the train down from London with our work […]
Online Learning & Working Remotely while WWOOFing
Online or Distance Learning and Working Remotely is becoming the New Normal in the wake of the COVID-19 Pandemic. Hosts who are happy to Host WWOOFers and facilitate Distance/online study or Remote work, during WWOOFers free time, will open doors to long term WWOOFer placements, so WWOOF Australia has developed some Guidelines for Hosts and […]
Still haven’t tried WWOOFing?
I had an amazing time working here for about a month. Bob and his partner were very welcoming and hospitable. The meals they cooked were very yummy and delicious, thanks, Bob! I enjoyed helping around their beautiful property doing gardening, weeding, irrigation work, blackberry picking, and some help in their guest accommodation cabins. I […]
Life Changing Experiences
What a superb experience! Cyril and Claire epitomise the very best of WWOOFing. They were interesting and interested, adventurous, hard-working, honest, and flexible. Inspired us with their sustainability choices. Great cultural exchange for everyone. Many laughs as well – a friendship for life! Hosts Burrowye Bush Retreat 28-04-22 Genevieve WWOOFed with us for a […]
Learn to become a steward of the land, WWOOFing
Celebrate Earth Day! Join WWOOF today and make Earth Day every day! WWOOFers/Volunteers have the opportunity gain the following from their WWOOFing experience: A greater understanding of Organic, Biodynamic, Permaculture and above all Sustainable living at its best. An understanding of where their food and other farm produce comes from and how it is […]
WWOOFing, the Dual Experience
Staying with Greg and Elizabeth was a truly wonderful experience. Not only is there heaps to do and see in the Sheffield area, but volunteering was enjoyable and rewarding. Greg and Elizabeth are both such kind and respectful people. They worked hard but also took care that we had a great stay and explored […]
The perfect Easter gift that keeps on giving
WWOOFing is like a box of chocolates, each host stay is a different experience WWOOFing a Volunteer Exchange Program WWOOF = World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms. Looking for a different experience? why not try WWOOFing, its a unique eco-friendly way to travel for you, friends or family have the opportunity to travel around Australia, […]
WWOOF – The Opportunity to create
Written By WWOOFer Tamara Taylor After the collective trauma of 2020, I dream of adventure. To pack my bags. Burst out of my neighbourhood and travel somewhere other than my own neighbourhood and my local park. But this is the year in which “holiday at home” stands beside “unprecedented crisis” as clichés squeezing their way […]
WWOOFing is for everybody
We are a dairy farming couple in our 30’s taking a break to learn new skills. Krystal has a strong animal health background and a keen eye for detail alongside great management skills. She is capable of working with horses. Benj is a fit, hard-working man with 12 years of biodynamic farming experience. Krystal is […]
What a way to spend Christmas
“My first WWOOFing experience, and now all the other ones to follow have a lot to live up to. Upon arriving I already knew I was going to like it at The Haven Bucca, within a day I knew I didn’t want to leave. I learned so much and experienced so many different skills, (syntropic […]
Dream again, and travel Australia for your Gap Year
Travel Safe With travel restrictions and borders reopening, why not get your WWOOF membership today and start planning your Gap year around Australia? Dream again, and start planning, living and learning life skills that will have you to be job ready for when the time comes. WWOOF Australia has been introducing Gap year Students to […]
ABC Rural
Organic farm movement WWOOF relies on backpackers, so what happens when our borders are shut? ABC Rural By Lucy Cooper and Tom Major Posted Sat 9 Oct 2021 at 8:31am A worldwide movement linking volunteers with organic farms has launched a bid to lure domestic in Australia as the pandemic continues to lock out backpackers as the pandemic continues […]
WWOOFers are Essential Volunteers
Farms are Essential Businesses and WWOOFers are Essential Volunteer workers when WWOOFing on farms during COVID-19 restrictions. Make an impact as a WWOOFer volunteer and assist like-minded individuals, who believe in working with each other in harmony, to keep our food system available to every community across Australia during these difficult times. WWOOFers are all […]
Need to self Isolate? Search for Hosts with separate accommodation.
If you need to self-isolate WWOOF has you covered! WWOOF Australia currently have 320 Hosts who offer a separate building for accommodation. Victoria – 51 Hosts Queensland – 84 Hosts Western Australia – 31 Hosts Tasmania – 26 Hosts NSW – 101 Hosts Northern Territory – 10 Hosts South Australia – 14 Hosts When WWOOFers […]
Practicing a growth mindset during COVID
Written by Lynette Vint – WWOOF Office The past 2 years has impacted every one of us in one shape or form. Droughts, Bushfires, Floods and COVID just to name a few, add that to our already daily adversities, those already struggling with illness and hardship. Mindset is very important factor to be considered and […]
Get Inspired
To travel around Australia might feel like the impossible right now, but soon enough you’ll be able to travel again, so why not start planning you next life changing adventure? Get inspired, it’s time to Join WWOOF! WWOOF Australia has been connecting WWOOFers (Volunteers) with Hosts from many different commercial or hobby farms and suburban […]
Learn about Sustainable Living through WWOOFing
No Course Fees Learn from the experts, our hosts available to you, Anytime and Anywhere across Australia Organic practices & techniques, Permaculture design practices & techniques, Biodynamic practices & techniques, Regenerative Agriculture practices & techniques, Syntrophic farming practices, Gardening Composting, Soil conservation, Propagating, Environmental recovery/regeneration work, Wild Food Foraging, Worm farming, Beekeeping, Animal care, Mustering, […]
WWOOFing, 2nd Year Visa ‘Bushfire Disaster areas ONLY’
On the 17th of February 2020 the Federal Government announced an initiative allowing volunteers in Bushfire Disaster areas to qualify for second and third Working Holiday visas. WWOOF Australia has developed a Volunteer Bushfire Relief Form in consultation with Border Force, for registered WWOOFers to use for their visa extension application, as confirmation of the volunteer […]
Join WWOOF this Easter!
The Benefits of WWOOFing When WWOOFing, the basic agreement is *4-6 hours a day of volunteering, in exchange for three meals a day and a place to sleep. Hosts share their knowledge and WWOOFers can spend time learning and honing practical new skills in a wide array of different industries. *Maximum of 38 hours in […]
Never to old to learn- Try WWOOFing
You’re never too old to WWOOF, great attitude is all you need. I’m Karin from Germany, 61 years of age and wanted to share my WWOOFing experience with you. In 2009, I travelled the Westcoast of Australia as a WWOOFer, I joined WWOOF because I knew I could travel on a budget whilst I was […]
Only 17 Days until Christmas
WWOOF Memberships are truly a gift that keeps on giving! Give a 2 year WWOOF Volunteer Membership to someone you love A fantastic way to ecotravel Australia Live and Learn with real families, our hosts Work 4 – 6 hours per day (5 days a week) Become job skilled ready, the fun way! WWOOF during […]
The gift that keeps on giving!
Are you ready for Christmas? WWOOF Membership Gift Certificates are truly a gift that keeps on giving! Give a 2 year WWOOF Volunteer Membership to someone you love A fantastic way to ecotravel Australia Live and Learn with real families, our hosts Work 4 – 6 hours per day (5 days a week) Become […]
A fantasy fulfilled-WWOOFing
A Story by WWOOFer Billy Wright Bogong trail rides – Mount Beauty Victoria, a fantasy fulfilled! Westerns were a big part of my childhood. Young Guns, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid and the classic Red Dwarf episode Gunmen of the Apocalypse are at the top of a long list of favorites. As a kid […]
WWOOFing in North Queensland
WWOOF Australia Hosts, Chris and Sheriden Robertson from Goodness Farm, are looking for WWOOFers! Babinda Goodness Farm is nestled in the foothills of the two highest mountains in Queensland and the lush Wet Tropics Rainforest. Babinda is known as ‘Australia’s Wettest Town’ with an average annual rainfall of over 4000mm. A tropical fruit farm with […]
A WWOOFers experience
Meet WWOOFer Luke Butler My name is Luke, I am 27 and grew up in south-east England. I wasn’t raised on a farm but in a busy rural area near London where my folks had about 6 acres. As an adult I’ve spent most of my time living in and out of cities & moving […]
WWOOF at Mt Mitchell, Victoria today.
By Lynette Vint Meet WWOOF Australia Hosts Kate & Simon Tol, who have been WWOOF Hosts for the past 4 years. Mount Mitchell has an impressive kitchen garden and an expansive orchard producing fresh fruits, vegetables and herbs that can be harvested and enjoyed by guests at their leisure. In addition, the surrounding paddocks on the Mount Mitchell property […]
WWOOFers assist with the vision of Self Sufficiency!
Meet Gerry and Dot Hetherington from Perth Western Australia, who joined WWOOF Australia, just over 12 months ago and we wanted to touch base with them and see how their experience as a Host has been. The HUF is an urban farm located in the picturesque hills of Perth located approx. 30 kilometres from the […]
Learn Syntropic Agriculture techniques while WWOOFing
We asked WWOOF Hosts Fionn and Laura to share their experience as WWOOF hosts and to tell us about Syntropic Agriculture. If you are interested in learning more about their techniques, this would be an excellent WWOOFing experience.
Takamichi & Rina say WWOOF is amazing!
[et_pb_section][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text] Meet WWOOFers Takamichi and Rina, after reading the review they left for their first host, we asked them a few questions about their experiences WWOOFing in Australia. Here is a wonderful review that Takamichi and Rina left for their first Host: This is our first time wwoofing. Our english is not good and […]
WWOOF Hungary coordinator visits Australia
Today we were delighted to meet up with Tamas from WWOOF Hungary. It is wonderful to discuss the world of WWOOF with other co-ordinators and share ideas.
Flinders Island Olives – Learn about Olive Oil
Flinders Island Olives is the product of dreams and resilience. The dreams of the aspirants, Jude and Mary- Anne together with the resilience of the olive trees have resulted in Flinders Island’s first certified Organic Olive Grove and processing plant. Both women were city dwellers but had been part of a group of Flinders Island holiday devotees since the late 1970’s.Summers […]
Learning about the Inner YOU WWOOFing
You got it, another awesome WWOOFer sharing her skills and what she has learnt during her 6 week visit with Fiona WWOOF Australia Host https://wwoof.com.au/members/ni246/ So if you live in Australia or Overseas and want to experience these types of life changing memories reach out and JOIN WWOOF TODAY! https://wwoof.com.au/join-wwoof/ […]
Try WWOOFing on a Tropical Fruit Orchard
Amos & Angie have been WWOOF Hosts for 12 years! Gap Creek Farm in Queensland is a small, tropical fruit orchard on 30 acres, cradled by the mountainous Cedar Bay National Park, with a river running through it. They grow rambutans, purple mangosteens, durians and more. The fruit trees and vegetable garden is organic, but […]
WWOOF at a Vineyard? Try Ngeringa Wines
Our vineyards are located in the beautiful Adelaide Hills, South Australia, a region reputed for producing some of Australia’s most elegant cool climate wines. Winemaker, Erinn Klein and co-founder, Janet Klein create Ngeringa wines, oil and vegetables on their farm which they have nurtured with great care. Originally part of the world-renowned Jurlique herb […]
WWOOFing at KUR Cow Barnwell Farm
Come WWOOFing at KUR Cow Barnwell Farm! KUR-Cow Farm is an organic Farm and Adventure Experience, which opened to the public in 2018. Located in Kuranda, 35 minutes from Cairns, Queensland, it welcomes hundreds of visitors from all over the world each day. KUR-Cow farm is a working Cattle station located in the rainforest where […]
Organic Shampoos, Salve and Balms for Animals
WWOOF Australia would like to introduce one our new Hosts – Wishbone Wishbone is a not-for-profit animal therapy farm based in the beautiful Pyrenees Ranges in country Victoria. Located just 2 hours north if Melbourne and an hour from Ballarat, the farm is home for a quirky bunch of rescued animals including Clydesdales, ponies, […]
Organics – What does it all mean?
Organic – means what? This article was written by http://www.theorganicstore.com.au Does organic labelling leave you baffled? Well we’re not surprised, it can be a little confusing. It’s amazing how many products feature the word ‘organic’ on their packaging, or even as part of its brand, only to list chemical additives and preservatives in their list […]
WWOOF in 2019 Travel Australia
It doesn’t matter what age you are, enhance your life by WWOOFing around Australia Vineyard Operators / Coffee Producers / Tea Tree Farms / Eucalyptus Oil Distillery / Oyster Farms / Pearl Farmers / Ranchers Horse Agistment Properties / Vanilla plantation / Butterfly Farm / Herb Specialists / Platypus Camp / Dairy Farmers What will I […]
Mindfully WWOOFing at Toolinga in Healesville.
WWOOFing Report written by Daisuke Goshima My first job here was cleaning up a drain to flow water well. It was very simple job but made me think deeply about effective utilization of the drain. Probably, if I worked same job in Japan, I would not consider it. I could think about it only because […]
Table Manners and Etiquette Tips for WWOOFers in Australia
As Australians we eat Continental English style, which is different to many countries in the world; we follow England and their table etiquette rules. This means our fork goes in the left hand and knife in the right hand, with the tines of the fork always over and never up. Laying your knife and fork in the middle of your plate with the blades of your knife facing in is our signal to show that you are finished your meal even if food is still on the plate.
This should really go without saying, but remember to thank whoever has prepared your meal, even if it wasn’t to your taste.
‘Host of the Month’ Winners – Natalie and Stuart Wieland NE063
WWOOFers get to speak the language, learn about Australian culture and really explore the area. See how the locals live, not just the Tourist experience. And hopefully get to learn about sustainable living and agriculture.
What is Permaculture?
Permaculture is a word that is coming up more and more frequently in discussions around organic gardening and sustainable farming methods, but what exactly is permaculture?
Why WWOOF?
Whether as a Volunteer or as a Host, when you sign up to WWOOF you play an integral role in strengthening a community that supports Australian organic farmers to make a living AND helps keen explorers to gain invaluable experience and make lifelong memories!
Another Wonderful WWOOFing Story…
We’d like to share this beautiful testimonial and pictures from our friends at Halcyon Fields, we’re always happy to hear about your special experiences with WWOOF! “Dear WWOOFing team, We just wanted to say thank you for providing such a great way to connect people with Ausssie farmers. We have had over 20 WWOOFers over the […]
Get the most out of your WWOOF experience!
Looking to make the most of your WWOOFing experience and your journey in Australia? Get a copy of the “WWOOFers’ Handbook”, a practical and personal guide to being a Willing Worker.
Bee Sustainable!
Be a warrior against waste! Give up those throw-away plastics and keep your food fresh with our eco-friendly WWOOF Beeswax WWraps!
Travelling is Better Together!
We all know that travelling is a great way to meet new people. Not only meeting someone new, but sharing a journey together is a wonderful way to form lifelong bonds and memories you’ll never forget!
Share your WWOOFing videos with us!
We’d love to share great videos of WWOOFers’ experiences in Australia. Let us share your amazing stories with the world! If you have any videos of your WWOOFing experience Down Under, we would love to share them and make you famous too. If you upload your videos to YouTube, please share them with us too! […]
Hows and whys of WWOOFing
In the days when we worked from printed membership applications, WWOOFers would often answer this question on the application form: “Where did you hear about us?” The usual response amounted to “word-of-mouth”. For example: I heard about WWOOFing from my mother, whose friends all did it. A friend of my sister recommended it. A friend […]
