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House Sitters available (Hume, Victoria)
Our House Sitters list for all Australia is below. To view a list of house sitters willing to house sit in your area please use the drop down menu.
When filtering by State, you may see sitters from other states listed as well. That’s because those sitters have nominated they are willing to house sit in more than one state (some have chosen all Australia). They are all candidates for positions in the selected state.
We save you time. Replies from house sitters you contact can sometimes take a while and when they reply you may find your location and timing doesn’t suit their schedule. This means contacting house sitters one at a time can be a drawn out process. When you choose to contact a house sitter with us you will be asked to list your needs and when you do, available house sitters for your location and dates will be contacting you within hours.
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Gillian - Retirees
8Years
Couple
Having recently retired and sold our home, we are planning to travel and explore our horizons before buying another home. Originally from a farming property, we have had the pleasure of caring and loving both stock and pets all our lives.
We are a fit, organised couple who have always enjoyed gardening and home projects. We would now like to love and care for your precious pets and mind your... Read more
Preferred locations: VIC All regions
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Lily - Sam, Lily & Harvey
Couple
We are Lily & Sam. From Tasmania but travelling up the east coast of Australia with our caravan and golden retriever, Harvey. We are trustworthy, clean, responsible and pet lovers. Lily (26) is a Pilates instructor and also a qualified nutritionist who loves the outdoors and doing anything active. Sam (27) is a joinery cad draftsman who likes fourwheel driving, fishing, golf and the outdoors. Read more
Preferred locations: VIC All regions
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Jenny - Little Piece of Paradise
1Year
Solo
I'm a home body who loves to 'potter' in the garden. I enjoy walking & swimming in my spare time. I have my own small pool, so I'm across maintaining pools. I regularly 'puppy sit' for my neighbour & friends after my long loved rescue dog, Kera, passed in 2020. Besides being a public servant, I also have a small bookkeeping business in which I work at from home. I own my home (my little... Read more
Preferred locations: VIC All regions
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GRANT - Houseproud
2Years
Solo
A professional and mature male. clean and tidy, very house proud, non smoker. A flexible lifestyle now allows for a nomadic lifestyle. Happy to maintain gardens and lawns. love pets and have owned them most of my life especially active dogs. own properties and land myself. Active golfer and regularly volunteer with DRA. Read more
Preferred locations: VIC All regions
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Ron and Val
Couple
We are both retired. Ronald has a farming history of dairy and dry farming. He is also pretty good as a handyman. Myself originally came off a vineyard. We are honest friendly caring people who can be trusted to maintain your property to your standards. We live in country Victoria. We do have references if you require them. Read more
Preferred locations: VIC All regions
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Anna - Friendly animal lover
1Year
Solo
I am experienced with a variety of animals having been brought up around them and now work with them. Absolutely love cuddles with dogs, I'm that crazy person who comes up to you on the beach and asks to per your dog!
Travelling in Australia from the UK and miss my dog terribly so this seems like a great way for me to get my dog fix and you to enjoy your holiday with no worries.
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Preferred locations: VIC All regions
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Charlie and Kageni - Attentive And Caring Married Couple
7Years
Couple
We’re a responsible, animal-loving, caring, and reliable couple who value a healthy, smoke-free lifestyle. We treat every home and pet with the same love and respect as if they were our own. Your pets’ well-being truly matters to us.
Having sold our home, we’re embracing house-sitting as a way to experience new places while offering peace of mind to homeowners. We travel light - just... Read more
Preferred locations: VIC All regions
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Tracy and Kev - Caring and reliable mature sitters
3Years
Couple
Thanks to the people who have reached out to us with potential housesits but please note that we are currently only looking for housesits in SE Queensland after 31st May. ?
Hi, Kev and I are a very friendly couple from Yorkshire in the UK and love living in Australia. I have been here for 28 years and Kev 3 years. Our kids from our previous relationships are all grown up now, so we are free... Read more
Preferred locations: VIC All regions
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Christine
5Years
Solo
I am retired after working for law enforcement agencies for 30 years. After retiring I supervised HCS exams I did have a Working With Children Check. Now I spend as much time as I can travelling. Whilst I don’t have any pets of my own due to the amount of travelling I do, I frequently mind pets for friends and other people that I have been recommended to as a caring and reliable sitter. I ... Read more
Preferred locations: VIC All regions
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Hi,
I am midwife travelling around Australian working short term contracts.
Hoping to find some house sitting along the way!
My partner will join me for periods of time. He runs his own building business so can work remotely at times.
I love animals, particularly adore dogs and their fluffy cuddles.
I am a very clean individual and will keep your home clean and tidy.
I generally... Read more
Preferred locations: VIC All regions
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Elissa - Homely Housesitters
3Years
Couple
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We are a quiet, responsible, pet loving couple who seek occasional breaks from the daily grind. With elderly parents at either end of the east coast, we don’t always holiday/sit together. Elissa enjoys gardening and working with animals. Ed’s had a career in outboard engines and boats and is happy to help out wherever he can. Read more
Preferred locations: VIC All regions
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Robert & Sandra - Bob and Sandy
3Years
Couple
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Robert is an active retiree and has a range of experiences including engineering trades, flying gliders and power aircraft, farm animals, working dogs and working for cats. Bob loves travelling with his wife to all corners of the globe as well as in our caravan within Australia. Sandy is an active retiree whose experiences include raising 5 children, supervising HSC exams and looking after... Read more
Preferred locations: VIC All regions
Current bookings: 16 May 25 May
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Courtney - Courtney and Tom
Couple
Hello! We are Courtney 29 and Tom 37, Gold Coast and Sunshine Coast locals. We are currently doing a lap of Australia in our Troopy, and pet sitting along the way!
We are super clean, organised, active and responsible. We both love ALL animals, and are comfortable looking after any of your much loved pets. Together we are very experienced in caring for cats, dogs, birds, aquariums,... Read more
Preferred locations: VIC All regions
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Blair - "O" family
Family
The "O" family consists of father (42), mother ( 42), sons (14 and 12), and dog (short haired Jack Russell Daisy 3).
The O family is currently enjoying a 12 month traveling holiday as we slowly complete the lap of Australia.
The father is a business professional with 10 years as a Chief Executive Officer within the sporting sector. Mum is currently completing tertiary education online.... Read more
Preferred locations: VIC All regions
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Gavin - Gav&Penny
1Year
Couple
Penny and I are mature aged home owners looking to housesit in the South-East of Melbourne. We have kindly 'lent' our house to Pennys youngest son and family whilst he knocks down and rebuilds his. We have housesat in Melbourne and New Zealand previously and are house proud and pet friendly. We look forward to supporting you in looking after your pets and home. Read more
Preferred locations: VIC All regions
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Michael - Mike and Vicky
3Years
Couple
I am a retired Engineer and my wife is a former Primary Teacher. We live in a retirement village in Camden NSW. We have sold our caravan and have decided to house sit to give us the opportunity to explore country areas in NSW, Vic, Tasmania, Queensland and the ACT. We are happy to look after pets (had dogs prior to moving into the village) and enjoy working in the garden. We came of a 12 acre... Read more
Preferred locations: VIC All regions
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Kevin - and Lydia
3Years
Couple
Migrating to Melbourne in the mid nineties and formerly educated with a Business Degree, I have found the greater proportion of my ‘learning’ has come through experiences and people. I have lived/worked and travelled to many corners of the world which has served me well in understanding and connecting with people from walks of life, finding myself equally comfortable mingling with... Read more
Preferred locations: VIC Melbourne South, Gippsland, Grampians, Hume, Loddon Mallee
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Edwin
3Years
Solo
I recently started house/pet minding and have always owned my own homes and not rented, therefore I have few housesitting and no rental references sorry.
I have found airBnB and couchsurfing references however,!and although I havent had my own pets for some time I am close to a friend's dog ,cats and others on a daily basis.
I am 179cm average build ,intellectual and handy I appreciate... Read more
Preferred locations: VIC All regions
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We're a responsible and reliable couple who are still very active and love exploring new areas.
We have 6 children and 11 grandchildren over 3 continents and have enjoyed a great many pets in our lives. Dogs, cats, horses, chickens, guinea pigs and a budgie. As we like to travel, we no longer keep any ourselves but love them and would thoroughly enjoy spoiling and looking after your pets and... Read more
Preferred locations: VIC All regions
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Gail - Gail and Dave
8Years
Couple
Young at heart retired non smoking couple .and reasonably active with a love for animals. We have had a few during our life but now enjoy looking after your pets so we can enjoy our travels.. we live in Tasmania but are willing to travel to most States. The Spirit crosses from Tasmania to the Mainland regularly so only need a short notice and we can be on our way.
We are fully... Read more
Preferred locations: VIC All regions
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I know that our animals become family, and I love being able to keep pets happy while their owners are away. I have two tiny Toy Poodles who are very well socialised. After working with animals for decades I have just retired and look forward to some travel using housesitting. Aged pets and health challenges are my specialty as a Vet Nurse, and I love all animals except snakes! Very... Read more
Preferred locations: VIC All regions
Current bookings: 5 Mar 31 Mar
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Margaret - Margaret27
8Years
Couple
A very clean and tidy couple who love animals. I have children on the Gold Coast so often there. Very responsible couple you can trust completely. Love to travel. Usually it would be just myself wanting to house sit particularly on the Gold Coast as my daughters live there, plus my beautiful grandchildren. We have a very spoilt 4 year old Border Collie, Molly who could not be more loved and... Read more
Preferred locations: VIC All regions
Current bookings: 11 Jul 14 Jul
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Kel - Kelnkaye
4Years
Couple
Kel and Kaye, aged in early seventies, both retired and have completed a number of house sits throughout Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland. We can provide references should they be required. We have sat birds, fish, cats and dogs, horses and cattle and sheep. We are interested in gardening, reading, riding bicycles and walking and lawn bowls. We would prefer shorter sits Read more
Preferred locations: VIC Barwon South West, Gippsland, Grampians, Hume, Loddon Mallee
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DOUGLAS - THE ONE OF US
8Years
Solo
Australian Citizen born in the UK emigrated 1972
Douglas 82
Non smoking and drinking drugs defiantly not, only from the chemist!!
We have been married for 56 Years and have two children and four G children ranging in age from 9 to 24
Douglas left school at 15 and served an apprenticeship in the steel works as a welder
Left steel works at 21 after completing apprenticeship entered the... Read more
Preferred locations: VIC All regions
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Sonia - ms.sonia barby.
1Year
Solo
i am 63 n love pets and travelling i also bring my dog is doesnt work out i put her in the kennels shes 17months, and a happy dog never has bitten yet or got vicious. so it ideal for me . also keen for over seas trips. love the coast n bush the best not a city person shops are for go grab n go again lol. love walking n riding a bike been physical all my life had cooking but of course have to... Read more
Preferred locations: VIC Barwon South West, Gippsland, Grampians, Hume, Loddon Mallee