The Lost Wilbury

More information about this house sitter

G’day, I’m a single, mature guy with the flexibility to travel and work from just about anywhere.

When it comes to house and animal sitting, I take a flexible approach and try my best to be as helpful as I possibly can. I prefer longer house sits to shorter periods and also lean to slightly more remote properties away from hustle and bustle. But I’m also quite flexible so feel free to drop me a line about your place.

I am relatively new to this organised form of house sitting. My recent assignments include an 8-week house sit on a completely off-grid 70-acre property on Kangaroo Island. I took care of this primary property with an extra large vegetable garden and orchard plus chicken; as well as the lawns and gardens at the owner’s separate Airbnb property. I have also cared for a couple of dogs, a pony, five sheep and five chickens on a 5-acre property in north-east Victoria.

Other than these recent gigs, I have cared for the homes and pets of family, friends and friends-of-friends. This ranges from suburban homes with domestic pets (dogs, cats, birds and fish), through to helping out on a sheep ram stud farm and with agisted cattle.

My passions are for travelling to wilderness areas; encounters with birds and animals (particularly native wildlife); sailing and photography. When travelling, I prefer to take my time to enjoy the journey... rather than rushing to a destination.

My love of animals began during my childhood when I helped dad with his extensive aviary of Australian parrots and finches. I also had responsibility for our family cat, called Tiger.

I’ve had the pleasure of blending my love for nature and animals into my working life. I spent a number of years working at Taronga Zoo where I had many up-close-and-personal encounters with both native and exotic wildlife. I have also worked to promote conservation of Australia's marine environment. Read more...