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Dates
  • 10 Aug 2024 - 23 Aug 2024
  • 1 week 6 nights
What we need
  • Cats (2)
  • No
Sit Features
  • Yes

We need a house sitter

Melbourne - Yarra-Dandenong Ranges

Naomi & Elliott

** YOU WILL NEED YOUR OWN VEHICLE ** please see important notes

Hey there!! We are looking for a single person or a mature couple to stay at our home and look after our two cats while we take an overseas trip for a fortnight. We have a lovely house at the top of hill in the beautiful Dandenong Ranges surrounded by stunning nature.

Cats: They will both need supervised feeding once a day. The litter trays are to be cleared daily and cleaned weekly.

Home Amenities: The house has ducted heating throughout, a wood heater and Air Conditioning in the living room and bedroom. There is also decent WIFI. There is a very large decking area (on stilts) to enjoy the beautiful forest scenery- including horses, kangaroos, rosellas, kookaburras and cockatoos.

Important notes:
1. You will definitely need a vehicle
2. We DO NOT have a television. (although we have a box-set that you can connect to your own computer)

Ideally we are looking for house-sitters that live within Victoria who would be interested in return visits, but this is not compulsory.

Local Amenities: The very closest shops including supermarkets are a 5 min drive away as is the closest train station (Tecoma) that will take you into the city. There is a fabulous cinema and a variety of eateries within 5 minutes also. For alternative lifestyles here are a variety of options for yoga, reiki etc. A drive of 20 minutes will take you to two major shopping malls (Knox or Fountain Gate) and a choice of golf clubs. There are plenty of forest walks too.

The Dandenong Ranges: This is a very special and picturesque area within Victoria. It is very popular with tourists and includes attractions such as Puffing Billy Train; Sherbrooke Forest; 1000 steps; William Rickets Sanctuary; Burrinja Cultural Centre; Mont De Lancey Histotic Homestead; SkyHigh Mount Dandenong.

**IMPORTANT** We live in an bushfire zone and so the sitter will need to be prepared to evacuate (with the cats) if there is an emergency and also on "extreme" fire-risk days in the summer months. The cats can be placed in a cattery.

House & Location
  • House
  • Wifi, BBQ, Air conditioner, Dishwasher
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  • Suburban, Bush/Forest, Mountains (Shopping)
  • Trains/Trams, Supermarket, Golf, Gym/Yoga, Restaurants/Cafes, Pubs/Bars, Cinema, Parks, Art/Theatre, Live Music
Reviews (1)
Naomi and Elliot have a beautiful home with an amazing view of the trees and kangaroos to watch from the back balcony. Naomi was very thorough with the information about the home and area. I enjoyed bonding with their two cats and with some gentle encouragement the shy cat Layla started to feel comfortable and seek out affection. Monte could be an attention demanding cat but was extremely loving and I enjoyed our time together. Thank you for having me!
 
NATALIE (Jun 2022 - 4 weeks)
 
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