work in exchange for free camping

Thanks Joe Yeah thats rit not to long now. Just been doing some research hense this is where this question comes from.

Thanks Joe Yeah thats rit not to long now. Just been doing some research hense this is where this question comes from.

11 years ago we left a "town" with a baby 3 m old and lived on a Pearl Farm in the Kimberlys, we since have worked in Kakadu and had another baby there, lived in Arnhem Land and then on a little island in the Gulf of Carpentairia and had 3 baby there, moved to a farm in NSW, back up to NT, out to Vic River Nat Park on small community, down to Nyirripi in desert and now at Doomadgee in QLD (3 kids) ....... ALL bar Darwin/Leeton for say 6M with 2 bubs was in company provided housing so we have in "effect" worked for free camping whilst we have travelled and seen some places that we would never have possibly ever seen .................
Cheers guys and have heaps of fun, you will have some dissapointments but dont we all ???
Joe

Wow, I am impressed, travelling and working with 3 babies in NT
We have been travelling since 2007 when our daughter was 2, she is 6 now, we don't meet many travelling long term with kids.
We have been all over WA but just made it to the Kimberleys when we had to come back east, so we didn't get to anywhere as interesting and remote as you. Though now we are making up for it by caretaking accommodation at Portland Roads Cape York.

Thanks Cruiser wil look into it
Cheers

Thanks Cate, I checked out help exchange its a cracker site. I have saved it to favourites. The best thing about this site is I can start to book in with places before we even get going.
Oh a great article.
Thnx again

I don't know your skills but there is also Farm Sitters

and The Land often has ads for care takers -

ACTIVE retired couple to help run a small mid Nth Coast camping ground, no wages but free rent. Suit fisherman, great lifestyle. Must have own van. Short term okay. Sorry no dogs. Phone (02) 6566 0144

Caretaking is more often longer term, wwoofing and helpx you need to be prepared to work up to 5hrs per day up to 6 days per week, though for that you get meals as well. That would normally be for both of you but you'd have to negotiate since you would need time with your kids.

The easiest thing is housesitting, just care for some animals and that's about it, and you have the place to yourself and plenty of time to explore, but of course it is not bush camping! Sometimes it may be a rural property where you stay in your own van.

We have a neighbour who takes wwoofers at Restoration Island, on the east coast of Cape York though I don't know if he takes families. Restoration Island If he does, our 6 year old daughter who would love some visitors.

Thanks Cate, you are a wealth of information. We wont be hitting the East Coast till next year, I will however store your info for that time. Im finding the helpx website to be really helpful. We have already made plans. Thanks again Lorraine

Chers Alloy, I found the workabout website and have saved it to favourites.