Lithgow 2011!

I had an amazing time volunteering in Lithgow Australia. We spent two weeks in two separate working areas. One was a wildlife sanctuary which mainly consisted of marsupials and Dingos. We had the chance to look after such animals and even walk a Dingo! The other was a six star resort which required the plantation of many trees. We planted over 1500 in less than two weeks, which gives you an immense feeling of satisfaction! We also managed to create our own bush track on a bush walk which was a great experience. One piece of advice i would give would be to bring plenty of warm clothes as at times the weather was around/below 0 degrees. We stayed above a pub. The accommodation was nice but very basic. Youre busy a lot of the time so its not noticed as much.

On our free days we did some travelling. On the free weekend some of us stayed over in Sydney as its less than 3 hours away on train at an affordable price.

The most enjoyable part of the two weeks was definitely the people! My group consisted of 10 women and 2 men with a mixture of British, American and one Austrian. We all got along well and loved being part of a team. Such friendships were made that will probably last for life! :)