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Yard maintenance is funded at $59.01/hr: turn your mower into your own business

Cathy·2026-09-17
A person using a line trimmer on long grass

Yard maintenance is a funded support. Same mower. Your name on the invoice.

If that's you, here it is straight: what the work actually involves, what it pays, what it costs to set up, and how to start — from someone running the same business, part-time, in regional Tasmania.

1. $59.01 an hour for house or yard maintenance

That's the published NDIS price limit — real, funded, and the same work you already do.

Learn how to turn your mower into a funded support business

Short videos and a written guide on starting your own everyday-support business — the gardening and yard work you already do, plus the meals, shopping, driving and company that keeps someone in their own home. Part-time, and free.

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2. Stop competing on the cheapest quote

You're billing a scheduled rate, not winning jobs by undercutting the next bloke.

3. Mix the work up

Outdoor maintenance alongside transport, errands and company for local clients.

4. Your name on the invoice

Long-term relationships with local families instead of one-off jobs.

5. The setup, step by step

ABN, insurance, checks, and how to take on funded clients.


Where to go next

Being straight with you. The hourly figures on this page are the billing rates from the official NDIS Pricing Schedule — the most that can be charged for that support. They're gross revenue, not take-home. Insurance, tax, super, travel and your own time all come out of it. And the income examples are Cathy's real numbers, not a promise about yours.

The free training is below — the honest version of how this works, in plain language. It's free, and it stays free.

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Learn how to turn your mower into a funded support business

Short videos and a written guide on starting your own everyday-support business — the gardening and yard work you already do, plus the meals, shopping, driving and company that keeps someone in their own home. Part-time, and free.

Instant access · unsubscribe anytime · your email is never shared

This is general information, not financial, legal or tax advice. Figures change — verify current official information and see your accountant.