Help needed on off-grid community - eco-building and permaculture gardens on the North Coast, NSW, Australia

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  Description

  Jo and Giri are part of a large off-grid community ,on mid north coast New South Wales- half way between Sydney and Brisbane -on Australia's East Coast) We are about 3 hours SOUTH of Byron Bay,NSW -or 4 hours North of Newcastle,NSW).
  
  We live 5 min walk to Beach - fishing , surf. The community is a wildlife sanctuary (so no cats and dogs) surrounded by Bongil Bongil National Park.
  Community activities include: yoga, choir,salsa and volleyball, soccer, community working bee, native bush regeneration group, mens tool shed group,guerilla gardening group, various music jams, etc.
  
  We started with a tent 28 years ago and slowly built our house and gardens by hand with a lot of recycling. Lots of small building jobs and repairs to do- handyman type jobs around the place-so any carpenters,builders/handy persons, masons,plumbers ,solar electricians would be warmly welcomed! We mix small batches of cement to continue our beautiful medieval stone and brick wall (inspired by Earthships and Gaudi) also building a waterfall and smoker around our pizza oven.The work is physical and can be challenging . It helps if you are used to physical work !
  
  We also work in the surrounding grounds, vegetable garden, orchard, food forest , weed management, harvesting, mulching , seeding and topping up hugel kultures and permaculture inspired planting...so gardeners or people interested in deep ecology, self reliant , sustainable lifestyle welcome .
  
  Giri's work background is in the community arts/ health industry as a performer musician, creative specialist working in aged care, hospitals or community venues, speaks italian and some french and bits of other languages. Jo is a psychotherapist counsellor specialising in process work, conscious parenting , NVC (Non Violent communication) .
  
  Entire community is off grid -we use solar power and catch rain water. No rubbish collection-We ask everyone to take your landfill rubbish out with them.
  You are welcome to eat with us (we eat a varied diet including clean meat and fish ) or you can prepare your own.
  Non smoking inside.

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  Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre

  Projets artistiques

  Aide avec des éco-projets

  Jardinage

  Bricolage et construction

  Aide dans une ferme

  Aide à la maison

  Entretien général
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  Objectifs de développement durable de l’ONU que cet hôte essaie d'atteindre

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  Qu'est-ce que c'est ?
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  Echange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre

  Surrounded by and some experience in: permaculture, syntropic, regenerative agriculture , vegetable garden and tree maintenance, building work, labouring, construction skills ( basic cement mixing in small batches, mixed stone and brick wall building ). Harvesting, weeding ,feeding ,seeding, chop and drop, composting, subtropical weed and vegetable identifying, etc. Be part of a team working together, solving challenges in an off -grid permaculture homestead in an intentional community.
  Meet other village and community members, Community activities, surrounded by nature...

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  Aide

  Volunteer hours vary - about 4-5 hours or less depending on the work (you organise your own hours- ,plus morning/afternoon tea breaks . We like to work hard and efficient ( but make it varied and interesting) and have a great meal at the end of the day. We like to laugh and enjoy ourselves. Sometimes you may be working on your own. Good to have long pants, long sleeve shirt and hat for working outside, also gloves -or we can provide these items and other safety equipment as required.

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  Langues

  Langues parlées
  Anglais: Courant
  Italien: Courant
  Français: Intermédiaire
  Allemand: Débutant
  Espagnol: Débutant

  Cet hôte propose un échange linguistique
  I love learning languages and cultural songs!
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  Hébergement

  Variety of Accommodation; large caravan, with queen size comfortable double bed (can add a single), or comfortable cabin with queen size double bed ,+hammock +,or tent. Simple bush kitchen available if you wish to cook seperately.

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  Autres infos...

  We live in a Community Co-operative Wildlife Sanctuary- no dogs or cats, 7 min stroll to Beach ( fishing , surf) .
  We are also surrounded by National Park with beautiful walks through forest,creeks and beach.
  The surrounding bush and National park is home to huge variety of wildlife; birds, goannas, snakes ,occasional spiders ,dingoes ,possums, all sorts of bush mammals etc. Don't worry-We are still alive after many years running around barefoot!!!
  Community activities include: yoga, chi gong, bush regeneration, weeding native regeneration group, dancing, choir,music jams, etc.
  
  If arriving by bus or train nearest stop on the south of us is URUNGA,
  to the north of us its COFFS HARBOUR.We can pick you up in our car if necessary.
  If you have your own transport there are many natural features to visit as well as small towns and small city of Coffs Harbour.

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  Informations complémentaires

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    Accès Internet

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    Accès Internet limité

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    Nous avons des animaux

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    Nous sommes fumeurs

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    Familles bienvenues

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  Possibilité d’accueillir les digital nomads

  we have wifi nbn satellite.Free wifi at Community House open 24/7.

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  Espace pour garer des vans

  average size caravan or van in driveway or elsewhere on our site...

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  Combien de volontaires pouvez-vous accueillir ?

  Deux

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  Nombre d'heures attendues

  4 hours a day, 5 days a week or less depending on the work

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