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I am a rural-remote nurse and natural therapist with a love for music, gardening, nature, travel and alternative thinking. I am looking for an adventurous Workawayer who is interested in staying in a cottage next to a seasonal creek and completing house/ landscaping tasks in exchange. The Gemfields is a group of sapphire mining communities and in your spare time, you can benefit from learning about sapphire mining culture such as fossicking, digging and gemstone cutting. If you are keen for an adventure in this unique part of outback Queensland, PM me and I’ll send you my carefully curated information package to entice you further.
Love & Light,
Josh <3
Types of help and learning opportunities
Art Projects
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Farmstay help
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
The cultural exchange will involve learning about:
- Xeriscaping techniques and soil improvement
- Invasive species identification/ eradication
- Medicinal plant cultivation and preparation
- Application of permaculture principals in an arid climate
- Sapphire mining/ fossicking
Help
#Landscaping #Gardening #Renovating #Art projects
I ask help from Workawayers with general landscaping, renovating and artistic projects. This will be a collaborative effort between the host and yourself.
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Accommodation
Self-contained 1 bedroom cottage.
What else ...
PUBLIC TRANSPORT:
- The passenger train (Spirit of the outback) leaves from/ returns to Brisbane two days per week. Anakie station is the drop-off point for The Gemfields, located approximately 16km from Rubyvale. Tickets are $110 one way in the off-season (October-March). More info can be found via the website link
- Emerald airport is located 60km away if you like to travel faster
GETTING AROUND THE GEMFIELDS:
- A daily bus travels to/ from Emerald (pop: 13,000), if you need to do some shopping/ access services.
- I will be happy to chauffeur you to local spots in my free time when I am not working.
- A bicycle will be provided for seeing local sights if you do not have a car.
LOCAL BUSINESSES: (Distance from residence in Rubyvale)
- Laundromat (150m)
- Rubyvale Royal Hotel/ bottle shop (200m)
- Rubyvale General store/ fuel station (250m)
- Community Centre/ Library (300m)
- Cafe/ coffee shop [During peak-season/ winter months] (400m)
- RSL (6km)
- Health clinic (6km)
CLIMATE:
SUMMER TEMPERATURE RANGE = 20 degrees to 40 degrees
WINTER TEMPERATURE RANGE = 0 degrees to 25 degrees
RAINFALL = 500mm to 1000mm per year
ZONE = Sub-tropical/ Inland arid climate
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
I can accomodate digital nomads, although internet connection may be slow with data limits.
Space for parking camper vans
There is plenty of space to park a caravan or mobile home if personal accomodation is preferred or more than two people staying.
Can possibly accept pets
Dogs allowed. Contact host for more details on pets.
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
Hours expected
Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week
