Join our off-grid home project, surrounded by tropical rainforest in Middlebrook, Australia

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  Description

  We are Kali and daughter Beatrix,
  
  A dynamic father building and renovating an off-grid home in a piece of tropical rainforest paradise on the Atherton Tablelands in far North Queensland, Australia.
  
  A world traveller who has settled (for now) while he makes the dream of creating his own sustainable homestead, a reality! A progressive, conscious, artistic individual with a keen interest in sustainable and community living principles. Kali is a professional trade quilfied carpenter/builder and musician. He has one gorgeous young daughter and loves to be surrounded by good people to share life and stories with!

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  Types of help and learning opportunities

  Art Projects

  Help with Eco Projects

  Gardening

  DIY and building projects

  Animal Care

  Farmstay help

  Babysitting and creative play

  Creating/ Cooking family meals

  Help around the house

  General Maintenance
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  Interests

  

  Yoga / Wellness

  

  Nature

  

  Camping

  

  Beach

  

  Dancing

  

  Mountain

  

  Water sports

  

  Outdoor activities

  

  Hiking

  

  Cycling

  

  Adventure sports
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  Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

  Kali is a spirited character, with a diverse experience from his journey so far, travelling for 11 years abroad, working successfully in the music and construction industries at home and abroad, with a keen interest in many hobbies......
  Bushwalking:
  There are numerous easy and more difficult walks all around the property, mostly to visit the creeks, tributaries and waterfalls that we have here.
  Water:
  Water is our most abundant resource, rain, springs, creeks, rivers, waterfalls, jacuzzis, rock pools, hydro-turbine power system!
  Bio-Diversity:
  There is an incredible diversity of flora and fauna to see, breathe and experience in one of the densest tropical jungles in the world..... your adventurous spirit is your limit....
  'Passive Solar' architectural design:
  Kali has spent years studying and working within the natural building and sustainable building design arena. Some elements are on display already at 'The Roundhouse', with more in development.
  
  -There is a music room currently set-up in the main house, with a full live-band, performance and recording studio rig ready to go. Lets share music!
  - We have created a bouldering and climbing area, undercover, for us all to keep our climbing bug alive, rain, hail or shine.
  
  Beyond the property is the magnificent Atherton Tablelands to explore with many attractions including geological and other natural wonders to behold. We like to take our guests on day trips around the Tablelands to see our special places on days off together. Staying with us you will also learn about sustainable and environmentally conscious ways of living in the world. While we are not yet fully independent of fossil fuel resources, we aim to become more and more independent as our years here progress. We love music, art and food and enjoy sharing our life experiences and travels of the world with like-minded people.

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  Help

  We have a lot of projects and maintenance to do in this jungle abode, with forest so abundant and prosperous, it never stops! Including renovations and gardening, general development of the existing infrastructrue, beautifying the grounds.....
  
  - veggie gardening, mozaics, general gardens, light interior renovation tasks, light exterior renovation tasks,
  - assisting Kali do a million little jobs all over the property..... as a trade professional with big dreams, helping him with your second set of hands, to make progress on various projects across the property, is often the most useful support any visitor can be!
  - maintaining paths throughout the block, finding new ones, creating more zones and areas for campers/visiter/guests/volunteers...... access to the numerous creeks and waterfalls is under constant upkeep.
  - water supply through a reticulated gravity setup, from a higher altitude spring and river, give us Micro Hydro Turbine Power, which entails periodic routines to maintain its performance.
  - so much if you're keen!!
  
  Our home is set on a 260 acre piece of privately owned land bordering wet tropics world heritage rainforest. A deliberate extension of the Wooroonoonan national park. We live on a shared property with five separate homes, one of which is ours known as "The Roundhouse".
  
  Our mission is to restore this tropical gem to its former glory as an inspiring and quirky off-grid family home, but we need help! Jobs and projects include a variety of tasks that are mostly determined by the weather and the availability of help. Other tasks to do with living off-grid such as bush-mechanics, bush-walking, bush-maintenance, drainage maintenance, water supply management etc. as well as
  
  We are usually able to tailor the tasks to your interests and skill set. Experience in these area's will be highly appreciated but not necessary. All we ask is that an authentic effort is given to all tasks in exchange for your experience of living and playing in this tropical paradise. We are generous people who believe in the mutual exchange that comes with living in groups.

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  Languages

  Languages spoken
  English: Fluent
  Spanish: Fluent
  Portuguese: Fluent

  This host offers a language exchange
  This host has indicated that they are interested in sharing their own language or learning a new language.
  You can contact them directly for more information.
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  Accommodation

  Accommodation is either within our home, we have two guest areas with double beds or you can choose to camp within the grounds if you prefer. We have endless hot water, satellite wifi and gas cooking with comfortable areas for hanging out and sleeping during your stay. As the home is fully off-grid with battery power, we live in a power-conscious way and we ask our guests to also be conscious of their power consumption. We compost all organic materials and consciously use and re-use all of the earths resources.
  
  We provide all vegetarian food for guests during their stay. Breakfast is buffet style for everyone to help themselves to basics such a tea/coffee, cereal, porridge, fruits, etc. Lunch is served as the largest meal of the day and may be prepared by a different member of the group each day. Dinner is usually small and shared or can be individual depending on the groups needs/preferences. Guests are part of our family here and contributions to the cooking and clean up are a part of daily life.
  There is a Gas BBQ available, so don't hesitate to utilise this if you need.
  
  Please, if there is any health and welfare, dietary needs, or generally important information about existing conditions or requirements, understand that these must be communicated clearly by guests prior to visiting, in order to provide the appropriate accommodations.

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  What else ...

  Public Transport is limited, but via bus from cairns to our local town is achievable. We can pick our guests up from the bus stop, and/or can sometimes coordinate to pick up/drop them from a semi-local destination.

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  A little more information

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    Internet access

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    Limited internet access

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    We have pets

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    We are smokers

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    Can host families

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  Can host digital nomads

  Starlink connected.

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  Space for parking camper vans

  There are several zones you can create your own space whilst staying on our property, with spring, river and rain water at your disposal. Access to the area around the homestead is by All Wheel Drive or 4x4 only, however other areas are accessible by all vehicles.

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  Can possibly accept pets

  well trained, wildlife friendly pets only

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  How many Workawayers can stay?

  More than two

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  My animals / pets

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