Experience life in the bush while helping with our eco project, Elleker, Western Australia

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  Description

  HI! We live on the property as a communal family. Its my mum Lyn 70, my brother Pk 41 and myself Jem 43.
  We've lived on the land for 40 years and enjoy the quiet creative natural life. We have a few permaculture principals in practice. Lots of chooks, a big orchard, vege gardens and but mostly untouched, native bush.
  I work and study in conservation and am passionate about caring for country.
  We are friendly and open people, well travelled and we all live in our own homes on the property, which is around 50ha.
  We have a dog ( Mackie) wjo loves sticks and running.
  We enjoy sharing meals and making stuff together. We all enjoy music and movement.

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  Types of help and learning opportunities

  Help with Eco Projects

  Gardening

  DIY and building projects

  Help around the house

  General Maintenance
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  Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

  The benefits that we can offer travellers is the opportunity to stay in a natural, quiet, peaceful bush.
  At the right time of year there are an amazing selection of wildflowers and orchids.
  There are so many birds...blue wrens, fairy wrens, parrots, cockatoos.
  We live only 15 minutes walk thru the bush to get to the pristine Muttonbird Island and beach, which is great for fishing, surfing and snorkelling.

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  Projects involving children

  This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.

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  Help

  Hi. We have completed some projects such as a camp kitchen and composting toilet.
  So future projects to help with would be developing bigger food gardens, weed management ( chopping out invasive species), installing possum and cockatoo nestboxes, setting feral traps... there is always something to do.. . but sometimes we have trouble checking our emails, as the internet is not so good where we live.

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  Languages

  Languages spoken
  English: Fluent
  French: Beginner
  Italian: Beginner

  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

  You would have to come with your own tent or campervan.

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  What else ...

  This place is perfect if you love the outdoors and the natural world.
  There's whale watching from Jul-Oct.
  Like I mentioned before fishing, surfiing, diving, rock climbing, kayaking, bushwalking (we are really close to the Bibbulmun track ), Mountain bike riding (close to the Mundabiddi track), 4wheel driving .
  
  We are close to West Cape Howe National Park, Tondirrup National Park, Muttonbird Beach, Cosy Corner, Elleker, Torbay, Hartmans Beach, Bornholm Beach. We are in between the towns of Albany and Denmark.

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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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  Space for parking camper vans

  This host can provide space for campervans.

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  How many Workawayers can stay?

  More than two

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