Welcoming creative, easy-going people to help out with some offgrid home projects in Queensland, Australia

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  Description

  Hello! I am looking to host a workawayer or few to help with some work I have at my home. This includes a variety of work like gardening, building/ repair/renovation projects, spring cleaning, decluttering etc. Also, tasks associated with my weaving business like packing fibre etc. I live in a 'treehouse' on a small acreage block close to town, 10 km from Mooloolaba beach, however I am off grid with solar power, water tanks, gas cooking, composting toilets etc. I share my home with my daughter (16) and a couple of others who have their own space. I am looking for travellers who are easy-going, kind, caring and open minded like me. Creative, spiritually aware, solution-focused. I value honesty and transparency, growth and flowing with the unfolding experience of life. You will have the 'wwoofer room' to share between whoever's here simultaneously, but usually just your self or your small group. We will share the kitchen/lounge area.
  
  I sometimes facilitate "Weaving is Healing" workshops where you will be welcome to join as a helper (separate from the home exchange).
  
  A good gauge of the energetic I embody can be seen in my latest bio:
  
  René is a creator and facilitator of ceremonial spaces that are rooted in the healing power and wisdom held within the ancient art of fibre weaving. Through her lifelong interest and pursuit of knowledge that draws us in closer relationship to our soul and subsequent experience of aliveness, René walks with a philosophical and practical understanding that speaks to the magic (and music) of the weave of life, available in each present moment. This is a magic that is often hidden by our perceptual filters, yet it exists regardless, and is a deep source of freedom, joy and healing waiting to be recognised and consciously engaged with, like a beloved friend. René facilitates workshops and spaces where she weaves with the fibre of these strands of knowledge and wisdom in a way that is multidimensional, in honour of the fractal patterning of the creative universe. Her work is also very practical and down-to-earth, using plant materials and basket weaving techniques to illustrate and enhance understandings of spiritual concepts which in turn promote connection and open-heartedness amongst participants, in a fun and lighthearted, yet profound manner. René’s background as a qualified visual artist and psychotherapist, as well as her extensive life experience with (and deep ongoing connection to) Indigenous shamanic/earth-honouring families and cultures, enhances her intellectual, creative and spiritual capacity to speak eloquently to this interconnected weave of life. René brings you a gift: a direct demonstration and embodiment of the experience of her own aliveness, and beautiful fallible humanness, through radical honesty as well as authenticity to the moment, and inspires us to remember, to love and to honour all parts of our soul expression in the world, no matter how they show up, in the spirit of ‘already being whole’. 

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  Types of help and learning opportunities

  Help with Eco Projects

  Gardening

  DIY and building projects

  Creating/ Cooking family meals

  Help around the house

  General Maintenance

  Help with Computers/ Internet
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  Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

  I can share about the practice of basket weaving, as well as share stories from my first hand knowledge of Indigenous Australian culture, gained through extensive and ongoing travels to Northern Australian indigenous communities as an adoped family member.

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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

  Hello! I am looking to host a worker or three to help with some work I have at my home. This includes a variety of work like gardening, building/ repair/renovation projects, spring cleaning, decluttering etc. Also, tasks associated with my weaving business like packing fibre etc. I am looking for travellers who are easy-going, kind, caring and open minded like me. I value honesty and transparency, growth and flowing with the unfolding experience of life.

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  Languages

  Languages spoken
  Afrikaans: Fluent
  English: Fluent
  Spanish: Intermediate

  This host offers a language exchange
  Im happy to teach good English and brush up on my Spanish skills.
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  Accommodation

  I live in a 'treehouse' on a small acreage block close to town, 10 km from Mooloolaba beach, however I am off grid with solar power, water tanks, gas cooking, composting toilets etc. I share my home with a few others. You will have the 'wwoofer room' to share between whoever's here simultaneously, but usually just your self or small group. We will share the kitchen/lounge area.

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  What else ...

  Flexible work hours, walks to bushland botanic gardens nearby etc. Can give lifts to the train / bus station.
  5 hours per day.

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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

  I have starlink for those who need to connect online.

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  Space for parking camper vans

  There is place at the top of the block, near the road, at your own risk.

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  How many Workawayers can stay?

  More than two

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