Surround yourself with the rainforest in Wondecla, Australia

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  Description

  Three of us, all female, live in a homeshare on five acres bordering forest - two in the main house and one in the adjoining apartment. The bird and animal life is incredible - one of the housemates was a wildlife carer and our immediate neighbour has a bird watching business. The peace and quiet (apart from the dawn chorus and the seasonal cicadas and frogs at night) is extraordinary. The scenery locally is a photographer or artists dream, and our nearest village, Herberton, is host to some world class attractions, as is the rest of the Atherton Tablelands. It is a very special place. The project is simply to maintain the house and acreage in the best condition we can, as well as make improvements with plantings, resurrecting an orchard (not a ground level vege garden - there is too much competition), and a fire pit area.

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  Types of help and learning opportunities

  Language practice

  Gardening

  DIY and building projects

  Animal Care

  Help around the house

  General Maintenance
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  Interests

  

  Events & social

  

  Charity work

  

  Sustainability

  

  Pets

  

  Self development

  

  Movies & TV

  

  Photography

  

  Cooking & food

  

  Plant care

  

  Music

  

  DIY & crafts

  

  Books

  

  Art & design

  

  Gardening

  

  Writing

  

  Performing arts

  

  Drawing & painting

  

  Animals

  

  Camping

  

  Dancing

  

  Fitness

  

  Nature

  

  Yoga / Wellness
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  Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

  We are members of local organisations which generates some volunteer work - this can range from helping with local markets; drafting letters seeking sponsorship for the Herberton Jacaranda Festival; organizing fund raising events; manning a local craft shop, collecting injured animals and birds. Our own working lives have been widely varied - retail, IT; marketing and merchandising, disability support, tourism, admin; workplace health and safety, oil and gas, advocacy and counselling - resulting in a wide range of skills. Weekends could mean trips to local beauty spots or attractions of which there are many. We are rural - hosting people from different cultures would broaden our world and provide again an opportunity to enjoy where we live when seen through the eyes of visitors.

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  Help

  We have a shed full of tools and equipment but don't always know the best way to do things, so we are looking for workawayers who are 'handy' - or we are quite happy to YouTube it together! There are lawns to mow (a zero turn mower is available); weeding to be done, a small forest area to be tidied up - along with lots of smaller jobs like areas needing a coat of paint - but nothing really big.

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  Languages spoken

  English: Fluent

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  Accommodation

  We have a large double storey home built from wood harvested on the property. Your space will be a large bedroom with two single beds, a sitting area, TV etc and a private verandah area overlooking the forest on one side and the pool on the other. The room has its own fridge, microwave, dishes etc or there is a large kitchen with a wood burning stove downstairs. One bathroom is next to this bedroom. There is a laundry area and another bathroom downstairs, with a large open room which has some gym equipment. We will provide food for you to prepare your own breakfast and lunch, then we can organise to have shared main meals. We hope to create a fire pit area where we can all share BBQ food outside. There is a large in ground swimming pool which is beautiful to cool off in at the end of the day (or during the heat of the day!) and, if you have an international driving license we can organise the use of a small car so you can get around and see what the Tablelands has to offer in your spare time.

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  What else ...

  Two of us work off the property with varying shifts so we are a pretty busy household. When we are home, we relish the peace and quiet and enjoy our own space when needed. Normal house rules apply - no smoking inside the property, we are not a party house, no drug taking and everyone pitches in with the chores. We have water in holding tanks which comes off the roof or from a local stream where we have a water license, so we don't take 20-minute showers! We have a live worm septic system so are considerate of them when we do our washing and space the loads out sensibly. Transport options are limited in regional Australia which is why the offer of a car is there - and there is plenty to do and see on the Atherton Tablelands. Cairns, 2 hours and about 120 kms away, is a large tourist center with a huge range of activities.

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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

  We have satellite internet because the property is in a Telstra black spot. It is reliable.

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  Space for parking camper vans

  Plenty of space on five acres, and we can certainly find a location for water and power supply.

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  Can possibly accept pets

  Would have to be well trained as there is a lot of native wildlife and birds, as well as rescue animals on the property.

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  How many Workawayers can stay?

  More than two

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  My animals / pets

  Wild only

  We have regular visits from birds and wallabies, hence the need for any Workaway pets to be well trained.

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