Profile information
Host rating
100 %
Last replied
19 Apr 2025
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100.0 %
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Feedback
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Description
We are a family managing a small beautiful farm in tropical North Queensland. Our property has large sections of rain forest, with a creek, waterfall, and swimming hole (great for hot days). We have Platypus and Cassowary on our property too. We farm cattle, sheep, ducks, and chickens.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Gardening
Animal Care
Farmstay help
General Maintenance
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
We are a friendly family who are establishing a self-sufficient farm. We are learning new sustainable farming techniques and are happy to share these techniques. We are also happy to listen to your experience of other farms.
We are part of a community of people with different expert knowledge, including Medicine, Engineering, Botany, Timber Production, Public Health, Epidemiology, and Animal Husbandry.
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Help
Duties include general maintenance including painting, mowing, and vegetable gardening.
Animal husbandry includes helping feeding cattle, sheep, chickens, and ducks.
We require help with weed management. This mostly includes preparing land for tree planting and managing weeds (brambles, lantana and navua sedge).
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Accommodation
Very comfortable living inside the family home with own bedroom with double bed. the food will be shared with the family.
What else ...
It is an extremely beautiful area with lots of national parks and scenic places to visit. Cairns is 2 hrs away.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Space for parking camper vans
This host can provide space for campervans.
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
Feedback (3)
Thank you for all your brambling help, Helena.
Thanks for helping us at the farm.
They showed us around the area and took us to the Field Days, which was really interesting.
We definitely enjoyed our time there and are hoping to see them again one day:))
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Thank you for all your brambling help, Helena.
Thanks for helping us at the farm.
They showed us around the area and took us to the Field Days, which was really interesting.
We definitely enjoyed our time there and are hoping to see them again one day:))
