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Description
We are environment professionals with a 5 acre Land for Wildlife property overlooking Mt Elliot (Bowling Green Bay NP), 25 kms south of Townsville (near Magnetic Island). Our dry tropic forest offers great wildlife viewing & is the jumping off point for bushwalking, swimming & rock climbing in the NP. We favour self-motivated people with practical skills eg: gardening, building & maintenance. Work is 4.5 hours per day & may include weeding, mulching, & landscaping. Current projects are native bush regeneration, landscaping, construction, outdoor furniture & garden art. Illustrators and graphic designers most welcome as there may be the opportunity to have input to science communication projects.
Good meals, relaxed company & comfortable s/c guestroom (single or couple), or BYO. Min stay 3 nights then negotiable. Can P/U from Townsville. If you drink, BYO alcohol from town. NSI. No pets.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Gardening
DIY and building projects
General Maintenance
Help with Eco Projects
Help around the house
Art Projects
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
We are working towards restoring the natural vegetation on our Land for Wildlife property. This goal needs to balanced with various challenges such as fire risk, weed control and our desire to create a unique living space in our forest. Visitors will benefit from understanding the practical steps required to achieve long term environmental gains.
Help
We need people to help us achieve our long term goals of restoring the natural vegetation on our property - it's a long term project and we are 50% of the way there so you can see how your efforts are helping restore habitat for wildlife - you'll see the critters all around you. We are also landscaping, building an outdoor fire pit for social gatherings and maintaining a fire break.
We also work on environmental projects that often have a science communication focus to which designers and illustrators might be able to contribute.
We are interested in you as well. Feel free to tell us about your interests and skills.
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Accommodation
Large guest room connected to main house with a double bed. Includes wifi coverage. Toilet and showers in main house.
You will eat with us! Meals of tasty and dinner is relaxed, casual and conversational. In the winter months we have a weekly fire pit cookout.
What else ...
Swimming, bushwalking in adjacent Bowling Green Bay National Park - day trips with hosts to Townsville and surrounding features.
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Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
Good web by North Queensland standards.
Space for parking camper vans
This host can provide space for campervans.
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
Hours expected
Maximum 4.5 hours a day, 6 days a week
Feedback (9)
R
Summer can be a difficult time to manage our property but your conscientious efforts have positioned us well for the rest of the year. Rachel and I really enjoyed our time together and hope your future travels are equally fun.
R&R
Both of them are also great cook's so you will definitely enjoy every meal!
We especially enjoyed learning about corral's and climat change.
They adapt the work to your personal capabilities as much as possible and… read more
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R
Summer can be a difficult time to manage our property but your conscientious efforts have positioned us well for the rest of the year. Rachel and I really enjoyed our time together and hope your future travels are equally fun.
R&R
Both of them are also great cook's so you will definitely enjoy every meal!
We especially enjoyed learning about corral's and climat change.
They adapt the work to your personal capabilities as much as possible and… read more
Russell and Rachel
They are kind, respectful and generous people, and they also fully understand the traveller's mood and interest to get to know their place being flexible from the very beginning.
My girlfriend and I did some gardening and painting jobs and they were always trying to… read more
