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UPDATE: As the house build is now complete, we won't be hosting again in the near future. However, we will do some short hosting periods for helping around the farm, we will update when we have dates in mind so keep a look out. Thanks everyone.
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Our earth bag dome is needing a final render coat and finishing (floors, door and window to be installed). You will work along side Hayden
We are located in a town called Willow Grove, VIC, Australia. We are 5 minutes from the beautiful Blue Rock Lake, with views over the baw baw ranges.
We would love skilled Workawayers (experience in building, carpentry, rendering, using tools etc) (but it's not a must!) so please get in touch if your keen to get your hands dirty and these dates might work for you.
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SuperAdobe comes from California, and is a growing natural building technique the world over. It is our passion to spread this as far as possible, so take the opportunity to come and learn a fast growing technique to build homes and spaces of all sizes.
We are looking for excited, enthusiastic people to join our volunteer program. We hosted over 250 workaway volunteers over 2 years whilst building our super adobe round house and got to meet some amazing people!
The house is compete so we are keen to complete our dome.
The work will be physical, so we would love dedicated, hard workers who don't mind a bit of shovelling, wheel-barrowing etc. All of this is done in a very supportive environment, where we all look after each other and our bodies.
3 vegetarian meals are served everyday (cooked by our Workaway team) So it's also great if you don't mind having a cook in the kitchen every now and then. You don't have to be amazing, just enthusiastic!
The finishing of the dome will be run by Pete (the owner-builder) and Hayden (natural building extraordinaire) so you will be clearly instructed on exactly what to do, so don't worry if you've never built anything before, we are completely open to all people from all walks of life, and everyone has something to offer. That being said, we would LOVE to have builders, carpenters, crafters, painters, what-evers onboard, to be able to offer their particular skills to the project.
We will be working 5 days a week, with 2 rest days per week.
We supply delish meals, showers, toilets, natural building knowledge and teaching, a unique experience, rewarding physical work, healthy community living and heaps of fun! Unfortunately there is no internet aside from your own mobile reception.
You will be staying in our cosy barn with your own bed and clean bedding supplied.
We will organise transport to and from the farm from the closest train station (Trafalgar) which is a 1.40hr train ride from Southern Cross train station in Melbourne.
Volunteers won't have a chance to work with the horses, but we have 20+ beautiful horses on the property. A pet cow, 2 farm dogs (that are super friendly), a cat and beautiful scenery and wildlife. And the most amazing sunsets over the Gippsland landscape nearly every night!
There will also be a small amount of work around the farm including collecting firewood, splitting wood and lawn mowing (so farm experience is also great must not a must)
We are just minutes from Blue Rock lake so we like to go swimming there in the hotter months and during the colder months we have campfires most nights.
If you're full of beans, very keen to meet amazing new people, see a breathtaking part of Victoria, and build something incredibly interesting and rewarding, please get in touch!
We'd love to have you!
Ursula & PeteTypes of help and learning opportunities
Help with Eco ProjectsGardeningDIY and building projectsFarmstay helpCreating/ Cooking family mealsGeneral MaintenanceUN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
You will be surrounded by breath-taking Australian countryside, get to work very closely with 3 down-to-earth aussies, gain heaps of skills around building with the earth. Lots of fun!
Help
We will be volunteering 5 days a week (with 2 days off), on building our eco-dome. There will be a complete team of around 4-6 people at all times. You will gain a huge number of natural building skills, and get to work with amazing, fun, exciting new people. Lots of travellers and people from all walks of life :)
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Accommodation
Inside our timber barn with a comfortable mattress and all clean bedding is supplied, hot water showers, toilet and fully equipped kitchen.
What else ...
The area is home to a HUGE lake which is surrounded by a beautiful state forest. There is a picnic and swimming area which is wonderful for BBQs and swimming, very popular with the locals.
When we are working during summer, we head down there a lot for swims, walks and lunch under the trees! It's a beautiful spot with spectacular scenery and the best sunsets.
During the winter months, sitting around the camp fire at night under the stars is a highlight, and we do this lots.A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
Hours expected
Maximum 5 hours a day, 5 days a week
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Ursula and Pete are kind and wonderful host!! And the view ( Sunset and stars) from this place are so beautiful :)
Everybody who I met here is kind, beautiful, passionated , artistic, wonderful, and nice!! I’m looking forward to seeing everybody somewhere in the world… read more
It was an absolute pleasure to have you be a big part of our build, you were patient and caring, diligent and a real team player. We miss you heaps and hope you come back to visit us when the house is complete, you are part of this family now and you are always welcome here xx
Peter, Ursula and their uncountable number of volunteers and friends I've met gave me a new perspective on life.
How easy it is to live and connect with people from all over the world and have a common goal: Living in and respectful towards nature and building this amazing house.
Making dreams… read more
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Ursula and Pete are kind and wonderful host!! And the view ( Sunset and stars) from this place are so beautiful :)
Everybody who I met here is kind, beautiful, passionated , artistic, wonderful, and nice!! I’m looking forward to seeing everybody somewhere in the world… read more
It was an absolute pleasure to have you be a big part of our build, you were patient and caring, diligent and a real team player. We miss you heaps and hope you come back to visit us when the house is complete, you are part of this family now and you are always welcome here xx
Peter, Ursula and their uncountable number of volunteers and friends I've met gave me a new perspective on life.
How easy it is to live and connect with people from all over the world and have a common goal: Living in and respectful towards nature and building this amazing house.
Making dreams… read more
Perched on a small ridged area of farmland called Hill End, the property features… read more
The work was really nice, Pet explain and take care of us on the site, I like this natural building !
Millie was our boss when Pet was working, she was just awesome, such a nice… read more
Ursula and Pete, thank you for everything, even though you had endless jobs to do around the farm, you made sure we were all comfortable and well looked after on these cold winter days.
Millie you were just the most beautiful… read more
Thank you, much love from Denmark
its an amazing project just in itself, but the whole community "cult" vibe that's going on there is amazing. Its really something special. Everyone is so loving and supportive and this just spreads. Big love to Hayden for helping creating and maintaining this vibe.
I'm 100% sure anyone who… read more
We had a brilliant time helping out at the amazing willow end roundhouse project. We spent two weeks with the greatest bunch of people, learning lots about natural building and the super Adobe technique.
We loved the super friendly, family atmosphere on the project. Hayden and everybody else made us feel so… read more
What a pleasure it was having her radiance with us on our project.
She was a bright, enthusiastic, caring member of our growing family and she is dearly missed.
Her life journey and goals are incredibly noble and we cannot recommend her highly enough for any task or assistance you might need. She will meet it with consideration and a… read more
We are so thankful to have had her… read more
I only managed to stay a few days with Hayden, Millie and all the amazing people there... but I don't think I will ever forget it. An amazing sense of community, an incredible ambitious and beautiful building project and being led by Hayden who's beautiful way of being... can only be inspiring.
I fell in love with them… read more
He is relentlessly kind, giving, funny, generous, and helpful. He attacks all tasks with vigour and energy, and always with a smile.
He has been such an incredible attribute to our project, and we literally couldn't have done it without him.
I am so glad to have met such a wonderful… read more
I spent slightly over 4 weeks here and what an incredible experience it was. Its great to be able to build a house with your bare hands surrounded by lovely people. The work is manual and very rewarding as you see the house go up. Hayden and Millie… read more
I can't explain in this feedback box what I learnt and created in that time.
Nothing less than a bunch of fun and some crazy building technique!!!!!!we call super adobe!!!
The most welcoming bunch of legends and Hayden and Millie are fantastic X10.
What an experience and a half,… read more
Malaika and her amazing sister Melnie joined us at the very beginning of our massive building project, as two black-clad cute Berliners ready for a challenge. They rose and surpassed all of our expectations, and pushed the project forward in such a way that we could never have imagined.
Together they are a… read more
She was with us only a short time, but she impressed her glowing energy on all of us… read more
How glad I am that I've been on this building project, learning heaps about roundhouse construction, eco building in general... and being part of the first council approved Super Adobe house in Vic !
I thought I wouldn't be strong enough for this type of work but as Hayden says there's a place for everyone, as long as… read more