Arts lovers welcome to prepare small music festival in Tasmania, Australia

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  Description

  We are Kimbra and Volker, with our dogs Barley and Shiro. We are off-grid, with a stand-alone hydro generator.We rely on wood fired heating and cooking, so firewood collection is always a priority. Kimbra is an eco-dyer, and can pass on this knowledge if interested
  NOVEMBER &DECEMBER
  We are busy preparing our site for the festival season, the gathering will happen here at NYE, so lots of work to do, the gardens need attention, and the weather is improving , so a dip in the cold mountain stream is calling.Preference at this time for those with a vehicle and an independent attitude!
  
  November-March: In Summer accommodation can be camping/van bed/ shack or room in main house, sharing kitchen space, gas facilities/woodfired cooking/campfire cooking. We are in the the process of creating a wild place camping and visiting area. There is a lovely swimming hole for hot days.
  Our campground project is ongoing, marking out campsites, building the required facilities, track clearing, fire pits, firewood etc etc. We are off-grid and surrounded by natural bushland in a valley setting with spectacular sandstone cliffs and a natural waterway supplying our water and power.
  This includes working towards a large garden space, outdoor baths, walking tracks, picnic areas, and campsites, with all the additional infrastructure-toilets, showers etc.
  We aim for a complete sustainable life, and have lived off-grid for over 30 years.We don't run any livestock, and have no immediate plans to in the future, but there are 2 friendly dogs. Our property covers approximately 350 acres (111 Hectares) of mostly native bush with abundant wildlife and native birds. Our aim is to leave the land in better shape than when we arrived here, and we need help to realise this dream.
  We are not close to transport options, but can meet and colllect you from nearby New Norfolk.If you want a peaceful off-grid experience, please consider applying.
  *️Please note: We have limited access to internet, and phone reception is not consistent, so unless you can live without constant connectivity, think about this before you apply.Thanks for reading, and we look forward to welcoming you.

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  Types of help and learning opportunities

  Art Projects

  Language practice

  Help with Eco Projects

  Gardening

  DIY and building projects

  Animal Care

  Creating/ Cooking family meals

  Help around the house

  General Maintenance
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  Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

  You are in a natural wild area, where the Tasmanian bush and its ecosystem are at your fingertips. There is no light pollution, no neighbours, and a great way to escape from the pressure and struggle of the mundane and really live in the outdoors and experience Tasmania's nature. We never have large groups here, and even when there are others around, you will find it easy to locate quiet spots for contemplation and refreshing! Kimbra's natural dying process is another way you can learn new skills, and Volker has many skills to pass on too.

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  Help

  We need fit energetic adventurous helpers, with a love of the outdoors, and enthusiasm to try new things. We provide healthy mostly vegetarian food, shared meals or seperate.
  FESTIVAL VOLUNTEERS NEEDED NOW!Our small music festival at NYE is coming up! We need arts lovers who want to assist with site preparation and enjoy our event.This is the fourth year for our festival and is a lovely 3 day event at New Year, in a great little valley setting. Get in touch, spaces are limited.
  GARDEN: There is a large fenced area which needs fence repairs and then working the soil, weeding, clearing rocks, and planning and planting the garden- herbs, fruit, and flowers & some walls as wind protection, art installations and functional sitting places, path making.
  FIREWOOD: At all times, firewood collection is part of the day-to-day operation, and needs constant re-stocking.
  TRACK CLEARING: there are some walking tracks here, but they need maintaining and more to be built-to the base of the sandstone cliffs, and a circuit trail to the top block, and a riverside walk trail are all on the future plan.There is a swimming hole which needs its access track maintained through the Summer.
  We collect up all the old bits and pieces left from the former owners, and re-use and re-cycle wherever we can. We try not to create waste and always look for ways to repurpose old stuff, saving on expenses, and using our creativity to re-see items. So you can use your ingenuity and have some fun!
  FLOWERS: Iris and narcissus farm in progress, planting and designing beds and pathways, sitting areas,and bulbs to re-locate. February and March and April is planting time for narcissus!
  BUILDING: help complete building related work on our pole house, our cabin needs a deck, our bath house needs completion, there are roofs to mend, and restoration to begin...always things to do!

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  Languages

  Languages spoken
  German: Fluent
  English: Fluent
  Spanish: Beginner
  French: Beginner

  This host offers a language exchange
  This host has indicated that they are interested in sharing their own language or learning a new language.
  You can contact them directly for more information.
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  Accommodation

  Summer months: Converted truck with comfortable bedroom, caravan kitchen, also camp kitchen. A lovely old van which is now a sleep-out, tents available for accommodation. We have several tents, these are the best option available in the summer months.
  
  April-September: Room in house with shared facilities.

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  What else ...

  Situated within the Derwent Valley a 40 minute drive/bus ride to Hobart city, 30 minutes to MONA, or access to the South-West wilderness, trout fishing waters, Mt Field National Park, spectacular forest and scenery abounds.There is a regular bus service, but you need your own transport to get to our place, although we can arrange to collect guests from the bus, we don't go out daily. The local town has a good range of shopping-pubs, petrol and food (large supermarket) also community garden for fresh produce.We are always busy on one or other project, we spend as much time on our property as possible, and prefer to keep our outside work to a minimum. We have limited wifi/ and phone reception, our satellite connection is not constant, and can drop out unexpectedly but if you need to connect it is possible in some areas of the property.It will depend on your service carrier, and sometimes the weather, or the time of day. As we only use our internet for necessary stuff there is no movie download/surfing/games access in our world.We consider the world outside our window of much greater significance. We get reasonable radio reception, and devices can be charged at the cabin or the house.If you can't live without your mobile devices, this is probably not your ideal destination.We also suggest you have sturdy footwear, workboots or gumboots are good, work gloves for your hands too. We have some spare gear, but not a full range of sizes. If you are ready to experience outdoor life, and learn some new skills in a quiet remote space, with wildlife for company, pack your wet weather gear, and a sense of adventure, and we are ready for you!

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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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  Space for parking camper vans

  We can offer several spaces for vans at our campsite area, best time is the Summer and Autumn, as the creek level can limit accessiblity to amenities.

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  How many Workawayers can stay?

  Two

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