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Come to the Darling Downs in Queensland for time in the country off grid big Queenslander home.
Our big outdoor bath area installation is finished! Nice hot outside baths! (Also have indoor bath too)
We are looking for volunteers (couples only please with intermediate English) in return for board and keep and a cultural experience...
Our current project is fitting out a campervan.
We have available one double bed available in one bedroom.
If you have a genuine interest in coming to us and you are in Australia... we reply quickly...
We don't really want hardworking people... rather we appreciate open thinking relaxed type folks
The kettle is on and your bed is made!... Time to enjoy the country life!
We would dearly love folks to help with a little bit of gardening, planting, maybe some paving and some house renovating... or if you just want to cook and be a homebody.... that is fine too!
Off the grid living in a 1930s house on six acres at Allora Queensland in stages of renovation. It is on the Dalrymple Creek just one kilometre from Allora in the Darling Downs, great views, lovely community. We are two hours away from Brisbane towards the East.
We are totally off the grid and and love the idea of growing food. We have full 240V solar / battery house, a worm based waste system, 100,000L of water storage and a springwater bore, air conditioning plus fast NBN internet wifi.
We would like to expand our tree planting and bio-corridors and get the vegetable patch expanding too...
We have a number of fruit trees and wish to expand this. The vegie patch needs love, we have ducks and chooks.
We live in a smoke free environment...
We have now hosted thirty world travellers and it has always been a good experience both ways.
We are both ancient retired nurses. We are engaged with the local volunteer community. There are many attractions here.
We have five standard poodles: Izzy, Pocahontas, Dante, Orlando and Pollyanna.
So we are looking for guests to stay with us on our Darling Downs Queensland property. We are easy going open minded folks and there are a variety of things to do here... a real bonus if you can cook!
We also accept folks for brief stays on occassions.
We are on a few acres on the Dalrymple Creek on a sealed road just one kilometre out of town.
We relocated an 1930s Queenslander four bedroom house there [rescued from the city of Brisbane] and have lots to do and lots to enjoy. The wooden house is very lovable, with a big bathroom and kitchen. We are trying to be low impact self sufficient.
It is an off the grid rural property of 6a few acres. We do have full electrical power from our solar and batteries, full flushing toilets that feeds our worms based treatment plant and full wifi from our fixed wireless NBN service.
OUR JOURNEY:
-reinforce biocorridors - plant trees + fencing
plant more fruit trees
Fencing
look after our dogs, ducks and chooks
-expand the vegetable garden, nurture chickens, bantams and ducks for eggs
-thinking about ecoforestry
We have ride on mowers for grass cutting too.
What is the arrangement then? Well some folks who stay with us are house buddies and like to cook and clean, others fine joy in the garden... we dont expect much really and we wish visitors to enjoy their time with us. In our youth we travelled and were overwhelmed with hospitality shown to us...
For those with mechanical interests...
Our 1970s bay window VW kombis are in renovation and a collection of motorcycles.
We also have music jamming setup in the shed with guitars and amps etc...
Choose your projects....
-plant vegetable seedlings in the garden bed
-paint the railings on the outside of the house
-cook and prepare meals
-house cleaning
-mow the lawns
-exercise the poodles
-feed the chickens and ducks and collect eggs
-weed and water the garden
we will usually work alongside you...
enjoy the country!
Use the word ALLORA in your reply so we know that you are actually interested in staying with us.
Folks who are already in Australia are welcome to contact us.
We are unable to deal with visa and immigration stuff.
We reply quickly.
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Tipos de ayuda y oportunidades de aprendizaje
Ayuda en proyectos ecológicos
Jardinería
Construcción y bricolaje
Cuidado de animales
Cocinar para toda la familia
Ayuda doméstica
Mantenimiento general
Intereses
Trabajo de caridad
Animales
Naturaleza
Intercambio cultural y oportunidades de aprendizaje
well this is living in the 'country'
off grid experience
Ayuda
The garden needs a water and care, and there are trees to plant and a vegetable patch to establish. The property needs a mow with the tractor to keep the grass down... there are lots of ongoing projects that you can choose to do help out in the house or in the garden
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Alojamiento
The house flooring is in renovation but has great rooms, kitchen, lounge with all facilities and NBN broadband wifi
We have one bedroom with a double bed for guests.
Algo más...
Allora is 1 km, Warwick is 20km and Toowoomba is 50km... check out the Southern Downs
We have pushbikes available to get around
"Crisps" buses run from Brisbane to Warwick regularly.
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Acceso a Internet
Acceso a Internet limitado
Tenemos animales
Somos fumadores
Puede alojar familias
Puede acoger a nómadas digitales
We have great wifi and lots of free data via NBM fixed wireless
Espacio para aparcar autocaravanas
RVs and alike are fine
¿Cuántos voluntarios puedes hospedar?
Dos
Mis animales / mascotas
Polyanna
Orlando
Dante
Izzy
Pocahontas
Comentarios (10)
We couldn’t have asked for a better way to start our Aussie experience!
They have created a fantastic, sustainable reality on their property, with solar panels and a water system that ensure both comfort and eco-friendliness.
In the house, alongside Sandra and Steve, there are also 5 dogs that make it… read more
They have continued on their Ozzy journey... we thank them and wish the all the best.
It was a pleasure meeting you all! We had a great time during our stay, and it's such a tranquil area to have experienced for our week visit that flew by!
Sandra and Steve were lovely hosts, and very accommodating. They were gracious enough to take us through Allora, Warwick, and the… read more
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We couldn’t have asked for a better way to start our Aussie experience!
They have created a fantastic, sustainable reality on their property, with solar panels and a water system that ensure both comfort and eco-friendliness.
In the house, alongside Sandra and Steve, there are also 5 dogs that make it… read more
They have continued on their Ozzy journey... we thank them and wish the all the best.
It was a pleasure meeting you all! We had a great time during our stay, and it's such a tranquil area to have experienced for our week visit that flew by!
Sandra and Steve were lovely hosts, and very accommodating. They were gracious enough to take us through Allora, Warwick, and the… read more
It was a pleasure to meet you, we had a great time with you and enjoyed it very much. We would have been happy to help you longer on your nice property, but unfortunately we had to leave very early. Nevertheless it was nice to help you with your ducks, chuck's and the gate. We wish you many more great experiences with other… read more
we were trying to find a place for the holidays and they welcomed us with open arms. They are friendly and laid back, we felt very welcome and it was a nice change of pace for us as we were working on farms full time… read more
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We felt very quickly at home, here we do not feel obliged to speak to fill the silence or we do not get lost in unnecessary polite rules with Sandra and Steve we felt comfortable being ourselves. Here without frills just a simple life that filled our hearts
S and S presented their routine directly to us, going out to the… read more
They were fun and enthusiastic people and great to have as guests... they are both highly recommended
We only spent a few days and they made us feel like at home right away.
Their house is super nice and there are lots of cool things to do (incredibly cute goslings and french poodles too).
They showed us around, fed us with great food and even got egg cups for us… read more
They took us to many different cultural experiences, and introduced us to family and friends which was great!
Everyday was… read more
They did take in some of the local culture... best wishes wherever they travel to...
They gave us funny works every day.
Sandra always cooked beautiful and succulent meals and we can't forget the taste of the orange almond cake that she made. Steve gave us many experiences unforgettable! Driving excavator, go to auction… read more
