Join our off-grid home project, surrounded by tropical rainforest in Middlebrook, Australia

Infos

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  Description

  We are Kali and daughter Beatrix,
  
  A dynamic father building and renovating an off-grid home in a piece of tropical rainforest paradise on the Atherton Tablelands in far North Queensland, Australia.
  
  A world traveller who has settled (for now) while he makes the dream of creating his own sustainable homestead, a reality! A progressive, conscious, artistic individual with a keen interest in sustainable and community living principles. Kali is a professional trade qualified carpenter/builder and musician. He has one gorgeous young daughter and loves to be surrounded by good people to share life and stories with!

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  Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre

  Projets artistiques

  Pratique d’une langue

  Aide avec des éco-projets

  Jardinage

  Bricolage et construction

  Aide dans une ferme

  Baby-sitting et jeux créatifs

  Cuisine/repas pour la famille

  Aide à la maison

  Entretien général
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  Centres d’intérêt

  

  Ferme

  

  Politique/justice sociale

  

  Végétarien ou végan

  

  Événements/vie sociale

  

  Dev. durable

  

  Dev. personnel

  

  Danse

  

  Culture

  

  Soin des plantes

  

  Musique

  

  Histoire

  

  Jardinage

  

  Langues

  

  Arts du spectacle

  

  Dessin et peinture

  

  Bricolage / artisanat

  

  Cuisine et alimentation

  

  Livres

  

  Art et design

  

  Architecture

  

  Animaux

  

  Yoga / bien-être

  

  Nature

  

  Camping

  

  Plage

  

  Montagne

  

  Activités en plein air

  

  Randonnée

  

  Cyclisme

  

  Sports d'aventure
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  Echange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre

  Kali is a keen talker and world traveller, he is spirited and engaging, with diverse experience from his journeying through life so far, travelling for 11 years abroad, working successfully in the music, construction, hospitality, journalist, sustainabilty, natural construction, socio-democratic-consensus models, education, tourism, outward bound, expedition, performance,TV and Film, and retail industires, at home and across many continents.
  
  With a keen interest in many hobbies...... Rock-climbing, philosophy, music performance/creation/recording, expedition, motorbike riding, bush walking, mountain climbing, cooking, parenting, gardening, landscaping, architecture, tech savy.....
  
  - Bushwalking: There are numerous easy and more difficult walks all around the property, mostly to visit the creeks, tributaries and waterfalls that we have here.
  - Water: Water is our most abundant resource, rain, springs, creeks, rivers, waterfalls, jacuzzis, rock pools, hydro-turbine power system!
  - Bio-Diversity: There is an incredible diversity of flora and fauna to see, breathe and experience in one of the densest tropical jungles in the world..... your adventurous spirit is your limit....
  - 'Passive Solar', natural construction and architectural design: Kali has spent years studying and working within the natural building and sustainable building design arena. Some elements are on display already at 'The Roundhouse', with more in development.
  -There is a music room currently set-up in the main house, with a full live-band, performance and recording studio rig ready to go. Lets share music!
  - We have created a bouldering and climbing area, undercover, for us all to keep our climbing bug alive, rain, hail or shine.
  
  Beyond the property is the magnificent Atherton Tablelands to explore with many attractions including geological and other natural wonders to behold. We like to take our guests on day trips around the Tablelands to see our special places on days off together. Staying with us you will also learn about sustainable and environmentally conscious ways of living in the world. While we are not yet fully independent of fossil fuel resources, we aim to become more and more independent as our years here progress. We love music, art and food and enjoy sharing our life experiences and travels of the world with like-minded people.

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  Aide

  We have many projects and maintenance to do in this jungle abode, with forest so abundant and prosperous, it never stops! Including renovations and gardening, general development of the existing infrastructrue, beautifying the grounds.....
  
  - veggie gardening, mozaics, general gardens, light interior renovation tasks, light exterior renovation tasks,
  - assisting Kali do a million little jobs all over the property..... as a trade professional with big dreams, helping him with your second set of hands, making progress on various projects across the property, is often the most useful support any visitor can be!
  - maintaining paths throughout the block, finding new ones, creating more zones and areas for campers/visiter/guests/volunteers...... access to the numerous creeks and waterfalls is under constant upkeep.
  - water supply through a reticulated gravity setup, from a higher altitude spring and river, gives us Micro-Hydro Turbine Power, which entails periodic routines to maintain its performance, as well as providing us with endless electricity, this setup also services us with endless supplies of household water fro drinking and gardens etc.
  - there really is so much if you're keen, that listing the opportunities with us here is almost impossible!!
  - if you have particular skills and virtues you'd like to share with us, please let us know and we can incorporate your skillset into our planning.
  
  Our home is set on a 260 acre piece of privately owned land, bordering 'Wet Tropic World Heritage Rainforest'. A deliberate extension of the 'Wooroonooran National Park'. We live on a shared property with five separate homes, one of which is ours known as "The Roundhouse".
  
  Our mission is to restore this tropical gem to its former glory as an inspiring and quirky off-grid family home, but we need help! Jobs and projects include a variety of tasks that are mostly determined by the weather and the availability of help. Other tasks to do with living off-grid such as bush-mechanics, bush-walking, bush-maintenance, drainage maintenance, water supply management etc. as well as general landscaping and maintenace.....
  
  We are usually able to tailor the tasks to your interests and skill set. Experience in these area's will be highly appreciated but not necessary.
  All we ask is that an authentic effort is given to all tasks in exchange for your experience of living and playing in this tropical paradise.
  
  We are generous people who believe in the mutual exchange that comes with living in groups.

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  Langues

  Langues parlées
  Anglais: Courant
  Espagnol: Courant
  Portugais: Courant

  Cet hôte propose un échange linguistique
  Cet hôte a indiqué qu’il souhaitait faire partager sa propre langue ou en apprendre une nouvelle.
  Contactez-le pour en savoir plus.
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  Hébergement

  Accommodation is either within our home, we have two guest areas with double beds or you can choose to camp within the grounds if you prefer. We have endless hot water, satellite wifi and gas cooking with comfortable areas for hanging out and sleeping during your stay. As the home is fully off-grid with battery power, we live in a power-conscious way and we ask our guests to also be conscious of their power consumption.
  
  We compost all organic materials and consciously use and re-use all of the earths resources.
  
  We provide all vegetarian food for guests during their stay.
  -Breakfast is buffet style for everyone to help themselves to basics such a tea/coffee, cereal, porridge, fruits, etc.
  - Lunch is served as the largest meal of the day and may be prepared by a different member of the group/host each day. - -- -- Dinner is usually shared or can be individual depending on the groups needs/preferences.
  
  Guests are part of our family here and contributions to the cooking and clean-up are a shared part of everyday life.
  There is a Gas Weber BBQ available to use, so don't hesitate to utilise this if you have any specific carnivorous needs, but meats are not provided by us.
  
  Please, if there is any health and welfare, dietary needs, or generally important information about existing conditions or requirements by the WorkAway volunteers, understand that we ask you to clearly communicate these by yourselves prior to visiting, in order to provide the appropriate accommodations if possible.

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  Autres infos...

  Public Transport is limited, but via bus from Cairns 4870 to our local town of Ravenshoe 4888, is achievable.
  We can pick our guests up from the bus stop, and/or can sometimes coordinate to pick up/drop them from a semi-local destination, or even Cairns! Just get in contact and we will sort it out ASAP.

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  Informations complémentaires

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    Accès Internet

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    Accès Internet limité

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    Nous avons des animaux

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    Nous sommes fumeurs

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    Familles bienvenues

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  Possibilité d’accueillir les digital nomads

  - We have excellent internet access provided by a 'Starlink' connection. - We currently have 3 chickens, that provide us with fresh eggs, and are in the process of finding a dog.... There are so many animals in the bio-diversity around us, that keeping pets is less important than protecting the native wildfife around us. Cassowaries, bandicoots, snakes, lizards, birds, platypus, ground hens, possums, turtles..... there is an abundance of wildlife here! - We accept smokers, and ask that there is no smoking inside the residence, but there are outdoor areas suitable for combustibles. - We are open to couple and families, depending on how many of you there are! There is space, and we have many areas for children to enjoy the gameplay our daughter Beatrix does.

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  Espace pour garer des vans

  There are several zones you can create your own space whilst staying on our property, with spring, river and rain water at your disposal. Access to the area around the homestead is by All Wheel Drive or 4x4 only, however other areas are accessible by all vehicles. You can camp at the top of the Property where there is a campground with running water, and walk to our homestead, alternatively, you can camp near our house, or make use of the accomodation provided internally at our homestead.

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  Possibilité d'accueillir les animaux

  Whilst we will accept well trained, wildlife friendly pets, the protection of the abundant bio-diversity is paramount, and must be considered if you are thinking to bring your own pets to the property.

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  Combien de volontaires pouvez-vous accueillir ?

  Plus de 2

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  Mes animaux

  Pennie, Goldie, Lucie (3 ans)

  Our Chooks/Chickens are our best friends here.
  

Sécurité du site

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