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Sustainable Community LENNOX HEAD, Australia
Learn from the Bees in the Honey house Byron Bay NSW, Australia.
What you offer
25h
- Hours per week
- Help out and collaborate with your host only a few hours per week.
- Painting & Decorating
- Help with painting or decorating the property facilities.
- Animal Care
- Help look after and take care of animals.
- Farming
- Plant crops, sow seeds and help in outside tasks.
- Gardening
- Help grow plants and cultivate gardens
- Additional Fee
- This host charges a fee in addition to the cost of the Worldpackers annual plan.
Additional fee required
This host charges an additional fee to the cost of the Worldpackers annual plan for the sustainability of the project and the quality of the experience for volunteers. Learn more.
Amount
- US$ 10
Per day
Fee pays for
- Materials for volunteer activities
- Donation to project
Description
Fee goes back into the Colony Bees non-profit organization
What you get
2
- Days off per week
- Have some time off for yourself, go explore the city or rest for a while.
- Private Room
- You will have a bed in a private room. In other words, a room just for you.
- Breakfast
- You are entitled to a free breakfast, every day of your stay.
- Use our equipped kitchen
- Feel free to use our kitchen and make your own delicious food.
- Free Laundry
- You can use our laundry room freely.
- Support
- Get help from the Worldpackers support team in case you need it, at any point of your trip.
- Verified Host
- This host has been verified by our team before joining the community.
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Availability
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan
- Stay at least
- 1 week
- Stay up to
- 2 weeks
The Experience
The possible roles available are maintaining the garden, natural beekeeping, seasonal honey processing, candle and balm alchemy, general administration, local events, creative writing pieces, photography, painting and adorning hives.
Learn moreRequirements
- Fluent English
- Over 22 years old
- Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers
What's not included
Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa
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- a) How was your experience with this host?
- b) How was your day-to-day routine?
- c) How much did you spend on this trip?
UN Sustainable Development Goals
Join the host in pursuit of these goals and contribute to building a better and more sustainable future for all.
5 Reviews
Host & Team
Hours & Tasks
Sustainable Community
Learning & Fun
How this experience will transform you
- 4 Meeting locals
- 3 Get in touch with nature
- 3 Learning about sustainability
- 2 Immersing in the local culture
- 2 Developing environmental awareness
This host contributes to Sustainable Development Goals
- 3 11. Sustainable cities and communities
- 3 12. Responsible consumption and production
Josée
Canada
I spent a week volunteering here and really enjoyed my time. Debra is a fun, welcoming host, and I settled in quickly. There's always something to do- lots of gardening (mainly weeding), chopping fruits/veggies, going out to the hives, honey processing, admin work, etc! I would recommend bringing some dark clothes that you don't mind getting dirty (because you definitely will). Thank you Debra for the amazing experience and all of the yummy food! 🌸🌷🐝
8 months ago
Dona
Canada
Volunteering for the community Bees with Debra was an amazing experience. Learning about bees and their health properties as well as getting hands on experience with beekeeping was surreal! I also helped out at two markets which was a lovely way to interact with the local culture. I spent lots of time cooking and gardening as well which was fun, easy and straight forward. I felt very well taken care of at Debra's. You get a lot of independence and time to yourself here so you can fill it however you like. For me it was nice to slow life down and enjoy the beauty surrounding me.
11 months ago
Helen
United Kingdom
I had a wonderful time during my 6-week stay. I did a lot of weeding, helped at 2 markets, inspected the hives twice, & handled some ad-hoc admin tasks. Debra's beautiful home felt like a wellness retreat. Though a bit out of the way without a car, you can walk to the shops & the beach in about 40 mins, & there's a bus to Byron Bay that runs 4 times a day. Debra is a uniquely fascinating host with refreshing perspectives. She is very welcoming -cooking me delicious home-cooked meals, taking me to local areas & introducing me to friends so I got the true Northern Rivers experience.
about 1 year ago
David
United Kingdom
The accommodation was great and Debra was very welcoming in her home. Unfortunately no WiFi and the mobile network was intermittent in the area. I only stayed for a short time and did mainly manual tasks and outdoor groundworks, so didn't see much of the beekeeping which I had hoped for as part of this experience.
8 months ago
Debra replied
If you could have stayed you would have
Hayley
Australia
Debra was an eccentric host. I was tasked with various jobs around her Lennox head home such as painting, gardening and cleaning out old the community boxes. The location and room were comfortable and beautiful. Debra was generous and made sure I was always fed with delicious home made meals. The only downside to the experience was that at times I felt I had to be stepping on eggshells around the community and am unsure if the host appreciated having me around at times. This may have been as a result of the volunteer before me having to be kicked out early due unfulfilled tasks that made the host wary
10 months ago
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