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Volunteer and Have Fun in Nature on the Sunshine Coast, Australia

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The experience

Our home is 1 acre in a 600 + acres Permaculture Village, in the Sunshine Coast's Hinterland. Come and discover the wildlife and help out around house and garden, join in community projects/events. Various projects, gardens, food preserving, making herbal remedies, beeswax wraps. Looking at cleaning and painting ATM, and weeding and fire preparedness for us and the community. (Postcode eligible for 88 days Visa)

What you offer

20 hours of help per week

Painting & Decorating: Help with painting or decorating the property facilities.

Cleaning: Help clean the kitchen, bedrooms, bathrooms and common areas.

Gardening: Help grow plants and cultivate gardens

What you get

2 days off per week

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.

Lunch: You are entitled to a free lunch, every day of your stay.

Dinner: You are entitled to a free dinner, every day of your stay.

Free Laundry: You can use our laundry room freely.

Bikes at your disposal: You can use our bikes any time you want.

Yoga classes: Take free yoga classes at our place.

Holistic Therapies: You can take part in any of our therapeutic activities for free.

Use our equipped kitchen: Feel free to use our kitchen and make your own delicious food.

Fast Internet Access: High-speed internet for you to work remotely

Requirements

Intermediate English

Over 20 years old

Only welcomes couples and partners (does not accept solo volunteers)

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

Program Details

Our 'program' changes with seasons and the needs of the moment.
We aim to balance the weeding/cleaning with more interesting jobs with herbs, bamboo, preserving surplus etc. Most of the work s o our 1 acre lot, but we ensure some work on the common land for ecological restoration and fire prevention, the needs of our small dairy etc..
Feb 25: This next 2 or 3 months, as above plus painting (ladder)

Activities & Shift

Morning work, early start on hot days. Days flexible as suit.

I provide the food, you cook your own mostly in your own kitchenette.

Rules

No tobacco on lot.
Quiet 2- 4 PM and after 8.30 PM
Recycle as indicated
No phone/etc audio in common areas