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Short Property Description
‘Platypus Bush Camp’ is a small retreat offering forest hut accom & camping. We are on 20 acres situated on a pristine creek in the rainforest, bordering Eungella NP. Crystal clear swimming holes; plenty of birds, wildlife & platypus viewing.
Platypus Bush Camp offers an opportunity for artistic exploration in different media including screen printing, woodwork, stone work & developing building skills for alternative lifestyles.
Domestic facilities include gas & wood fire, cooking, kero & solar lighting, plumbed showers & toilets. Beautiful drinking water.
Work required is help with our rainforest regeneration project, general kitchen gardening, mulching & seed collection, work helping to maintain the camping & hut facilities.
Accom for 2-3 in Timber Slab Hut or tent or BYO to share meals but live self-sufficient.
Full Property Description
A little about the Platypus:
The platypus, sometimes referred to as the duck-billed platypus, is a semiaquatic egg-laying mammal endemic to eastern Australia, including Tasmania. The platypus is the sole living representative of its family and genus, though a number of related species appear in the fossil record.
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How to get here from Mackay:
1 h 2 min (72.8 km) sans-serif;font-size: 18px”>via Bruce Hwy/A1, Mackay Eungella Rd and State Route 64
Skills WWOOFers can learn here
Organic practices & techniques, Permaculture design practices & techniques, Gardening, Composting, Pruning, Soil conservation, Mulching, Wild Food Foraging, Using & caring for tools, Making tools, Building, Natural Building techniques, Handyman
