Willing Workers On Organic Farms (WWOOF) is a great way to see Australia. WWOOFers generally live with the host family, exchanging 4-6 hours of their labour a day, and learn about:

gardening and the skills of organic growing
the area they are visiting
WWOOF Australia and their hosts make travelling in Australia easy, safe and more fun for both Australian and Overseas Visitors. .

 

Above section copied from WWOOF.com.au

Rainforest Hideaway is not a farm but a house hidden away in two hectares of privately owned rainforest with about 1000m2 of cleared land for a garden. It used to run as a bed and breakfast but during 2009 this will be closed.

What sort of work is there to be done?

This year in 2009 I want to establish herb gardens to grow mint, lemongrass and a few more simple things. Also there is work maintaining fruit trees, weeding, and planting some more banana trees.
This year I want to make a start with some extensive sculpture gardens, so there is lots of work landscaping, making walking tracks, mixing cement for the sculptures etc.

Artists with an interest in this, and especially with some experience in sculpture or cement work are very welcome!

In 2008 I have made a start with the sculptures, more on this page...

 

What do you get?

In exchange for your time ( around 4 to 6 hours a day as is usual with WWOOFing) you get your meals ( we usually take turns cooking), a comfy queensize bed in the office/loft, a few beers and wines, the experience of living in the middle of the oldest rainforest in the world, wildlife encounters ( cassowaries, golden orbs, bandicoots, goannas, brushturkeys etc.)
Vegetarians are no worries, vegans are a bit too much trouble, but breatharians are easily catered for.

Your hosts is: an ex-Dutchie who came to Australia in 1985 on a 12 month working holiday visa and is still here, testimony to what a great place this is. More info here...

Rosslyn and Michael from England cooling off in the pool after a morning of hard labour.

Public transport before the road was sealed...

How to get here:

(This may not be up to date as they often change)

Bus - Sun Palm Coaches leaves Cairns daily at 7 am arriving in Cape Tribulation around 10.30 am.
They pick up from Cairns airport, some Cairns accommodation, all Port Douglas accommodation, (they only go into Daintree village on demand) and drop off at Rainforest Hideaway.

If you have your own transport and need some directions have a look at the maps page. After the "Welcome to Cape Tribulation" sign take the first turn left into Camelot Close, keep driving up the hill, first cassowary on the left.