Jah Wa Le off‑grid retreat volunteer project in Durong, Queensland, Australia

Help grow a forest of change: Join Jah Wa Le’s off-grid eco‑community in Australia 🌿

This opportunity was recently spotted in our Voluntouring Facebook group, where a community member shared a call for support. Based in the forests of Durong, Queensland, Jah Wa Le is a grassroots off-grid eco-retreat and animal sanctuary that welcomes volunteers to co-create a space rooted in nature, healing, and community spirit.

The project is built on a simple but powerful idea:

“A forest is made of many trees. A community is made of many people.”

Whether you have time, skills, or creativity to offer, Jah Wa Le project invites you to become part of its evolving ecosystem. From farming and building to music, workshops, or social media outreach, there are many ways to get involved and help this project thrive.

About the project

Jah Wa Le is an emerging eco-retreat and sanctuary located in the forested region of Durong, Queensland, Australia. It’s fully off-grid and run by a small, passionate community committed to living simply, creatively, and in harmony with the land. The project blends elements of regenerative farming, animal care, holistic retreats, and community building.

Still in a phase of growth, Jah Wa Le is shaped by those who join and contribute.

Volunteers are not only helpers but also co-creators of a space that values self-expression, collective care, and ecological awareness. You can stay for a few weeks or become more deeply involved in a project where every contribution makes a difference.

Tasks & ways to get involved

Jah Wa Le offers many ways to contribute, depending on your interests, background, and availability.

The community encourages a flexible and creative approach; there’s no fixed formula, just a shared goal of supporting the land and each other.

Here are some of the ways you can help:

• 🌿 Hands-on volunteering – Help with farming, gardening, animal care, natural building, and daily community tasks
• 🗂️ Behind-the-scenes support – Assist with administration, finances, records, and digital communication
• 🎨 Creative collaboration – Share music, storytelling, visual arts, or nature-based workshops
• 🌀 Retreat & event support – Help organise or participate in off-grid healing retreats, campouts, and future gatherings
• 📣 Remote contributions – Spread the word, help with outreach, or support fundraising efforts online
• 🎪 Festival planning – Contribute ideas and energy to help establish a yearly community festival
• 🌱 Long-term growth – Support the economic development and sustainability of Jah Wa Le over time

As the team puts it:

“There are thousands of ways you can help at Jah Wa Le. If you have some spare time, reach out with your skills and passions – we’ll find a place for you.”

Benefits

• Live in harmony with nature at an off-grid forest retreat
• Experience a simple lifestyle with shared meals and community rhythms
• Learn sustainable skills: permaculture, eco-building, healing practices
• Contribute to something real, soulful, and rooted
• Network with like-minded people and join a growing movement

Accommodation & setting

You’ll be staying off-grid in the lush, quiet forests of Durong, Queensland – several hours northwest of Brisbane. Expect rustic but magical living, occasional access to town, and shared spaces (kitchen, sleeping areas, gardens, workshop zones).

Timeframe & flexibility

• Stays are flexible and project-based
• Long-term volunteers are especially welcome
• No age or language requirements – just openness and respect for nature and community

Original message:

Jah Wa Le needs your help – a forest is made of many trees, a community of many people.

Here are a few ways you can help us:

• Volunteer: Help with farming, animal care, or community projects, administration, finances, records, marketing, social media and so much more.
• Collaborate Creatively: Share your music, art, or storytelling aligned with nature’s themes.
• Attend Retreats: Experience off-grid living and healing practices.
• Support Online: Amplify the mission through social media, donations, or spreading the word.
• Run workshops, Retreats, camp outs at Jah Wa Le
• Help us to establish a yearly festival
• Grow Jah Wa Le economic development

There are thousands of ways you can help at Jah Wa Le, if you have some spare time please reach out with your skills and passions and we will find a place to include you at Jah Wa Le.

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