EARTHSHIP WORKSHOPS & MASTERCLASS
WILLUNGA SA
(3) 4 FEB - 1 MAR 2023
Earthship Willunga (this is what we are building!). It is "EarthBnB" a 1 bed, 1 bath, off-grid bed and breakfast landing in Willunga SA soon!
Willunga, South Australia
Land of the Kaurna People
As far as can be determined the name Willunga comes from the Aboriginal word 'willangga' meaning, possibly, 'the locality of green trees' although some people insist it means 'black duck'.
Land of the Kaurna People
As far as can be determined the name Willunga comes from the Aboriginal word 'willangga' meaning, possibly, 'the locality of green trees' although some people insist it means 'black duck'.
TICKET PRICES
Early birds - book early and get a 10% discount
Purchase your ticket before the end of October 2022 to receive the Early Bird Discount.
Concession & Student Price - 10% discount
If you have a Student or Concession Card you get a 10% discount - you will need to send a photo of your student/concession card.
20% DISCOUNT!
Early Bird PLUS Concession/Student discount = 20% discount!
Returning Earthshippers
If you have come to an Earthship Eco Homes workshop before you get a 30% discount.
White Card Discount
If you have (or will have) a valid White Card - save $100 (subtract this from the fees below).
4 Week Masterclass - "Start to Finish"
Friday 3 Feb 2023 - Safety Day (not necessary if you have a white card or equivalent already)
Sat 4 Feb - Wed 1 Mar 2023
Regular Price $1850
10% Discount $1665
20% Discount $1480
Returning Earthshipper Discount $1295
2 Week Workshops
Friday 3 Feb - Safety Day (not necessary if you have a white card or equivalent already)
Sat 4 Feb - Wed 15 Feb 2023 or Sat 18 Feb - Wed 1 Mar 2023
Regular Price $1150
10% Discount $1035
20% Discount $920
Returning Earthshipper Discount $805
Weekend Warrior
Friday 3 Feb - Safety Day (not necessary if you have a white card or equivalent already)
(Saturday and Sunday with optional camping Friday & Saturday nights)
Weekend dates:
Sat 4 - Sun 5 Feb 2023
Sat 11 - Sun 12 Feb 2023
Sat 18 - Sun 19 Feb 2023
Sat 25 - Sun 26 Feb 2023
Regular Price $490 per weekend
10% Discount $441 per weekend
20% Discount $392 per weekend
Returning Earthshipper Discount $343 per weekend
(Please be aware that Weekend Warriors must also have a White Card - safety training)
White Card Training Day - Fri 3 Feb 2023
You can skip the White Card training day if you have a valid White Card (or equivalent from another State) and save $100.
If you need a White Card you can join us on 3 Feb at 10AM (don't be late!) at First Aid Pro which is located at Level 2, 50 King William Street, Adelaide, SA 5000. The venue is on level 2 of the (former) Singapore Airlines Building, the entrance is just a couple of doors from the Rundle Mall entrance and Charlesworth Nuts store heading towards Victoria Square (on corner of Clarence Place). Click HERE for more info about the White Card training on 3 Feb.
Early birds - book early and get a 10% discount
Purchase your ticket before the end of October 2022 to receive the Early Bird Discount.
Concession & Student Price - 10% discount
If you have a Student or Concession Card you get a 10% discount - you will need to send a photo of your student/concession card.
20% DISCOUNT!
Early Bird PLUS Concession/Student discount = 20% discount!
Returning Earthshippers
If you have come to an Earthship Eco Homes workshop before you get a 30% discount.
White Card Discount
If you have (or will have) a valid White Card - save $100 (subtract this from the fees below).
4 Week Masterclass - "Start to Finish"
Friday 3 Feb 2023 - Safety Day (not necessary if you have a white card or equivalent already)
Sat 4 Feb - Wed 1 Mar 2023
Regular Price $1850
10% Discount $1665
20% Discount $1480
Returning Earthshipper Discount $1295
2 Week Workshops
Friday 3 Feb - Safety Day (not necessary if you have a white card or equivalent already)
Sat 4 Feb - Wed 15 Feb 2023 or Sat 18 Feb - Wed 1 Mar 2023
Regular Price $1150
10% Discount $1035
20% Discount $920
Returning Earthshipper Discount $805
Weekend Warrior
Friday 3 Feb - Safety Day (not necessary if you have a white card or equivalent already)
(Saturday and Sunday with optional camping Friday & Saturday nights)
Weekend dates:
Sat 4 - Sun 5 Feb 2023
Sat 11 - Sun 12 Feb 2023
Sat 18 - Sun 19 Feb 2023
Sat 25 - Sun 26 Feb 2023
Regular Price $490 per weekend
10% Discount $441 per weekend
20% Discount $392 per weekend
Returning Earthshipper Discount $343 per weekend
(Please be aware that Weekend Warriors must also have a White Card - safety training)
White Card Training Day - Fri 3 Feb 2023
You can skip the White Card training day if you have a valid White Card (or equivalent from another State) and save $100.
If you need a White Card you can join us on 3 Feb at 10AM (don't be late!) at First Aid Pro which is located at Level 2, 50 King William Street, Adelaide, SA 5000. The venue is on level 2 of the (former) Singapore Airlines Building, the entrance is just a couple of doors from the Rundle Mall entrance and Charlesworth Nuts store heading towards Victoria Square (on corner of Clarence Place). Click HERE for more info about the White Card training on 3 Feb.
What to get EXCITED about:
- Experienced instructors
- Learn about Earthships: how to get council approval, costs, engineering, design etc
- Be part of a community
- Food, water and campsite provided
- The workshops focus on practical, hands-on exercises, and also includes theory, info and Q&A sessions
- Tour of Earthship Ironbank - Australia's first council approved Earthship
- Tyre wall building - super sustainable walls - energy efficient and bushfire resilient
- Earthtubes (the zero energy, natural air conditioning system)
- Bondbeam construction with aluminium cans
- Bottle brick making
- Bottle wall building
- Concrete strip footings - learn about concrete and how it can be "sustainable"
- Cob stomping - perhaps THE most sustainable construction material there is!
- Earth rendering & cement rendering
- Polished concrete floor (with "waste" glass fragments from bottle brick making)
- Flagstone paving
- Slate flooring
EARTHSHIPS
For more information about Earthships go to:
- Earthships are super energy and water efficient homes that are typically off-grid but can also be grid connected. This means minimal (or zero!) water and electricity bills plus the empowering feeling of self-sufficiency. Due to their energy and water efficiency these buildings require much smaller off-grid systems than comparable off-grid homes. Earthships are ideal for off-grid locations.
- Earthships are made with natural materials such as earth and straw and up-cycled materials such as tyres and bottles. Other conventional materials as used too: steel, timber, glass, concrete etc - you will learn about all of them.
- An array of amazing and beautiful design features (sunroom, berm and earthtubes) are integrated ingeniously to ensure that winter sun gets in and summer sun stays out, resulting in glorious indoor living conditions without the need for an air-conditioner.
- A beautiful indoor food producing garden is also part of the typical (non-tropical) Earthship design.
- Earthship construction methods are easy to learn so you can save money by putting in your own labour and only pay the builder to do the stuff you can't do. It is ideal for owner-builders.
For more information about Earthships go to:
- Earthship Eco Homes official website: www.earthshipecohomes.com.au/
- Earthship Ironbank official website: www.earthshipironbank.com.au/
- Earthship Australia (community group based in VIC): www.earthshipaustralia.org.au/
- Earthship Biotecture USA official website: www.earthshipglobal.com/
Amy's Earthship Goolwa - photo credits Amy Mackenzie and Martin Freney
Photos from Earthship Inman Valley Workshop 2020 (photo credits: Luke Marshall, Elliott Clarke, Amy Mackenzie, Kim Kamo
Workshop photos from Earthship Ironbank over the years 2013-2017
WORKSHOP
This workshop is designed to introduce you to the Earthship concept and give you some hands-on experience so that you can evaluate how an Earthship may be appropriate for you - if you are thinking of doing something similar one day, or just interested in learning more about the movement, this workshop will be a great way to understand what is involved with owner-building a super sustainable home and running an Earthship workshop.
It will also introduce you to like minded souls and be an entry point into the wonderful world of natural building!
The workshop is intended for reasonably fit and healthy people capable of getting physical on a construction site.
If this is not your cup of tea then please consider booking in for a guided tour of Earthship Ironbank or a BnB stay.
Gain hands-on experience with a range of Earthship construction techniques including:
Q&A Sessions
Opportunities to ask all your Earthship questions and contribute to energising discussions related to the movement with like-minded people.
Free Camping
Camping on site is an important part of the experience and is highly recommended. Camping together on site builds relationships faster and stronger which leads to better teamwork, a better building and a better experience all round! However, if camping is not your thing that is ok too. In this case, try to attend for breakfast and dinner, so you don't miss out on the social aspects. “Weekend Warriors” are welcome to camp for the Friday and Saturday evenings.
Food
All food and water will be provided on work days. The majority of the meals will be nourishing vegan and vegetarian food with occasional meat options. On rest days (see THE SCHEDULE below) you are welcome to use the camp kitchen but will need to provide your own food. During the rest days we would encourage you to explore the area and support local businesses and cafés.
Drinking water will always be available.
All meals will be orchestrated by our amazing cooks, who will teach YOU how to make the kitchen hum! There will be a roster for either food preparation or cleaning duties (your choice). Expect to be on "kitchen duty" a couple of times a week as a means of contributing to the community rhythm and flow.
Transport
You will need to provide your own transport, although you may be able to share rides via some organising - a Facebook page will be setup to facilitate this. There will be limited camping space for vans, buses, caravans etc so please indicate if this is your preferred method of camping on your application form. We will fit in as many as possible!
VENUE(S)
The construction site and camp site is in Willunga, South Australia, a 40min drive south of Adelaide and 20min drive to the beach. Shops, markets, pubs and restaurants are walking distance away. It is a large block of farming land with an existing home and stone cottage on a north facing slope overlooking the plains and out to the ocean.
The camp site is on the same property with basic camp kitchen, portable toilets, shower stalls and hang out space which will double as a classroom for presentations on all things Earthship, natural building, permaculture, community building etc. We will enjoy creating our own mini community in this space, and look forward to it becoming home for us all!
The Tour will be at Earthship Ironbank which is a bed and breakfast in Ironbank in the Adelaide Hills, 40min drive from the CBD and airport, co-located with Marty and Zoe Freney’s strawbale home on 4 acres where they have established a permaculture property. This pioneering project has broken new ground in Australia, inspiring many other similar projects. It demonstrates that you can get council approval for an “Earthship”, it shows how the Earthship can be adapted to suit local conditions (and regulations) and it enables people to experience off-grid Earthship living. The tours will happen during some of the rest days.
STUDENTS
We are looking for open-mined, fun-loving people with the desire (and the capability) for some hard physical labour. Earthships can be built with machines or with people power. There is no right or wrong way to do it, but one great advantage of people power is that they are powered by a renewable fuel (called food) rather thank stinky, dangerous, non-renewable fossil fuels. And working with people seems to be more fun than working with machines!
This workshop is designed to introduce you to the Earthship concept and give you some hands-on experience so that you can evaluate how an Earthship may be appropriate for you - if you are thinking of doing something similar one day, or just interested in learning more about the movement, this workshop will be a great way to understand what is involved with owner-building a super sustainable home and running an Earthship workshop.
It will also introduce you to like minded souls and be an entry point into the wonderful world of natural building!
The workshop is intended for reasonably fit and healthy people capable of getting physical on a construction site.
If this is not your cup of tea then please consider booking in for a guided tour of Earthship Ironbank or a BnB stay.
Gain hands-on experience with a range of Earthship construction techniques including:
- Learn the art of “tyre pounding” using tyres and earth as inexpensive, sustainable building materials
- Learn how to make beautiful bottle bricks from "waste" materials which bring colour and light into your home
- Learn how to evaluate soil type and then mix it up with sand and straw to make super sustainable and versatile cob and adobe (a special type of mud)
- Learn how to install earth-tubes
- Learn about ferro-cement, and green roofs - bushfire resilient, durable, beautiful
- Learn about off-grid systems: power, water and sewage treatment
- Cooking in a camp kitchen
- Organising a workshop
- Creating a positive community
- Experience and explore the local surrounding areas
- Natural & up-cycled construction materials
- Passive/natural heating and cooling
- Off-grid power, water and sewage treatment
- Food production
- Council approval
- Design
- Structural engineering
- Wastewater engineering
- Energy assessment
- Construction timeline
- Costs
Q&A Sessions
Opportunities to ask all your Earthship questions and contribute to energising discussions related to the movement with like-minded people.
Free Camping
Camping on site is an important part of the experience and is highly recommended. Camping together on site builds relationships faster and stronger which leads to better teamwork, a better building and a better experience all round! However, if camping is not your thing that is ok too. In this case, try to attend for breakfast and dinner, so you don't miss out on the social aspects. “Weekend Warriors” are welcome to camp for the Friday and Saturday evenings.
Food
All food and water will be provided on work days. The majority of the meals will be nourishing vegan and vegetarian food with occasional meat options. On rest days (see THE SCHEDULE below) you are welcome to use the camp kitchen but will need to provide your own food. During the rest days we would encourage you to explore the area and support local businesses and cafés.
Drinking water will always be available.
All meals will be orchestrated by our amazing cooks, who will teach YOU how to make the kitchen hum! There will be a roster for either food preparation or cleaning duties (your choice). Expect to be on "kitchen duty" a couple of times a week as a means of contributing to the community rhythm and flow.
Transport
You will need to provide your own transport, although you may be able to share rides via some organising - a Facebook page will be setup to facilitate this. There will be limited camping space for vans, buses, caravans etc so please indicate if this is your preferred method of camping on your application form. We will fit in as many as possible!
VENUE(S)
The construction site and camp site is in Willunga, South Australia, a 40min drive south of Adelaide and 20min drive to the beach. Shops, markets, pubs and restaurants are walking distance away. It is a large block of farming land with an existing home and stone cottage on a north facing slope overlooking the plains and out to the ocean.
The camp site is on the same property with basic camp kitchen, portable toilets, shower stalls and hang out space which will double as a classroom for presentations on all things Earthship, natural building, permaculture, community building etc. We will enjoy creating our own mini community in this space, and look forward to it becoming home for us all!
The Tour will be at Earthship Ironbank which is a bed and breakfast in Ironbank in the Adelaide Hills, 40min drive from the CBD and airport, co-located with Marty and Zoe Freney’s strawbale home on 4 acres where they have established a permaculture property. This pioneering project has broken new ground in Australia, inspiring many other similar projects. It demonstrates that you can get council approval for an “Earthship”, it shows how the Earthship can be adapted to suit local conditions (and regulations) and it enables people to experience off-grid Earthship living. The tours will happen during some of the rest days.
STUDENTS
We are looking for open-mined, fun-loving people with the desire (and the capability) for some hard physical labour. Earthships can be built with machines or with people power. There is no right or wrong way to do it, but one great advantage of people power is that they are powered by a renewable fuel (called food) rather thank stinky, dangerous, non-renewable fossil fuels. And working with people seems to be more fun than working with machines!
EDUCATORS
Martin Freney is one of world's most enthusiastic and prolific Earthship builders, designers and researchers. In fact Michael Reynolds, Earthship god-father, refers to him as "the data guy" because of Marty's research that involves monitoring the thermal performance (temperature, humidity) of Earthships. Marty is the designer and owner-builder of Earthship Ironbank, Australia’s first council approved Earthship which is a wildly popular BnB. When he is not teaching product design and sustainable design at the University of South Australia (part time) he is designing, building and researching Earthships. He has designed numerous Earthships throughout Australia via his sustainable design consultancy Earthship Eco Homes. He has visited Taos, New Mexico, USA - home of the Earthship - twice, once as an intern in 2008 and a second time in 2011 as part of his PhD which investigated the thermal performance of Earthships and their eco footprint compared to other types of housing. He has built Earthships with Earthship Biotecture in the USA, Indonesia and Australia. He recently appeared on the Channel 7 News talking about his research team's latest research on tyre walls - WATCH HERE.
Martin Freney is one of world's most enthusiastic and prolific Earthship builders, designers and researchers. In fact Michael Reynolds, Earthship god-father, refers to him as "the data guy" because of Marty's research that involves monitoring the thermal performance (temperature, humidity) of Earthships. Marty is the designer and owner-builder of Earthship Ironbank, Australia’s first council approved Earthship which is a wildly popular BnB. When he is not teaching product design and sustainable design at the University of South Australia (part time) he is designing, building and researching Earthships. He has designed numerous Earthships throughout Australia via his sustainable design consultancy Earthship Eco Homes. He has visited Taos, New Mexico, USA - home of the Earthship - twice, once as an intern in 2008 and a second time in 2011 as part of his PhD which investigated the thermal performance of Earthships and their eco footprint compared to other types of housing. He has built Earthships with Earthship Biotecture in the USA, Indonesia and Australia. He recently appeared on the Channel 7 News talking about his research team's latest research on tyre walls - WATCH HERE.
Charles Swain has engaged in the University of life completing multiple phds with many high distinctions (self marked). He has spent the better part of the last five years travelling Australia in a troopy with a dingo, building Earthships, cooking on a fire and living under the stars. The five years before that were not much more stable either, travelling the world, living in strange places and shaping perspectives from even stranger strangers. The most important developmental time perhaps spent in the shadows of South Africa. In 2015 after flying into Vancouver, buying a van to live in and driving the 10,000kms to New Mexico. He attended the Earthship Academy in Taos, New Mexico and has worked on a variety of Australian Earthship projects throughout Australia (SA, NSW, TAS). To say he enjoys a challenge is simply a way to cover up the fact that he downright refuses to take the paths already well travelled.
Jim Martin completed the Earthship Academy in Taos, New Mexico in 2015 and has been involved with the construction of Earthship Ironbank, Well-grounded Earthship in Marulan NSW, Earthship Inman Valley and Earthship Goolwa. As well as building Earthships, Jim has played major roles in the construction and installation of large scale sculptural works, including work for the National Museum in Canberra. Having a solid grounding in creative practice continues to provide Jim with the ability to think laterally, and find solutions to problems on the fly. Earthship building is becoming Jim's happy middle ground between the need for a direct response to the ongoing challenges humans face on Earth and the innate need for a creative and socially cohesive way of life.
Bryan Carman is a designer and project facilitator with a focus on sustainability. He has led a number of creative builds/fit-outs around Adelaide including: Ancient World Bar, Tuxedo Cat, Degroot Coffee and Arthur Arthouse. Bryan started his Earthship journey in 2009 volunteering for month build in Texas. Since then he’s graduated from the Earthship Academy and worked on Earthships in Colorado, Adelaide and NSW. Other sustainable projects include: building water treatment for a home in Kadita Eco village Israel, running geodesic dome building workshops, working for EcoShelta Sydney, and assisting sustainable pioneer Art Ludwig prototype an earthquake-resistant mud home. Bryan recently completed a Permaculture Design Course with Jeff Lawton at his ‘Greening the Desert’ site in Jordan.
Naomi Campbell is an artist who loves learning, teaching and being creative. She runs her own art business Wonkie Knee Art in which she teaches and mentors home school students, art groups, workshops and creates artwork. In 2017 Naomi started exploring repurpose art out of a desire to help the earth. This exploration led her to seeking out the Earthship community in South Australia, and she first came to an Earthship workshop in Jan of 2020 and has since worked on taking on the role of Bottle Queen, designing, preparing, and building the bottle walls at Inman Valley, Goolwa and the Chookship.
Elliott Clarke is a photographer, surfer, and Earthship builder. He has started his own Earthship project in Inman Valley, not far from Earthship Inman Valley which is the project where we he learned his Earthship skills. Elliott was a crew member at Earthship Goolwa and will be back again to teach you at Earthship Willunga.
Brooklyn Mabbott is a professional gardener and permaculturist, with a knack for rendering and cob stomping and of course, making plants grow - especially the delicious variety. Brooklyn came to the Earthship Inman Valley project as a student and, like Elliott, has advanced quickly to become crew on the Earthship Goolwa project and is keen to come and teach you at Earthship Willunga.
HOST & ORGANISER
Chad Freak and Emily Frahn. This dynamic duo are our wonderful hosts. Farmers, BnB operators and vermiculture award winners, they have had the vision to build an EarthBnB Earthship.
DESIGN
We are building the EarthBnB design which is designed to be a dream to stay in, highly bushfire resilient, and super energy and water efficient. It is also expected to be quick and easy to build - in 4 weeks! Based on Earthship Ironbank - but without the tricky bits - this little BnB is expected to have zero heating and cooling bill due to extreme quantities of thermal mass and insulation and, of course, all the usual Earthship features - sunroom (greenhouse), berm (earth mound) and earthtubes (underground ventilation pipes). Read more about it on the EarthBnB webpage.
Chad Freak and Emily Frahn. This dynamic duo are our wonderful hosts. Farmers, BnB operators and vermiculture award winners, they have had the vision to build an EarthBnB Earthship.
DESIGN
We are building the EarthBnB design which is designed to be a dream to stay in, highly bushfire resilient, and super energy and water efficient. It is also expected to be quick and easy to build - in 4 weeks! Based on Earthship Ironbank - but without the tricky bits - this little BnB is expected to have zero heating and cooling bill due to extreme quantities of thermal mass and insulation and, of course, all the usual Earthship features - sunroom (greenhouse), berm (earth mound) and earthtubes (underground ventilation pipes). Read more about it on the EarthBnB webpage.
SAFETY - WHITE CARD
It is very important we all stay safe and have a great workshop. Safety is everyone's responsibility! We all need to have a "White Card". This is the minimum safety training for working on a construction site.
If you already have a White Card or you are going to get one independently, before the workshop/masterclass, you can claim a $100 discount on your workshop ticket.
If you don't have a White Card yet, we are making it as easy as possible for you to get one and have organised a face to face White Card training session on the day before the workshop starts, in Adelaide, Friday 3 Feb 2023. The cost of your ticket includes the White Card training with a local training organisation. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO.
We encourage you to investigate the various options that are available for both online White Cards and face to face training - typically half a day of training. If you decide to organise your own White Card training, make sure the training is offered by a legitimate registered training organisation "RTO".
White Cards obtained from interstate are valid in South Australia! Hooray! If you have one, bring it with you... we need to see it.
More info about White Cards from SafeWorkSA www.safework.sa.gov.au/licence-and-registration/apply-renew/white-card
WHAT TO BRING
NEW INFO AND EXAMPLES OF SAFETY GEAR - CLICK HERE
SAFETY GEAR, WORK CLOTHES & TOOLS
CAMPING
Camping facilities include:
OTHER THINGS TO BRING
THE SCHEDULE
Works Days: Sat, Sun, Mon, Tue, Wed (food provided)
Rest Days: Thu-Fri (food NOT provided - but you are welcome to use the camp kitchen and camp on site)
White Card Training Day - Fri 3 Feb 2023 - CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO
Typical Work Day
6:30am - Yoga (optional)
7:30am - BREAKFAST
8:30am - Morning Meeting and Safety Talk & warm up exercises
9:00am - Build & learn
12:00pm - LUNCH
1:00pm - Build & learn
4:00pm - Worksite clean up
4:30 pm - Free time for beach swims, exploration, rest, showers, dance, art, music etc
7:30pm – DINNER
8:30pm – Varied and optional evening activities; campfire, music, movies, games etc
Rest Days
There will be two opportunities for a tour of Earthship Ironbank during the rest days to ensure you get a chance to see Australia's first council approved Earthship. On rest days you can also go and explore the beautiful Fleurieu south coast (great surf beaches, wineries, the Coorong, Lake Alexandrina, Victor Harbour, Middleton, Port Elliot, Deep Creek Conservation Park, The Heysen Trail, Port Willunga etc), or hang out at the camp site, take a walk into Willunga etc.
Hot Weather Days
Due to the potential for very hot days we will play it by the weather so the actual days worked, or time of day worked may vary; however, we will aim to stick with the schedule defined above.
It is very important we all stay safe and have a great workshop. Safety is everyone's responsibility! We all need to have a "White Card". This is the minimum safety training for working on a construction site.
If you already have a White Card or you are going to get one independently, before the workshop/masterclass, you can claim a $100 discount on your workshop ticket.
If you don't have a White Card yet, we are making it as easy as possible for you to get one and have organised a face to face White Card training session on the day before the workshop starts, in Adelaide, Friday 3 Feb 2023. The cost of your ticket includes the White Card training with a local training organisation. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO.
We encourage you to investigate the various options that are available for both online White Cards and face to face training - typically half a day of training. If you decide to organise your own White Card training, make sure the training is offered by a legitimate registered training organisation "RTO".
White Cards obtained from interstate are valid in South Australia! Hooray! If you have one, bring it with you... we need to see it.
More info about White Cards from SafeWorkSA www.safework.sa.gov.au/licence-and-registration/apply-renew/white-card
WHAT TO BRING
NEW INFO AND EXAMPLES OF SAFETY GEAR - CLICK HERE
SAFETY GEAR, WORK CLOTHES & TOOLS
- Work boots - preferably steel cap safety boots
- Gloves (ninja gloves AND rubber safety gloves are recommended)
- Work clothes
- Sun screen
- Sun glasses (and/or safety glasses)
- Hat
- Water bottle
- Change of clothes/shoes
- Camping gear (see below)
- High-vis vest or shirt.
- NOTE: Any other PPE that you need will be supplied
- tape measure
- sharpie pen
- pencil
- notebook
- tool belt*
- multi tool*
- knife*
CAMPING
Camping facilities include:
- toilets
- outdoor, covered, kitchen with water and electricity for phone charging
- 4G phone services
- shower stalls for hanging solar shower bags in (BYO solar shower bag)
- beach is close for a cleansing plunge
- community space for facilitating Q&A sessions and offering creative workshops
OTHER THINGS TO BRING
- tent or swag
- ground sheet (tarp to go under swag or tent)
- tent pegs and hammer
- warm sleeping bag
- warm clothes
- beach stuff (bathers, beach towel, Frisbee)
- air mattress
- yoga mat (if you want to do morning yoga)
- pillow
- towel
- toiletries
- torch and/or head torch
- solar phone charger
- mosquito repellent
- solar shower bag
- NEW! plate, bowl, mug, glass, cutlery - write your name on it!
- midnight snacks
- musical instruments
- camping chair
- any other glamping essentials such as coffee tables and LED lights
THE SCHEDULE
Works Days: Sat, Sun, Mon, Tue, Wed (food provided)
Rest Days: Thu-Fri (food NOT provided - but you are welcome to use the camp kitchen and camp on site)
White Card Training Day - Fri 3 Feb 2023 - CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO
Typical Work Day
6:30am - Yoga (optional)
7:30am - BREAKFAST
8:30am - Morning Meeting and Safety Talk & warm up exercises
9:00am - Build & learn
12:00pm - LUNCH
1:00pm - Build & learn
4:00pm - Worksite clean up
4:30 pm - Free time for beach swims, exploration, rest, showers, dance, art, music etc
7:30pm – DINNER
8:30pm – Varied and optional evening activities; campfire, music, movies, games etc
Rest Days
There will be two opportunities for a tour of Earthship Ironbank during the rest days to ensure you get a chance to see Australia's first council approved Earthship. On rest days you can also go and explore the beautiful Fleurieu south coast (great surf beaches, wineries, the Coorong, Lake Alexandrina, Victor Harbour, Middleton, Port Elliot, Deep Creek Conservation Park, The Heysen Trail, Port Willunga etc), or hang out at the camp site, take a walk into Willunga etc.
Hot Weather Days
Due to the potential for very hot days we will play it by the weather so the actual days worked, or time of day worked may vary; however, we will aim to stick with the schedule defined above.
THE PLAN & CALENDAR
This is a "start to finish" build: we are aiming to get the building to lock-up stage and beyond. This is all subject to weather, "acts of god", and how many people enrol; however, the rough plan is:
Day 0 - white card training day (only if you need a white card at the last minute)
Week 1 - tyre walls, and "bird cage" for the ferro-cement roof, bottle brick making
Week 2 - bondbeam, ferro-cement roof, cob stomping, strip footings, bottle brick making
Week 3 - carpentry and glazing, bottle walls, off grid systems (power/water/sewage), bottle brick making
Week 4 - rendering, tiling, floors, bottle walls, bottle brick making
Day 0 - white card training day (only if you need a white card at the last minute)
Week 1 - tyre walls, and "bird cage" for the ferro-cement roof, bottle brick making
Week 2 - bondbeam, ferro-cement roof, cob stomping, strip footings, bottle brick making
Week 3 - carpentry and glazing, bottle walls, off grid systems (power/water/sewage), bottle brick making
Week 4 - rendering, tiling, floors, bottle walls, bottle brick making
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE
ARRIVING AT THE CAMPING/CONSTRUCTION SITE
The workshops/masterclass/weekend warrior events all start on a Saturday morning at 8:30AM. Please arrive from 8AM Saturday, or, arrive the night before (Friday night) from 5PM if you like the idea of joining us for dinner and breakfast.
DEPARTING THE CAMPING/CONSTRUCTION SITE
Please aim to leave by 8PM on the last day of your workshop/masterclass. You are welcome to stay for dinner.
WHITE CARD LOGISTICS
If you are travelling a long distance, it may help to arrive in Adelaide on Thursday 2 Feb and camp the night at Earthship Ironbank. You will need to be self sufficient in terms of camping and cooking however, you can use the camping facilities which includes a camp kitchen (fridge and sink) and compost toilet. You are also welcome to use the toilet in the Earthship. If you are a local and want to help with the car pool the following morning to the White Card training you are also welcome to camp at Earthship Ironbank on the night of 2 Feb.
At 8:30AM on Friday 3 Feb there are a few locals arriving at Earthship Ironbank with cars coming to help get everyone into the city for the White Card training at 10AM.
At 3:30PM we will finish the White Card training and head back to Earthship Ironbank, pack cars with camping gear etc, and drive to the camping/construction site in Willunga and be there approx 6PM to setup camp and have dinner at 7:30PM - the first dinner of the workshop!
The workshops/masterclass/weekend warrior events all start on a Saturday morning at 8:30AM. Please arrive from 8AM Saturday, or, arrive the night before (Friday night) from 5PM if you like the idea of joining us for dinner and breakfast.
DEPARTING THE CAMPING/CONSTRUCTION SITE
Please aim to leave by 8PM on the last day of your workshop/masterclass. You are welcome to stay for dinner.
WHITE CARD LOGISTICS
If you are travelling a long distance, it may help to arrive in Adelaide on Thursday 2 Feb and camp the night at Earthship Ironbank. You will need to be self sufficient in terms of camping and cooking however, you can use the camping facilities which includes a camp kitchen (fridge and sink) and compost toilet. You are also welcome to use the toilet in the Earthship. If you are a local and want to help with the car pool the following morning to the White Card training you are also welcome to camp at Earthship Ironbank on the night of 2 Feb.
At 8:30AM on Friday 3 Feb there are a few locals arriving at Earthship Ironbank with cars coming to help get everyone into the city for the White Card training at 10AM.
At 3:30PM we will finish the White Card training and head back to Earthship Ironbank, pack cars with camping gear etc, and drive to the camping/construction site in Willunga and be there approx 6PM to setup camp and have dinner at 7:30PM - the first dinner of the workshop!
TERMS AND CONDITIONS - PLEASE READ!
- No refunds (with a few unlikely exceptions - see below). Please be sure you have made all the necessary arrangements to your life before you apply and make payment. If necessary, you may transfer your place in the workshop to another suitable person (who has been accepted via the online application system) but your payment is non-refundable.
- In the event of lack of interest (less than 20 enrolments), mishap with council approval, bushfire, extended heat-wave, pandemic shut-down/border closures/quarantine, or other calamitous event, the workshop/masterclass will be postponed or cancelled. If the organisers postpone the event, you can decide to receive a 90% refund (10% is retained to cover administration expenses), or you can keep your ticket and attend on the new (postponed) dates. If the organisers cancel the event, you will receive a full refund.
- Under no circumstances will your travel expenses be refunded.
- Your place in the workshop/masterclass is finalised on receipt of full payment.
- Participants who are unable to comply with instructions regarding the safe and the orderly running of the workshop/masterclass will NOT be allowed to participate any further in the activities (including camping) and will forfeit their payment for the workshop.
- It is a requirement that you have a valid/current White Card or equivalent e.g. from another State (safety training from a registered RTO) and you will need to provide evidence of this before entering the construction site. This is your responsibility.
- Sexual, racial or any type of harassment will not be tolerated.
- If you are under 18 years of age, you must have your parent/guardian's permission (ask them to send an email).
- All participants must complete the online application form and agree to these terms and conditions. These terms and conditions are duplicated in the online application form.
REGISTRATION AND TICKETS
STEP 1 - ONLINE APPLICATION FORM
Please fill out the online application form by clicking on the APPLY NOW button. We need your contact details and would like to understand a little bit about who are, what you like to eat, what type of vehicle you are bringing, why you want to attend the workshop etc. You also need to accept the terms and conditions that are listed above.
STEP 1 - ONLINE APPLICATION FORM
Please fill out the online application form by clicking on the APPLY NOW button. We need your contact details and would like to understand a little bit about who are, what you like to eat, what type of vehicle you are bringing, why you want to attend the workshop etc. You also need to accept the terms and conditions that are listed above.
STEP 2 - PURCHASE TICKET
We will respond to all applications via email with more info. If your application is successful, you will receive payment instructions via email. Please pay promptly, so you don't lose your place. Your place is confirmed upon FULL payment.
STEP 3 - GET READY!
Put those dates in the diary, check your camping gear, make your travel plans, and get ready mentally and physically... you're in for an adventure! And please, help us spread the word about this workshop - tell your friends!