Great People Building Greatness

'Ghipship', our beautiful, mystical, mythical Earthship wont happen without a supportive community around us. Hence we invite you to call Mollongghip home for 10 days to camp, eat, and boogie whilst also building one of the most sustainable home designs on the planet. The Ghipship (MollonGHIP EarthSHIP) is all about sustainable design as it combines "waste" (tyres, cans, bottles, carpet, feed bags, concrete rubble, recycled timber) with new building materials to create a home that is both beautiful and highly efficient requiring NO heating or cooling.

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Workshop Sign Up

$900pp, includes all catering, camping, presentations and building activities.
Learn, Build and Laugh.

The Learning

Presenting an opportunity to learn, build and laugh as we collectively work to build the mighty Ghipship.

Each day will begin with a detailed briefing on the activities of the day, including the how and the why. There is always plenty of time for questions. Volunteers will then work hands on, side by side, with experienced crew in a variety of roles. Evenings present the opportunity for expert presentations, Q&A sessions, or lessons on topics most interesting to participations such as

- The Earthship Principals

- The Owner Builder Process

- Permits and Compliance

- How to build key Earthship elements

The Building

With 1100+ tyres already pounded and foundations due to be poured in late 2024 the focus will be on getting up and out of the dirt, with the ultimate goal being to mount the roof rafters on top of a brand new bond beam. Activities we hope to include,

- The first Ghipship bottle wall

- Can wall bond beam

- Botanical cells

- 30+/- tyres, creating a ramp for universal access

- internal framing

- Installing Rafters and bracing for the roof

-Electrical Rough In

Activities will vary depending on build progress; Follow us by finding 'Ghipship' on Facebook, Instagram or Tik Tok to see frequent developments.

The Laughing

The 20 acre site is purpose built for a workshop and a party with additional structures already setup to offer catering, hot showers, swimming, games nights, music and general merriment. There is ample camping space, regardless of whether bringing a decked out caravan or a basic swag. All participants are encouraged to camp on site for the duration and enjoy the bush experience.

Meals provided each work day, including breakfast, morning tea, lunch and dinner. Vegetarians, vegans and people with allergies will be catered for.