Our area is all rainforest with some amazing bush walks. Our home is on one acre of forest with lots of garden area but the garden is not our main concern, although watering when really dry is necessary. Our dogs, a 10 year old Great Dane/Boxer cross, needs company while we're away, and big walks, as does our Dalmatian who is a high energy dog and 7 years old. They are quite happy to go anywhere with you in the car and of course, look forward to their walks every day.
We also have 7 lorikeets and 2 eclectus parrots that need to be fed and their aviarys cleaned every day Kuranda is a very small tourist based community about 15 minutes drive from the nearest shopping center and a half hour from Cairns, so it's quiet and very pretty.