Author Archives: Michelle Sheridan

Witchcliffe Ecovillage Stats

The Big Picture Here are some Ecovillage statistics to ponder:  Mike and I are constantly thrilled to take a walk through the Ecovillage and see all the thriving gardens, fruitful orchards (hello stonefruit!), neighbourly collaborations and happy kids running around. With 40% of the vacant lots set to commence building ...

From the Editors’ Desk

Hello! Here we are again with another jam-packed edition of The Village Collective, we are now in transition from the colder, wetter Djilba to the warmer Kambarang season. As we’ve seen lately, the rains are easing and the days are longer. The peppermint trees (Wannang), that line the Ecovillage streets ...

What a year! A 2024 wrap-up of life in the Ecovillage

Orchids in the Ecovillage Commons Conservation Area, images courtesy of Sandra Handy It’s been a busy year for all of us here at the Ecovillage office as we embarked upon the final stages of bringing this ground-breaking village to life, with a naturally smaller, but very focused team. There has ...

Celebrating a milestone moment for the Ecovillage Commons!

The end of 2024 has seen us achieve a much-anticipated milestone, the amalgamation of the Ecovillage Commons land, which signals to us that we are inching ever closer to bringing the final piece of the Ecovillage masterplan, the Ecovillage Commons Limited (ECL) company, into community ownership. Community Avocado Orchard on ...

Short Stay Cottages available for bookings

We are excited to let you know that the three beautiful BirdNest holiday homes in Cluster 4D are open and taking bookings for short stay visitors. It is lovely for us to see their twinkling lights across the oval from the Community Centre when we work back at night, and ...

A visit from Narara Ecovillage founder

It’s been a year of unexpected and serendipitous connections for Mike and I with other Ecovillage developers in Australia. It’s a bit of a niche what we do in this space as creators of truly sustainable, community focused human settlements, and despite our different locations, we share many unique challenges ...

Ecovillage Waste Reduction Initiative launching in 2025

As the year was coming to an end, a group of keen Ecovillage residents with an interest in all things waste and recycling held a preliminary meeting to explore creating a hub at the  Ecovillage Community Centre for waste-reduction education and activities in 2025.  Waste accounts for a huge part ...

Ecovillage sales updates – Dec 2024

Last lots selling in stage 4 and 5!  As we wind up a busy year of sales tours and presentations, we are delighted to have welcomed 47 new owners to the Ecovillage in 2024! We now have just 10 Family lots for sale in Stage 4 and 5, and only ...

Cluster 3D Ag Lots strata handover

On the 16th of November, the owners of the Cluster 3D Agricultural lots came together for the first time for their strata AGM and handover from the Ecovillage team. There was excellent attendance, a delicious quiche, and much discussion as they took their first steps as an independent survey strata ...