Community garden landscaping gets underway

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From the Editor’s Desk

Marketing Update – Nov 2021 Film inspires a new crop of Ecovillagers I’m delighted to report that the Witchcliffe Ecovillage film has been watched by 4,089 people at the last count and without doubt contributed to the rush of sales enquiries we’ve been having ever since its September publication. Almost ...

Ecovillage lot sales eclipse predictions

Sales Update – Nov 2021 Ecovillage sales office holiday shutdown The Ecovillage Team is looking forward to a good break this holiday season and will close the sales office for a month on Friday, 17 December 2021 and reopen on Monday, 17 January 2022. Wormall Civil will be working on ...

Housing construction is full steam ahead

Home construction activity Housing construction is proceeding apace, notwithstanding the long, wet winter and delays in material supplies. Many owners are getting in early, starting initial soil preparation on their EUA’s under the watchful guidance of our gardening guru Mark. There are now 48 homes in various stages of construction. ...

Seafarer to Land Lubber: Ecovillager Profile

By Nick Macpherson, Resident of 21 Kulbardi Way (Cluster 2B) Over the last 15 or so years, my life has been very much based on the ocean through delivering yachts, teaching sailing, skippering vessels involved in eco-tourism and environmental monitoring. I have a passion for the natural environment, and love ...

Kyloring Housing Cooperative moves into design phase

By Eugenie Stockman, CEO Co-operation Housing Following a successful kick-off workshop, Co-operation Housing is excited to now be working with a core group of households who are committed to the successful completion of this project and to calling Kyloring home. We could not have asked for a better outcome. The ...

Diversity is the spice of life

It’s been a long, cold, wet Djilba and while it doesn’t feel like it at times, I think we can now safely say, Kambarang is underway. For those that sniff and sneeze with the pollen release at this time of year, there’s been some relief from dust settling, late season ...

The Witchcliffe Ecovillage film premieres

Without further ado (after five months in production), we are absolutely thrilled to announce the premiere of the Witchcliffe Ecovillage film. Showcasing our magnificent 120ha site in all its abundant glory, the Witchcliffe Ecovillage promotional film is a 42-minute exploration of one of the world’s most sustainable residential communities, located ...

Lights, camera, action! Ecovillage on film

When there’s a lull in the regularity of Village Collective newsletters, it’s safe to assume there are myriad other activities going on behind the scenes in the Ecovillage office. I’ve been busy working with Dunsborough-based filmmaker, Michael Fletcher, and animation studio, Constructive Media, to put together a promotional film on ...

Our first residents get comfortable

It’s given Michelle and I so much enjoyment to see the Ecovillage coming to life over the past year. It’s a great feeling walking and riding around the streets and footpaths seeing the stormwater swales and basins working, dams overflowing, and so many homes under construction. It is also lovely ...