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From the Editor’s Desk

Taking stock, 13 years in It’s astonishing to look back at how much we’ve achieved since we put our first lot on the market a mere two and a half years ago, after more than 11 years in planning. Capturing a moment in time, here are some fun facts as ...

Ecovillage Sales Office closed for the holidays 

It’s impossible to sum up a year like 2022, other than to say, PHEW! The Ecovillage team, like so many of you, will be taking a good long break to recharge our (solar) batteries and soak up that summer sunshine.  I’m looking forward to lazy days at the beach and ...

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What’s life like in the Ecovillage?

Sometimes it feels a little challenging to answer the question: “What’s life like in the Ecovillage?” Primarily, I am afraid of sounding like a cliché! And secondly, we’ve met so many people who are waiting to move into their Ecovillage homes, or are just starting their design journey, and we ...

Home-schooling: a local experience

By Jodie Passmore – Ecovillage Sales Admin, resident and home-schooling mum The Witchcliffe Ecovillage is fortunate to have a great selection of local primary schools in the surrounding area, with excellent bus links to and from Witchcliffe. These include Margaret River PS, Margaret River Montessori, Rapids Landing PS and Margaret ...

Baby doll babies

It’s lambing season and we have babies in our vineyard! But these are no ordinary white, gangly, bouncy lambs: our Ecovillage Babydoll sheep push the cute factor to 11! The Southdown breed, otherwise known as Babydoll or Teddy Bear sheep with a smile, are an adorable, docile and versatile breed ...

Byron Bay Affordable Housing Summit

Shelle and I recently had the great honour of being invited to Byron Bay by their Shire Council as the keynote speakers at its Affordable Housing Summit. It was a wonderful opportunity for us to visit the region and see our oldest daughter Amala, who’s been living and working there ...

Ecovillager Profile: South West dreams come true

By Paul Jurjevich, Cluster 1A resident and Ecovillage Vineyard Manager My family own a table grape vineyard in the Swan Valley and I was brought up working on the farm. I have always had a strong passion for horticultural practices and aquaculture since I was a child. I remember developing ...

Community takes over the gardens

Landscape Update – August 2022 The blustery, cold weather did nothing to dampen spirits for the milestone event at the Ecovillage earlier this month where key members of the WEV team officially handed over the three beautiful Stage 1 community gardens to their Strata Councils. Special thanks to Chad Elton ...