News & Events

Soils: A gardener’s guide to the Ecovillage

If you’re seriously considering living in the Witchcliffe Ecovillage, it’s probably safe to assume you have a green thumb, or at least, that you’re interested in eating organic, nutritious, fresh produce. And as all gardeners and permaculturalists know, the building block for growing healthy food is healthy soils. Growing conditions ...

Tribute to Stan Perron

[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”] [et_pb_row admin_label=”row”] [et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”]Many of you will know from reading our website that the Witchcliffe Ecovillage is a joint venture between Sustainable Settlements Pty Ltd and Perron Developments Pty Ltd. It is the culmination of a 22-year association between Mike Hulme and the Perron Group on various ...

New staff join the Ecovillage team

The new year has heralded all sorts of beginnings for the Witchcliffe Ecovillage team, including the exciting addition of two new staff members: Jeff and Jo Thierfelder. A husband and wife duo, they individually bring a wealth of professional skills and experience to the team, which boost our overall capability, ...

Construction update: dam building

Construction has commenced on two new dams at the Ecovillage. The dams are a key part of our strategy to capture stormwater runoff from the village and to recycle it for use in growing food in the community gardens and agricultural lots. They will also enable us to maintain high ...

The good life: community garden update

Ecovillage demonstration garden In the early days of the Ecovillage planning process, we were asked by the Shire to prove that our proposed community gardens would be large enough to supply the fresh food needs of future residents. It was difficult for us to find published data on growing food ...

What to expect when you’re expecting (an Ecovillage)

You’ve been patiently waiting for news from us so we’re thrilled to finally kick off our communications and marketing efforts in earnest. We have a plethora of exciting initiatives planned for 2019 designed to inform, engage and delight you. As early subscribers to the Witchcliffe Ecovillage vision, YOU are our ...

Thank you to our loyal supporters

We would not be what we are without the Ecovillage community that is already building around us as we commence Stage 1 works in earnest. Last year was a challenging year for the development team, but your collective positivity, support and enthusiasm for the Ecovillage vision got us through. We ...

Stage 1 of the Ecovillage is underway

We are thrilled to announce that we have broken ground and the construction of Stage 1 of the Witchcliffe Ecovillage has finally begun. This January, we began work on the construction of the Ecovillage dams and stormwater drainage systems, playing field and highway earth bunds. Those of you who live locally ...

Unanimous approval for the Witchcliffe Ecovillage

Augusta-Margaret River Council gives unanimous approval to Witchcliffe Ecovillage We are very excited to announce the news that the Shire of Augusta Margaret River has voted unanimously to approve the Witchcliffe Ecovillage Scheme Amendment and Structure Plan!  We couldn’t imagine a better place in the world to build a model ...