News & Events

Water for Life

Some of you will remember my last newsletter article on Ecovillage Water in May ’24, after the driest seven months on record where we only received 40mm of rain at the Ecovillage. I stated in this article that historically, very dry summers are often followed by wetter than average winters, ...

Currumbin Ecovillage visit

Shelle and I had a wonderful working holiday in the Northern Rivers Region of NSW during the second half of August. It’s become an annual trip since our daughter, Amala, moved there 4yrs ago. We’ve fortunately been able to combine each trip with some consulting work there, including being the ...

Energy update: annual returns for majority

Witchcliffe Ecovillage, 2024 The Ecovillage continues to use 100% renewable energy, exports over three times more renewable energy than it consumes, and is very close to being completely self-sufficient in renewable energy from onsite solar and battery. It’s been a wonderful year on the energy front in the Ecovillage with ...

From the Editors’ Desk

Hello! Here we are again with another jam-packed edition of our Ecovillage newsletter, as we enter the first summer Wadandi season of Birak.  In Birak, the Karrack (Red-tailed) and Mannitj (White-tailed) Black cockatoos announce their welcome presence across the village with shrill cries as they look for food to feed ...

Kyloring Housing Cooperative update

Many of you might know about the Kyloring Housing Cooperative already. However, we gained quite a few new newsletter readers lately, so it’s a good time to provide an update on this unique project. The Kyloring Housing Cooperative is a stand alone cooperative housing project within the Witchcliffe Ecovillage, developed by Co-operation ...

From the Editor’s Desk

Sustainable House Day was a huge success – not only for us as the Ecovillage, but especially for our over 100 visitors attending the day. We opened up 8 houses with different building materials, one of them the first ever short stay accommodation in the village located overlooking the central ...

What makes an Ecovillage sustainable home?

Following the great success of Sustainable House Day in the Ecovillage, with so many visitors getting the rare opportunity to experience the many different types of sustainable homes in the Ecovillage, we thought it would be a good idea to write an article in each our newsletters featuring the various ...

Newest (and cutest) resident moves in!

Photo: Brodie van der Schaaf I was a volunteer possum carer for 5 years when we first moved to Margaret River, and it was always distressing to me that so many Western ringtail possums, or gnuraren, would come in to care with injuries caused by cats and dogs in people’s ...

Come and join us in the Ecovillage!

After the success of Sustainable House Day, Edible Garden Festival, some great press coverage, and quite a few busy sales tours, sales activity in the Ecovillage has been buzzing. The SHD and Edible Gardens Festival events inspired several Ecovillage visitors to envision their life in the village and take the ...