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Investment opportunities abound!

Did you know that thanks to the Ecovillage, Witchcliffe was recently listed No. 2 in the ‘100 Emerging Destinations & Experiences’ list by drool-worthy national print magazine, Australian Traveller? Forget what you thought about little ‘ole Witchcliffe, the humble little sister to Margaret River, and reconsider your property investments. Read ...

Ecovillage resident honoured at Australian Permaculture Convergence

Permaculture pioneer, elder, educator and author, Ross Mars, was recognised for his work in developing accredited Permaculture training courses at the recent Australian Permaculture Convergence in Mt Barker, South Australia. Ross was one of only five award recipients Australia-wide to be recognised as an “Innovator and Changemaker” for his contribution ...

Ecovillager Profile: The Dunlop Dynasty

When we talk about modern intergenerational living, one extended family within the Ecovillage instantly springs to mind. We couldn’t be more thrilled to have welcomed five individual adult members of the Dunlop / Moore tribe who have each bought lots in various stages of the Witchcliffe Ecovillage. Setting an example ...

Final stage of the Witchcliffe Ecovillage selling now!

This is your last chance to be part of this unique, sustainable, innovative development. Reserve a lot in Stage 5 now. The WEV sales team is excited to launch 42 new Residential and Short Stay lots to the market in our highly anticipated release of Stage 5 of the Witchcliffe ...

From the Editor’s Desk – April 2023

The morning cool of Djeran has arrived and clever gardeners are frantically busy in this season preparing soil, propagating, germinating, planting and staying up late making tomato passata and pickles from the last vestiges of vegies picked from spent summer gardens. A lovely problem to have, I’m sure you’ll agree. ...

Sales update – April 2023

Clusters 5A and 5B on sale soon Interest in and awareness of the Ecovillage continues to grow and while lot sales have understandably slowed from their earlier peak, we have fewer than a dozen lots left in Stage 4. Groupie lots have proven to be popular, and we have been ...

Building nesting boxes from reused materials

By Didi Dyer, 8-year-old resident of Cluster 1C The latest home to be built in the Witchcliffe Ecovillage has a small footprint, but it’s a very important place for small animals who live in trees. It’s a nest box. What is a nest box? A box made of wood (preferably ...

Witchcliffe Ecovillage Leads Australia in EV Integration

You may have seen our recent Facebook post, celebrating the milestone of switching on one of our first five newly installed Tritium EV fast-charging stations while simultaneously launching the RACE for 2030’s Australian Strategic EV Integration Project (SEVI). SEVI is one of several priority projects within RACE for 2030, a ...

Ecovillager Profile: Dream run

By Jan & Laurence Hansen, residents of Cluster 1C We were both born in the UK, Laurence in London and I was raised in North Staffordshire, in the Midlands. Although Laurence was very much a city boy who loved sports, he joined the scouts and went on every outdoor activity ...