Ecovillages in Victoria
Ecovillages in Victoria
Victoria hosts a number of intentional communities and ecovillage initiatives that explore cooperative living and sustainable land stewardship.
One of the most prominent examples is Murundaka Cohousing Community in Melbourne. This urban cohousing project demonstrates how ecovillage principles can be applied even within city environments by combining private homes with shared facilities and collaborative governance.
Other smaller intentional communities across Victoria explore regenerative agriculture, shared land management, and cooperative housing models.
Victoria’s strong culture of environmental design, sustainable architecture, and community organising has supported the development of projects that prioritise ecological responsibility and strong neighbourhood relationships.
These communities demonstrate that ecovillage ideas can adapt to both rural and urban settings.
Visiting Afterlee Ecovillage
Kyogle Shire, Northern NSW
If you are interested in exploring ecovillage living in Northern NSW, you can learn more about the Afterlee project here:
• The Project
• Our Land
• Our Legal Structure
• Join the Community
The best way to understand an ecovillage is to visit the land and meet the people involved.
Afterlee Ecovillage hosts guided site tours on the second Saturday of each month. These tours provide an opportunity to walk the land, learn about the project, and ask questions about how the community is developing.
After the morning tour, visitors are welcome to stay and meet members of the cooperative during the monthly working bee, where people come together to care for the land and continue shaping the project.
This gives prospective members the chance to experience both the landscape and the community that is gradually bringing the ecovillage to life.