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As Linda enters her 80’s, she looks forward to enjoying more recreation and social life when her time-consuming building project is completed. She’d like to get back to writing and enjoying more art and books. Linda has been building an extraordinary house, with her passion for natural building that was sparked when, as a WWOOFer volunteer in UK, she experienced …

Tanya was drawn to Narara Ecovillage because of its intention to be a demonstration village with a focus on education, the credibility that came from the connection to the Global Ecovillage Network with proven experiential resources and the need in our world for examples of regeneration and sustainability. “I realised the village had all my passions rolled into one. I …

Heidi found the Ecovillage community a few years ago. The appeal to be surrounded by a village while raising children was strong.  It was a way to live the homestead lifestyle without the isolation. There was a lot to consider with juggling finances, shared access for the boys and work commitments. Heidi dipped in and out for 2-3 years until …

Lynda and Meng (and Ruby) have been residents for a few years enjoying their hempcrete home that was built as part of the Stage 1 Ecovillage development. Lynda became a member a decade ago and Meng later joined her at the Village. ‘We both decided this was the place we wanted to live. I have a passion for permaculture and …

Peter and Kee enjoyed a full and varied working life until retirement with businesses in software, computers, academic research and more recently apartment management, as well as building an eco-home in Moss Vale, …….  They bring many skills to the community and have have embraced the NEV Community and thrown themselves into many groups. Although quite new to the community, …

Kate, Lara and Casper have joined the village on a shared lot with Elly and are planning to build a small cabin-style house in stage 2. Passionate about creating a socially and ecologically just world; ecovillage living was something that appealed for connection to community, sharing resources and treading lighter on the earth. Big outdoor lovers, the family found the …

  Elly maintains a small practice in dance, and in particular, improvisation, participating in weekly performance groups in Sydney – experimental music, improvised dance/theatre, as well as the very non-experimental UNSW Collegium Choir.   All are immensely satisfying, physically, emotionally and spiritually. Elly is looking forward to establishing some classes at the village or finding a nearby studio in which to …

Jonathan and Sue have come from 20 years in Melbourne, and before that they hailed from London. Retiring from ‘paid employment’ they feel they still have plenty of energy and enthusiasm to give to try to make a better world. Jonathan, a Rabbi, was involved in Interfaith work as well as Environmental awareness, and brought these together by serving on …

With backgrounds in social change movements and progressive governance Cathie and Jay were drawn to Narara Ecovillage for its use of sociocracy, and what they call a ‘thicker’ experience of community. “As social change geeks, we liked the large scale of Narara”, says Jay. “An intentional community of 200 people means working together through differences, and exploring beyond a culture …

Deb and Dan were looking for a place where their kids could roam free, and they could have meaningful connections with their neighbours. They had visited other ecovillages before choosing Narara, and were wanting to know they would have like-minded neighbours. Deb says: “We had heard stories of inter-connectedness, but hadn’t really felt it. What we didn’t really expect was …

Lyndall is our passionate project founder. Originally from Sydney, Lyndall comes from a background in accounting and teaching. Dave’s background is in renewable energy. They remain deeply involved with the development of the project. They raised their three children on a sheep property near Cooma and now each of them have a family of their own. To Lyndall and Dave’s …

George and Mark, both retired from corporate jobs in Financial Services and IT, have been together for 24 years. They first made contact with the Ecovillage in 2014 and owner-built their house in Stage 1 in 2021. George has a passion for printmaking, Permaculture and Nāda Yoga and Mark designs software, electronics and 3D printing. “We have made some very good …

Karl and Annie lived in western Sydney for 30 years before recognising a need for more community, especially as they got older.  We moved to the ecovillage in 2020. “We rarely saw our Sydney friends because, like us, they are busy. At Narara, we spend time with local friends and neighbours every day at working bees, over a coffee, lunch …

Peter has moved into the compact 2 room home that he bought from Emily. He loves the light-footprint and low-cost living, sharing the lot with 2 others, and enjoys the proximity of the natural world, enjoying hiking in the Strickland forest on our doorstep and kayaking in our 45 megalitre dam.   Emily had grown up in Sydney and had retired …

Geoff has a higher degree in food technology and worked in the food technology, biotechnology and medical technology and in the last 30 years almost, in information technology. In the last 10 years of that, in the building industry itself. Contributing much of his time to the village, Geoff was the first convener of the Narara Eco Living Network, the …

Jazz is one of the early members and was part of the excitement when the Ecovillage Cooperative won the tender to purchase the site from the Department of Primary Industries in 2012. The last 12 years have been a roller coaster ride stretching back to setting up the cooperative with just 20 adults who had put their life savings on …