Category Archives: Witchcliffe Ecovillage

Release of Stage 1 Lot Pricing

So much more than a block of land… The Witchcliffe Ecovillage is far from a standard residential subdivision. If you’re considering buying a residential lot in the Ecovillage, we want to ensure you understand you’re buying a lot more than simply a piece of dirt on which to build a ...

Civil construction: a mammoth coordination effort

The design of a new village requires a huge amount of design information. The Ecovillage design team includes engineers and designers across a range of disciplines including electrical, road, irrigation, stormwater, sewerage systems, communications and geotechnical, as well as wastewater treatment chemists, landscape architects and planners. This team of staff ...

Profile: Ecovillage is changing lives already

To say the Witchcliffe Ecovillage has been dramatically life-changing for me, my husband Jeff, and our two sons Henry (10) and Hugo (9), is in no way an exaggeration. How we came to be captivated by its vision, give up both of our businesses to work for its developer, Sustainable ...

Ecovillage launch format to change

Open Day to make way for a series of smaller events As the Witchcliffe Ecovillage gathers momentum, more and more people are registering their interest and enquiries are increasing. We are thrilled to have such an active group of prospective buyers but it has prompted a rethink of how best ...

Lot pricing in late January 2020

We understand that lot pricing is a critical piece in the decision-making process for prospective buyers. However, we are unable to confirm lot pricing until we have finalised our civil construction tender process. Invitations to tender for civil construction of stages 1, 2 and 3 were sent out in early ...

A trip down memory lane at the Ecovillage

“Very good memories…” “I loved this place…” “Happy days here…” – 80-year-old John Shervington, who was born in Margaret River and spent part of his childhood on what is now the Ecovillage site. The Witchcliffe Ecovillage team was delighted to host a get-together on Wednesday with a couple of special ...

Witchcliffe Ecovillage clears its final hurdle

What great timing to be able to coincide the launch of our fantastic new website with the exciting announcement that we have cleared our final statutory hurdle and the Ecovillage has green lights across the board. We were thrilled and relieved to receive approval late last week from the ERA ...

Life Cycle Assessment of the Ecovillage

By Andrew Moore, Principal Sustainability Scientist, Life Cycle Logic What is LCA and why is it important to the Ecovillage? Life cycle assessment (LCA) has emerged internationally as the preferred method to provide scientific proof of sustainability. It is a holistic approach that addresses a range of environmental impacts over ...

Come Fly With Me – Oct 2019

This month’s “Come Fly With Me” video features the incredible progress of the horticultural team across the site, from planting out the organic vineyard and avocado orchard to milestones in the demonstration vegetable gardens. Thanks again to our resident drone enthusiast, Andrew Jager, for his footage and photography of the ...