Category Archives: Sales & Marketing

Closing the Ecovillage Sales Office

The holiday season is upon us! This is a precious time when many of us get the chance to properly rest, relax, rejuvenate and reconnect. Following this extraordinary year of immense challenges, it’s never been more important and necessary for us all. In this spirit, we will be closing the ...

Federal HomeBuilder grant deadline extended

The Federal Government recently announced it would extend the application deadline to 31 March 2021 for its popular $25,000 HomeBuilder grant but reduce the amount on offer. This will open the grant up to more potential buyers and will also give some breathing space to Ecovillage residents who are struggling ...

From The Editor’s Desk – December 2020

SALES & MARKETING UPDATE – DECEMBER 2020 Lot sales, love and gratitude It’s been a remarkable year of sales for the Witchcliffe Ecovillage, which we would never have predicted given the prevailing climate of uncertainty that cast a shadow over 2020. Lot sales have been strong and steady since May ...

From The Editor’s Desk: October 2020

Sales, Marketing and Communications Update From where we’re sitting, the view is pretty amazing at the moment, both literally and figuratively. Largely removed from the ongoing Covid turmoil that continues to engulf parts of the world, the general consensus from Margaret River locals seems to be that there’s absolutely nowhere ...

Ecovillage street names approved

Ecovillage street names honour the Wadandi/Pibulmen cultural heritage of the Witchcliffe area We are excited to announce that the Ecovillage now has official street names for Stage 1, 2 and 3 roads approved by Landgate. We have chosen names that refer to the Wadandi/Pibulmen words for various local flora and ...

Housing grants to stimulate Ecovillage construction

  Up to $55K in government grants available for Stage 1 buyers The Witchcliffe Ecovillage enthusiastically received the Federal and WA governments’ consecutive announcements last week of stimulus grants valued at $25,000 and $20,000, respectively, for the building of new homes and major renovations, plus an additional $10,000 + stamp ...

The Ecovillage model: A solution for a world turned upside down

  Coronavirus has hijacked the news cycle and social discourse so completely in the last four months that it’s difficult to find anything to read that is not, in some way, influenced by the pandemic gripping our world. Indeed, the unfolding impact of COVID-19 is the catalyst for this article ...

Is the Ecovillage right for me?

  The Witchcliffe Ecovillage is no ordinary residential community. This is a development unlike anything ever built before in Western Australia. In fact, we’d contend that its sustainability credentials and features rival the best in the world. While there seems to be a growing societal awareness of issues like climate ...

From the Editor’s Desk: June 2020

  This edition of The Village Collective newsletter has been a long time coming! Like many, our best intentions of dispatching a bi-monthly newsletter were thwarted by COVID-19, among other things. But we now have plenty of news that we are excited to share with you. Sales Update After much ...