Tag Archives: VHR

What 2025 holds for the WEV founders

Almost five gruelling years after starting construction in February 2020, Michelle and I are ready to start stepping back from full time work in the WEV office.  This is being made possible due to our fantastic Admin team, Karen & Michelle, book keeper, June, and the appointment of a new, ...

Energy update: annual returns for majority

Witchcliffe Ecovillage, 2024 The Ecovillage continues to use 100% renewable energy, exports over three times more renewable energy than it consumes, and is very close to being completely self-sufficient in renewable energy from onsite solar and battery. It’s been a wonderful year on the energy front in the Ecovillage with ...

From the Editors’ Desk

Hello! Here we are again with another jam-packed edition of our Ecovillage newsletter, as we enter the first summer Wadandi season of Birak.  In Birak, the Karrack (Red-tailed) and Mannitj (White-tailed) Black cockatoos announce their welcome presence across the village with shrill cries as they look for food to feed ...

From the Editor’s Desk

Sustainable House Day was a huge success – not only for us as the Ecovillage, but especially for our over 100 visitors attending the day. We opened up 8 houses with different building materials, one of them the first ever short stay accommodation in the village located overlooking the central ...

The Green Season – Gardening Tips for Autumn

At last, after a long, dry parched season, we’ve had some relieving rain. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, we can get a lot of leverage out of the water that falls from the sky in the wet season that’s ahead of us. Plants, soil fauna and ...

Picture Perfect! SOLD

22 YORNITJ GROVE, WITCHCLIFFE – CLUSTER 1B, WITCHCLIFFE ECOVILLAGE SOLD SOLD It is a delight for us to offer for sale such a charming, beautifully finished home in the unique, sustainable Witchcliffe Ecovillage community. Designed by Seiber Design and built by the owner (a New Zealand qualified carpenter with 20 ...

Sustainable Sanctuary

Offers from $995,000 Rare opportunity to purchase a beautiful strawbale home in the Witchcliffe Ecovillage 48 KULBARDI WAY, WITCHCLIFFE – CLUSTER 1C, WITCHCLIFFE ECOVILLAGE HOME OPEN THIS WEEKEND! It is a privilege for Village Homes Realty to offer for sale, in conjunction with Ray White Stocker Preston, this charming, sustainable ...

Permaculture Paradise For Sale – SOLD

Once-in-a-lifetime buyer’s opportunity 34 MARDO DRIVE, WITCHCLIFFE – CLUSTER 2A, WITCHCLIFFE ECOVILLAGE SOLD This new (completed in 2023), multi-generational 5 bed 3 bath family home set on a 1,100sqm strata lot of permaculture paradise is the very model of sustainable living. Top to bottom complete, there is absolutely nothing left ...