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Introduction to Cohousing and Ecovillages
Posted by Sustainable Living Foundation (SLF) | 21 February 2009
Cohousing and ecovillages are a significant part of the solution to Australia's housing crisis, addressing the crucial issues of affordability, ecological impact and community building.
Cohousing and ecovillages are small, mainstream, residential projects facilitating and intentional way of living together and doing it better. They include the following features:
Distinctives of cohousing
Posted by Anthony Kidd | 28 February 2009
Cohousing began in Denmark in the early 1970s. People were looking for an environment with more community than the suburban neighbourhoods being offered at the time. It was a reaction to the suburban neighbourhoods we all know where each household lives on its own island, many people do not know their neighbours and the motor car is king.
Proposed legislative changes
Posted by Mark Snell | 24 February 2010
The NSW Government is currently reviewing two pieces of legislation relevant to
owner-builder co-operatives: A proposed Cooperatives National Law and the Home
Building Act.
Comment on the National Cooperatives Law is being accepted
until this Friday, February 26. Comment on the Home Building Act is being
accepted for a further three weeks, until March 19. Links to both proposals are
listed under "Have your say" on the NSW Fair Trading website at www.fairtrading.nsw.gov.au.
Hi from Homeland Community - 30 years of community experience - what would you like to know?
Posted by Homeland Community | 22 July 2010
In 1977, like many others, I was enchanted with the archetypal New Age community, Findhorn. On a sandspit in the middle of the North Sea amazing things were grown, people conversed with the spirits of plants and the whole place was governed based on guidance channeled directly from God. Paul Hawken's book, 'The Magic of Findhorn' and David Spangler's, 'Revelation: The Birth of the New Age' were the starting points for immersing yourself in the magic and mystery of the New Age. Was this the dawning of the Age of Aquarius?
Common Myths about cohousing
Posted by Anthony Kidd | 3 September 2010
Cohousing units don't have their own kitchen
Units in a cohousing neighbourhood are much the same as any other, whether they be detached houses, townhouses or flats. Each one has it’s own kitchen, bathroom, bedrooms and living spaces. Cohousing units are often smaller than traditional houses because it is not necessary to use space on facilities which are in the common house, however this is not universally so. The kitchens and bathrooms in cohousing developments are much the same as traditional housing, although are usually designed better.
Financing Your Cohouse
Posted by Anthony Kidd | 8 September 2010
To buy a house in a cohousing community you need money. Cold, hard cash. A person selling a house wants to get a fair price. That means the buyer must pay a fair price.
Decision Making in Cohousing
Posted by Anthony Kidd | 12 March 2011
All cohousing communities need a decision making policy and process and the earlier you start the better. Consensus decision making is almost universal in cohousing in the US although other processes are possible if your group agrees to them.
Legal Structures in Cohousing
Posted by Anthony Kidd | 12 March 2011
A company is an artificial legal person. In law the company is the same as a natural person. It can own property, it can sue and be sued and can even commit criminal offences. The company is separate from its members but is made up of its members. It's like the difference between the cells in your body and the body as a whole.
Common Meal System at Cascade Cohousing
Posted by Nathan Alison | 14 March 2011
The following information was contributed in March 2011 by Ian Higginbottom, founding member of Cascade Cohousing, Hobart.
The Common meal system at Cascade
Cascade runs three common meals a week and i thought I would share how our system works. In my reading and discussion with people from US cohouses I have not seen anyone else running the same system. In some ways it is a very Australian system - laid-back, egalitarian and with almost no administration.
The key principles of our common meal system are
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