Gondwana Sanctuary

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About the Community

  • Established
  • Rural

What we do

We are a residential community near Byron Bay.

The community and about half of the people living here are inspired by Osho. If you are inspired by permaculture, meditation, bush regeneration, 5 Rhythms, NVC, Watsu, gardening, vipassana, music, contact improvisation, yoga, or just long walks on the beach, then you are likely to find people here who share your enthusiasm.

Our Vision

Meditation, Rural Living

Our Mission

Meditation, Rural Living

  • Community type
  • Cohousing
  • Ecovillage
  • 88 Total members
  • Open to new members
  • Open to visitors
  • Open to volunteers
Total
88

How to join

Depends on availability of rentals – shares for sale only come up very rarely.

Basic expectations or agreements for members

Contact the email, and someone will get back to you and let you know if there is space for any visitors. Our Wednesday-night community dinners are also open to visitors. Email to confirm that it is happening.

Primary decision-making authority

  • Small Leadership Group

A few people (not elected by the broader community) make the major decisions.

Governance structure

  • Collaborative/Horizontal

Power and responsibility are shared relatively equally among members.

Economic model

  • Independent Finances

Members maintain separate personal finances with minimal sharing.

Economic scenarios for this community

  • There is a one-time fee, investment, or share purchase to join the community separate from accessing housing
  • Members need to pay fees, dues, or similar to live there on a per month or per year basis
  • There is a labor obligation
  • Members typically need to have their own job or other personal source of income to cover their expenses while living in the community?

Additional economic information

Join fee: Yes (amount not specified)
Monthly fees/dues: $60
Labor: Encouraged or suggested (1 hours/week)
Members with pre-existing debt: Yes
Requires purchase of a house, people often participate as renters before that.

Shared resources and amenities that are accessible to everyone in the community

Common House, Garden(s), Library, Workshop, Outbuilding(s), Large Scale Kitchen, Tractor & Farm Equipment, Stage or Auditorium, Fire pit, Gym or sports area

Frequency of communal meals

  • About once a week

Substance use culture

  • Substance use appears in public spaces but no pressure
  • Religions
  • Buddhist
  • Hindu
  • Wiccan, Paganism, or Earth Religions

Property status

  • Privately owned

Setting

  • Rural

Countryside locations with significant distance from urban centers.

Self-produced energy

  • 33 - 66%

Energy sources used

  • Photovoltaic Solar

Self-produced food

  • Up to 33%
  • Land area size
    45 hectares

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Location

  • New South Wales, Australia

Gondwana Sanctuary

Promoted Needs and Offers

Offer
Offer
  • Real Estate For Sale
1 month ago

Vibrant Co-Housing in Sonoma County, California

Yulupa Cohousing invites you to become an active participant in their vibrant community! The Members of the community are instrumental in creating “The Greenway” public park and open space project next door. Members often gather as neighbors and friends to share meals and events. The community gardens, playground and common kitchen are in the same courtyard as Unit E. The gym and guest quarters are steps away. Shared resources include a well equipped workshop, bike storage and EV parking. This upstairs, single level unit has an open and stylish design featuring two bedrooms, two baths, an office with built-in shelving and an in-house ladder leading to the bonus space loft. The home has been updated with bright and charming features including fresh paint, luxury vinyl plank flooring with radiant heat, and in-unit washer/dryer. The kitchen has a custom hammered copper sink, breakfast bar, and new stainless steel stove. Bedroom views of Mt Bennett and convenient location near shopping, Howarth, Spring Lake and Annadel parks. Schedule a visit to learn if Yulupa CoHousing offers the home and lifestyle for you! Contact Cynthia at 707 592-9833 or Sheila 707 775-7973 Offered at $525,000 Property Details: 2 bed/2 bath plus Home Office and Lofts 1064 sq. ft, built in 2004, Assoc Dues $444/month Features: Heated Flooring, New Washer/Dryer, Dishwasher, and Gas Range Yulupa CoHousing Website: https://www.yulupacoho.com
Offer
  • Communities with Openings
4 months ago

2 small bedroom cabins available in Aptos Beloved Community - open to work trade

Aptos Beloved Community is an emerging multicultural ecovillage in the early stages of formation. Our guiding mission is to co-create a flourishing world for all as a friendly living laboratory in Earth Reverence, Personal Responsibility, Cultural Healing, Creative Expression, and Revolutionary Love. Currently there are 12 adults, two awesomely autistic young adults, three sweet dogs, and 20 laying hens enjoying 7 acres of land together. We range in age from 25-75 and bring our share of diversity: straight, queer and asexual; cis gendered, transgender, non-binary and gender fluid; European American, Mexican American, Korean and Korean American; born into families with and without money. Among us are entrepreneurs, trauma healing counselors, immigrants, activists, students of Chinese medicine and psychology, contractors, poets, writers, avid hikers and backpackers, dance and yoga teachers, caregivers, nonprofit fundraisers, and gardening enthusiasts. We are monogamous and polyamorous, neurotypical and neurodivergent, vegan and omnivorous. We practice diverse spiritual and religious traditions. We share the land with many wild creatures – coyote, deer, owls, hawks – and are surrounded by oaks and redwoods. We’re located just off Soquel Drive by Cabrillo College, minutes from New Brighton State Beach and the Forest of Nisene Marks in Santa Cruz County. What We’re Building We have an outdoor classroom for small-scale events, several permaculture-based food forest orchards and gardens, an infrared sauna, cold plunge, hot tub, and outdoor bathtub overlooking our beautiful meadow. We’re actively working on rainwater catchment systems, humanure composting, water retention landscaping, oak woodland restoration, greywater systems, and dreaming of a cob sauna. Stewarding our ecovillage from vision to reality is a primary focus here. We’re looking for folks who are excited about this in theory AND in real-life practice. Experience and ski

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