Yearly Archives: 2017



‘Saltwater Fella’: John Moriarty Talk Aboriginal leader, activist and artist founder of Balarinji Designs to speak at Narara Ecovillage NARARA, NSW – One of Australia’s most respected aboriginal community leaders will share his remarkable story at a public talk hosted by Narara Eco Living Network. Removed from his home at […]

“Saltwater Fella”: John Moriarty




Sign up now for a 3-hour, guided  “Bird Discovery” walk at the Narara Ecovillage in October. Local bird enthusiast and walk organiser Richard Cassels says: “October is a wonderful time of year for birds at Narara. Summer migrants like Dollarbirds, Sacred Kingfishers, Black-faced Monarchs, Koels and Channel-billed cuckoos have arrived […]

Guided Bird Walks


September at the Narara Ecovillage: “Healing with Horses” And now for something completely different! On Saturday September 23, from 4.30 to 5.30 p.m., Scilla Sayer (Narara Ecovillage) and Jedda Britten (Founder, Watagan Windhorse), will talk on “Healing with Horses”. Photo above: Jedda Britten. Scilla writes: “I have witnessed the benefits […]

Healing with Horses


“New Heating and Energy Management Options for Your Home”. Sunday 27 August 2017, 1.30 to 3 p.m. at the Narara Ecovillage Visitor Centre.   Glenn Day, National Sales Manager NSW/ACT, Stiebel Eltron (Aust) Pty Ltd. will speak on “Smart Hot Water Management”. Stiebel Eltron is a company based in Holzminden, Germany that manufactures central heating products such […]

New Heating and Energy Management Options for your Home



  Olga Blacha will give the monthly Network talk at the Narara Ecovillage on Saturday 22 July 2017 at 4.30 p.m.  Her topic is “Creating a Garden that Lifts the Human Spirit”. Olga Blacha,  MA Landscape Architecture, Horticulturalist is Owner of Sustainable Natives Plant Nursery, Somersby, NSW. Olga writes: “ We […]

Creating a Spirit-lifting Garden


Saturday June 17 2017. Village Open Day. Site tours from 1.30 pm., Presentation and Q and A on the NEV project from 3-to 4 pm..NB The Village Welcome Day, previously planned for this day, has been postponed to September to allow time for all systems to be up and running! 4.30 […]

Learn about the Smart Grid




Ageing Healthily: monthly Open Day Talk. March 25. 4.30 to 5.30 pm., at the Narara Ecovillage, 25 Research Road, Narara, NSW 2250, following the site tours and project Q and A (1.30-4 pm.). Dr. Catherine Rickwood and Dr. Karen Bridgman, of Three Sisters Research, will talk on “Ageing Healthily and […]

Ageing Healthily


Sunday 26 February 2017, 1.30 pm. at the Narara Ecovillage Visitor Centre. More on the hot topic- Passive Solar Design & cool and strong Rammed Earth houses   1.30 pm. “Passive solar design and other sustainable building features that are good for the planet and the wallet”. Paul Zaia, AspectZ Architecture & […]

Natural Buildings and Passive Design