Liz Bassett


September 2020 Network News Humidity, Ventilation, Dust and Mould – Healthy Homes #4 In this six-part series, Narara Ecovillage member Mikala Dind (a building biologist) shares her knowledge about what makes houses healthy or unhealthy. While this article is about existing homes, the information will definitely assist anyone seeking to […]

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The Narara Eco Living Network is a community outreach association established by Narara Ecovillage to foster sustainable living in all its forms and promote the vision of the village. Feature article: Healthy homes series #1 – Age and Foundations -Mikala Dind In this six-part series, Narara Ecovillage member Mikala Dind shares […]

Healthy homes, rats, resilience, tours, problem-solving & vollie opps. Network ...


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Network News, Tuesday 26th May 2020 What is an Ecovillage? An ecovillage is an intentional or traditional community that is consciously designed to regenerate social and natural environments in the dimensions of social, cultural, ecological and economic sustainability. – Global Ecovillage Network Human-scale, full-featured settlements in which human activities are […]

Healthy homes, What’s on, Spend less, Pelicans, Take3, Rag rugs


Stage 1 March 2020
How do communities respond to change? The coronavirus has required all of us to re-evaluate how we do things, and to institute new practices so we can live our daily lives and work safely. In this issue are three stories showing different perspectives of Narara Ecovillage’s response to the pandemic.  […]

2020 04 22 Network News



Community Resilience vs Fire, Flood, Disease March 2020 Disease Dear Friends, Like you, the ecovillage community is very aware of the need for containment of the coronavirus, and discussions on how we can support community resilience during this uncertain time have been active and dynamic. But the situation is evolving […]

2020 03 18 Network News


Creating social change, Owls, Earthbags, Effective collaboration, Things to do & More 2020 01 28 Network News Creating social change Introducing egalitarian decision-making to my business -Rafaele Joudry For a couple of years I had been wondering how an egalitarian decision-making system called sociocracy would work in my business. I […]

2020 01 28 Network News


Saturday 7 December 2019 In this issue Fire – Preparing for Bushfire, with useful linksGrowingLove your soilWildlife protecting your garden – and an invitation to the village $8,000 Garden design scholarship awardedSustainable BuildingNatural owner builder Greenhouse homes in Sweden and NararaOpportunities & EventsSchool holiday kids activities at Narara EcovillageVisit the […]

2019 12 07 Network News



In this issue: Village News: what’s been happening Sustainable House Day HIA award for ecovillage home Cluster houses construction delayed Visitor Centre’s new Luxaflex shades Upcoming Events at Narara Ecovillage Open Day, including Sociocracy in Action, this Sunday, October 27 Taste of sociocracy, November 8 Edible Plants of the Strickland […]

2019 10 21 Network News


NELN notice of AGM and annual report Scroll down for Proxy and Nomination forms, Annual Financial Report, and Formal notice & Agenda of AGM Narara Eco Living Network  Annual Report June 30 2018 – June 30 2019 Highlights of the year were: Festivals & Community relations Building activities The Mad […]

Network Annual Report 2018-19





12 May 2019, 11:00am-1:00pm The perfect Mothers’ Day gift! Click for tickets Following Mad about Dirt! on Saturday, this is your opportunity to meet the experts, Angus and Tino, and ask them anything you want to know. Come with your questions about topics such as gardens for wildlife, growing your […]

Dig Deeper with Angus & Tino, May 12 2019


Saturday May 11 2019 “Mad About Dirt” . On Saturday May 11, was a day dedicated to: celebrating the importance of soil in our world, and discovering heaps more about “dirt” (mainly, but not only, soil). Some photos below. You can also see the wonderful video that Sam Freeman made with […]

Mad about Dirt, May 11 2019