Narara Eco Living Network Annual Report June 30 2019 – June 30 2020
Highlights of the year included:
In this issue
Festivals & Community relations Building activities
Sustainable House Day at Narara Ecovillage, held in Sept 2019, was attended by over 500 people and featured Open Houses, Guided and self-guided tours, an open permaculture garden, food stalls and networking opportunities and high-caliber presentations in the Visitors Centre, including:
- Tiny Houses
- NEV building standards and the Building Review Panel
- How to get the most out of your NatHERS rating
- Natural building
- NEV Power: smart grid
- Earth bricks
- About Narara Ecovillage
- How the earthship was built
Publications
The Network e-newsletter delivered every 4-5 weeks to over 3,000 people
A high quality printed guide to the Narara Ecovillage was published
Support from Central Coast Council
Community Heritage Grant to fund a remedial works on the Grafting Shed, Gugandi Rd Narara
Community grant: Sustainable House Day at Narara Ecovillage
Projects
Continuation of Visitor Centre upgrade – acoustics
Planning for Sustainable House Day, September 2020
Auspicing community sustainability education events to be run by Collective Know-How
Membership numbers
at 30 June 2018 – 224
at 30 June 2019 – 208
at 30 June 2020 – 189
