ECO VILLAGES AUSTRALIA LTD

Eco Villages Australia Ltd is a non-profit organisation dedicated to creating collaborative housing eco-communities that foster sustainable living and land stewardship. It provides a unique legal and financial framework enabling small groups of people, typically between 5 and 15, to live cooperatively while restoring and caring for the land they inhabit. The organisation operates on a model called Collective Stewardship, where land is owned collectively through a Community Land Trust, ensuring it remains protected from speculative development and preserved for ecological and social benefit.

Mission and Vision

The mission of Eco Villages Australia Ltd is to build connected, sustainable communities that promote ecological sustainability, social prosperity, and economic viability. Its vision is to establish a network of small, interlinked eco villages across Australia where residents live in harmony with nature and each other, fostering a deep sense of community and shared responsibility for the environment.

Main Objectives

• To provide a legal and financial model that supports collective land ownership and stewardship.
• To create affordable, sustainable housing options that resist speculative land markets.
• To encourage cooperative decision-making and shared responsibility among residents.
• To restore and care for the natural environment through sustainable living practices.
• To promote social connection and community resilience in response to social disconnection.

Benefiting Groups

• Individuals and families seeking affordable, sustainable housing within a supportive community.
• Landowners wishing to protect their property from destructive development by gifting or bequeathing land.
• Community members interested in ecological restoration and cooperative living.
• Future generations who benefit from preserved natural habitats and sustainable land use.

Services and Activities

• Facilitating the purchase and collective ownership of land through a Community Land Trust.
• Supporting the establishment and governance of eco villages based on cooperative principles.
• Providing guidance and resources for starting new eco communities across rural, suburban, and urban areas.
• Promoting education and advocacy around sustainable living, community building, and land stewardship.
• Maintaining carbon neutrality and encouraging ecological sustainability in all community activities.