Brolga Lakes

A Forest For Koalas and Migratory Birds Half a million trees have been grown on from local seed and in a purpose- built nursery to create Koala habitat which joins up other forests in the coastal lakes and waterways of Brolga Lakes, in Burpengary, Brisbane. A unique biodiversity offset agreement between a landowner and the […]

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Brolga Lakes

Brolga Lakes seeks to break the pattern of unsustainable suburban growth by providing low carbon footprint homes with communal facilities for waste, water, power and food. Brolga Lakes is a village set in lakes, an ecological place connected to nature and connecting its people. Brolga Lakes seeks to reform the way we live in the edges of our cities; creating a self-supported peri-urban neighbourhood. The conservation land comprising valued wetlands, has been donated to Birdlife Australia through an enduring covenant which will revegetate adjacent cleared land to create an outstanding environmental setting and a national centre for bird research.

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The Living Classroom, Bingara

Small towns in rural Australia are disappearing due to a lack of people and purpose. The Living Classroom is a regenerative project to bring both people and new ideas, framed around the exploration of sustainable farming for the future. The Living Classroom provides classrooms, teaching areas, bunk accommodation, productive gardens and grazing lots, and agricultural […]

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The Ecovillage at Currumbin

The Ecovillage at Currumbin was first conceptualised by John Mongard Landscape Architects (JMLA) in 1999. The concept plan, planning precincts and building/landscape codes were prepared as part of the development approval plans by JMLA in collaboration with others in 2002. The Ecovillage has become a model for sustainable development in Australia, having won over 30 […]

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Caral Eco Village

Disused cane farms adjacent to a village are converted into a project for an ecovillage where work, live and play can combine in new ways. Greenways provide food gardens and communal facilities incorporate a men’s shed and a boat shed, adjacent to an infrastructure centre for the village.

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