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Upcoming working bees
Dear friends (and future friends), Spring is here in all of its bloomin’ brilliance and it’s time to dig our hands deep into the soil in preparation for a bountiful harvest. It’s been a year of change...
View ArticleWurruk’an seeking a new generation of residents
Wurruk’an is looking for some heaps good legends to join our ecovillage/rural sharehouse. The one year simple living project featured in the ‘A Simpler Way’ doco is evolving into a more permanent...
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Square peg in a round hole Part 1 – Yurt Floor
We here at Wurruk’an are big fans of round spaces. They make you feel like a hobbit and embrace you like an immense doona. When it comes time to add a floor or a ceiling to them though, it can be a...
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Blacksmithing at Wurruk’an
In our efforts to reduce our impact upon the planet, we use a lot of hand-tools at Wurruk’an- chisels, knives, handsaws, hoes. As some of you might know, we also practice many of the crafts...
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Summer Vegetables
After the particularly cold, wet and windy spring just gone, we’re happy to have our summer veggie gardens kicking into gear at last. The tomatoes are setting fruit, which is a pretty significant time...
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Ducklings (Again)
I have been breeding ducks and geese over the last couple of years at Wurruk’an, and a week ago saw 12 shiny new additions to the flock. Khaki Campbell ducks make up the bulk of the poultry here, as...
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Springtime at Wurruk’an!
Spring is well under way here at Wurruk’an – the flowers are bloomin’ awesome, the bees are busy buzzing, the sun is shining (at least I’m sure it is somewhere above the rain clouds), our dainty garden...
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You Can’t Buy What I Eat- Potluck Lunch at Wurruk’an!
It’s getting harder and harder to create and share a meal together without running into laws that say: You can’t share an annual farm-slaughtered steer with your family, OR You can’t grab a bottle of...
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July Wood Chop Working Bee
A Gippsland winter can be bitter. Our trusty Everhot Deluxe 204 wood fire oven/stove has staved off many a cold night and cooked it’s fair share of pumpkin soups and crusty sourdough. So many soups in...
View ArticleWurruk’an wants you! New residencies available
After the documentary process was complete, a few of our residents moved on to new projects in new places, so now we have two or three available residencies. More details on the application process...
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Residencies available at the Wurruk’an Ecovillage
Wurruk’an is a small community of people living in West Gippsland, Victoria. For the last few years we have been trying to push the boundaries of environmental practice by exploring what it means to...
View ArticleA Simpler Way: Crisis as Opportunity (Full Documentary)
It’s been a long journey, but our documentary is now available online! We hope that you enjoy the film and we encourage people to share widely. Deep thanks to everyone involved in this truly...
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November Wurruk’an working bee a great success!
This weekend’s working bee was super productive and great fun. With 15-20 people over the course of three days focused on two big projects, we saw amazing progress on a couple of jobs that we’re so...
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Working Bee at Wurruk’an
In anticipation of the end of the “Simpler Way” project out here, we are hosting two final working bees for the year. We will try to finish all of our ambitious projects, including the construction of...
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Ducklings!
Rachel has become deeply passionate about ducks this year and has 8 ducks and 2 drakes at the moment in a large enclosure below the Pumpkin Patch. She can be seen taking them for walks around the...
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Earthbag seating with hessian coffee sacks
Yesterday we made great progress on our new outdoor seating area, which is in front of the rocket stoves that we’ll use for summer cooking. We’re using hessian coffee sacks – which we have an endless...
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Tiny House on Wheels Workshop – last day
Last day of the workshop! Emmet is walking on clouds today – his tiny house on wheels is well underway, with more work done on the roof and wall cladding begun. The amazing crew of 14 participants have...
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Tiny House on Wheels Workshop – Day 5
Light rain on and off throughout the day set the build back only a little. Most of the day was spent under the tarp putting up sheet bracing and sisalation paper. The first section of sheet bracing...
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Tiny House on Wheels build – Day 4
Day 4 was spent cutting and raising rafters. The tiny house has a roof! In the photo above workshop participants Killian, Jacob and Steph are at work on high, with John looking on from below. Workshop...
View ArticleLiam and Rachel’s Tiny House
Today Jordan posted a short film about the build earlier this year of Liam and Rachel’s tiny house here at Wurruk’an. The house is made predominantly from recycled materials for a total cost of just...
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