Bellbunya Sustainable Community

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About the Communities

  • Established
  • English
  • Ecological
  • Rural

Founding year

  • 2008

What we do

Bellbunya Community is set up as a small eco-village on 16 ha (40 acres). We have organic food gardens, wildlife corridors, a creek and lagoon, a conference hall restaurant, and accommodation for volunteers and 20 guests in twin-share and bunkroom accommodation. The Centre is run on 100% renewable energy.
Bellbunya is owned by Association for Sustainable Communities Inc, a not-for-profit association with a tax-deductible fund. The Association dreams of being able to seed more communities!
Bellbunya Community was established to explore ways to create a re-localised and sustainable future. Our “4-bottomline” approach includes: (1) personal and spiritual growth, (2) social sustainability, (3) economic sustainability, and (4) environmental sustainability. We practise a permaculture approach to organic growing and engage in bushland regeneration. Over time, we have sought to employ a broad range of group process skills and techniques for group facilitation, collaborative decision making, team building, conflict resolution, and project management. We have developed various processes and structures to support us in functioning effectively and to be able to continue to learn and grow – both as a community and as individuals. Our developing enterprises consider the healthy interplay of relationships with our environment and each other.
Join us for a community experience, incorporating activities such as permaculture, yoga, healthy eating, and community living.
With comfortable accommodation and well-equipped conference facilities, Bellbunya can also provide an inspirational environment within a rural setting ideal for:
* Yoga, spiritual retreats and personal awareness
* Group eco-awareness
* Permaculture and sustainable farming workshops
* Sustainable building and green technology workshops
* Community and team-building retreats
* Healthy living and cooking classes
Receive regular updates on what we are up to by joining our email list or Facebook group.
http://www.bellbunya.org.au

  • Purpose
  • Ecological
  • Languages
  • English
  • Danish
  • Community type
  • Ecovillage
  • Intentional Neighborhoods

Commemorative dates

  • January 1, 2008
  • Started living together
  • Open to new members
  • Open to visitors
  • Open to volunteers
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How to join

Join the Community form on the website.
Meet the community members and visit the property by organising a day trip and be part of the garden sessions run every Wednesday and from there be part of community meal, or book short term guest accommodation or apply as a part-time volunteer. There is a 4 week trial for any new member.

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Location

  • Australia

Bellbunya Sustainable Community

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  • Volunteering
1 month ago

Social Media Intern

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Social Media Intern for GEN International Hours: Up to 20/month, flexible around your schedule and availability Location: Remote, work with Eva Goldfarb Focus: Instagram + LinkedIn (TikTok if you’re into it!) Hi! I’m Eva, and I run social media for GEN International — the global network connecting ecovillages, intentional communities, and regenerative culture-builders across every continent. I’m looking for a co-conspirator to help me tell the stories of the people quietly building the future: off-grid villages in the Philippines, permaculture farms in Senegal, urban cohousing projects in Berlin, elders passing down land wisdom in the Andes. It’s a wildly rich, wildly underrepresented world, and I want more people to fall in love with it the way I have. What you’ll actually do: Dream up and create content for Instagram and LinkedIn (reels, carousels, stories, captions that don’t sound like a corporate newsletter) Dig into our global network and turn your findings into stories people want to share Pitch your own ideas. If there’s a series, a theme, a format, or a corner of the network that lights you up, that’s what I want you to focus on. What we’re looking for: A natural storyteller, someone who can spot the human thread in a project update or a photo from a faraway village Genuinely curious about ecovillages, sustainability, intentional community, regenerative living Self-motivated and communicative; this is a flexible, trust-based role Why this role: This isn’t a “post 3x a week and don’t ask questions” internship. You’ll have real creative freedom to work on what excites you, learn how a global grassroots network tells its story, and build a portfolio full of meaningful, purpose-driven content. Plus you’ll be talking to people living some of the most interesting, intentional lives on the planet. If storytelling for a better world sounds like your kind of fun, let’s talk.
  • Events
11 years ago

Salud y Bienestar - Fin de Semana

Durante este fin de semana queremos ofreceros diversos talleres, dinámicas y prácticas que ayudan a mejorar nuestra salud y disfrutar de un mayor bienestar, desde lo más interno hasta lo más externo. Esto será en plena naturaleza, en Los Molinos del Rio de Aguas, un lugar mágico. Un valle de cristal yeso surcado por un río transparente de aguas milenarias. Un oasis de vida en el desierto. ¿EN QUE CONSISTE EL FIN DE SEMANA? SÁBADO 10.00-14.00 Taller de Fermentos y Probióticos. Aprenderos a preparar alimentos y bebidas fermentas con propiedades probioticas, muy saludables para nuestro sistema digestivo e inmunológico. Algunas como: yogur, chucrut, panes, kimchi, rejuvelac, kombucha, kefir de agua… Y también los degustaremos! 14.00 Comida y tiempo para disfrutar del entorno y del Río. 17.00 Visita guiada a Los Molinos. Esta es una aldea particular, ya que esta desconectada de la red del agua y la luz, las casas funcionan con energia solar, tienen huertas ecológicas, etc… En la aldea se encuentran ademas otros proyectos interesantes como Sunseed, La Pita Escuela y El Mirador. Más info losmolinosdelrio.blogspot.com y tambien aquí un video muy bonito de 1minuto. En la noche, aprovechando que es luna nueva, os invitaremos a conectarnos con estas energias de renovación, transformación y nuevos comienzos. Por esto encenderemos nuestro “saunascal” mitad sauna mitad temascal, para tod@s aquell@s que quieran entrar y disfrutar de el. DOMINGO 10.00 -13.00 Yoga Integral y meditación con Manuel Robles “Kirtan Raja” Para despertar cuerpo y relajar mente! 14.00 Comida y tiempo de descanso. Por la tarde os proponemos experimentar y disfrutar de nuestros sentidos y sensaciones. Nos sumergiremos en la conexión con los elementos del valle. – Tierra, baño de barro; en la poza natural de arcilla, un lugar sorprendente y oculto en el corazón de Los Molinos. – Agua, baño en el río; limpia por fuera y por dentro, en otro espacio maravilloso de e
  • Events
5 years ago

Autumn/Spring 2023 Golden Bay Sustainable Living Course

Ready to learn how to live more sustainably? In this age of climate change, rampant pollution and so many unsustainable practices, we humans need to overcome, the Golden Sustainable Living Centre team has expanded our commitment to land-based environmental education. We seek to share the huge knowledge and skill base contained within our beautiful community of Golden Bay on all things sustainable with students from across New Zealand and from around the world. Our 11-week Sustainable Living Course offers a compelling menu of hands-on, experiential learning modules covering seven core areas plus a personal research project. The course utilizes a wealth of living examples within Golden Bay and some of the world’s best local experts who will facilitate your learning with interactive tutorials, hands-on practical work and field trips. The course is taught by local and international experts, Sol Morgan, Robina McCurdy, Kerryn Easterbrook, John Massey, Rita Scholten & Zahra Lightway. Course participants will have lots of fun, some of the best learning needed to survive and thrive in the 21st Century and support in getting your best visitor experience in beautiful magical Golden Bay. Course content: Personal Well-Being Sustainable living begins with self-care through self-awareness and healthful habits. We offer a toolkit of practices to help you achieve a strong, happy, vibrant body, mind & soul so that you have the energy vitality & presence to achieve your dreams. The well-being module begins with coming to awareness of each of these aspects by slowing down, breathing more deeply, and dropping into the present moment with mindfulness practices. Beginning March 2021, we ha

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