Shane is a passionate social activist, town planner and ecovillage designer. Shane has been part of creating two large ecovillage projects, Bunjil Ecovillage in VIC and Bruns Ecovillage in NSW, both which did not eventuate. Shane however has been key in creating successful communities in the past as well as the current ecovillage he resides in Balaya Buyul. Shane has delivered many ecovillage design courses inspired by the EDE (which he completed in Findhorn in 2011) to over 200 people.
Shane is a town planner, ecovillage designer, ecovillage trainer and educator. Shane is an affiliated GEN Australian consultant see https://www.genaustralia.org.au/?page_id=573
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Ecovillages
Balaya Buyul Community
Ecovillage
The community is a land-sharing community consisting of 24 adults and 13 children (and growing) ranging in ages from 0-70 years. We care for a beautiful 95 acre property near the town of Mullumbimby with a mix of waterholes, rainforest, food growing and livestock. We are in the process of building our houses (approval for 12) with an existing community centre. Our community vision is to become a regenerative, abundant, joyful and inspiring community using best practices for shared community … Read more
