Ballintaggart on the Atherton Tableland

Formed: 2007

This page last updated:11/17/2011

Malanda, Queensland,

Australia

Greetings from Northeastern Australia.

Ballintaggart is a tropical paradise with 40 hectares of rainforest, 40 hectares of pasture, and three hectares of mixed-species native plantations. The property looks over the beautiful Atherton Tableland, and is surrounded on three sides by world heritage rainforest.

Ballintaggart is within 100 kilometres of Cairns, the Great Barrier Reef, the Outback, deserted beaches and islands. There are lots of rainforest walks and waterfalls locally.

We have established an intentional community focussed on becoming more self-sufficient in water, food, energy, joy and laughter.

At present we have eight resident members.

We appreciate that vibrant and nurturing communities don't happen by chance and we want to find more capable and compatible community members. We are putting in place appropriate governance processes to ensure that our shared community is as beautiful as its location. Interested people can visit Ballintaggart to get a feel for life here and ask questions and learn more about the people and place.

We presently integrate a number of appropriate resource management disciplines and wisdoms, including traditional knowledge, holistic management, permaculture, biodynamics, quantum agriculture, and many other earth magics, to develop new ecologically friendly enterprises based on our unique biological and cultural diversity.

We would love to hear from potential community members.

All the very best with your search for community.

Contact:

Bood Hickson
PO Box 712
Malanda, Queensland 4885 Australia
Phone: +61-740-972-375

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This page last updated:11/17/2011

Visitors Accepted

Visitor Process: Please drop an email with any questions you might have or to arrange a suitable time to visit, to Bood Hickson at the address listed above.

Network Affiliations:

GEN - Global Ecovillage Network

Statement of Housing Non-discrimination:

Our community does not discriminate in regards to housing based on race/color, national origin, religion, sex/gender, family status (i.e. having children, not having children, or being pregnant), disability, marital status, sexual orientation, ancestry, source of income, age, creed, personal appearance, political affiliation, HIV infection, military/veteran status, unfavorable military discharge, gender identity or expression, receiving public assistance, or being the victim of domestic abuse.

Population Members(adults and children): 8 Non-member Residents: 0 Open to new members: Yes	Government Decision Making: By consensus (Elder group if no consensus) Identified Leader: Yes (Collaborative leadership encouraged) Leadership Core Group: Yes	Labor and Money Financial Style: Partial income sharing Open to Members with Pre-existing Debt: No Answer (Possibly) Labor Contribution: Expected (3 hours per day) Join Fee: No Regular Fees: Yes (We pay $100 per week)
Land and Buildings Rural Area: 208 acres (84.2 hectares) Land Owned By: Individual community member(s) Number of Residences: 2 (can accommodate 14 at present)	Food, etc. Percentage of Food Grown: over 50% Share Community Meals: 2-5 times/week Dietary Choice or Restrictions: Diet is up to each individual Dietary Practice: Omnivorous Alcohol Use: Used occasionally Tobacco Use: Seldom used	Social Factors Common Spiritual Practices: Yes (but they are not enforced) Which Spiritual Traditions(s): Paganism/Earth Religions Educational Style(s): Private school off the property

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Comment from alisha66 on 10/27/2010 (Reader Rating: 0)

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Atherton plateau takes its name from a variety of plain or levels. Covered with rolling hills, valleys, lakes, rivers, waterfalls and thick rainforests. Due to high 400 to 1100 meters above sea level,is a tropical paradise, and there is no moisture coast. There are different, such as waterfalls Mungalli, Malanda Falls, Souita, Pepin, Ellinjaa, Zilla, Dinner Falls, Little Millstream, Millstream Falls and the list goes on. Windy Hill near Ravenshoe is another popular attraction and a large power generation turbines dotted the hills - a scary place, a foggy morning.
http://www.travelaustralia360.com/atherton-tablelands.html

Comment from GeorgeMacdonald on 6/17/2008 (Reader Rating: 0)

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Beautiful concept

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