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Forming Formed: 2007
Bunjil Community Village (Little Boggy Creek)
Whittlesea, Victoria,
Australia
 Little Boggy Creek is a sustainable community that subscribes to the Earth Charter and adheres to the principles and standards set up by the Global Foundation of Sustainable Communities.
It is located 75min outside of Melbourne's CBD north of the Yarra Valley, where the community is curently designing a village on 756 acres of beautiful land. 50% of the land is dedicated to nature (property is half treed and next to National Park & State Forest) and 40% to build Victorias largest permaculture/organic farm. The remaining 10% are dedicated to the village and its employment & leisure infrastructure.
The community is created with the intention of balancing all 4 pillars of sustainability - environmental, social, economic and spiritual - equally. It values indigenous wisdom, heritage, tradition, cultural & religious diversity and invites people from all walks of life to participate.
The goverance model is of sociocratic nature & is value-based to foster respect and tolerance.
All assets of the community, its land, farm and business cooperatives are held by the community through Australia's first Community Land Trust, which ensures affordable living (incl. housing, food, water, power and education) for ever.
The village is created, designed and developed in cooperation with the wider community, building strong links between both.
The community is resource-independent by providing its own energy, water, food and workforce. In addition, its community features, its healthy environment, its organic farm, its arts, crafts & innovation precinct, its local enterprise and business cooperatives will provide each family with employment.
Various regular farm market days, community events, celebrations and exhibitions will also attract the wider community and others to visit regularly.
Other features:
 Zero Emmission Community
 Carbon negative
 locally sourced, recyclable, renewable, natural building materials
 resource efficiency (passive solar)
 construction & material simplicity
 waste-free community, choosing indefinite resources-cycles/loops
 avoids energy, frequency, soil, air, noise and light pollution
 Green Globe 21 Certification for all aspects
 own IT & Telecom service supplier
 walkable, car-free village
 host of community features eg community kitchen, laundry, theatre, etc
 community services for all eg child, aged & health-care, education
 sport, leisure, & life-style facilities
 fire & storm-safe design
 
Website: http://www.bunjil.com.au
Contact:
Frank Hermesdorf
c/- Global Foundation for Sustainable Communities Ltd
160 Holts Rd
Whittlesea, Victoria 3757 Australia
Phone: +613 9716 1982
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Links:
Global Foundation for Sustainable Communities Ltd
Former/Other Names: Bunjil
Last Updated:10/25/2009
 
Visitors Accepted
Visitor Process: Please register on website and/or send request to info@bunjil.com.au.
Affiliations: Bunjil Community Village (Little Boggy Creek)

Network Affiliations:
Global Foundation for Sustainable Communities
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):
625
(We are forming and this is an estimate. We intend applying for a larger number, so that we have space for the next 7 generations.)
Non-member Residents:
95
(The wider community and guests are always welcome)
Open to new members:
Yes
Government
Decision Making:
Other
(sociocracy)
Identified Leader:
No
(we have community entities managed by elected community members, leadership comes natural through passion, skills and commitment)
Leadership Core Group:
No
(we have had a core group that led us through the forming stage, but has passed on all responsibilities to the community once we reached planning and implementation stage, while staying on board as ordenairy community members)
Labor and Money
Financial Style:
Members have independent finances
(while each family is independent, the community assets are held in a non-profit Community Land Trust)
Open to Members with Pre-existing Debt:
Yes
Labor Contribution:
(any contribution is voluntarily)
Join Fee:
Yes
($65 for Support Members, $5,000 to $100,000 for Founding Members (amount at their choice))
Regular Fees:
No
(except annual membership of $65)
Land and Buildings
Rural
(location is just outside of Melbourne in an rural area, the village itself can be compared to an European style village)
Area:
756 acres (305.9 hectares)
Land Owned By:
Community-controlled land trust
Number of Residences:
300
(This is an estimate. We are planning for more (7 generations), but the ultimate size will be decided by the community)
Cohousing:
No
(The model is based on community connection through sustainable lifestyle of which co-housing is one of many options realised)
Food, etc.
Percentage of Food Grown:
over 50%
(We are targetting 100%)
Share Community Meals:
2-5 times/week
(This is an estimate. It is totally up to each community member how often he/she uses the community kitchen and gatherings)
Dietary Choice or Restrictions:
Diet is up to each individual
Social Factors
Common Spiritual Practices:
Yes
(Spirituality, culture and traditions are core values. Therefore the community intends providing various opportunities to its members to practise and experience those values together. We are not affiliated with any religious group or tradition and all activities are voluntarily.)
Which Spiritual Traditions(s):
(any)
Educational Style(s):
Private school at the community
(Steiner Education provided)
 
 
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