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Forming Formed: 2007 Established: 2011
This page last updated:5/3/2013
Kanjini Co-Op
Emerald Creek near Mareeba, Queensland,
Australia
(Atherton Tablelands North Queensland)
 Kanjini Co-Op is an Intentional Community registered as a Trading Cooperative in September 2009. We are based in North Queensland, Australia.
OUR MISSION IS...
To live harmoniously as a mutually supportive and diverse community
To create abundance while being sensitive to sustainability and our ecological footprint.
By moving from “ this land is my land” to “we are one with the land”, from private ownership to sharing, we develop a cooperative system of shared custodianship.
Kanjini is:
• a place to develop, use and promote smart solutions to contemporary problems as well as being an example of what co-operative living can achieve.
• a community that promotes respect for diversity through education and is a healthy, safe place for all ages and cultures.
• a place that provides lifelong nurturing, learning and growth in intellectual, physical, social and spiritual realms ("spiritual " is to express, moment to moment in our work and our relations with others and our environment, qualities of awareness, respect, cooperation and helpfulness).
• filled with people that work towards an environmentally sustainable future practising natural farming methods and utilising intelligent technology and design, reuse and recycling.
• a community that strives to have a positive impact on individuals, wider society and on the environment.
• a group of people that share understanding, processes and discoveries with the wider and global community (through papers, products and/or workshops).
• a group embracing Social Sustainability by practicing nonviolence, cooperation, interdependence, trust, mutual respect, awareness and caring for one's self, each other and our environment.
• a community that welcomes joy, acceptance, trust, gratitude, abundance and celebration
• a community that values energy spent on improving interpersonal communication and deepening our connections to each other and the world around us.
• a community that has a holistic approach to health care, seeking to integrate many healing modalities and traditions into our lives.
• a group that does not adhere to any particular religion, but encourages and supports each other to grow in awareness along our own spiritual paths.
  Status: Rgistered as a Cooperative on 20.09.2009
Contact:
PO Box 863
Edgehill
Queensland 4870
Australia

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This page last updated:5/3/2013
 
Visitors Accepted
Visitor Process: Visitors will be welcome by arrangement, please email info@kanjini.org or contact through website.
Affiliations: Gondwana Sanctuary

Network Affiliations:
Fellowship for Intentional Community
:: 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):
(10 members and Land purchased on 21-12-2102. Currnt project designing and building accommodation9)
Open to new members:
Yes
Government
Decision Making:
By consensus
Identified Leader:
No
Leadership Core Group:
Yes
(Allmembers are Board Directors (by choice))
Labor and Money
Financial Style:
(see website)
Labor Contribution:
Expected
(This requires each member (including those in their acceptance period) living permanently on Co-Op land to contribute ten hours/week. Part time residents are to contribute proportionally, however for full members this is accounted for on a yearly basis for more flexibility)
Join Fee:
Yes
(see website)
Regular Fees:
No Answer
(Annual Fees and minimal maintenance contribution)
Land and Buildings
Rural
Area:
7000 acres (2832.8 hectares)
(purchased 7000 acres on 21-12-12)
Land Owned By:
The community
(Land is owned by Kanjini Co-Op - all members)
Cohousing:
No Answer
(many types of accommodation)
Food, etc.
Percentage of Food Grown:
over 50%
(Abundance of types of vegetables and fruit grown)
Share Community Meals:
(Communal meals are encouraged)
Dietary Choice or Restrictions:
(individual choice)
Dietary Practice:
(individual choice)
Alcohol Use:
(drunkenness not tolerated)
Tobacco Use:
(no smoking in or near communal buildings)
Social Factors
Common Spiritual Practices:
No Answer
(We are a group that does not adhere to any particular religion, but encourages and supports each other to grow in awareness along our own spiritual paths.)
Which Spiritual Traditions(s):
Eclectic (integrates pieces from many religions)
Educational Style(s):
(education choices are the parents and children decision)
Cohousing Details
Cohousing Status:
Building
Architect:
many participants
Developer:
Kanjini Co-Op members
Commercial Lender:
Bendigo Bank - A Community Bank in Australia
 
 
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We happily link to the following organizations, all of whom share our strong commitment to promoting community and a more cooperative world:
Cohousing The Federation of Egalitarian Communities - Communes Coop Community Cooperative Sustainable Intentional North American Students of Cooperation Global Ecovillage Network
Special thanks to the sponsors of our Art of Community Events.
Bryan Bowan Architects California Cohousing NICA Wolf Creek Lodge