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Formed: 1994 Established: 1995
Jindibah Intentional Community
Bangalow, New South Wales,
Australia
(Near Byron Bay , Australia)
Lunchtime at Jindibah
 Welcome to our dream!
Jindibah is home to a small group of people who have turned a former dairy farm in northern NSW, Australia, into a cooperative community of 12 households.
Once, most of us lived and worked in various cities around the world. Now we are re-inventing ourselves as country people, hopefully utilising our city skills, to find ways to grow, maintain, share and regenerate a lovely 46ha (113-acre) coastal property, located just outside Byron Bay, Australia's most easterly point.
Here, we live a simple, more creative and productive life, without the stresses of city living. It's natural and real - yet we use the latest technology (like our community wireless broadband co-operative) to connect us with the outside world.
['Energy independence' is high on our wish-list. As the technology becomes more economically viable, we plan to use solar devices to generate electricity to meet our needs during the day. The idea is for any excess to go back to the grid, drawn down again at off-peak rates at night to re-charge our Plug-in Hybrid Electrical Vehicles (PHEV's).]
The property is quiet and rural, and it's only minutes from the Pacific Highway which runs along the entire east coast of Australia.
As luck would have it, we're within easy reach of three airports, five shopping towns, private and public schools, a university and all kinds of transport - not to mention many excellent beaches where surfers share the waves with dolphins.
As Byron Bay is a tourist town, we're well supplied with holiday-type ways to relax, if the pressure of growing the veggies gets too much.
Along the way, we are aiming to find an achievable balance between social, environmental and economic life - remembering that if it’s not fun, it’s probably not sustainable.
 
Website: http://www.jindibah-community.org/
Contact:
PO Box 264
Bangalow, NSW, New South Wales 2479 Australia
Phone: +61-(0)2-6687-2244
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Last Updated:4/18/2008
 
Visitors Accepted
 (By appointment please)
Visitor Process: email us at ic@jindibah-community.org
Network Affiliations:
Fellowship for Intentional Community
:: Rural Landsharing Communities Association (RLCA)
Population
Adult Members:
7
(11 others on their way here as economics permit)
Child Members:
1
(6 others also on their way here)
Non-member Residents:
0
Open to new adults:
Yes
Open to new children:
Yes
(With parents)
Gender Balance:
44% M 56% F
Government
Decision Making:
By consensus
(Ideally, but not necessarily 100%)
Identified Leader:
No
Leadership Core Group:
Yes
Labor and Money
Financial Style:
Members have independent finances
Labor Contribution:
Join Fee:
No
(But purchase of land in the community is needed.)
Regular Fees:
No
Land and Buildings
Rural
Area:
113 acres (45.7 hectares)
Land Owned By:
Other
(Community shareholders own land)
Number of Residences:
12
(Not yet all built)
Cohousing:
No
Food, etc.
Percentage of Food Grown:
1-5%
(Domestic only)
Share Community Meals:
1-3 times/month
Dietary Choice or Restrictions:
There are some dietary restrictions
Dietary Practice:
Omnivorous
(Per individual family/household choice)
Alcohol Use:
(Individual choice.)
Tobacco Use:
(Individual choice.)
Social Factors
Open to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and/or Transgender members:
Yes
(Membership dependent on compatibility of the individual, rather than sexual preference)
Shared Spiritual Path:
Yes
(Seekers of consciousness/ personal awareness)
Which Spiritual Path(s):
Other
Educational Style(s):
Other
(Per family choice)
 
 
Lunchtime at Jindibah
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