Latest on the Project
Latest on the project - Narara
18/5/10:
- SCEV Inc is working to purchase the Gosford Horticultural Institute land at Narara near Gosford in NSW, Australia for the purposes of developing a leading- edge ecovillage (sustainable develop).
- SCEV Inc is looking to joint venture with a developer willing to workshop and work with the community (*US based model, DVD available). SCEV members could provide cash and pre-sales and the developer could take some of the risk, provide expertise and some finance.
- The site is approx 63ha of which ~ 12 ha of land is zoned 2(a) to enable residential development.
- There is a site-specific Devt Control Plan (DCP) with guiding principles/master plan for a Development Application for 118 lots.
- Currently we have a database of 480 people interested in the project.
- SCEV Inc has developed some project ‘givens’ which are available on our website.
- There has been a new agent appointed and a new sale process begins any time now.
- All ideas at this critical stage welcome. Please email Lyndall: lyndall@scev.org
26/10/09 - The current economic circumstances have led to difficult times and our Greenedge developer friends from WA can no longer partner with us. We are so grateful for their work with us, wish them well and look forward to more contact with them down the track. There are other opportunities emerging and we are investigating some potential partners now. We understand the NSW Government still wants to sell the beautiful land at Narara with a new and lower valuation.
It seems to us that the project is gaining more and more momentum and interest. The economic downturn seems to be happening at the same time as personal shifts in consciousness as well as changing thoughts on ecology and society. We feel that there has never been a better time for an ecovillage/genuine sustainable development to demonstrate other possibilities for living.
There are limitless possibilities for this project and it is so exciting watching them unfold. Feel free to dip in (and out) as you like. There is no need to feel committed; you may simply want to give us a leg-up now.
Narara
The Narara Research Centre is located a little over an hour north of Sydney, near Gosford. The land is an irregular shaped parcel of approximately 62.97ha and is serviced with town water and sewer. It is currently zoned for 118 conventional housing lots plus 5 rural lots and also has a Dam of approximately 45 mega litres capacity.
The majority of the perimeter of the site adjoins public reserve and Strickland State Forest. Public transport is accessible - a school bus and regular bus service operates from Fountains Road, approximately 250 metres to the east, and the railway is approximately 2km from the Narara land. The Narara Valley High School is within walking distance and Niagara Park Public School is within 2.5 kms to the north.
