Murundaka Cohousing Community

Happy International Year of Cooperatives!

In 2025, we celebrate the power of co-operation — communities coming together to build a fairer, more inclusive, and sustainable world.

Co-operatives are built on values of self-help, democracy, equity, and solidarity. Whether it's through housing, food, work, education, or finance, co-ops put people before profit and empower us all to shape the future together.

Let’s take this year to shine a light on the incredible contributions of co-operatives everywhere — and recommit to co-creating a world where everyone has a voice, a stake, and a community.

Savannah from the UK, who visited Murundaka during her Churchill Fellowship, says:

On Wednesday, April 30, at 9:30am AEST, I’ll be interviewed by Tegan Taylor on the national ABC Life Matters radio show 🎤✨ Tune in to hear what I learned from visiting 53 communities across the US and Australia!

Other Opportunities to explore my research:
🇦🇺 Webinar, April 26 – Creating Intergenerational Spaces and Communities, Australian Institute for Intergenerational Practice

🇺🇸 Webinar, April 30 – Intergenerational Housing Learning Network, Generations United

🇬🇧 Webinar, May 6 – HAPPI Hour: Perspectives on Intergenerational Living, Housing Learning and Improvement Network

🎙️ Interview, Adelaide Chronicles podcast

🎥 Webinar recording, Generations Working Together event

And...
📝 A range of blogs remains available at https://www.thinkitforward.net/communal-living

We had an absolutely amazing day at Murundaka Cohousing Community

A delicious vegan pesto made with fresh herbs from our bathtub garden, served with a kale salad using organic kale from Farm Raiser.

This is the power of community, where magic happens.

Reshare from International Cooperative Alliance

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/18YSqPZNRC/

Happy Birthday !

City’s oldest co-op housing society turns 100 City’s oldest co-op housing society turns 100

https://acha.coop/co-op-housing-in-australia/?fbclid=IwY2xjawHIW6FleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHWwRseEjRKDi4vqw8jUEA0s-CTqSadV6fuTTUpJqNhD__hDf3u0UrDqDJQ_aem_EHKBHRWiIhAe68zfLloRuA

Co-op Housing in Australia - ACHA Homes for our own - ACHA's policy blueprint for co-operative housing in Australia.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cu5kVUPFecc&t=1s&ab_channel=FoundationforIntentionalCommunity

reshare from Foundation for Intentional Community

It Takes Community Every community is a living laboratory, a beta test center, for how we can live high quality lives with lower ecological impacts – together. This is why we a...

We had a really enjoyable gardening. Renovated the winter garden into a summer garden with Patrick, thanks to Sustainable Macleod for growing and selling us seedlings. We love cooking with ingredients from the garden. Followed by AGM. It was nice to see everyone and the meeting was great.

Twilight Unfurl Concert
Murundaka is hosting evening of fun and connection!

Help us celebrate the coming of Summer with the incredible band, Both. This band is going to be huge! With their incredible energy, their melodious tunes and their witty words, this is an event you don't want to miss. In their late teens, this group is an inspiration to the next generation and a hope for their generation.

Both - Twilight Unfurl Concert Help us celebrate the coming of Summer with the incredible band, Both. This band is going to be huge! With their incredible energy, their melodious...

🏘️ With the rising cost of living and increased feelings of loneliness, communal living is making a comeback! This ABC article explores how sharing homes and resources can not only cut expenses but also foster strong social connections and improve well-being. 🌱💬 Learn how these living arrangements are helping people find affordable housing and build supportive communities.
Check out the article for a closer look at this lifestyle shift. 👉

Mary-Faeth and Maria want to 'thrive' with age, so they plan to move in with dozens of other senior women Co-housing is still unconventional in Australia, but the number of projects is on the rise. Residents say housing models like this reduce the cost of living and foster community.