The Ecovillage at Currumbin is an innovative residential community at 639 Currumbin Creek Road, Currumbin Valley, Queensland, Australia. It showcases best practices in residential ecologically sustainable development. The ecovillage project has been developed on degraded farmland on the exurban fringe of City of Gold Coast, a major resort city on Queensland’s South East Queensland coast. The developer, Land Matters Currumbin Valley, has rehabilitated the site and is protecting its environmental integrity and biodiversity by preserving 50 percent of the site as an environmental reserve.
It is on a 300-acre (1.2 km2) site comprising 80% bushland, plus open spaces and 141 home sites.[1] The ecovillage is master planned with many homes architecturally designed. It was established by Chris Walton and his wife Kerry Shepherd.[2] Currumbin Ecovillage lacks adequate public transport.[3] Residents are car-reliant.
- ^ "Awards for Excellence 2007 Winner: The Ecovillage at Currumbin". Urban Land Institute.
- ^ "Australian ecovillage receives sustainability awards". Architecture Design. Archived from the original on 2 March 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
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