Click on any of the links below to learn more about the
who, what, where, why and how of Sun Villages.
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Video – ‘Going Local: Creating Self-Reliant Communities in the Global Age’
In this video, Michael H. Shuman explains why local investment is the way to go.
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Sun Villages is an attempt to revive something within us all that has laid dormant for a while, something that we all want to have restored - a stronger sense of belonging to place. The word Kamberra means meeting place and Queanbeyan means clear waters in the Ngunnawal language. These ancient words, still in use today, are proof that these languages still live on, as do the promises of the culture and the land itself. Sun Villages is aligned to the struggle for all good things to come to pass and we offer it up out of respect to ancestors past and present.
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Resources that have shaped our design and ethos:
A Pattern Language: is a 1977 book on architecture, urban design and community livability based on villages around the world, that is still one of the best-selling books on architecture.
Permaculture a book by Bill Mollison. Bill was a personal friend of Sun Villages founders Garry and Stina and Sun Villages is a response to Bill's talks on local economies and finance.
Cohousing a book by Chuck Durett. Sun Villages is a form of cohousing. Sun Villages co-founder Stina co-presented with Chuck at Sydney University's Community By Design event when he appeared on ABC radio.
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Other Resources:
Village Habitat - is an American firm that implements "Village Design Principles" that draw inspiration from real life experiences with ancient villages and also Permaculture, A Pattern Language and Co-housing.
Housing advocacy:
www.pennycarpe.wordpress.com Queanbeyan based OWL advocating for increased womens' home ownership.
Housing Advocacy article - People we care about.
Local Queanbeyan Links
Here's an article about Sun Villages from The Queanbeyan Age
Queanbeyan Local Council
Visit Queanbeyan (tourism)
Walking and Cycling tracks in Canberra-Queanbeyan
Googong Sustainable Housing Project
Queanbeyan cultural events
Capital Events Queanbeyan markets
Queanbeyan Sustainability Group
Queanbeyan Community Garden
Queanbeyan Uniting Church Community Garden
Queanbeyan Multicultural Centre
Queanbeyan Performing Arts Centre
Queanbeyan Stage Whispers
Local Canberra links
Canberra Organic Growers Society
Canberra Environment Center
See-Change Canberra
Music and singing groups in Canberra area
Canberra Multicultural Festival
Floriade Festival
International
Fellowship Of Intentional Communities - has a directory of intentional communities around the world that includes a listing for Sun Villages Queanbeyan. They also define and promote intentional community.
