This is a directory of community contacts in any positive environmental / systems thinking / changemaking interest, including intentional communities and ecovillages, sustainability projects, climate action groups, bush regeneration groups, and other similar community interests. This will not list all local groups, e.g. writing groups or sports clubs, unless they are specifically geared towards systems improvement, social improvement, or eco-friendly community initiatives.
This is mainly for internal reference. We do not specifically aim to publish this list, but it is useful to have on-hand to pass to other collaborators in order to share community contacts among likeminded changemakers. When people start projects, they can use this list of people / groups to contact those who might be keen to collaborate :)
### Within 2 hours of Brisbane
| Community Initiative | Location | Contact | Email / phone | Further notes
|------------------------------------|-----------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------
| [Firestone Sanctuary](http://sanctuary.eco) | [Laceys Creek, near Dayboro](https://www.google.com/maps/place/Firestone+Sanctuary/@-27.1901717,152.732683,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x6b9407a9dc2e105d:0xa841785364af8db6!8m2!3d-27.1901765!4d152.7348717) | Timotheos Firestone | timotheos@firestone.eco |
| [Housing Older Women Movement](https://www.facebook.com/Housing-Older-Women-Movement-102848074905599/) | ~Annerley, Brisbane | Lynette Loffel | info.howm@gmail.com |
| [Bindarrabi Community](https://www.bindarrabi.com/) | [Kooreelah, north NSW border](https://www.google.com/maps/place/Beautiful+Abundance/@-28.3176144,152.4470459,17z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x6b976bc3445949d3:0xafc7905988bd05dd!8m2!3d-28.3176191!4d152.4492346) | Doone Wyborne | bindarrabi@gmail.com |
| [Maleny Eco Village](https://www.ecovillages.au/our-villages) | [Maleny, QLD](https://www.google.com/maps/place/26%C2%B045'51.7%22S+152%C2%B050'53.4%22E/@-26.7643479,152.8476099,19z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x2e8bb5c050fbb899!8m2!3d-26.7643491!4d152.8481571) | Andrew McLean & Claire Ogden | live@ecovillages.com.au / 0491035932 / 0439532299 | Eco Villages Australia |
| [Crystal Waters](https://crystalwaters.org.au/) | [Conondale, QLD](https://www.google.com/maps/place/Crystal+Waters,+Conondale+QLD+4552/@-26.7879666,152.7125933,16z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x6b947a096244c713:0xd79074382dd0327e!8m2!3d-26.7841964!4d152.7195558) | | https://crystalwaters.org.au/contact/ | Well-established ecovillage with buy-in lot model
| [CIVIVA Project](https://www.linkedin.com/in/richard-mochelle-83816820/) | Crystal Waters, QLD | Richard Mochelle | rmochelle@gmail.com | Architecture, Permaculture, Democracy |
| [polkadot](https://www.polkadot.org.au/) tiny homes | Sunshine Coast, Queensland | Jimmy Hirst | jimmyz@polkadot.org.au | Mobile Eco-Parks with Tiny Homes (designing affordable tiny homes) |
### Australia
| Community Initiative | Location | Contact | Email / phone | Further notes
|------------------------------------|-----------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------
| Food Plant Solutions | | Karalyn Hingston | admin@foodplantsolutions.org | Manages database of native foods and their nutritional profile
| Queensland Mycological Society | | | | Citizen science initiative |
| Fungimap | | | | Citizen science initiative |
| Open Food Network | | | | |
### Worldwide
| Community Initiative | Location | Contact | Email / phone | Further notes
|------------------------------------|-----------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------
Please also see the [[community/other/]] list. Once contacting these, please move to this page.