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Requests Invite to Monthly Steering Team Meetings In order to expand the community interface we wish to invite 2 additional community members (“intending residents”) to attend the Steering Team meetings as observers. The parameters are that:
The next Steering Team meeting is on Thursday 23 November from 3pm to 6pm at Charcoal Cottage, SomerVille . Meeting Facilitators We invite members to contact Grace on grace.minton@sev.net.au should you like to volunteer as facilitator for the meetings. Childcare Roster We invite members to contact Robyn on robyn@greenedge.org should you like to volunteer for the childcare roster. SomerVille Library We invite people to get in touch with Christophe at christophe@greenedge.org should you have any thoughts/ideas on the SomerVille Library. Soft Skills Training Please send any ideas on what soft skills training you would like to Vida or Karen at vida@greenedge.org or karen@greenedge.org .
Sunrise at SomerVille Newsletter Team The Newsletter team is putting out a request for articles, points of interest etc, have your say, share your knowledge.
If you are interested in making a
contribution, or have any queries about the structure or content
please visit
www.somervilleecovillage.com.au/newsletters and read the
Newsletter Structure, Content and Submission Guidelines, then
send any newsletter contributions to: Project Updates Environment / Place Update provided by Dave Moore A meeting with Shire officers in the latter half of the month are expected to resolve a number of minor issues. This should allow the Minister to formally approve our rezoning application. This will probably be on the basis of 80 building lots rather than the 104 that we applied for and had been endorsed by Mundaring Shire council. We remain hopeful that we will secure approval, substantially as we had wanted, within the coming weeks. The progress of the revised SomerVille LSIP (Local Subdivision and Infrastructure Plan) continues to be stalled pending resolution of the rezoning of our land. The Shire planners have supported the new car park plan and minor repositioning of our community house. Unfortunately, they have decided that these changes have to be advertised, thereby delaying us for another two months. Andrew Hemsley will be coordinating the preparation of our Environmental Management Plan (EMP). This is a key document that outlines the existing environment (in its broadest sense) of the land, identifies potential impacts arising from our village, and proposes/commits to ways of managing those impacts. More on this next month. The Building Guidelines were discussed in detail at the SomerVille Sunday on 1 October. It looks like we’re getting close to a final version! Mid October saw a number of us bunkered down in Charcoal Cottage for a planning workshop. Many areas of the physical planning of the village were discussed including such items as; water supply, usage of existing buildings, drainage and food production. The notes from this will be written up later in the month and we hope to share the results of our deliberations towards the end of the year. We’ve received the results of water analyses undertaken last month. They confirmed the suitability of our groundwater for non-potable uses, some of it was better than rainwater according to our consulting hydrologist. Additionally, our samples were analysed for the presence of unacceptable levels of a wide range of pesticides. They have come back with a “clean bill of health”. Further testing was undertaken during the month of the potential water supply from our infiltration gallery. The Biolytix waste treatment system has been delivered to SomerVille and installed to the east of Walnut Cottage. We hope to have it functioning before November.
Enterprise & Economics Update provided by Paul Antonelli A number of enterprises will begin to move into implementation phase over the next few months. This will include Solar Power, Organic Agriculture and Workshop Hire / Storage enterprise. This is a new phase and we are currently in the process of developing an appropriate business plan structure and format to facilitate this process. As is part of the defined process it will be necessary for these enterprises to go through the Core Enterprise Group. The business plan developed will provide the background information for this group so that a decision can be made regarding each specific enterprise. The SomerVille Ecovillage™ budget is now in the final stages of being completed. Included within this budget has been the allocation of suitable resources for key enterprises. An overall review will be conducted to ensure that key objectives for SomerVille are being met and achieved. Two more potential Enterprise Champions have been identified. Julian Ilich is currently in the process of kicking off the feasibility process for the Procurement Service Enterprise. The potential scope of this enterprise may include the following:
Alex Hyndman has submitted an enterprise application to develop a Car Sharing enterprise at SomerVille . Alex identified this as an enterprise he was passionate about developing and discovered recently that we have been looking at someone to develop this enterprise at SomerVille . He sees that by facilitating short term car rental, it will be possible to achieve a direct goal of allowing people to not own a private car. This in turn encourages the use of other transport modes and a more localised lifestyle. An initial meeting has been held with Alex and it is envisioned that he will be embarking on the Enterprise Champion process shortly. If you require further information in relation to the work that we are doing please do not hesitate to contact us. Social / Cultural
SomerVille
Sunday 1st October Congratulations to all those members who managed to wade through the extensive documentation! The day was spent under the trees receiving constructive feedback on the documentation. It was wonderful to have so many members (40ish) participating and in such a positive manner during a very long day. Well done everyone! I was humbled by the amount of trust shown to the Steering Team (“our” Steering Team, so kindly pointed out by Peter Weatherly) and how much trust the steering team has in the community.
Cultural Social
Core Group
Our last meeting was held on Thursday 12 October, with renewed energy and vigour! Following Chris Doonan’s suggestion last SS we have decided to hold the forums on the 2nd Wednesday of every month in 2007, starting on 14 February. Our core group meetings will be held the following week on a Thursday at Charcoal Cottage from 3pm to 5pm. Why are we telling you this? Because, following the review of the functioning of the core groups it was evident that the core groups function is a very important link with the community. So in order to expand that community interface, we have decided to invite 2 additional community members to the Cultural Social Core Group meetings. Please contact Paul Moes (paul.m@greenedge.org or 9572-4550) if you would like to join us at any of our meetings. The next meeting will be held on Thursday 16 November.
The purpose of the forum is to provide a
space for open dialogue. The goal is to have the
conversation but not make any decisions. There will be
no reading prior to the forum; nor will there be collective note
taking. Individuals can take their own notes and forward to the
appropriate core group if they would like to. We invite members
to introduce a topic for discussion/conversation by sending a
paragraph on their desired topic to Vida (vida@greenedge.org)
or Karen (karen@greenedge.org)
by the first Wednesday. We also discussed how childcare arrangements may evolve next year with SomerVille becoming a construction site. A number of good suggestions were put forward and we will provide you an update at SS on 5 November. We thought it would be nice to have an End of Year/Festive Season Celebration on Sunday 10 December, a little closer to the end of the year than 3 December. So please mark that day in your diary as a day of fun and celebration!
Postponement of
Open Day It has been decided to postpone the Open Day until we have some definite news on the rezoning. Given the end of the year is fast approaching, even if we have news on the rezoning soon, it will not be sufficient time to arrange an Open Day. So, you’ll have to wait until next year for this exciting event!
Young Adults
Group With the Postponement of the Open Day, the camp over / party the night before has also been postponed. This party was going to be the first major event organised by the Young Adults Group and the plan was to not only have a good time and celebrate but to also attract more young people to SomerVille with the idea being that they will come for the party, camp over and stay for the open day. Then when they find out how fantastic SomerVille is they become intending residents. However we cannot postpone our first event any longer, and as one of the main purposes of the young adults group was to make sure there is suitable entertainment and activities for younger folk, we have decided to go ahead and have a party regardless. It has been decided and agreed that this first party will be on the evening of Saturday the 9th December, and will round off the end of year celebration. So why not grab your tent and come party with us for the night and sleep all Sunday. Specific details of the party and end of year celebration will be made available in the next few weeks. If you are interested in becoming more involved with the Young Adults Group or would like to help set up for the camp over for the open day please contact Christophe on christophe@greenedge.org . Coming Events
Saturday 21 October 2006 for 7
weeks TAFE WA is running a short course in Noongar commencing 21 October 2006 for 7 weeks. It costs $140 and enrolments need to be made before 13 October, phone 9427 1699.
Thursday 9, Saturday 11, and Sunday
12 November. The festival will show Indigenous films from around the country. At Cinema Paradiso. Entry is free!
Monday 13 to Thursday 23 November
2006 Students will work with Indigenous artists from the Papulankutja to make paper from spinifex grass and create original art works. The workshops run 13-23 November. For more info phone 9427 2792 SomerVille Calendar of events
Please note that events in this calendar are
tentative. We will try to adhere to advertised dates but they
may change depending upon circumstances. We will email you in
advance of events if we have your email address, alternatively
please check the calendar located at: Sunday 5th November 2006
Saturday 9th December 2006
Note: Chidlow Markets occur on the last Saturday of every month For the latest list of all the coming events please visit http://www.somervilleecovillage.com.au/calendar.htm Articles Unfortunately there are no articles this month. My Story
My Story of
SomerVille
Paul’s and Dominic’s PP presentation covered all questions I may have had, and I was also quite taken by the delicious muffins afterwards! While talking with Paul and Mecthild Moes in the car park, I thought that if they were the type of people going to be living at SomerVille , I was very very interested. And I’ve been heavily involved, and excited, and learning ever since! Even to the point of being an Ecocom committee member for two years. The SomerVille Ecovillage™ is already attractive, and it doesn’t take too much imagination to visualise many intelligent and passionate neighbours enjoying a new green paradise in harmony with nature and her finite resources. What a WOW!! The year 2008 will be so rewarding, with our own community building, the first residents creating beauty and comfort with a small footprint, and entrepreneurs setting up businesses and providing employment to meet our everyday needs. The members who regularly join the many gatherings in SomerVille are already my friends, and I believe that our relationships can only get better, so bring it on!! Products and Services Available Avon Fibretech Anything in Fibreglass. Fibreglass materials, products (tanks, children's slides etc) and repairs - Peter and Kathie Weatherly trading as Avon Fibretech – Northam Peter Weatherly Phone: 08 9622 1453
email1:
fibretec@bigpond.net.au
Flower Essence
Consults Using acupionts on the ears, sprays and foot baths Flower Essences can help lower your stress levels and reduce pain in your body. Flower essences have a powerful healing effect on our body and mind and treatments will help you manage your pain and stress better. I am offering half hour treatments at your home or office for $25 Debbi Targett
Phone: 08 9299
6776
Miracle Wash Distributor for MIRACLE WASH® Laundry Balls: Environmentally Safe – cheaper than commercial detergents. Turn off your rinse cycle, save water and electricity. Excellent for Eczema sufferers and babies. Please contact me for more information about this excellent product (developed and distributed by a West Australian Mum).
Phone: 08 9299 6524 Mobile: 0412 412 098 email1: hilz@iinet.net.au
MYOB Accounting MYOB Accounting for starting businesses. Using MYOB in our own manufacturing business. “Let me mind your business – LMMYB”
Phone: 08 9299 6524 Mobile: 0412 412 098 email1: hilz@iinet.net.au
SomerVille School Farm
Enrol now to secure a place for your child! Jörg Unseld Phone: 08 9295 4053 email1: unseld@westnet.com.au web: www.somervilleecovillage.com.au/ssf
Thermomix
Healthy food fast. A must for busy and health conscious households. Call me for a demonstration Gabi Hilz Phone: 08 9299 6524 Mobile: 0412 412 098 Email: hilz@iinet.net.au Tread Gently Hemp Clothing, Stained Glass and IT Services Goddess cushions now available! We have reconditioned Dell desktops and notebooks in stock at unbelievably low prices!
Phone: 08 9572 3172 Mobile: 0414 491 459 email1: sarah.robertson@treadgently.com.au email2: neil.robertson@treadgently.com.au
Wormgirl
Catch me at the Chidlow Markets on the last Saturday of the month 9-1pm Stacey August Phone: 08 9572 3368 email1: wormgirl@sev.net.au
Xooma Worldwide Xtreme X2O is the premium fuel for the body's daily needs Take advantage of the low cost starter pack!
Phone: 08 9572 4550 Mobile: 0432 362 255 email1: mechtild@xooming-health.com
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The
creak through the orchard in winter
The
Yellow Shed & Walnut Cottage from above 
My
association with SomerVille Ecovillage™ began on 30 June 2002.
Actually my dream of something like SomerVille began at least a
couple of years before that. I’d been thinking about community
living (since I come from a small family) and healthy living
(growing food without chemicals) and a modern energy efficient
home (perhaps architect-designed). It seemed that most
eco-living was overseas, and so I was thrilled when I spied a
tiny 6-line ad hidden in the Subiaco Post about a meeting in the
pink Earthwise church at Subiaco regarding an ecovillage planned
for the Perth Hills.
Stress
and Pain Treatments with West Australian Flower Essences.
Gabi
Hilz
Gabi
Hilz
School
Farm for 9 to 12 year old children
Thermomix
consultant: smallest and smartest kitchen in the world.
Sarah
and Neil Robertson
Serving
in many realms: Worms &Castings, Water Saving Plants, Sign
Writing, Massage, Patterning 
Mechtild
Moes
