Moora Moora
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Moora Moora is a co-operative residential community
made up of a diverse group of about 50 adults and 20 children. They deliberately choose to live together in six small hamlets
located on a co-operatively owned 245 hectare (600 acre) property situated at an altitude of 700 meters (2400 ft) on Mount Toolebewong.
The community is situated near the township of Healesville (Victoria, Australia), approximately 67 km (90 minutes by car) to the East of the city of Melbourne. Melbourne is Australia's second largest city and capital of the state of Victoria. It is located in the South Eastern corner of continental Australia.
Residential community
A residential community is a community, usually a small town or city, that is composed mostly of residents, as opposed to commercial businesses and/or industrial facilities, all three of which are considered to be the three main types of occupants of the typical community.Residential communities...
made up of a diverse group of about 50 adults and 20 children. They deliberately choose to live together in six small hamlets
Hamlet (place)
A hamlet is usually a rural settlement which is too small to be considered a village, though sometimes the word is used for a different sort of community. Historically, when a hamlet became large enough to justify building a church, it was then classified as a village...
located on a co-operatively owned 245 hectare (600 acre) property situated at an altitude of 700 meters (2400 ft) on Mount Toolebewong.
The community is situated near the township of Healesville (Victoria, Australia), approximately 67 km (90 minutes by car) to the East of the city of Melbourne. Melbourne is Australia's second largest city and capital of the state of Victoria. It is located in the South Eastern corner of continental Australia.
External links
- mooramoora.org.au Moora Moora Co-operative Community website
- George Negus on Communal Living