July Open Weekend 2025

25–27 Jul 2025 AEST

Village Hall, Narara Ecovillage, 33 Gugandi Road, Narara NSW, Australia Map

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Choose separate workshops- or book for the whole weekend and get a 20% discount.
Choose your price bracket in the Ticket Type drop down below, under Booking Details.

We offer flexible pricing, to recognise different income levels.  

Choose a price level that is appropriate for your resources. Your choice will apply to all your workshops


Please pay what you can. By contributing to our education program you are helping to create a regenerative future.

The revenue we bring in helps us to cover costs and pay a thank you fee to some of our workers, making the program more sustainable, as it enables them to continue their environmental advocacy.

We thank you for your kind support! 


Children are a vital part of our community, and you are welcome to bring your children to the Open Weekend. Kids under age 6 attend for free.

When you book, we will ask about your kids so that we can arrange some suitable play dates or activities with other families over the weekend.

The Ecovillage is heaven for kids, and once they make friends here, you may not see too much of them!


The Open Weekend program including non-ticketed activities:


Friday July 25th


  • A Taste of Sociocracy with wine and cheese


Saturday July 26th

  • Silent circle with Scilla Sayer - FREE
  • Yoga 8:00 to 9:00 - gold coin donation at the door 
  • Neville Coffee Cart open 8:30-2:00
  • Tour and Talk about Narara Ecovillage 9:30 to 1:30
  • Wild Edibles Foraging workshop 2:00 to 4:00; OR
  • Focaccia Making 2:00 to 4:00
  • Potluck Dinner - $20 (or bring a dish) 6:00 to 7:00

Join Villagers for a community Potluck dinner. You can either bring a dish or pay $20.00 (if you bring a dish- you don’t need to register. Otherwise, please pay $20 now.)

  • Film night: The Forest 7:00 to 9:00

Join us for an inspiring and informative film - The Forest - followed by a discussion. This month’s title to be confirmed. 


Sunday Open Day July 27th

  • Meditation
  • Sociocracy Roots and Shoots 9:00 to 12:00
  • The Collaboration Game 1:30 to 4:30
  • Closing Circle FREE


You can join the Narara Eco Living Network for a one-off fee of $20. See:  https://neln.org.au/join-us/

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Booking details

What’s this booking for?

25 Jul 7:00pm – 27 Jul 5:00pm 2025 AEST

$269.00

Select this option if you wish to attend all of the events on the Open Weekend (A Taste of Sociocracy; Tour and Talk; Wild Edibles Foraging or Focaccia Making; Potluck Dinner; Film Night; Sociocracy Roots and Shoots; and The Collaboration Game) and receive a 20% discount. 


Children aged 6 to 18 years attend the full weekend for a special price of $50 (select the applicable Ticket type when booking for this age group)


When you book for the whole weekend we will email you a discount code with a booking link to select which option you will choose between- Wild Edibles Foraging OR Focaccia Making. (As they are concurrent.)

The discount code will let you book your preferred option at no additional cost...


OR

Select your choice of individual events below if you do not want the full package.

25 Jul 2025, 7:00pm–9:00pm AEST

$69.00

How do you get your family, business team or, in our case, >200 people to make decisions, resolve conflicts and feel that they have been heard? Come and join Lyndall Parris for an evening of wine, cheese and a taste of sociocracy.


Price range $20-$69—depending on your choice of “ticket type” above. Your choice of ticket type will apply to all your workshops.

26 Jul 2025, 10:00am–1:30pm AEST

$15.00

Are you interested in Narara Ecovillage or perhaps already considering living here?

The Open Day Talk & Tour shows what Narara Ecovillage is all about, and shows how we are putting our ideas around ecological, social and economic potential into action:

  • shared food growing, natural retreats and Permaculture spaces
  • shared community and workplaces
  • examples of highly efficient low-carbon homes now and in the next stage


There will be a break for lunch between the tour and the talk. Food is available for purchase from the Neville Coffee Cart until 1:30pm. If buying lunch, please order ahead before the tour to help our wonderful Coffee Cart staff deliver a smooth service.

26 Jul 2025, 2:00pm–4:00pm AEST

Unavailable

Learn to forage with Diego Bonetto, wild plant expert, naturalist and award-winning cultural worker.


Price range $35-$69—depending on your choice of “ticket type” above. Your choice of ticket type will apply to all your workshops.

26 Jul 2025, 2:00pm–4:00pm AEST

Unavailable

Learn how to make delicious foccacia bread with artisan home baker, Karl Schurr.


  • Learn principles of easy bread making.
  • Taste some yummy bread.
  • Take some bread home. 


Price range $20-$69—depending on your choice of “ticket type” above. Your choice of ticket type will apply to all your workshops.

26 Jul 2025, 6:00pm–7:00pm AEST

$20.00

Tick this box if you wish to attend the potluck dinner and you will NOT be contributing a dish to share. The fee you pay will help us to make sure that we have plenty of food for everyone.

Alternatively, if you are bringing a dish to share then do NOT tick this box as you will attend for FREE and do not need to register for this event.

26 Jul 2025, 7:00pm–9:00pm AEST

$25.00

Join us for an inspiring and informative film, followed by a discussion. Please contribute your donation for the hall hire here.


Donation range $10-$25—depending on your choice of “ticket type” above. Your choice of ticket type will apply to all your workshops.

27 Jul 2025, 9:00am–12:00pm AEST

$69.00

Come and join Scilla Sayer as she takes you through the origins and evolution of Sociocracy from Quaker principles in Holland to global application – in our ecovillage and beyond.


Price range $20-$69—depending on your choice of “ticket type” above. Your choice of ticket type will apply to all your workshops.

27 Jul 2025, 1:30pm–4:30pm AEST

$97.00

The Collaboration Game is for exercising and strengthening the collaborative mindsets needed to deal with the wicked challenges we face.


Price range $27-$97—depending on your choice of “ticket type” above. Your choice of ticket type will apply to all your workshops.

Prices are in AUD and include GST.

Who’s this ticket for?

e.g. dietary (gluten intolerant, vegetarian, etc) or other requirements

Accompanying children aged under 6

We ask about the age of your kids so that we can arrange some suitable play dates or activities with other families over the weekend.

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Safety & Wellbeing

Narara Ecovillage is situated in a bush environment which includes various natural hazards such as uneven or slippery ground, the vagaries of weather, and natural flora and fauna. In addition, participants in activities or tours may need to take care with other hazards, such as heavy, hot or sharp objects, chemicals, electric tools, etc.

I agree to take reasonable precautions to ensure my own safety and wellbeing, and the safety and wellbeing of others, including any person in my care, and to follow organisers’ safety instructions at all times while I am in the village or participating in organised activities.

Contact the event organiser

Narara Ecovillage Education

learning@nararaecovillage.com

https://nararaecovillage.com/calendar/