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How intentional communities from the 70s are changing for new generations

According to Tuntable Falls, it began with 40 people who pooled their funds and contributed a $200 share to purchase 80 hectares of land.

Now, the co-op boasts 687 hectares of land and 280 shareholders, who are residents and members who hold or rent sites.

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"We don't want to live in tiny bush shacks like when we were kids. Sometimes there were no hot showers; you'd swim in the creek, just roughing it a lot," Hannah says.

"We're not doing it the super hard way."

Her mother, Megan, has witnessed this shift in mindset between the generations.

"It's been a little disappointing in some ways," Megan admits.

Read the rest at ABC (Australia)

 

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