details & design
Jagera is an eco-neighbourhood of 11 ‘community title’ lots, walking distance to the town centre, with good solar access, sustainable housing and shared facilities, including a central low-key community building and recreation area, work/storage shed, community garden & orchards.
eco community design
The development involves an eleven lot residential hamlet with an interesting mix of sustainable residential housing, under the provisions of NSW Community Title Act. This means that each lot owner has individual title to a specific, surveyed plot of land; and owns a share in the community land, infrastructure and facilities.
Unlike ‘Multiple Occupancies’ (the traditional hippie communities of Northern NSW), potential owners of a lot on Jagera EcoCommunity can approach a financial institution to borrow money based on the individual lot as financial security.
Jagera EcoCommunity can include expanded housing and other types of development to facilitate a range of housing and living opportunities, with an emphasis on cottage-style and innovative development forms to reduce the impact of large building structures. The focus is on passive solar design, energy-and-water-efficient, creative housing in a range of compatible forms using sustainable building materials.
The intention of our ecocommunity is to be as “off-grid” as possible, with the safety features of direct access to town utility supplies if needed. These principles are to be applied to solar power, water supply and wastewater treatment. Our aim is for this community, within a community, to be as resilient as possible.
Jagera EcoCommunity is also designed to be interdependent with Foresthaven eco-retreat and learning centre, with walking trails leading along the creek into the 15 acres of regenerating forest and open parkland. Whilst Foresthaven and Jagera are separate entities, possibilities for connection include Jagera members facilitating and attending workshops and events at the centre (pending approval); Jagera houses or rooms being rented out to participants in residential retreats; and Jagera members co-creating Foresthaven and regenerating the rainforest in the magical valley you’ll be part of.
property details
Property: Lot 100 Hoschkes Lane, Maclean, DP 1227141, Parish of Taloumbi, NSW
Property Size: 5 acres/2.2 hectares
Number of Residential Lots: 11
Lot size: 600 to 1400m2
Approx. price of Lots: an average of $350,000 + GST *
Slope: north facing, 10° to 20°
Views: down the Clarence River; across Maclean town; and over Foresthaven Valley to north western ridge of Maclean Hill.
Vegetation: open paddock with weeds and senescent black wattle (to be cleared); over 80 rainforest trees of varying maturity to retain.
Landscape Features: intermittent rainforested creek runs along bottom of property to the north; sandstone outcrops at top centre; Ayr St Reserve along top/southern boundary; Foresthaven eco-retreat & learning centre on eastern boundary.
Location: Jagera EcoCommunity is in the Yamba hinterland … on the edge of the rural town of Maclean, beside the mighty Clarence River, less than 20 minutes drive to the magnificent beaches of Yamba, Angourie and Yuraygir National Park, and with good access to the beaches at Brooms Head and Iluka as well.
( * Prices of residential lots are approximate until tender for construction of shared infrastructure accepted, final costs calculated and divided by the number of lots. Lots are likely to average $350,000 + GST but will differ based on size of lot and river views.)
detailed design
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