Shows
Narara Valley Baptist Church PodcastA Prayer to Get Unstuck in Your Christian Walk (Travis Ryan)Sermon Series: "Pursue" - via Philippians, on Sunday evening, 16 February, 2025. Bible reading: Philippians 1:9-11.
2025-02-1728 minNarara Valley Baptist Church PodcastA Prayer for Growth, Discipleship and Transformation (Travis Ryan)Sermon Series: "Pursue" - via Philippians, on Sunday morning, 16 February, 2025. Bible readings: Philippians 1:9-11, Philippians 3:12-14, 1 Corinthians 8:1, 13:2.
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C3 Church NararaChris Brown - The Good NewsWe hope you enjoy this weeks message by Pastor Chris Brown.2025-02-1641 minNarara Valley Baptist Church PodcastTo Pursue (Vision Sunday) (Travis Ryan)Sermon: "Forward Movement, Momentum and Ongoing Transformation" on Sunday evening, 9 February, 2025. Bible readings: 2 Corinthians 3:18, Philippians 3:12-14, Romans 12:2.
2025-02-1024 minNarara Valley Baptist Church PodcastTo Pursue (Vision Sunday) (Travis Ryan)Sermon: "Forward Movement, Momentum and Ongoing Transformation" on Sunday morning, 9 February, 2025. Bible readings: 2 Corinthians 3:18, Philippians 3:12-14..
2025-02-0935 minC3 Church NararaChris Brown - The Good NewsWe hope you enjoy this weeks message by Pastor Chris Brown.2025-02-0943 minNarara Valley Baptist Church PodcastFilled With Joy (Travis Ryan)
Sermon Series: "Dwell on These Things" on Sunday evening, 26 January, 2025. Bible reading: 1 Peter 1:8.
2025-02-0214 minC3 Church NararaPhil PringleWe hope you enjoy this weeks message by special guest Pastor Phil Pringle.2025-02-0237 minNarara Valley Baptist Church PodcastEncountering the Living God (Travis Ryan)
Sermon Series: "Dwell on These Things" on Sunday morning, 26 January, 2025. Bible reading: Psalm 84.
2025-01-2632 minC3 Church NararaChris Brown - Australia DayWe hope you enjoy this weeks message by Pastor Chris Brown.2025-01-2627 minNarara Valley Baptist Church PodcastBlessed That the World May Know (Johnny Sharpe)Sermon Series: "Dwell on These Things" on Sunday morning, 19 January, 2025. Bible readings: Psalm 67, Numbers 6:24-25 and Genesis 12:2-3.
2025-01-1930 minC3 Church NararaChris Brown - Encountering GodWe hope you enjoy this weeks message by Pastor Chris Brown.2025-01-1939 minNarara Valley Baptist Church PodcastBlessed are Those Who Trust in God (Josh Thomas)Sermon Series: "Dwell on These Things" on Sunday morning, 12 January, 2025. Bible readings: Psalm 46, Psalm 91.
2025-01-1229 minC3 Church NararaByron Girvan - Talking To People About GodWe hope you enjoy this weeks message by Byron Girvan.2025-01-1227 minNarara Valley Baptist Church PodcastBlessed are Those Whose Sins are Forgiven (Travis Ryan)Sermon Series: "Dwell on These Things" on Sunday morning, 5 January, 2025. Bible readings: Psalm 32, Phil 4:8, 1 John 1:8,9.
2025-01-0633 minC3 Church NararaHudson Browning - Aligning With ChristWe hope you enjoy this weeks message by Hudson Browning.2025-01-0523 minNarara Valley Baptist Church PodcastSelah - the Power of Pause (Travis Ryan)
Service on Sunday morning, 29 December 2024. Bible readings: Psalm 3, Psalm 24, Psalm 39.
2024-12-3027 minNarara Valley Baptist Church PodcastGod is Here (Johnny Sharpe)Christmas Day service on Wednesday morning, 25 December, 2024. Bible reading: John 1:1-5, 9-14.
2024-12-2715 minNarara Valley Baptist Church PodcastGod's Highest and Most Complete Good - Shalom (Travis Ryan)Christmas Eve service on Tuesday evening, 24 December, 2024. Bible reading: Luke 2:8-20.
2024-12-2721 minNarara Valley Baptist Church PodcastLove All (Johnny Sharpe)
Sermon Series: "Advent Conspiracy" on Sunday morning, 22 December, 2024. Bible readings: Matt 25:31-40, Luke 10:25-37 and Luke 1:1-24.
2024-12-2328 minNarara Valley Baptist Church PodcastGiving More of Ourselves (Adam Holland)
Sermon Series: "Advent Conspiracy" on Sunday morning, 15 December, 2024. Bible readings: Acts 9:36-39, Matthew 5:1-12 and Acts 20:35.
2024-12-1730 minNarara Valley Baptist Church PodcastSpending Less and Giving More (Travis Ryan)
Sermon Series: "Advent Conspiracy" on Sunday evening, 8 December, 2024. Bible reading Matthew 2:1-4.
2024-12-1725 minNarara Valley Baptist Church PodcastThe Christmas Story (Kingdom Kids)
Sermon Series: "Advent Conspiracy" on Sunday morning, 8 December, 2024. Bible reading Matthew 6:19-21 and Philippians 4:11.
2024-12-1732 minC3 Church NararaChris Brown - Our Faith JourneyWe hope you enjoy this weeks message by Pastor Chris Brown.2024-12-1541 minC3 Church NararaChris Brown - Our Faith JourneyWe hope you enjoy this weeks message by Pastor Chris Brown.2024-12-0837 min
The Five Minute Advocate PodcastNarara Ecovillage: A Glimpse into a Sustainable Future - With Michael WalkerIn this episode of The Five Minute Advocate, Michael Walker visits the Narara Ecovillage, an intentional community near Gosford focused on sustainable living. He explores its eco-friendly homes, strong sense of community, and innovative practices like sociocratic decision-making and an internal exchange economy. While praising its low-carbon lifestyle, Walker discusses financial sustainability challenges and reflects on whether eco-villages like Narara could represent the future as more people seek alternatives to urban living.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.2024-12-0204 minNarara Valley Baptist Church PodcastWhat Does It Mean to Worship Fully? (Travis Ryan)Sermon Series: "Advent Conspiracy" on Sunday morning, 1 December, 2024. Bible reading Luke 2:22-38.
2024-12-0130 minC3 Church NararaChris Brown - Celebration SundayWe hope you enjoy this weeks message by Pastor Chris Brown.2024-12-0133 minNarara Valley Baptist Church PodcastThe Way of My Being compared with the Truth of My Being - reprise (Craig Stephens)Sermon Series: "The Church in the World" on Sunday evening, 24 November, 2024. Bible readings - 2 Corinthians 5:21 (JBP), Romans 7:15, 1 John 4:17, Ephesians 1:23, 2 Corinthians 5:21, 1 John 4:10, Acts 5:31.
2024-11-2528 minC3 Church NararaByron Girvan - God's PeaceWe hope you enjoy this weeks message by Byron Girvan.2024-11-2434 minNarara Valley Baptist Church PodcastWhat is the Church Doing in the World? (Craig Stephens)Sermon Series: "The Church in the World" on Sunday morning, 17 November, 2024. Bible readings - 2 Corinthians 5:21 (JBP), Romans 7:15, 1 John 4:17, Ephesians 1:23, 2 Corinthians 5:21, 1 John 4:10, Acts 5:31.
2024-11-1846 minC3 Church NararaRuth Browning - Tree Of LifeWe hope you enjoy this weeks message by Pastor Ruth Browning.2024-11-1739 minNarara Valley Baptist Church PodcastWhat is the Church Doing in the World? (Charlotte Jorgenson)
Sermon Series: "The Church in the World" on Sunday evening, 10 November, 2024. Bible reading 1 Peter 2:9-12.
2024-11-1126 minNarara Valley Baptist Church PodcastWhat is the Church Doing in the World? (Brett Robinson)Sermon Series: "The Church in the World" on Sunday morning, 10 November, 2024. Bible reading 2 Corinthians 5:11-21.
2024-11-1130 minC3 Church NararaChris Brown - Trouble And ComfortWe hope you enjoy this weeks message by Pastor Chris Brown.2024-11-1036 minNarara Valley Baptist Church PodcastWhat Are We Doing? (Johnny Sharpe)
Sermon Series: "The Church in the World" on Sunday evening, 3 November, 2024. Bible reading 2 Corinthians 5:11, 14-20.
2024-11-0527 minNarara Valley Baptist Church PodcastWho Are We? (Travis Ryan)
Sermon Series: "The Church in the World" on Sunday morning, 3 November, 2024. Bible readings 1 Peter 2:9-12 and Exodus 19:5-6.
2024-11-0432 minC3 Church NararaJanelle Macdonald - JoshuaWe hope you enjoy this weeks message by Janelle Macdonald.2024-11-0338 minNarara Valley Baptist Church PodcastMud on Their Shoes and Freedom in Their Hearts (Travis Ryan)
Sermon Series: "Exodus - Their Story, Our Story, God's Story" on Sunday morning, 27 October, 2024. Bible readings: Exodus 14:11-14, Exodus 15:2-3, Exodus 17:1, Numbers 9:17-18 and Psalm 119:105.
2024-10-2829 minC3 Church NararaByron Girvan - JoshuaWe hope you enjoy this weeks message by Byron Girvan.2024-10-2734 minNarara Valley Baptist Church PodcastThe Ten Commandments (Johnny Sharpe)Sermon Series: "Exodus - Their Story, Our Story, God's Story" on Sunday evening, 20 October, 2024. Bible readings Exodus 20:1-17, Matthew 5:21,22,27-30, Jeremiah 31:31-34, Ezekiel 36:25-27.
2024-10-2128 minNarara Valley Baptist Church PodcastThe Pinnacle of the Book of Exodus .... (Johnny Sharpe)Sermon Series: "Exodus - Their Story, Our Story, God's Story" on Sunday morning, 20 October, 2024. Bible readings Exodus 19:1-6, 10-19, Hebrews 12:18-29.
2024-10-2130 minC3 Church NararaChris Brown - 30 Year CelebrationWe hope you enjoy this weeks special message by Pastor Chris Brown, as we celebrate 30 years of C3 Narara!2024-10-2022 minNarara Valley Baptist Church PodcastGod Cares About You and You're Never Alone (Matilda Slade)Sermon on Sunday evening, 13 October, 2024. Bible readings Psalm 139, Matthew 6:25-34.
2024-10-1419 minNarara Valley Baptist Church PodcastFollowing in God's footsteps (Matt Gelding - from Soul Survivor)Sermon on Sunday morning, 13 October, 2024. Bible reading Ephesians 5:1,2.
2024-10-1417 minNarara Valley Baptist Church PodcastYou Can't Be Serious?! (Reprised) (Travis Ryan)Sermon Series: "Exodus - Their Story, Our Story, God's Story" on Sunday evening, 6 October, 2024. Bible reading Exodus 15-17.
2024-10-0624 minNarara Valley Baptist Church PodcastYou Can't Be Serious?! (Travis Ryan)Sermon Series: "Exodus - Their Story, Our Story, God's Story" on Sunday morning, 6 October, 2024. Bible reading Exodus 15-17.
2024-10-0632 minC3 Church NararaEllena Tankard - JoshuaWe hope you enjoy this weeks message by Ellena Tankard.2024-10-0634 minNarara Valley Baptist Church PodcastSinging When You're Saved (Johnny Sharpe)
Sermon Series: "Exodus - Their Story, Our Story, God's Story" on Sunday evening, 29 September, 2024. Bible reading Exodus 14:10 - 15:21.
2024-10-0125 minNarara Valley Baptist Church PodcastDo Not Be Afraid (Johnny Sharpe)
Sermon Series: "Exodus - Their Story, Our Story, God's Story" on Sunday morning, 29 September, 2024. Bible readings: Exodus 13:17 - 14:31, Genesis 15:1, Genesis 26:24, Genesis 46:3, 1 Kings 6:16, 2 Chronicles 20:15-17, Isaiah 7:4, Isaiah 41:45, 1 John 4 and Psalm 23:4.
2024-10-0137 minC3 Church NararaChris Brown - JoshuaWe hope you enjoy this weeks message by Pastor Chris Brown.2024-09-2945 minNarara Valley Baptist Church PodcastSpiritual Spring Cleaning (Travis Ryan)Sermon Series: "Exodus - Their Story, Our Story, God's Story" on Sunday evening, 22 September, 2024. Bible readings: Exodus 12:11, Lamentations 3:40, Deuteronomy 29:2-6, 12-18, Psalm 32 and Psalm 51:10-12.
2024-09-2422 minNarara Valley Baptist Church PodcastSpiritual Spring Cleaning (Travis Ryan) Sermon Series: "Exodus - Their Story, Our Story, God's Story" on Sunday morning, 22 September, 2024. Bible readings: Exodus 12:11, Lamentations 3:40, Deuteronomy 29:2-6, 12-18, Psalm 32 and Psalm 51:10-12.
2024-09-2434 minC3 Church NararaChris Brown - JoshuaWe hope you enjoy this weeks message by Pastor Chris Brown.2024-09-2236 minNarara Valley Baptist Church PodcastExodus - The Great Escape (Josh Thomas)Sermon Series: "Exodus - Their Story, Our Story, God's Story" on Sunday evening, 15 September, 2024. Bible reading Exodus 11 to 13.
2024-09-1628 minNarara Valley Baptist Church PodcastExodus - The Rescue (Josh Thomas)
Sermon Series: "Exodus - Their Story, Our Story, God's Story" on Sunday morning, 15 September, 2024. Bible reading Exodus 11 to 13.
2024-09-1637 minC3 Church NararaRuth Browning - JoshuaWe hope you enjoy this weeks message by Pastor Ruth Browning.2024-09-1538 minNarara Valley Baptist Church PodcastExodus - God vs Pharaoh - Conclusion of How Does God Deal with an Evil Heart? (Johnny Sharpe)Sermon Series: "Exodus - Their Story, Our Story, God's Story" on Sunday evening, 8 September, 2024. Bible readings Exodus chapters 7-10, Romans chapter 9, Romans 11:33-36.
2024-09-0921 minNarara Valley Baptist Church PodcastExodus - God vs Pharaoh - How Does God Deal with an Evil Heart? (Johnny Sharpe)Sermon Series: "Exodus - Their Story, Our Story, God's Story" on Sunday morning, 8 September, 2024. Bible readings Exodus chapters 7-10, Romans chapter 9.
2024-09-0842 minC3 Church NararaPeter McHugh - Managing Troubling TimesWe hope you enjoy this weeks message by special guest Peter McHugh.2024-09-0850 minNarara Valley Baptist Church PodcastExodus - Waiting for Deliverance (Travis Ryan)Sermon Series: "Exodus - Their Story, Our Story, God's Story" on Sunday morning, 1 September, 2024. Bible reading Exodus 1:11-14, 2:23-25, 4:29-31, 5:1-23, 6:1-12.
2024-09-0229 minC3 Church NararaChris Brown - Father's DayWe hope you enjoy this weeks message by Pastor Chris Brown.2024-09-0146 minNarara Valley Baptist Church PodcastExodus - I AM (Josh White)Sermon Series: "Exodus - Their Story, Our Story, God's Story" on Sunday evening, 25 August, 2024. Bible reading Exodus 3:13-15.
2024-08-2625 minNarara Valley Baptist Church PodcastExodus - This is Holy Ground (Josh White)Sermon Series: "Exodus - Their Story, Our Story, God's Story" on Sunday morning, 25 August, 2024. Bible reading Exodus 3:1-6.
2024-08-2529 minC3 Church NararaIsi De GersignyWe hope you enjoy this weeks message by special guest Isi De Gersigny.2024-08-2556 minNarara Valley Baptist Church PodcastCompassion Sunday (Rachel Patricks)Sermon on Sunday evening, 18 August, 2024. Bible readings: 1 Corinthians 12:12-25, Galations 6:2, Matthew 18:20 and Colossians 3:23.
2024-08-1939 minNarara Valley Baptist Church PodcastCompassion Sunday (Rachel Patricks)Sermon on Sunday morning, 18 August, 2024. Bible readings: 1 Corinthians 12:12-25, Galations 6:2, Matthew 18:20 and Colossians 3:23.
2024-08-1936 minC3 Church NararaChris Brown - People PowerWe hope you enjoy this weeks message by Pastor Chris Brown.2024-08-1841 minNarara Valley Baptist Church PodcastHearing the Voice of God in Prayer (Travis Ryan)
Sermon Series: "Teach Us to Pray - The Lord's Prayer" on Sunday evening, 11 August, 2024. Bible reading John 10:1-6.
2024-08-1226 minNarara Valley Baptist Church PodcastExodus - God in the Background (Johnny Sharpe)Sermon Series: "Exodus - Their Story, Our Story, God's Story" on Sunday morning, 11 August, 2024. Bible reading Exodus 2:1-10 and Romans 8:18-39.
2024-08-1235 minC3 Church NararaEllena Tankard - PatienceWe hope you enjoy this weeks message by Ellena Tankard.2024-08-1138 minNarara Valley Baptist Church PodcastTeach Me To Pray (Craig Corkill)
Sermon Series: "Teach Us to Pray - The Lord's Prayer" on Sunday evening, 4 August, 2024. Bible reading Matthew 6:9-13 and Luke 11:1-4.
2024-08-0627 minNarara Valley Baptist Church PodcastLead Us Not Into Temptation - Delivery Us From the Evil One (Travis Ryan)
Sermon Series: "Teach Us to Pray - The Lord's Prayer" on Sunday morning, 4 August, 2024. Bible readings Matthew 6:13, James 1:13-15 and 1 Corinthians 10:13.
2024-08-0637 minC3 Church NararaChris Brown - Run Your RaceWe hope you enjoy this weeks message by Pastor Chris Brown.2024-08-0443 minNarara Valley Baptist Church PodcastLead Us Not into Temptation (Travis Ryan)Sermon Series: "Teach Us to Pray - The Lord's Prayer" on Sunday morning, 28 July, 2024. Bible readings Genesis 4:7, 22:1, Job 1:8-12, Luke 4:1-2, 22:31, 1 Corinthians 10:13, James 1:13-15.
2024-07-2830 minNarara Valley Baptist Church PodcastDebt Forgiveness (Craig Corkill)Sermon Series: "Teach Us to Pray - The Lord's Prayer" on Sunday evening, 21 July, 2024. Bible reading Matthew 18:23-35, 1 John 1:8-9, Romans 5:8.
2024-07-2327 minNarara Valley Baptist Church PodcastForgive Us Our Sins .... (Neil Harris)Sermon Series: "Teach Us to Pray - The Lord's Prayer" on Sunday morning, 21 July, 2024. Bible readings Matthew 6:5-8,14,15, Psalm 51:16,17, Psalm 139:23,24, Leviticus 19:18, Matthew 6:14,15, Ephesians 2:8,9, 1 John 1:8, James 4:17.
2024-07-2329 minNarara Valley Baptist Church PodcastGive Us Today Our Daily Bread (Jacqui Miller)Sermon Series: "Teach Us to Pray - The Lord's Prayer" on Sunday evening, 14 July, 2024. Bible reading Matthew 6:7-13, Exodus 16, John 6.
2024-07-1525 minNarara Valley Baptist Church PodcastGive Us Today Our Daily Bread (Josh Thomas)Sermon Series: "Teach Us to Pray - The Lord's Prayer" on Sunday morning, 14 July, 2024. Bible reading Matthew 6:9-13, Exodus 16, Matthew 4, John 6.
2024-07-1535 minNarara Valley Baptist Church PodcastYour Kingdom Come (Zach Bryant)
Sermon Series: "Teach Us to Pray - The Lord's Prayer" on Sunday evening, 7 July, 2024. Bible reading Matthew 6:9-13.
2024-07-0824 minNarara Valley Baptist Church PodcastYour Kingdom Come (Travis Ryan)
Sermon Series: "Teach Us to Pray - The Lord's Prayer" on Sunday morning, 7 July, 2024. Bible reading Matthew 6:9-13.
2024-07-0835 minNarara Valley Baptist Church PodcastHow Do You Pray? (Johnny Sharpe)Sermon Series: "Teach Us to Pray - The Lord's Prayer" on Sunday morning, 30 June, 2024. Bible reading Matthew 6:9-13.
2024-06-3031 minNarara Valley Baptist Church PodcastDiscipleship Generosity and the Used Sky Blue Hyundai Getz (Travis Ryan)
Sermon Series: "Discipleship" on Sunday evening, 23 June, 2024. Bible readings Proverbs 3:9, Matthew 6:19-24 and 2 Corinthians 8:1 to 9:2.
2024-06-2429 minNarara Valley Baptist Church PodcastGrateful & Generous - Being Generous With Our Wealth (Travis Ryan)
Sermon Series: "NVBC Values" on Sunday morning, 23 June, 2024. Bible readings: Deuteronomy 8:17-18, 1 Timothy 6:17, Ecclesiastes 5:19, 1 Samual 2:7 Matthew 6:19-21, 24-25 and 2 Corinthians 8:1-5.
2024-06-2349 minNarara Valley Baptist Church PodcastFishers of People (Craig Corkill)Sermon Series: "Discipleship" on Sunday evening, 16 June, 2024. Bible reading Matthew 4:18-22, Luke 10:1-9, Mark 10:44-45.
2024-06-1833 minNarara Valley Baptist Church PodcastGrateful & Generous - Taking Nothing for Granted (Travis Ryan)Sermon Series: "NVBC Values" on Sunday morning, 16 June, 2024. Bible readings Ephesians 3:10, Mark 10:42-45, John 13:1-5, John 13:12-15, 1 Peter 4:7-11, Ephesians 6:7-8.
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Community ResilienceThreads of Sustainability: Weaving an Interconnected Community with Tanya Mottl from Narara EcovillageJoin us in this inspiring conversation with Tanya Mottl, a passionate member of the Ecovillage movement, from Narara Ecovillage in Australia.
In this episode Tanya recounts her inspiring journey with the Resilience Project, the challenges and opportunities she's encountered, and how she's contributing to a global movement for sustainable living. Emphasizing the importance of community, meaningful conversations, and practical solutions for a regenerative future.
Dive deeper by exploring the work and people mentioned in this episode: 2030 SDGs game; Findhorn; Kosha Joubert; map of regeneration; Project Drawdown; David Suzuki; David...2024-06-1255 minNarara Valley Baptist Church PodcastDisciple Makers (Zachary Bryant)Sermon Series: "Discipleship" on Sunday evening, 9 June, 2024. Bible reading Matthew 4:18-22.
2024-06-1026 minNarara Valley Baptist Church PodcastGrateful & Generous with your Time, and Presence (Johnny Sharpe)Sermon Series: "NVBC Values" on Sunday morning, 9 June, 2024. Bible reading 1 Corinthians 13:1-13.
2024-06-1033 minNarara Valley Baptist Church PodcastFollow Me (Travis Ryan)Sermon Series: "Discipleship" on Sunday evening, 2 June, 2024. Bible reading Matthew 4:18-22.
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The Mob PodEpisode 9 Narara Valley High SchoolThe Mob Pod. Raising the voices of Young Black and Deadly Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander youth.
Episode 9 Narara Valley High School. The students discuss a variety of topics.2023-12-1324 minThe Mob PodEpisode 8- Narara Valley High SchoolThe Mob Pod. Raising the voices of Young Black and Deadly Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander youth.
Episode 8 Narara Valley High School. The students discuss a variety of topics.2023-12-1312 min
EcolivingHabitat Restoration and Bush RegenerationSwift Parrot, Courtesy of David Cook (@kookr on Flickr)
Habitat restoration is vital to the survival of many at-risk species, including the critically-endangered Swift Parrot. Here at Narara Ecovillage we've been doing habitat restoration and bush regeneration work for years, and we've just started a grant-funded program to rehabilitate part of our flood plain to provide better support for Swift Parrots in their winter habitat.
Teresa Farrell is a Narara Ecovillage resident helping to run this project, and this interview with her gives an overview of the ABCs of this kind of work in general, and talks about the specific...2023-05-2019 minEcoliving3D Printing Sustainable HomesWhat if you could print a house from local materials instead of building one?
That's the goal of Alexander Tohidi, a University of New South Wales researcher who blends his skills as an electrical engineer, a computer scientist, and an architect to print buildings out of clay.
Listen Here:2023-04-2617 minEcolivingRenovating a Heritage Home, with Bellbird HouseThis episode is about giving an older home a sustainable makeover — and it’s not just any home.
We’ll be talking about: it’s Bellbird House, a Heritage-listed home and B&B here at Narara Ecovillage that’s over 100 years old. Owner Mark O’Brien talked about what it takes to bring a classic Australian home into the 21st century without risking its original charm.
Listen Here:2023-03-2517 minEcolivingStraw Bale and Straw Panel Homes, with Viva HomesWith Sustainable House Day happening here at the ecovillage and across Australia in March, we wanted to focus this episode on one type of sustainable house that we have several of here at the ecovillage: a strawbale-insulated home.
Straw has been used for insulation for all of human history, but that doesn’t mean that a straw-insulated house has to look or feel like it was made using old technology. The guest for this episode has been involved in building dozens of straw-insulated homes, including a number here at the ecovillage.
Sam Vivers is the founder of Viva Homes, and Vi...2023-02-2422 minEcolivingMushrooms and Mushroom GrowingPink Oyster Mushrooms from Shed 30 Mushrooms (photo courtesy of Lincoln DeKalb)
Want to move beyond fruit and vegetables in your garden? How about mushrooms?
Lincoln DeKalb
This episode features Lincoln DeKalb, a Narara Ecovillage resident who runs Shed 30 Mushrooms, a small mushroom-growing business based at the ecovillage. Lincoln started cultivating mushrooms at home (and in the forest that surrounds the village), then relatively recently started growing and selling gourmet mushrooms at a larger scale — currently to ecovillage residents, but hopefully one day to the general public.
If you're interested in getting started with mushroom-growing yourself, check out these links to th...2023-01-1617 minEcolivingCommunity Batteries, Smartgrids, and MicrogridsFederal MP Gordon Reid and NEV Power member Dave Parris cut the "ribbon" to celebrate the battery launch
We just celebrated the official launch of our Narara Ecovillage community battery and microgrid, and Toby Roxburgh came up from Canberra to launch the system, which he helped design.
Toby is the founder and executive director of Carbon Neutral Delivery Partners, and he joined Adam to talk about the differences between smartgrids and microgrids, and the benefits of batteries for local energy storage.
Here are some links related to the episode:
NEV Power, our village-owned energy providerNEV Smartgrid: a page about the...2022-10-2518 min
EcolivingPassive House (Passivhaus) and EnvirotectureAn Envirotecture-Designed Passive House
After a bit of a hiatus, our second podcast episode is ready – we'll be more consistent in the future.
This episode features Andy Marlow from Envirotecture, a Sydney sustainable design firm. Andy is also involved in Passivhaus Design & Construct, and joins Adam for a conversation about the Passive House (also known as Passivhaus) concept, how it works, and what it means.
Links from this episode:
EnvirotecturePassivhaus Design & ConstructAustralian Passive House Association (APHA)The International Passive House Open Days
Listen Here:2022-06-1523 minEcolivingTiny House LivingWe've launched a podcast!
Ecoliving will look at ways to reduce your impact on the earth, from cutting your greenhouse gas emissions to minimizing land and water use. Our first episode features Narara Ecovillage resident Chris Wenban, who lives full time in her tiny house on wheels.
Listen Here:2021-10-0519 min