The Beyond Community

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The Beyond Community

Located in Minbun, Queensland, Australia

Mission Statement
The key objectives at present are to build ever more sustainable and joyful lifestyles, by increasing our self-sufficiency and sharing mutual goals that empower us individually and collectively.

Community Description
The ‘Beyond’ Community gracefully appreciates how privileged we are to have a piece of paradise and share a desire to live in peace and harmony with Mother Earth and Father Sky.

Our small community is located on a beautiful 200 acre property in the hills above Cairns and the Coral Sea, in tropical North Queensland (North-Eastern Australia). We are surrounded on three sides by rainforest wilderness with hundreds of waterfalls which we access, and magnificent views of the picturesque Atherton Tableland and Queensland’s highest mountains.

Our community is forming and looking for people with energy, ideas and resources that would like to help build and share the benefits of living in an intentional community in one of the most beautiful and abundant places in our planet.

The key objectives at present are to build ever more sustainable and joyful lifestyles, by increasing our self-sufficiency and sharing mutual goals that empower us individually and collectively.

We have experimented with community over the past decade and are keen to keep evolving the processes we have found to be most beneficial in coordinating and harmonising our activities and aspirations.

The ‘Beyond’ Community seeks to build strength and resilience through diversity, with an emphasis on mutual respect, collaboration, and self-realisation.

We have established large organic gardens, orchards and native forests.

It is possible to visit us as a ‘helper’ or ‘guest’ should you wish to see your haven for yourself.

People seeking to join or know more about the ‘Beyond’ Community can email bood@tpg.com.au

Housing
Area: 208 acres
Current Number of Residences: 2
Planned Residence Types: Single-family homes, Multi-family homes, Room(s) in a house or building
Housing Provided: Purchase, Rental
Land owned by: A subgroup of community members
Additional Comments:
can accommodate 14 at present

Membership
Adult Members: 3
Non-member Residents: 2
Percent Women: 31-40%
Percent Men: 61-70%
Visitors accepted: Yes
Visitor Process:
Please drop an email with any questions you might have or to arrange a suitable time to visit, to Bood at bood@tpg.com.au
Open to new Members: Yes
Additional Comments:
but they are not enforced

Government
Decision Making: By a board, council, group of elders, or leadership group
Identified Leader: Yes
Leadership Core Group: Yes

Economics
Dues, Fees, or Shared Expenses: No
Shared Income: Partial share of income
Required Labor Contribution per Week: 0
Open to members with existing debt: Yes
Sustainability Practices
Current food produced: From 50-75%

Lifestyle
Shared meals: Approximately all meals
Dietary Practice: Omnivorous (plants and animals)
Dietary Choice or Restrictions: No – people may eat however they wish.
Alcohol Use: Yes, used occasionally.
Tobacco Use: Yes, used seldomly, or ceremoniously.
Common Spiritual Practice(s): Paganism/Earth Religions
Education Style(s): Public Schooling

Source: https://www.ic.org/directory/the-beyond-community/