Link: Cohousing News

‘I don’t want to live alone’: co-living, community and affordable housing | Australian lifestyle | The Guardian

Great overview of overview of collaborative living projects in Australia with a focus on Narara Ecovillage in New South Wales Central Coast in Australia and a chain of urban co-living studio apartment spaces. Some common denominators among the projects are the desire for and rewards of social relationships, and the economic challenges of setting up a new community, as the idea of collective ownership tends to stymie banks and lending institutions.