Living off-grid in the rainforest at alternative community Starlight

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Living off-grid in the rainforest at alternative community Starlight
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Set in the hills behind Yandina, on Queensland's Sunshine Coast, is the Starlight Community. Residents don't own their plots of land but become shareholders of the community and the focus is on living sustainably.

From nature, nudity and mind-altering substances to tuckshop duty, ambulance access concerns, and an in-depth understanding of company law.

When Starlight was established in the early 1970s, media described the occupants as "long-haired hippies" and "draft dodgers", however Starlighters now largely assimilate with the local community and say they are not secretive nor separatist.

He is first officer of the Starlight Rural Fire Brigade, sits on the community steering committee, and in 50-odd years has faced the harsh realities of losing cohabitants to degenerative conditions and illness. While Carey has returned to Starlight to visit, writing in The Age that "even for those of us who don't always live there, it's home", conflict in alternative communities does occur.

"The shared vision that forms the bond between residents is vital and must be rock solid to transcend personal differences."Ms Smallmon says constantly interacting with fellow occupants and government organisations necessitates becoming well-versed in company law, property law and governance issues. "Conflict resolution, care and being flexible with people as their circumstances change — whether that's having kids, losing a partner, falling ill — is at the core.

In one of Australia's most expensive cities, Ben pays just $187 a week in rent after embracing co-operative housing

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