Where Earth, Heart, and Village Share a Table
A new Australian cohousing community in the leafy suburb of Eltham, Vic.
We are excited to announce that as of November 2025 our project is in it’s build phase.
A Community That Cares
Brougham Street Cohousing is made up of 20 households of families, couples, and singles who are all passionate about living in community. That passion is being put both into the development of our physical site and future homes, and into the nourishment of the community relationship. We currently live across multiple states, and countries, and meet regularly on zoom, and in person for gatherings, celebrations, meals, working bees and meetings. We hope to be settled in our new homes but early 2027.
You can read more about the people involved here.
What is Cohousing?
Cohousing is an approach to living that places community and connection at the heart of development, design, and life. The balance of private and shared space brings people together to create a neighbourhood focused on fostering connection. Alongside enjoying our private homes we will be able to share meals, gardening, and communal social times at our own discretion.
“Cohousing, to me, is clearly the most sustainable option for raising my family. As a single parent, it provided me with so much support; both physical and emotional. In an era of mass developments where neighbours are often strangers, or loose acquaintances at best, I believe that cohousing is a progressive step towards a wider functioning and healthy community. I have fallen in love with our property on Brougham Street and can’t wait to move in”
Elise Maynard
“It has been our good fortune to buy this beautiful block in Eltham, previously the Garner Family Orchard. The land suited our requirements perfectly, being in urban Eltham which has a proud history of valuing the environment and a strong sense of community. The block also has historical connections to Monsalvat through the Garner family, with Matcham’s Paddock to the south and our block featuring two heritage listed mud brick buildings built by a young Peter Garner in the seventies.”
Ross and Pam Wade