Amazon Acres, Women-only community in Wauchope, New South Wales, Australia
Amazon Acres was a women-only community spread across about 405 hectares of bushland in northern New South Wales. The property featured dense native vegetation and offered limited built infrastructure for its residents.
The community began in 1974 when activists from Melbourne and Sydney started this project to create an alternative way of living. Operations continued into the mid-1980s as the population shifted over time.
The name references ancient warrior women and expressed how residents saw themselves and their purpose. The property became a space where women explored different ways of living outside mainstream expectations.
The site no longer functions as an active community today and remains privately held. Access is not open to the public, as the land is still controlled by those who maintained ownership.
Residents consciously rejected modern machinery and chose to live close to nature. They viewed mechanical equipment as a symbol of male authority and preferred to use manual methods in their daily work.
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