tiny houses

  • A tiny house journey

    A tiny house journey

    Gaining a ute-load of nifty building skills has been one of the biggest bonuses of building a tiny house for Castlemaine’s Rainer Cook Tonkin. The uni student started building his own tiny abode back in mid-2020, with a little help from his carpenter father, Bernard Tonkin. The Express visited Rainer and his tiny house project shortly after…

  • Review triggers backlash from tiny housers

    Review triggers backlash from tiny housers

    Proposed local law changes for Mount Alexander Shire have tiny house advocates up in arms. As part of its current wider local laws review Mount Alexander Shire Council is proposing changes to the laws governing camping on private property – something with implications for tiny house residents. The proposed new local law would allow people…