TINY HOUSES barrelling along

IT SEEMS talk about tiny houses is everywhere right now . . . even mainstream real estate media are embracing the concept of tiny houses and are featuring more and more stories about successful living in a tiny house. Recently, Australia’s first ever Tiny House Festival was held at Bendigo Racecourse, where a dozen of Australia’s tiny house manufacturers showed their wares, together with displays related to living on a much smaller scale than most visitors were used to.

“There is nothing as powerful as an idea whose time has come …”
—Victor Hugo

The Festival, whose attendance was much greater than the organisers expected, presented a treasure trove of ideas from international and local speakers. People relating their actual