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  Nimbin, New South Wales - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Nimbin is a small village in the northern portion of the Australian state of New South Wales, approximately 30 km north of Lismore, 43 km southeast of Kyogle, and 70km west of Byron Bay.
Nimbin is serviced by a police station, hospital and medical centre, restaurants, cafes and a pub.
Nimbin Rocks, a series of jagged outcroppings and Blue Knob that are both landmarks for the village.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Nimbin   (661 words)

  
 NG Search - nimbin
Nimbin: Pilot - This is a remake of a cartoon i made about 5 years ago.
Nimbin Pilots DVD - Yes, this is a revamped version of both Nimbin episodes 1 and 2, with improved animation, plus the trailer for ym upcoming Zelda movie.
Nimbin Comics: Volume1 - *Note this is an interactive comic book, not an actual game, also the flash has been scaled, so some text will require zooming in to read, and before you say "Newgrounds is suppose...
newgrounds.com /portal/search.php?terms=nimbin&kind=j&x=0&y=0   (441 words)

  
 Nimbin - New South Wales - Australia - Travel - smh.com.au
Being 785 km north of Sydney via the Pacific Highway and Lismore (it is 25 km north of Lismore), and being on the edge of the Nightcap National Park, it was an isolated settlement where things had barely changed since the arrival of Europeans in the 1840s.
The remains of ancient, eroded volcanic dyke the Nimbin Rocks are located on the Lismore Road 3 km south of the town.
The Nimbin Museum is a record of the town's hippie history.
www.smh.com.au /news/New-South-Wales/Nimbin/2005/02/17/1108500198341.html   (1313 words)

  
 Nimbin Backpacker Accommodation Nimbin Backpackers Hostel   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Nimbin Backpackers Hostel at Granny's Farm by the creek, is situated on the edge of Nimbin village.
The Nimbin Backpackers Hostel has double rooms, dorms, a train carriage which sleeps 10, plus creek-side camping, large kitchen and TV room, pool table and two swimming pools, all set on 10 lush acres with beautiful views to the surrounding mountains.
Nimbin Backpackers is by far the prettiest little hostel on the north coast.
www.tourbookings.com.au /nimbinbackpackers.shtml   (274 words)

  
 Roll up, roll up - smh.com.au
But this is Nimbin, and in Nimbin, Chicken George's community work for the past six years has involved dressing in a green suit with a hood, and dark glasses, to campaign for the decriminalisation of marijuana and to educate youths about responsible drug use.
While the hippies have been in Nimbin since the early '70s, they are still not reconciled with some of the original old-timers: the Nimbin Show Society won't let them use the showground.
In the past few years, Nimbin has received a lot of bad press; it seemed that old hippie ideals were dying and a hard drug scene would take over the town.
www.smh.com.au /articles/2002/06/11/1022982845801.html   (2111 words)

  
 Why is Nimbin Different?
Koori legends speak of Nimbin as a place of pilgrimage in pre-European times, and it remains an attractive centre for tourists, travelers and seekers today, both for its natural beauty and for the unique lifestyles practiced in the surrounding hinterland.
Nimbin has room for individual expression and an acceptance of each person as a unique being.
Nimbin offers a wealth of experiences: artists, healers, performers, environmentalists, workshops, community organizations, businesses, festivals, communities..
www.nimbinweb.com.au /resources   (156 words)

  
 NIMBIN - NEW SOUTH WALES
Nimbin is a small dairy town which boomed in 1973 after the Aquarius Festival, and is now home to a number of communes.
Festivals and nightlife should not be missed in Nimbin as it is always a night to remember, food and accommodation are good too.
Nimbin holds a market at the Community Hall every 3rd Sunday, and is an unusual place to stay.
www.australianexplorer.com /nimbin.htm   (315 words)

  
 Nimbin : Gallery
Nimbin isn't spared the frivolity and excesses of hippie faddism.
The Nimbin currency is LETS (Local Energy Transfer System) for which members trade their skills and services.
At the end of the day, it may not be entirely clear whether Nimbin is a serious attempt at providing an alternative model for the world or just an escape hatch for ageing hippies.
www.lifepositive.com /gallery/nimbin-article.asp   (424 words)

  
 Nimbin Real Time - www.echonews.com
Nimbin’s problems are obvious, crammed as they are into a small town under disproportionate scrutiny.
The Nimbin Community Centre is just one example of the Nimbin community banding together to create something better for their town.
To celebrate their third birthday (any excuse is a good excuse), the Nimbin Community Centre is holding a special Happy Birthday gig tonight, March 22, at the Bush Theatre from 7.30pm (being a smart bunch it’s also a fundraiser for the centre).
www.echonews.com /711/nimbinrealtime.htm   (1371 words)

  
 Nimbin Australia Site Overview
Alternative energy, transport, education, healing, land ownership, land use, economy and parenting, are a few facets of the alternative lifestyle options practiced in Nimbin.
There is a vibrant cafe scene, poetry, live music, a wide range of vegetarian and omnivore food as well as the "fabled fare of the controversial cannabis cafe's".
Nimbin has many talented musicians from all disciplines and forms.
www.nimbinaustralia.com /nimbin/overview.html   (295 words)

  
 Eddie's nimbin page
Nimbin Rocks was not quite what I had in mind.
Our co-op was the last one in Nimbin to be zoned as multiple occupancy (MO) prior to legislation changes in 1992.
Nimbin Rock has given me the opportunity to put this interest into practice.
www.eddiem.com /nimbin/nimbin.html   (1571 words)

  
 Nimbin Mardi Grass   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Nimbin has been a "hippie haven" since the early 1970's, when earth advocates and the pot culture united to stand down government, loggers and other destructive forces.
In the short term, however, Nimbin and its fine people are suffering a lot of pain, with some of the community's most generous and outstanding citizens facing jail terms and family destruction.
The Nimbin Hemp Embassy is in severe debt, trying to pay off the cost of running Mardi Grass, and those who have been arrested in the raids are also struggling financially.
www.cannabisculture.com /articles/2062.html   (928 words)

  
 Nimbin Mardi Grass
The cops tried to bust someone for pot in the middle of the festival, but were quickly (and peacefully) overpowered by the crowd and the "criminal" disappeared into the seething hairy melee.
Those in Nimbin still clinging to their hippy ideals were pretty much trying to keep their heads down...
Their press releases and activities had consistently kept the issue of drug law reform in the spotlight of the local media and more and more people were coming out in support of what they had to say.
www.nimbinmardigrass.com /2002/origins.html   (1862 words)

  
 Nimbin, Australia...Capital of The World!!!
As many of you may or may not know, Nimbin is a small country town in north-eastern New South Wales, Australia.
This is a picture of Benny Zable, he did a lot of painting on the buildings in Nimbin, and he is also a international activist.
This is the Nimbin Museum, I didnt have a chance to check it out, but I heard it was pretty cool.
www.angelfire.com /wa/LoUsIf/NiMBiN.html   (663 words)

  
 Nimbin, near Byron Bay
Attracting hippies and alternative types from all over the country, the festival was such a success that many of the participants simply stayed and made Nimbin their home.
However, Nimbin's not just Lucy in the sky with diamonds, it's on the doorstep of World Heritage national parks, signposted by the towering Nimbin Rocks just outside the town, which are of significant Aboriginal importance.
Nimbin is said to be the resting place of Warrajum, the Rainbow Serpent, and is known as a place of healing.
www.byron-bay.com /region/nimbin.html   (344 words)

  
 Nimbin accommodation, tours and attractions. About Nimbin, NSW, New South Wales, 2480, villages of the Wollumbin ...
Nimbin is the unofficial capital of the "Rainbow Region" and Australia's alternative lifestyle capital,
The Nimbin MardiGrass, established out of a protest in 1993, is now a popular annual event focussed on hemp and drug law reform, which inevitably generates some heated discussion.
Nimbin also provides convenient access to Nightcap National Park, now one of the five World Heritage sites in the region.
www.bigvolcano.com.au /places/nimbin.htm   (441 words)

  
 ERDA Institute Permaculture Centre - Nimbin
Nimbin is a national focal point for alternative lifestyling, organic foods, green technology, arts, crafts and culture.
Nimbin village is the social and economic hub of a unique and diverse rural community and home to the Rainbow Power Company where you can explore alternative energy and technology systems.
Nimbin is just 1 hours drive from Byron Bay and the Gold Coast.
www.earthwise.org.au /nimbin.html   (308 words)

  
 An Interview With Daniel Elliot Creator of Nimbin   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Well, basically, my first 2 Nimbin cartoons were about 4 characters...not sure what they actually were, but they were characters and they pretty much hung around the town of Nimbin, which is like Australia’s Marijuana capital.
Then i started work on NImbin which was supposed to be the tale of 4 companions, non of which were human.
This time period, though a lot of the people in the nimbin area seem a lot more like they are from the 60s, real hippyish people.
www.eveofthewar.com /nimbin/interviewdaniel   (1038 words)

  
 Rainbow Power Company: Training & Courses How to get to Nimbin Where to stay
Nimbin is located about 50 kms south of Murwillumbah and 30 kms north of Lismore.
Nimbin is about a 2-hour car drive south of Brisbane or 1 hour 20 minutes from Coolangatta Airport.
It is possible to pitch a tent at the Nimbin Caravan Park or on the Rainbow Power Company premises.
www.rpc.com.au /education/traveltonimbin.html   (445 words)

  
 Nimbin MardiGrass 2006
Asymmetric Policing is a perversion of the law, a corruption of the basic principle that the law applies equally to everyone, The selective application of laws on targeted populations is a traditional weapon of authoritarian powers, used to punish, discipline, or change behaviour, and a clear violation of democratic civil rights.
Nimbin doesn’t have riots, it has spontaneous demonstrations that go and stand outside the police station, all talking about the igniting event, and looking for a sensible response from police rather than senseless heavy handedness.
Nimbin is a peaceful village, but we have occasionally had genuine trouble with a few late night louts that pick fights.
www.nimbinmardigrass.com   (4377 words)

  
 Nimbin
Nimbin is situated on the doorstep of a World Heritage listed rainforest, Nightcap National Park.
In 1973, Nimbin became the focus of national attention with the now famous Aquarius Festival.
Visitors are treated to a glimpse of the 'Spirit of Aquarius' in the main street, with its colourful facade and psychedelic murals.
www.about-australia.com /new-south-wales/northern-rivers/destinations/nimbin   (100 words)

  
 Nimbin Multipurpose Health Service - 25/05/2005 - PRIV
A few years ago Nimbin faced the possibility of losing its ageing and rundown hospital.
I wish to highlight the Nimbin Medical Centre, because only two years ago I attended a community meeting at Nimbin at which 300 to 400 people expressed their concern about the need for a local doctor.
The opening of this facility was a great day for Nimbin and I am pleased tonight to join the community in expressing gratitude for it.
www.parliament.nsw.gov.au /prod/parlment/hansart.nsf/V3Key/LA20050525051   (496 words)

  
 GPs return to Nimbin and Wardell   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
The division has overseen the establishment of two new general practices in the Northern Rivers to serve the communities of Nimbin and Wardell.
The Nimbin community, division and NRAHS continue to lobby the Commonwealth for the RRMA 3 (large rural centre) classification in Nimbin to be changed to RRMA 5 (other rural centre) to enable doctors training there to benefit from some of the government grants available to doctors working in such centres.
Nimbin GP Dan Oxlee closed his practice at the end of May because of the permanent on-call and the burdens and expense of running a general practice on his own where there were once three doctors.
www.medicineau.net.au /news.html?NewsID=2945   (503 words)

  
 Nimbin accommodation, Northern Rivers and Byron Bay, NSW: Holiday Rental Properties
Holiday properties listed in Nimbin: Below are holiday properties listed as available for holiday rental in the Nimbin area of NSW.
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The information displayed about holiday properties in the Nimbin Northern Rivers and Byron Bay NSW has been provided by outside parties and is included on this website in good faith.
www.stayz.com.au /accommodation/nsw/northern-rivers-byron-bay/nimbin   (173 words)

  
 Internet Archive: Details: Nimbin, Australia
Back in the early seventies Nimbin became the alternative lifestyle capital of Australia.
In recent times Nimbin has become infamous for it's annual Mardi Grass festival which celebrates marijuana use.
Neil Pike, one of the original hippies to arrived in Nimbin in the 70's.
www.archive.org /details/Nimbin   (118 words)

  
 NimbinInfo Nimbin Online Business Directory
This is the Nimbin Chamber of Commerce online database of businesses and services in the Nimbin District.
Apart from the many services and products avaliable from the colourful variety of businesses in the village of Nimbin, there are also many businesses and services that are home-based, studio-based, workshop-based, farm-factory-based, and, of course, many other businesses and services 'on the move' that are connected by mobile phone, email or internet.
The Nimbin Valley is home to an incredible diversity of businesses, services, artists, artisans, craft workers, designers, performers, permaculturalists, eco-planners, healers, health practitioners, educators, community workers, inventors, and more...much more.
www.nimbininfo.com /index.html   (149 words)

  
 Nimbin: The Martian Saga   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Get ready for a cartoon gore fest in the fifth episode of "Nimbin: The Martian Saga" titled "The Heat Ray" after the fifth chapter of The War of the Worlds.
In this episode of the flash series Gerkinman and friends finally get a taste of what those funny martians are really made of in the form of the heat ray.
This will be the home of the flash series, latest image, artwork and everything Nimbin.
eveofthewar.com /nimbin   (795 words)

  
 The Nimbin Craft Gallery
For over 20 years in the same location, The Nimbin Craft Gallery has been committed to the local artisans of the Rainbow Region of north eastern NSW, Australia.
Since the 1970’s and the arrival of the Aquarius Festival, our area’s alternative or ‘hippie’ culture has been a mecca for a creative, colourful population known for their unique art and craft abilities.
Nestled in the village of Nimbin, surrounded by the inspirational sub-tropical rainforests and the remnants of the ancient volcanic mountain ranges, Nimbin Craft Gallery is dedicated to the promotion of the artist and their skills!
www.nimbincraftgallery.com.au   (142 words)

  
 Nimbin Backpackers Hostel in Nimbin, Australia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Fill in our group request form to find out our selection of available accommodation in Nimbin.
Nimbin Backpackers at Granny's Farm by the creek,is situated on the edge of the village, bounded by a shady creek (yes you can swim in it), full of wildlife - including platypus - and it's only a five minute stroll to the village.
We have double rooms, dorms, a train carriage which sleeps 10 creek-side camping, large kitchen and TV room, pool table and two swimming pools, all set on 10 lush acres with beautiful views to the surrounding mountains.
www.hostels.com /en/availability.php/HostelNumber.3125   (238 words)

  
 Nimbin Australia events, art, music, accommodation and alternative lifestyle Community Directory.
Nimbin Australia events, art, music, accommodation and alternative lifestyle Community Directory.
The town of Nimbin, nestled in the sub-tropical foothills
All creeds and all Nations are welcome in Nimbin,
www.nimbinaustralia.com   (134 words)

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