Please join us on Friday 12th December, 5:00pm–6.30pm for the Aquarius Archives end-of-year and launch celebration, at the Nimbin Community Centre.
A big thank you to everyone who’s contributed to our first year in all ways, big and small. It’s a chance to reflect on our amazing achievements, relax and get to know each other. We’ll be in the fledgling exhibition space in the hallway, where we can share our thoughts and ideas.
This celebration marks our official opening to donations from the public. We’ve kind of, almost, mostly already begun accepting donations. The time has come to make it official, so this is the moment we’ve been waiting for.
After a year of preparations, we now feel ready and confident to grow our collections with you. Please contact us or come in to discuss looking after your stories with us.
In honour of this auspicious occasion, we share our new official logo by artist Franca Wolfe. Franca’s wonderful artwork can be found throughout the community archives since the 1980s. Franca is a star weekly volunteer at the archives, who contributes a wealth of local knowledge and deep care for the community and people’s stories.
It’s been an extraordinary year and we’re so grateful for our growing team of dedicated vollies who’ve made it possible. We are now able to open two days a week: Thursday and Friday.
What a treat to have Benny Zable join us this week. Benny has so much passion and inspiration and is so supportive in keeping the dream alive. This place has a story to tell.
One exciting part of our collection is our library of books, newspapers, magazines, photos and audio and visual recordings. Our plan is to open a reading room early in 2026.
We are super-keen to hear from responsible volunteers who may enjoy simply opening the doors and looking after the space next year, with the aim of opening as many days of the week as possible.
As it will be a quiet, library-like atmosphere, it may suit a volunteer who is happy to sit and hold the space as a weekly commitment to reading, writing or other appropriate project.
Thanks heaps to all you legends for supporting Aquarius Archives to get off the ground! Here’s to growing and thriving with you next year.
