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PanCom is up and running
Taken from the writings of Russell Anderson, Peter Hamilton, Roni Starr and Sam Madeley, Nimbin News, Pan Com Newsletters, Relaunch Pan Com Meetings, Myles Beaufort, Emma Toner and Jeni Kendell. For people reading this who haven’t heard of Pan Community Council (Pan Com), it was first set up in the 1980s to be an active…
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The birth of Multiple Occupancy Zoning in NSW
Immediately after the rainforest protests started at Terania Creek, another level of government decided to intervene in the lives of the new settlers in the Rainbow Region of NSW. Even during the Terania Creek blockade, Lismore City Council tried to argue that Hugh and Nan Nicholson were operating an illegal campground by allowing protestors to…
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Communities reconnect as PanCom returns
A public town hall meeting held at Nimbin Town Hall on Sunday 23rd February drew strong community support for the relaunch of the Pan Community Council (PanCom), a regional network connecting intentional and land-sharing communities across the Northern Rivers. The meeting was called to explore whether there was sufficient interest to revive PanCom as a…
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Reforming the Pan Community Council for a stronger shared future
Over the past year I’ve found myself stepping in and out of different projects, helping my wife launch her Dementia Doula practice, exploring market-stall food ideas, briefly taking a senior role in aged care, and getting our own off-grid property to a functional, sustainable rhythm. Through all of that work, one thing has become very…
