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Lismore farewells two exemplary public figures
Thousands of people turned out on Tuesday 31st March to celebrate the lives of Jenny Dowell OAM and Rhoda Roberts AO at separate funerals in Lismore. Both women died in March after lengthy battles with cancer. Jenny Dowell was farewelled at the Lismore Quad, where Dot Orchard officiated, speaking of Jenny’s early life, her election…
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Aquarius Talks return in May
On Saturday 9th May, the Nimbin Town Hall will host the second annual Aquarius Talks, a gathering inspired by the spirit of the 1973 Aquarius Festival. This year’s theme, ‘Our Forests and People’, brings the focus back to something that has always mattered deeply in this region, the protection of forests and the communities that…
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Why MardiGrass?
So it’s 34 years now that we’ve been protesting the cannabis laws with MardiGrass, and the world then and now are like different universes. We were a bunch of outsiders who really just wanted to be left alone to grow and smoke weed, instead of getting endless police harassment, on the ground and in the…
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New year signals new beginnings
After a year marked by conflict and divisiveness, it is up to us – all of us – to work towards a better world. King Charles’ Christmas broadcast made this point, together with his empathy for the plight of refugees. He called for “Resilience in the face of adversity, peace through forgiveness,” and went on,…
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Don’t miss the Nimbin Show
Nimbin’s Annual Country Show is on the weekend of 20th and 21st September.
