Saturday, April 24th, will also be a another fun filled event
at the Tuntable Hall near Nimbin as the rocking and exciting band
BROADFOOT will be joining PAGAN LOVE CULT as well as several other
excellent local bands.
Plans are for coordinating the gig with a benefit for the AQUARIUS
FOUNDATION
with possible afternoon activities weather permitting including belly
dancers,
Irish dancers, other local musicians, films and visuals.
For more information you can talk to Katie Cawcutt
at the Aquarius Foundation next to the community center in Nimbin.
Both nights promise to be outstanding and will help promote more beneficial
usage of Tuntable Hall in bringing high quality music to our local
community. Thus no need for travelling too far to enjoy entertaining
events in a relaxing and comfortable setting close by. These events
are open to all Tuntable members and guests and both events to be
alcohol-free. and of course we will be providing food and drink items
both nights.
George Douvris and family
In May 1973 students, artists, musicians and other young people
from all over Australia gathered in Nimbin for the Aquarius Festival.
At the end of the festival, a meeting was held to discuss an ongoing
commitment to the spirit of the festival. This resulted in the "May
Manifesto" which contained many of the ideals and principles
still espoused by the Nimbin community. The Festival and the May Manifesto
eventually led to the formation of the well-known Tuntable Falls Community,
still the largest commune in the area. As well as those who stayed
on after the festival, others attracted to an alternative lifestyle
eventually moved to the area, either buying land, joining existing
communes or forming new ones. Other communes and cooperatives subsequently
formed in the immediate vicinity of Nimbin or in adjacent valleys
-- Billen Cliffs, Moondani, Blue Springs, Bodhi Farm and Siddha Farm
-- and from the mid-seventies onwards, Nimbin became increasingly
identified as a centre for the consciousness culture and the environmental
and sustainable lifestyle movements in Australia.
The
Friday Night Cafe attracks local artists, writers and philosophers
with good food, great cakes, local wine, lively discussions and mellow
music.Tuntablealso hosts a variety of monthly cafes for its
members and guests including ''Saturday Dining on the Patio'' and
''Sunday Familly Cafe". Also Tuntable Hall is featuring a variety
of musical events throughout the year that features excellent music
concerts and festivals in a pleasant setting.
Tuntable
Falls Primary School, located at the heart of the Tuntable Community,
is surrounded by the natural beauty of the rainforest with breath
taking views of Nightcap National Park which the community adjoins.
The community wished to provide a different educational environment
to the State system for their children. The school is located on Tuntable
Falls Co-op land and all of the school buildings have been constructed
with the voluntary labour of many Co-op members and financed in large
part by fundraising activities of the community and parents.
The School embraces enrolements from both community members children
and children from the wider community of Nimbin and surrounding areas.
Central to the school philosophy is respect for the childs creativity
and self-empowerment. Our focus is to foster the development of self-esteem
and awareness through self-expression, ecological awareness, conflict
resolution, self-paced and guided learning. Class sizes are kept low
to ensure that the children are given individual attention and that
individualized learning programs can be developed that caters to each
childs needs.
