Saturday has been another fun filled event at the Tuntable Hall near
Nimbin
as the rocking and exciting band BROADFOOT has joined PAGAN LOVE CULT
as well as several other excellent local bands. The gig was coordinated
as a benefit
for the AQUARIUS
FOUNDATION with afternoon activities 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 were outstanding and will help promote more beneficial
usage of
Tuntable Hall in bringing high quality music to our local community.
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 are alcohol-free.
We provide 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.
