Aquarius Festival
nimbin aquarius festival countercultural art music festival organised australian union student fourth biannual series festival first organised national union australian university student first australian university art festival held sydney second australian university art festival held melbourne third added aquarius name held canberra fourth last held nimbin new south wale aquarius festival aimed celebrate alternative thinking sustainable lifestyle tenday event held may codirected johnny allen graeme dunstan vernon treweeke also played part organising event often described australia equivalent woodstock festival birthplace australia hippie movement also credited first event sought permission use land traditional owner included welcome country ceremony estimated attendance nimbin people performer festival included white company experimental theatre troupe featuring number alternative culture artist including peter carolan singer paul joseph donny mccormack exnutwood rug band larrikins ian farr also appearing indian street performer bauls bengal south african pianist dollar brand later known abdullah ibrahim classicalambient musician lindsay bourke tightrope walker unicyclist philippe petit gained worldwide fame following year walking rooftop twin tower world trade center new zealandbased musical theatrical troupe blerta also made appearance starring like bruno lawrence geoff murphy later went produce number successful feature film together festival permanent effect economy nimbin many festival participant decided remain district area previously dairying banana growing region severe decline stayed might defined hippy fact larger percentage came sort background life experience ranging year old one group pooled resource nimbin aquarius festival bought hectare acre property tuntable fall next valley east mount nardi formed community called coordination cooperative group followed suit formed commune continue today example include paradise valley pastoral company nmbngee interview conducted documenting alternative lifestyle movement northern nsw focusing town nimbin aquarius festival interviewee discussed arrived nimbin effort organising aquarius festival lasting impact festival township list australian music festival list historic rock festival list jam band music festival nimbin history archival footage nimbin festival aquarius festival programme rmit university catalyst supplement aquarius festival archival photo nimbin good time australia aquarius festival video gtk abc television episode nimbin aquarius festival including interview local rainbow interview resident following alternative life style lismore area – richmond tweed oral history group amplify – rainbow archive state library new south wale retrieved june lee stickells “‘and everywhere strange polygonal igloos’ framing history australian countercultural architecture” proceeding society architectural historian australia new zealand open edited alexandra brown andrew leach gold coast qld sahanz vol pp