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  • On our way south, we spent a week or so chilling in "Nimbin" camping on top of a mountain each night and spending most days in a massive outdoor pool in the valley surrounded by mountains or trekking through rainforests.

    TravelPod.com TravelStream™ — Recent Entries at TravelPod.com 2009

  • Other stalls promoting sustainable technologies, such as Nimbin's Rainbow Power Company and water tank manufacturers, will be also part of the expo.

    northernstar.com.au: The Northern Star 2008

  • When I turned 18 and inherited a sum of money, I even seriously looked into buying a share on a commune outside of Nimbin, on the far north coast of New South Wales, just to try and live that dream.

    Abandoned books, green window-sills and dreams of fertiliser. Lee Lee 2009

  • When I turned 18 and inherited a sum of money, I even seriously looked into buying a share on a commune outside of Nimbin, on the far north coast of New South Wales, just to try and live that dream.

    Archive 2009-04-01 Lee Lee 2009

  • Mulberry grower and historian of naturalism Gordon Kennedy told me that in Nimbin, Australia, bush-and teepee-dwelling modern primitives called “ferals” still grow fruits in the nude.

    The Fruit Hunters Adam Leith Gollner 2008

  • Mulberry grower and historian of naturalism Gordon Kennedy told me that in Nimbin, Australia, bush-and teepee-dwelling modern primitives called “ferals” still grow fruits in the nude.

    The Fruit Hunters Adam Leith Gollner 2008

  • Mulberry grower and historian of naturalism Gordon Kennedy told me that in Nimbin, Australia, bush-and teepee-dwelling modern primitives called “ferals” still grow fruits in the nude.

    The Fruit Hunters Adam Leith Gollner 2008

  • We made a pilgrimage to Nimbin where quite coincidentally they were holding their annual Mardi Gras festival only they call it the Mardi grass festival.

    lily-white Diary Entry lily-white 2006

  • Police raided a property on Zouch Rd, Nimbin about 7am AEST yesterday and allegedly found 262 cannabis plants, 366 grams of cannabis and 51 grams of cannabis resin.

    NEWS.com.au | Top Stories 2011

  • Other severe storms were detected near Cunninghams Gap, Oakington and at Nimbin, in New South Wales.

    NEWS.com.au | Top Stories 2011

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  • n. (pl NIMBYs) acronym for not in my backyard,, referring to those who object to the siting of something perceived as unpleasant or potentially dangerous in their own neighborhood, such as a landfill or hazardous waste facility.

    Derivatives Nim-by-ism/-izem/n.

    Origin 1980s

    April 26, 2020