Interviewees discussed how they arrived in Nimbin, their efforts at organising the Aquarius Festival, and the lasting impact the festival had on the township.In 1979, the Nimbin community staged the "Battle for Terania Creek" to protect the remaining local rainforest. Several buildings were searched including the Hemp Embassy. Nimbin is notable for the prominence of its environmental initiatives such as Nimbin has been described in literature and mainstream media as 'the drug capital of Australia', 'a Nimbin and surrounding areas are part of what was known as the "Rainbow Region", which was of cultural importance to the Interviews were conducted in 1992 documenting the alternative lifestyle movement of Northern NSW in the 1970s, focusing on the town of Nimbin and the 1973 Aquarius Festival.

Gold Coast is a coastal city located in Queensland in eastern Australia, and is the second most populated city in that same state. 6. Eight people were arrested, 72 people were issued cannabis cautions, and police seized 4 kilograms (9 lb) of cannabis and cannabis cookies. You can get more information on how to reduce work-related risks associated with drug and alcohol use at Work Health and Safety Queensland, SafeWork NSW and Western Australia’s Department of Commerce. “We will have no place for those who think they could peddle drugs in this country.”Police say the bust will have a major impact on the supply of drugs on Australia’s eastern seaboard.The Australian Border Force assistant commissioner, Peter Timson, said the organisation remained resolutely focused on the protection of Australia’s borders to prevent illegal drug importation.“This particularly audacious attempt shows just how brazen criminal enterprises can be, but it also highlights just how effective the law enforcement response can be when we all work together,” he said.Manning said Australian and PNG police had a long history of working collaboratively to combat transnational crime.“These arrests send a clear message that PNG will not tolerate transnational crime syndicates using our nation as a transit point for illicit commodities intended for Australia,” he said. Five men have been charged in Australia and another man in Papua New Guinea after the bustA light plane crashes at an illegal airfield outside Port Moresby: the plane is registered to a dead man, there is no pilot, no passengers, no cargo.Days later, the biggest drug bust in Papua New Guinea’s history is made: more than 500kg of cocaine.An Australian man – in PNG without a passport – turns himself in at the high commission.Nearly a week after a Cessna 402C twin-engine aircraft crash-landed in mysterious circumstances at a makeshift airfield in scrubland at Papa Lealea on the outskirts of PNG’s capital, police believe they have uncovered exactly what the plane was doing, and why it had flown into the country.Police say they believe the plane was involved in an attempt to smuggle a massive quantity of drugs into Australia – so massive it may have crashed the plane – and is evidence that PNG has become a transit point for transnational criminal syndicates.In an operation involving the Australian Federal Police (AFP), Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission (ACIC) and the Royal One Australian man has been charged with immigration offences in PNG but police say that further charges, related to the alleged drug importation, are expected to be laid against him.Police allege the Cessna twin-engine took off from Mareeba in Queensland on 26 July, flying illegally at just 3,000 feet above the ground all the way to PNG, in an effort to avoid radar detection.In a statement, police said it was alleged the pilot attempted to “collect drugs” between 1pm and 2.30pm, local time, on 26 July.The plane is believed to have crashed while attempting to take off, police alleging “greed played a significant part in the syndicate’s activities and cannot rule out that the weight of the cocaine had an impact on the plane’s ability to take off”.The PNG police commissioner, David Manning, said the drugs were then hidden. Under South Australia’s Controlled Substances Act 1984 (SA), minor offenses involving personal possession of small amounts of cannabis, cannabis resin, or smoking equipment may be dealt with by way of an on the spot fine. The police sent letters to the Nimbin Museum and the Hemp Bar leaseholders indicating an intention to seek closure orders under the Restricted Premises Act of 1943 for the MardiGrass weekend.A wide variety of accommodations are available for visitors, from campgrounds and backpacker hostels, to bush cabins and hotels. The pub has an in-house restaurant. Alcohol and other drug treatment services in Australia 2015-16. As a result, the New South Wales government imposed a "no rainforest logging" policy covering the entire state, the world’s first government legislation to protect a rainforest.The population of Nimbin before the failure of the dairy industry in 1961 was 6,020. But, in reality, there are many “drug capitals” when it comes to drug consumption and production. [We] cannot rule out that the weight of the cocaine had an impact on the plane’s ability to take off.“We believe the PNG members of this criminal group assisted the pilot and retrieved the drugs from the plane,” he said.“Police are in possession of information related to the suspected PNG members of the group who have been involved in this criminal activity, including descriptions, unique features and tattoos.”The syndicate had allegedly prepared a truck with hidden compartments to transport the drugs south from Queensland.Late on Friday, Manning announced police – using sniffer dogs that detected traces of cocaine at the site of the plane crash – had uncovered 28 bags of cocaine weighing 500kg. [1] An important reason why South Australia has a high proportion of episodes of treatment where amphetamines are the principal drugs of concern and assessment only is the main treatment type is that SA data include assessment under the Police Drug Diversion Initiative. Nimbin has been described in literature and mainstream media as 'the drug capital of Australia', 'a social experiment', and 'an escapist sub-culture'.