Oh, I also forgot to mention the dairy industry...
Byron shire is home to Norco, which is the most successful dairy "co op" in Australian history (though dubious as to whether it's much of a "co op", anymore...).
That's where Nimbin got its origin. As a massive dairy town.
Now, of course, the irony is that these places are full of fucking Vegans and Freegans, who refuse to consume said dairy. Dairy is a "no no", at least among Nimbin's druggie-hippies, and Byron's faux hippie trendites...
Which means that the irony cycle is now complete, and the fucking industries that actually built these towns which the hippies came to occupy (dairy, logging, fishing. and whaling which is of course more controversial), have now been run out of town, leaving... High end tourism, real estate and drugs... And music festivals/big events. And of course the beer...
The Northern Rivers (the region we've been talking about) is weird, man... Like NoCal, but with like 1% of the population... Oh also the Christchurch shooter came from (and worked in) like, an hour south, within the same region...
Oh, I also forgot to mention the dairy industry...
Byron shire is home to Norco, which is the most successful dairy "co op" in Australian history (though dubious as to whether it's much of a "co op", anymore...).
That's where Nimbin got its origin. As a massive dairy town.
Now, of course, the irony is that these places are full of fucking Vegans and Freegans, who refuse to consume said dairy. Dairy is a "no no", at least among Nimbin's druggie-hippies, and Byron's faux hippie trendites...
Which means that the irony cycle is now complete, and the fucking industries that actually built these towns which the hippies came to occupy (dairy, logging, fishing. and whaling which is of course more controversial), have now been run out of town, leaving... High end tourism, real estate and drugs... And music festivals/big events. And of course the beer...
The Northern Rivers (the region we've been talking about) is weird, man... Like NoCal, but with like 1% of the population... Oh also the Christchurch shooter came from (and worked in) like, an hour south, within the same region...
Weird, weird place...