Nimbin is a town in the Northern Rivers area of the Australian state of New South Wales, approximately 30 km (19 mi) north of Lismore, 33 km (21 mi) northeast of Kyogle, and 70 km (43 mi) west of Byron Bay.
The Nimbin Valley and Nimbin Rocks in the Northern Rivers of NSW (aerial shot)
Nimbin Village, 2008
Nimbin Mardigrass, 2008
One of Nimbin's many painted shopfronts
Northern Rivers is the most northeasterly region of the Australian state of New South Wales, located between 590 and 820 kilometres north of the state capital, Sydney, and encompasses the catchments and fertile valleys of the Clarence, Richmond, and Tweed rivers. It extends from Tweed Heads in the north to the southern extent of the Clarence river catchment which lies between Grafton and Coffs Harbour, and includes the main towns of Tweed Heads, Byron Bay, Ballina, Kyogle, Lismore, Casino and Grafton. At its most northern point, the region is 102 kilometres (63 mi) south-southeast of the Queensland capital, Brisbane.
View south from Byron Bay, the most easterly point on mainland Australia
Protestors Falls in Nightcap National Park, 2013
Old NSW Bank building in Mullumbimby, 2014
Coastal vegetation at Byron Bay, 2016