'Aussie Woodstock' transformed conservative Nimbin into counter-culture heaven ✌️ | ABC Australia

In the early 1970s, a group of Sydney university students were keen to create an Australian version of Woodstock: a counter-culture festival that celebrated art, sustainability, harmony and freedom. It became known as the Aquarius Festival. Their search for a suitable site landed them in Nimbin, a once conservative town folded in rolling green hills and rainforest in northern New South Wales, beaten almost to bankruptcy by the dairy depression of the late 1960s. It was a catalyst for many of the townsfolk to put their reservations aside and co-host the festival. Subscribe ✅ http://ab.co/ABCAus-subscribe and tap the notification bell 🔔 to be delivered Australian stories every day. Please note: On most of our videos, the captions/subtitles are auto-generated by YouTube. ___________________________________________ Web: http://abc.net.au/ Facebook:   / abc   Twitter:   / abcaustralia   Instagram:   / abcaustralia   ___________________________________________ This is an official Australian Broadcasting Corporation YouTube channel. Contributions may be removed if they violate ABC's Online Conditions of Use http://www.abc.net.au/conditions.htm (Section 3).