Nimbin Interagency
Bringing Nimbin community organisations together
Over 30 passionate community members representing a wide range of local organisations gathered for the Nimbin Interagency meeting on 31 May 2025. The event was a vibrant reflection of Nimbin's unique collaborative spirit, with a shared vision to strengthen communication, pool resources, and increase volunteer engagement across the village.
Moving forward, three Interagency meetings will be held each year, scheduled prior to Village Advisory Group (VAG) meetings, to ensure community priorities are heard at the Council level.
About the Nimbin Interagency
The Nimbin Interagency is a collaborative initiative that brings together local not-for-profits, service providers, community groups and volunteers to:
Share updates and resources
Coordinate projects and events
Discuss challenges and solutions
Strengthen the fabric of our community
Organisations are encouraged to join the Nimbin Chamber of Commerce (membership for NFPs is free) to stay in the loop with Interagency updates: You can join here.
Highlights from the May 2025 Meeting
The group discussed several key themes with concrete actions now underway:
Honouring Volunteers
Plan an annual “Heroes of Nimbin” celebration event with fun and heartfelt awards
Launch a “Volunteer of the Month” column in The Nimbin Good Times
Support a NIMFM volunteer interview series and submit stories to local media
Create a Nimbin Volunteer Honour Roll (online or public display)
Explore perks: meal vouchers, certificates, recognition events, and shared training
Streamlining Volunteer Efforts
Build a central volunteer database via Nimbin Village
Survey organisations for needs and offerings
Promote shared volunteer training (e.g., First Aid, RSA, governance)
Coordinate a shared event/volunteer calendar
Encourage remote volunteering and youth mentoring partnerships
Collaborative Community Projects
Housing discussions: community-led solutions like co-ops and tiny homes
Focused support to save Nimbin Bowling Club
Use the Nimbin Village website for skill-sharing, grant alerts, and event promotion
Improve visibility of public resources (e.g., defibrillator map)
Working with Council
Maintain monthly Chamber–Council Destination & Economy meetings
Advocate for local infrastructure: seating, shade, hot showers in amenities
Support keeping developer contributions in Nimbin
Leverage the Interagency to raise strategic priorities with VAG and Council
Skill-Sharing and Development
Host community training sessions (grant writing, cultural awareness, digital skills)
Develop and share tools for effective meetings and volunteer governance
Launch a skill-sharing board via Nimbin Village
Promote youth work experience and mentoring as employment pathways
What’s Next?
Next Interagency Meeting: to be coordinated by NNIC (details to come)
Mailing list & meeting notes: distributed by the Chamber
Survey of all organisations to capture needs, strengths and collaboration
opportunities
NFPs not yet Chamber members are invited to join - membership is free: Join Here
