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It was a sleepy dairy town until 1973, when the Aquarius Festival, a large gathering of university students, alternative lifestylers, 'hippies' and party people was held in the town. This event attracted the attention of the authorities and so the Assistant and Chief Constable of the NSW Police attended. It did not take long to realise that a lot of the 'hippies' were using marijuana. Many of the festival goers stayed to form communes and other multiple occupancy properties of various sizes, some based around a particular philosophy, most not. Since then, the area has attracted many writers, artists, musicians, actors, environmentalists, permaculture enthusiasts, small farmers and mainstream society drop outs.
To buy cookies and weed in Australia this is probably the city to go. The city has nice coloured houses and friendly pubs. You can take a bus trip from Byron Bay it is only 70km away...
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