• Notice of General Meeting

    GM to be held on the 27th Oct 2019

    Hi All! There will be a general meeting on the 27th of October 2019. Official notice will follow with the Agenda, ASF and Levy statement in due course.

    In the meantime please get any suggested agenda items to the board by the 29th of September 2019.

  • AGM 2019 Sunday 28th April

    10AM at the Nmbngee Community House

    NOTE: AGM Has been POSTPONED – correct date is above

    Download Printable/Emailable Agenda Here

    AGENDA      

    • Election of Chairperson
    • Apologies
    • Minutes of Previous Meeting / Business Arising
    • Correspondence / Business Arising
    • Treasurer’s Report
    • Share Transfer from Geoffrey Fitzgibbon to Gary Ford
    • Resident Non-Shareholders
    • Resignation of old Directors / Election of new Board
    • Budget 2019 (Proposed)
    Rates and Fees $3,500.00
    Road Works $5000.00
    Emergency $600.00
    Power $1,200.00
    Admin $200.00
    Legal $2,000.00
    Community House (Mainhouse) $2,000.00
    Site 5 Maintenance $2,500.00
    Totals $17,000.00

    MOTIONS:

    • Share Transfer – Geoffrey Fitzgibbon wishes to transfer his share to Gary Ford.
    • Resolution: That no person, shareholder or non-shareholder shall occupy or dwell on an area not fully approved as a site by Nmbngee Co Operative. (Proposed: Ross)
    • Resolution: An increase in the ASF of $50 annually per share be levied upon shareholders in order to cover increasing costs and allow improvements in Co Operative infrastructure. (Proposed: Ross)
    • Resolution: (Markus) That a day be designated for FIRE TRUCK / Emergency Training for all residents.

    GENERAL BUSSINESS:

    • (Bjorn/Venu) Venu Cameron would like to apply for a share in the Nmbngee community. She would like to discuss options to construct a cabin roughly where Markus had a new site approved previously (between Ingrid’s and Forest’s houses). Venu would like to discuss a way forward (i.e. purchase of existing share, approval of site etc).  
    • (Mattie)  Request for access to water from tank next to Community House.
    • (Reno Team) Request for funds re: Community House.
    • (Neil) Cutting branch over Community House.
    • (Ingrid) Wishes to discuss burn piles around community.
    • (Ingrid) Main Road repairs.
    • (Bob) Request for pile of gravel.
    • (Chris) Discussion of the presence of cats and dogs as a breach of Nmbngee by-laws. 
  • Notification of Potential New Shareholders

    Nmbngee checking out potential new members

    Forest has tenants in his place currently who wish to purchase his house and a share. They have started their six month stint and will be close to 6 months by the time of the AGM, so will possibly be on the agenda for share transfers at next yeas AGM.

    Their names are Matt and Lisa. They will hopefully be in attendance at the community dinner on the 8th, and this would be a great opportunity to meet them and get to know them (and them us).

     

     

  • Nmbngee Get-Together

    Saturday December 8th

    A Nmbngee get-together

    Another year is drawing to a close and we have much to celebrate.
    This year Nmbngee reached the ripe old age of 45.

    Drinks, nibblies followed by dinner and music.

    From 4pm till …

    Bring a plate to share and your drink of choice.

     

     

  • School Bus Run Alternative Route

    Blue knob – Lillian Rock Road – Murwillumbah Kyogle Road – Stoney Chute Road: Gosels Bus service alternative route information.

    Nimbin Central School is open.

    I have been in contact with Gosels bus service re getting the students who normally travel down Lillian Rock road and along Blue Knob road to school. For those on this (north) side of the road damage (5km’s north of Nimbin), they will pick students up at Blue Knob Hall at 8:10am. They will then travel up Lillian Rock road and along the Murwillumbah Kyogle road, (Barkers Vale) down Stoney Chute road and into Nimbin Central School. They can take any students along the way.

    Please let everyone know.

    For more info call Gosels: 0427149689

    The Bridge repair is underway and may should only be another day or two.

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  • Nmbngee officially takes delivery of The Studio

    Today the Board signed and received transfer documents signing over Site 5 into the community’s name. We are now the official proud owner of a new dwelling.

    The building will continue to be leased to Johny and Aiti and their tenancy is secure.

     

     

     

  • Testing Email Notifications

    Just letting you all know, I have implemented email notifications for new posts, just to help keep us all up to date with news.

    If you wish to be removed just email me on info@nmbngee.org.  They won’t be a lot of emails though, only new posts, and they will be useful.  Nevertheless if you still wish not to be notified just let me know and I will remove you from the list.  You will still remain a member of the website and will be able to log in to see new posts.

     

  • There shall be food at the next SGM!

    • Turn up Early!

    • Bring a Plate if you can.

    • Coffee/Tea will be available.

    People are planning to arrive at the meeting half an hour early (9.30am) with food, so we are hoping you will too! So reminder, the SGM will be at the Mainhouse on the 4th of September, starting at 10am, breaky at 9.30am.

    Let’s get back to our roots and approach this meeting with a resolve to move forward in positivity and community spirit! One of the problems we have faced as a community is that we haven’t been a community! We don’t have any regular community forum that everyone can contribute to, so by the time General Meetings come around problems and issues have stewed and festered. So lets fix that! Lets be a community again!

    I’d also like to encourage people to use this website, and the facebook page, to contribute their thoughts, hopes and aspirations, their achievements and goals, their histories and plans, so that the electronic mediums can be an extension of community and enhance our communications with each other.

    Click here to comment on Facebook

    Login to this webpage to post comments or stories (Shareholders, you can email info@nmbngee.org for a member login)

     

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  • Nmbngee Road Works Crew Have New Toy to Play With

    Ross, Chris and Aaron did a sterling effort in coming up with a home made, professionally built, road surface roller. Consisting of a row of tyres weighted down with drums of water, the equipment allows the crew to compact the road surface after grading. Check out the pics below:

    Machinery Shed building a roller for roadworks 1. moving the frame

    Moving the frame

    Machinery Shed building a roller for roadworks 2. frame assembled with wheels

    Frame assembled with wheels

    Machinery Shed building a roller for roadworks 3. Checking finished product

    Checking finished product

    Machinery Shed welding with goggles

    Machinery Shed welding with goggles

    Machinery Shed welding

    Machinery Shed welding

  • Historic Photos

    The first meeting to occur on the land that was to become Nmbngee, an intentional living community in Northern NSW

    The first meeting to occur on the land that was to become Nmbngee, an intentional living community in Northern NSW

    Nmbngee Farm Meetings are an opportunity for the community to meet and share vitals and conversation. That is, after the work is done of course!

    Nmbngee Farm Meetings are an opportunity for the community to meet and share vitals and conversation. That is, after the work is done of course!

    Nmbngee members love to dress up, or dress down as the case may be. This wasn't just an everyday event! Usually a dress up meant a party somewhere.

    Nmbngee members love to dress up, or dress down as the case may be. This wasn’t just an everyday event! Usually a dress up meant a party somewhere.