A Paradise in the Hills of Northern NSW
To assist with preparedness for the upcoming SGM, which has been called in order to seek member input into adjusting the yearly budget as decided at the last AGM, I have uploaded the current budget status and financial report.
Download here: Treasurers Report SGM 23 October 2025
Also available in the library meetings section. General Meetings
The Board invites all Community members to a short SGM to discuss the reallocation of budget funds from other areas to road and fire trail maintenance. Right now, our road access is a priority and the Board would like to transfer money assigned to less urgent items into our road budget.
Since no items have been submitted to the Board since the AGM, the agenda will include only this one agenda item. The board is not wanting to make this an onerous meeting, and there will be an SGM possibly before the next AGM to vote on Matthew’s share transfer, if members have other items they wish to discuss submit them now and they will be included on the next available general meeting agenda after this one.
This is an expediated general meeting to facilitate road works prior to a predicted wet season. The board have considered rule 57(a) Subject to Rule 58, at least 14 days notice and rule 57(c) Any member who has a resolution to submit to a general meeting must give written notice of the terms of the resolution to the co-operative not less than 28 days prior to the date of the meeting.
Roadwork affects all of us. Come along and contribute to the decision-making process.
This post serves as notice for an SGM. ASF notice and current budget status will follow shortly.
Attendance, and apologies
1. Election of Chairperson
2. Minutes of previous General Meeting.
3. Correspondence and Business Arising
5. Resident Non-Shareholders
6. Financial Report
7. GENERAL BUSINESS
8. Resolution: To discuss changes to budget to accommodate road works by reallocating other budget items not yet acquitted that can be reasonably put off until next AGM.
Detail: Several budget items have not been actioned to any significant degree this year and the money might better be spent on roads with those items being put off until next year. The board would like to reallocate the budget items but requires member input into whether this should be done or not.
Hi All,
This is a courtesy note to let the community know that as the one month period of internal advertising of our intention to sell our assets at Site 16 has passed, we have entered into a contract to sell the assets to Sylvia Luft, pending the completion of her 6 month trial period and successfully being voted in as a shareholder to Nmbngee Community.
She and her partner will move into the house officially on Mon, 13 Oct.
I hope you all will make her and her partner feel welcome as they start to settle into the community. If anyone has questions or concerns, feel free to reach out to Davina or I directly.
Regards,
Matthew Wittemeier
Hi all, please be aware there will be a planned outage on the 29th of Aug from 9am to 2pm. See alert from Essential Energy below. This will all affect grid connected buildings on the community, including the Mainhouse and the tractor shed so anyone planning work in those areas or has refrigerators or freezers at the Mainhouse please take the outage into account.
| PLANNED POWER OUTAGE REMINDER NOTIFICATION (REM) |
| Dear Customer,Essential Energy plans to temporarily interrupt power supply to the following premises:247 GABAL ROAD, LILLIAN ROCK NSW 2480 on: |
| Date* | Time Off | Time On | Reference number |
| Friday, 29 August 2025 | 9:00 AM | 2:00 PM | 612176 |
| We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause. However, this planned power outage is necessary to enable our crews or contractors to safely carry out improvements to the electricity network in your area. Please note, night vision and streetlights may be affected during overnight power outages.NSW Australian Eastern Daylight Times (AEDT) are used for this notification. |
Hi all,
Regrettably there has been a series of thefts recently in the community, and I am posting this to let everyone know in particular those who are not active on the Nmbngee Facebook or Whatsapp groups (please email or call Max or a board member if you wish to be added to those)
This started a couple of months ago and settles down once discoveries are made but then starts again once the kerfuffle dies down.
Feel free to contact a board member for more details as we discuss what to do about this. Complicating factors are that the offenders in most cases have proven to be certain children resident on the community. I don’t want to get into more details than that on this public a forum. What I want to do is just make sure all members are aware that thefts are ongoing and to take measures to secure your homes and valuables.
I will post more later after more in person discussions.
Hi Nmbngee,
I am writing to you as per Nmbngee By-law 22c. To advise that Davina and I are selling our dwelling on N01/S16 “The Ridge Cabin” and the share associated with it (currently in Matthew Wittemeier’s name).
Improvements offered include:
2x bedroom/1 bath house
1x bedroom/1 bath cabin
1x Garage/shed
1x Firewood shed
1x Chicken shed
1x Fire Pump (located at top dam)
The asking price is $370,000. The assets will be available from early-October.
Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me directly.
Regards,
Matthew Wittemeier
0417 527 617
Nmbngee Community Co-operative Limited
247 Gabal Road, Lillian Rock NSW 2480
web: https://nmbngee.org
email: secretary@nmbngee.org
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING – SUNDAY 25 th MAY 2025 , 10 am
AGENDA
Attendance, and apologies
1. Election of Chairperson
2. Minutes of 2024 Annual General Meeting.
3. Correspondence
4. Business Arising from Correspondence
5. Resident Non-Shareholders
6. Financial Report
7. Setting ASF for 2025/6 and associated Budget items
Budget items to include (and other as decided at the meeting):
Machinery shed: following report from the Road Crew
Road Works: following report from Road Crew
Community Medical De-Fib Kit:
Emergency Exit Signage:
Kids Program:
Machinery and Fuel:
Insurance:
Site 5: following report from R Matt W, Max/Rueben
Main House: following report from Max
Rates:
Electricity:
8. Resignation and Election of Board Members and Office Bearers.
9. GENERAL BUSINESS
10. Personal Home Site: Safety and Security – recent intrusions, maintain community watch.
11. Emergency Procedures and update of contact details: Neil Amor
12. Water pipes and Roads: Alan Snell has issues around these two issues. Alan’s original correspondence will be tabled at the meeting.
It has been raised with the board that there has been a number of thefts and trespassing into shareholders private residences on Nmbngee in the past weeks and months. Typically, the items reported as being stolen are of value. While the board cannot resolve these issues directly, it is helpful to notify us so we can keep the community informed.
Theft can happen anywhere, but staying informed and taking precautions can help keep all community members safe. There are a few basic things you can consider doing to protect yourself and your property.
By working together, Nmbngee can deter crime and foster a safer environment for everyone. Stay safe and stay connected!
The date has been set for the AGM:
Date: 25 May 2025
Time: 10am
Place: Mainhouse
Call for Agenda Items
To streamline the budgeting process, we are calling for budget requests in advance of the AGM. This will allow the board to have a budget ready in advance and streamline the budget discussion.
Please have agenda items and budget requests submitted to the Board by end of 7 May 2025. The final agenda will be published via the website by 10 May 2025.
Our past two AGMs have been very long. In order to run an efficient AGM, items must be submitted in advance. This is to provide all community members ample time to review the items and any supporting documentation, to formulate comments, questions or concerns thus allowing all members a chance to be informed and involved in the discussion. Further, comments from members will be kept to a strict two-minute limit during discussion.
Time permitting, we may consider items tabled during the AGM, however this is not guaranteed.
How to Submit Agenda Items
Agenda items can be submitted to any board member or by emailing secretary@nmbngee.org. Alternatively, agenda items can be submitted by post to PO Box 20376, Nimbin NSW 2480. Please allow for delivery time to ensure the Board receives the agenda items on or before the 7 May 2025.
Additionally, if you have supporting documents which you wish the community to consider supporting your agenda item, please also include them with your agenda item submission so this material can be submitted to all community members, in advance, at the time of publishing the agenda.
ASF Reminder
ASF notices have been sent out over the past weeks. As a reminder, in order to vote on open items during the AGM, you must have your ASF paid in full before the start of the AGM. As is typical, our treasurer will be able to accept cash payments on the morning of the AGM. If you have questions, please reach out to Max (or trusty treasurer).
Hi All,
At the 2024 AGM, we approved the setup of an Emergency Preparedness Initiative on Nmbngee. This included the purchase of various equipment as well as the establishment of a crew of first responders on the community – in total 4 individuals.
What We Need
Matthew has volunteered to head this initiative as the Crew Lead. We require three additional community members to volunteer to join the crew. Ideally, we have members that are from various areas across the community. Please note, if you intend to spend a good deal of time away from Nmbngee over the course of the year, you will not be a good candidate for the crew.
What’s Required
– Crew membership is an annual commitment (to ensure we are leveraging the investment in first aid/CPR training).
– Crew members will receive first aid/CPR training (these courses can be done online or in-person at a time that suites) as well as an introduction to handheld CB Radios.
– Crew members will be issued with a first aid kit, snake bite kit as well as a handheld CB Radio for use in emergencies – these are to be kept in a safe, secure space that is easily accessible.
– Crew members will be identified to the community as someone that can be reached in the event of an emergency.
How to Volunteer
Please reach out to Matthew via email, SMS or phone:
Email: matthew.wittemeier@gmail.com
Phone: 0417 527 617
Hi All,
In the 2024 AGM, Matthew raised the idea of including a Nmbngee logo on the signage that will be going up for fire trails and road names in the coming months. This is an invitation to all community members to submit ideas for a logo that can be included on the signs.
Things to consider with a design:
1. The design must be capable of being printed in a single block colour (black or white) on the signs.
2. The design must be capable of scaling down to 60mm x 60mm and still be clearly readable.
3. The design must be original works and not infringe on any copyrights (eg, font is not a licensed font and no images used where we do not have the rights to do so).
4. The design must be made available in a digital vector format (EPS filetype). If you’re not sure how to do this, please talk to Matthew, he can assist in this process.
Deadline for Submissions
Submissions should be made to secretary@nmbngee.org and matthew.wittemeier@gmail.com no later than 17:00, 21 Mar 2025 to be considered.
Logo Selection Process
All submissions meeting the minimum requirements outlined above will be made available to the community for a period of 10 days from 22 Mar to 01 Apr for review and voting via the Nmbngee website. The logo with the most votes will be used on the signage. In the event of a tie, a “run off” will take place over the five days from 01 Apr to 05 Apr.
The winning concept will be announced via the website after 05 Apr.
Hi Members!
Recently someone has deposited a large amount of money in our accounts titled “Community Fees” but with no other explanation about who the money is from or what it is for.
Can the responsible member please email me on treasurer@nmbngee.org or call/text me on 0415200577 to give me the exact date and amount of the deposit so I can allocate it to the correct member?
When depositing money you absolutely need to specify whose membership the money is to be applied against. The bank gives me no information about where the money has come, especially if it is cash. However even electronic deposits can not be tracked.
If no one comes forward the money goes into consolidated revenue. I will be sending out ASF statements in the next week or two, and if you have deposited this amount of money and not claimed it then it will not reflect on your ASF statement. So if it is yours please get in touch so I can make sure your ASF statement is correct.
Max
10am-12 noon, 17th November, Lillifield Community Hall
This is for anyone who has a UHF handset.
This is the information from Jeanette:
Hi There!
Next session: Sunday 17th November 2024 – Lillifield Community Centre 9.45 (for 10am start) – 12noon
Last session for 2024. CREST will not be present at this meet-up but I’m sure we will be well able to share our insights in a team discussion.
If possible please bring a small plate to share for morning tea. We no longer have $$$ in the grant for lunch etc.
Janet ran a successful get together for her handheld Lillian Rock road recipients last week and also invited others from the neighbourhood
Areas that came up at the Lillian Rock event for us to discuss included:-
‘ways forward’ i.e. do we want to be only a radio network or do we want to look at extending our outreach for
‘after disaster’ networks. If so, what do we require? Distribution of workload etc etc.
We were offered a caravan for storage but alas no safe place to store the caravan. And outfitting the caravan would require that we seriously look at who
will or has the skills as a team to do this.
Please note our FRRR & NAB grants are to be acquitted on the 18th November and we would be eligible to go for a grant for the above or anything else
we feel we may require to keep up the proficiency of the Wadeville & Surrounds Emergency Response Teams.
1) One major point brought forward was preparedness around our homes and what needs to be attended to when we post (as per our signage)
Advice
Watch & Act
Emergency Warning
I know most of you have the RFS
‘Get Ready’ booklet – but it still would be good to have a quick overview of this.
2) Other points that may need our attention.
* Qualifications & Resources throughout the community/ies, Have we noted at that and shared with each other
* Do we have/need street coordinator/s?
* Addresses and contacts of our hand-held recipients if they decide to leave? This would save time as we gather leave or stay info over the radio,
* Contacting via ‘group callout’ our Fixed Operators and also our other hand-held recipients. Have we prepared that yet?
* Do we have backups?
* Residents signage ‘Stay or Go’ have they been informed and have they been prepared ?
* Where is our nearest evacuation centre and if we can’t get there what are our alternatives? I will be seeing Kelly Pittaway about this before the meeting..
Please ask your handheld recipients and back ups OR anyone on your road etc who may be interested to attend this training session. The more informed we are
the better we will coordinate things in an emergency.
Many handheld recipients have not received their training manuals. The cost is $5.00. A receipt is issued.
If they won’t come to a meeting. Perhaps it’s worth a friendly personal call around to them and if possible bring the money so we can attend to this.
It’s really important we get these out – especially to those who won’t come to training and who regularly miss their monthly call-outs.
This money will be part of the ‘kitty’ for the community. Especially for hand-outs etc.
Stationery is becoming very expensive, especially ink and paper.
I think that’s about all for now.
Please don’t hesitate to contact me if you want any clarification on the above.
Cheers
Jeanette,
Hi all members.
When you received email updates, you may find that sometimes you will follow a link in the email and be faced with message saying the page cannot be found. This will likely be because the page is viewable by members only.
In such instances you will need to log in to the website to view the content. For example our Contacts list is private.
Instructions for logging into the website can be found here, including how to reset your password should you have forgotten it: Logging in to Nmbngee.org
A tutorial for adding your own posts to the website can be found here:
https://nmbngee.org/members-area/office/how-to-publish-your-own-stories-on-nmbngee-org/
Hi all!
I have updated the contact list pdf, and the emergency contact list on the website under the contacts page. Please feel free to let me know if you see any errors or want to suggest additions.
I have also upload the minutes of the last AGM to the library section.
Nmbngee AGM Sunday 12th May 2024
Meeting commenced: 10.10 a.m.
Present: Aum, Chibo, Jamala, Aiti, Kristin, Markus, Reuben, Neil, Alan, Chris, Christine, Monika, Paris, Matt, Tuk, Elspeth, Luke, Simonetta, Juliska, Karen, Bjorne, Matthew, Max.
Chair: Matthew
Apologies: Margaret, Aaron, Bob, Davina, Gudrun, Ingrid, Lisa. Alan apologised for missing last year’s AGM.
Minutes of Previous Meeting: read and approved, moved Chris, 2nd Bjorne.
Correspondence: None
Resident Non-Shareholders: Aiti, Johnny, Luke, Venu, Vijay, Erica, Mallee, Abha, Benson, Zoe, Journey, Jamala.
Financial Report: read by Max and approved. Moved Chris, 2nd Alan.
ASF for 2024: set at $750. Moved Max, 2nd Chris. Approved.
Budget Moved Paris, 2nd Christine. Approved.
Machinery shed: $10,000
Road works: $22,000
Medical kits/defibrillator: $4,000
Emergency exit signage: $5,800
Kids’ program $500
Machinery fund/fuel: $7,500
Insurance: $3,000
Site 5: $3,000
Rates: $4,000
Electricity: $600
Main house stove: $600
Related matters:
Motion: that Site 5 gas bottles be moved to enhance safety and facilitate delivery. Moved Paris, 2nd Alan. Approved. Reuben to organise this.
Alan offered to investigate repair of Site 5 window.
Tuk suggested a community washing machine. It was agreed to wait until the machinery shed is constructed before pursuing this.
Alan spoke on water security and the need for a large dam. Kristin spoke of the drawbacks of dams. Matt proposed investigating tanks as a means of securing access to water.
Board
The outgoing Board resigned, thanks folks.
Secretary: Karen. Moved Paris, 2nd Christine.
Treasurer: Max. Moved Paris, 2nd Reuben.
Matthew. Moved Chris, 2nd Matt.
Christine. Moved Matthew, 2nd Tuk.
Matt. Moved Matthew, 2nd Paris.
Reuben. Moved Karen, 2nd Matthew.
Kristin. Moved Juliska, 2nd Paris.
GENERAL BUSINESS
Dog Policy
Karen affirmed Nmbngee’s no-dog policy and mentioned concerns raised recently about the dogs at Kristin’s place.
Chris asked Kristin why she broke our no-dog rule.
Kristin spoke of her approved therapy dog, plans to erect a fence, dogs’ connection to humans and family housing difficulties. She asserted she has no intention of moving the dogs. She declined to address the question of community rules.
Bjorne spoke of the need to commit to our rules and function together, as a community.
Paris clarified the dogs are owned by Kristin’s children, and stated that Kristin is acting protectively as a mother. She requested approval for temporary residence of the dogs, Lily, Winter, Thor, Tiny, Taz and Spot.
Motion: that Nmbgee allow temporary residence of these dogs only. In return, Kristin commits to erecting a fence within 6 months. Moved Christine, 2nd Paris. Approved.
Radio Training/Base Station
Max spoke about radio handsets and the function of the Base Station. He agreed to write out the protocol for radio use, for members.
Main House
The meeting agreed that personal possessions stored in the main house (e.g. fridges) are the responsibility of their owners.
Natural Regrowth Area
Kristin spoke of the butterfly population near her home.
Motion: that the area behind the mulberry tree at the back of the common be left unslashed. Kristin to be custodian of this area. Moved Paris, 2nd Kristin. Approved.
Horses
Matthew requested community permission to acquire horses and keep them in the top paddock, bottom paddock and at his home. The meeting’s response was positive, with concerns raised about fencing.
Motion: that the meeting express general acceptance for the presence of horses on Nmbngee. Moved Alan, 2nd Matt. Approved.
Roadworks
Simonetta spoke of the poor condition and need for work on Dogstar road. Matt and Bjorne affirmed that once the rain eases, this will be addressed. Reuben offered to extend a private excavator job to include cutting into the bank at the Dogstar turn-off, making turning easier. Nmbngee to supply gravel here.
Alan spoke of the need for larger pipes on the road between his place and Christine’s. Bjorne agreed the road crew will assess possibilities.
Kristin informed the meeting she will have 2 scoop drains dug to divert water from her driveway to the common.
Alan asked for the creek crossing near his place to be fixed.
Paris affirmed the excellence of our voluntary road crew. Respect!
Fire Trail
Reuben spoke of the fire trail up behind the graveyard. Our neighbour Rob is happy to work with us on keeping it open. Reuben to co-ordinate.
Logo
Matthew revealed his Nmbngee logo design. Discussion of alternative images.
Motion: that Max create a space on the website for members to propose ideas for logos and discuss them. Logo to be confirmed at the next meeting. Moved Paris, 2nd Max. Approved.
Meeting closed 1.10 p.m.
BIG APOLOGIES. THERE WAS AN ERROR IN THE AGENDA, the date of the AGM is 12th May not the 18th May. Please correct any printed copies to 12th May
SUNDAY 12 th MAY 2024
Mainhouse, 10 am
AGENDA
1. Election of Chairperson
2. Minutes of previous annual general meeting.
3. Correspondence
4. Business Arising from Correspondence
5. Resident Non-Shareholders
6. Financial Report
7. Setting ASF for 2024/5 and associated Budget.
The Director’s Meeting of Thursday 18 th April formulated the following recommendations for discussion and decision at the AGM:
Machinery shed: $8,000.
Road Works: $20,000
Community Medical De-Fib Kit: $5,500
Emergency Exit Signage: $3,500
Kids Program: $500
Machinery and Fuel: $7,500 (which includes $2,500 savings towards future equipment)
Insurance: $3,000
Site 5: $2,000
Rates: $4,000
Electricity: $600 (with recovery from users)
8. Resignation and Election of Board Members and Office Bearers
9. GENERAL BUSINESS
SUNDAY 12 h MAY 2024
Mainhouse, 10 am
AGENDA
1. Election of Chairperson
2. Minutes of previous annual general meeting.
3. Correspondence
4. Business Arising from Correspondence
5. Resident Non-Shareholders
6. Financial Report
7. Setting ASF for 2024/5 and associated Budget.
The Director’s Meeting of Thursday 18 th April formulated the following recommendations for discussion and decision at the AGM:
Machinery shed: $8,000.
Road Works: $20,000
Community Medical De-Fib Kit: $5,500
Emergency Exit Signage: $3,500
Kids Program: $500
Machinery and Fuel: $7,500 (which includes $2,500 savings towards future equipment)
Insurance: $3,000
Site 5: $2,000
Rates: $4,000
Electricity: $600 (with recovery from users)
8. Resignation and Election of Board Members and Office Bearers
9. GENERAL BUSINESS
The date has been set for the AGM:
Date 12 May 2024
Time: 10am
Place: Mainhouse
To streamline the budgeting process, we are calling for budget requests in advance of the AGM. This will allow the board to have a budget ready in advance and streamline the budget discussion.
Please have agenda items and budget requests submitted to the Board in time for the sending out of the Agenda on the 21st of April
Items can be submitted to any board member or by emailing secretary@nmbngee.org. Alternatively agenda items can be submitted by post to PO Box 20376, Nimbin NSW 2480. Please allow for delivery time to ensure the Board receives the agenda items on or before the 21st April.
ASF notice will be sent out shortly, but as a reminder, at the start of this year another lot of ASF became due so the amount you owe will be $750 more (less any you have paid in the meantime) than your last ASF notice, which you were emailed prior to the last AGM.
Hi all! Please spread this invitation around to any past members or others with a connection to Nmbngee
You can download the invitation, including program of events, as a pdf here: Download
Saturday 27th January
3:00 PM – Late
Come and celebrate a half-century of community living on this quite incredible piece of our planet.
Old friends, fond memories, good food, great music and the laughter of young & old… what could be better?
RSVP by the 19TH January to info@nmbngee.org (or use the phone numbers on the invitation – download to view)
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