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Craig Tansley12:09, Jul 28 2021 Bob T/wikimedia commons The only thing Mullumbimby was famous for when I was a kid was winning Australia s Tidy Town competition. This article was originally published on Australia’s traveller.com.au and is republished with permission. OPINION: If you ve been reading the news about Mullumbimby lately, you d think the locals all have two heads and pitchforks and breathe fire at you as you walk down its main street. Mullumbimby s famous these days as Australia s anti-vaxxer capital - where shops flout Covid-19 regulations on wearing masks. A story in the Sydney Morning Herald two weeks ago said local politicians were too scared to challenge them. Depending on your viewpoint, you probably hate Mullumbimby more than any other town in Australia. I know I would. Except for one thing: I m from there. ....
I come from probably Australia's most hated town right now, but it doesn't deserve the vitriol stuff.co.nz - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from stuff.co.nz Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Photo: Glen Pearson Footy always had a big place in the heart of any Mullum local. Home games on Sundays were the town s regular social occasion, the team hadn t won a premiership since 1960 - each year was going to be the year. Saturday s Moonshiner games (the town s union team) attracted almost as big a crowd. There were counter-culturists back then too, plenty of them, but everyone got along. They were a colourful lot, they looked like they went to a Led Zeppelin concert around 1971 and never went home. They d only come to town for supplies (the things they couldn t grow) and for cups of herbal tea at everyone s favourite café, The Popular. They d clear out as quickly as they came – back to the hills they lived in. There were more communes and bizarre multiple occupancy arrangements up there than there were in all of California. ....
ho he did not believe masks helped to stop the spread of the virus. “My intention is to spread the love, light, and true to my surroundings, I feel that the general community is not educated in their rights,” he said. Advertisement Other shop owners complained that rules on wearing masks were an infringement of civil rights and voiced a litany of conspiracy theories regarding COVID-19 vaccines. NSW Police conducted what onlookers called a “blitz” in Mullumbimby on July 6 to ensure compliance with public health orders. Yoga teacher and nutritionist Crystal Cook recently moved to the Northern Rivers from Melbourne and she said it was the best decision she made. ....
'No mask, we don't ask': COVID sparks war in Australia's anti-vaxxer capital brisbanetimes.com.au - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from brisbanetimes.com.au Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.