The Northern Rivers Times
December 21, 2023
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A long weekend to chill at Nymboida
Diary of a Flood Survivor
and include three nights accommodation and participation in activities and workshops. Activities include a Friday night mix and mingle in the Big Shed. On Saturday and Sunday there will be camp oven cooking demonstrations, Two major bushfires in the
have been, but it is much
space of five years is still
more low key,” she said.
not going to dampen the
“Rather than hundreds of
spirits of the Nymboida
people, it will be a ticketed
Camping and Canoeing
event with only 170 tickets
organisation, according to
to be sold.
management committee
“We will only be using
secretary, Ros Cooper.
a third of our camping
ukelele workshops, live music spots, art workshops
Our two newest Christmas decorations.
and much more.
‘Tis the second season
decorations that
expensive presents that
As part of the venue’s
of Christmas since the
reminded me of the
make the difference at
floods hit and I wonder
ones our sons had made
this time of year, just
a chance to do some tree
how many of us were
when they were little.
the well-thought and
planting.
able to save our trees
As I was putting up
caring ones.
and decorations.
the tree this year, it
While the second
We weren’t. They all
still looked very bare
anniversary of the
however, the reality for
floated away, or more
compared to the many
February 2022 event
us as a community run
correctly were thrown
years of decorations we
looms and many of us
out on the front lawn to
had collected pre-flood,
are at different stages
next year’s Clarence
be collected and taken
but we were thankful
of this long recovery,
Valley Camp Oven
away.
for the lovely ones we
my prayer for you
Last year we had
had been given last
reading this is that you
a Christmas Eve
year.
will find joy and peace
gathering of friends and
Then, out of the
through the little words
“We are not victims, we
Bush Regeneration Program there will also be
The weekend will
are survivors,” she said. “We are still here,
organisation is, we don’t have the capacity to run
Festival. “We are ‘burnt’ out.” Puns aside, Ros is keen capacity, so it will be more
culminate on the Sunday
however, that there will
spacious, reducing the
night with a bush dance
be a replacement event
stress on organisers but
with the Frohlich Brothers.
the one requirement
blue, we received two
and acts of love and
on the June long weekend
providing a more relaxed
For more details go to the
was to bring a small
Christmas cards in
encouragement from
in 2024, called the
experience for campers
ncandc.com.au website or
Nymboida, Camp, Cook
alowing time to chill.”
call 6649 4155 or email
decoration to hang on
the post, from friends
those around you.
and Chill weekend.
There will be no day
info@nymboida
our new tree.
unrelated, who had
This, the time to
“It is on at the time the
visitors as tickets will be
campingandcaneoing.
Friends with young
both included a little
remember our Saviour’s
Camp Oven festival would
for the full long weekend
com.au
children never
decoration in their
birth, can be bitter-
disappoint when
greeting.
sweet. I hope it is more
it comes to a craft
Our hearts are full.
sweet than bitter for
activity.
Such a small but very
everyone.
We had some
sweet gesture that
Little steps and Merry
beautifully hand-made
proves its not the
Christmas.
to let everyone know,
Nymboida Camp Cook & Chill
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