Broadcast Wednesday 12th June 2024

Wendy Champagne, the director of a new documentary featured at the Sydney Film Festival, dives into Aquarius, the 1973 festival that turned Nimbin, a little dairy town in NSW, into a hub of music, art, and culture.

Esquire Wednesday 3rd June 2024

The best films and documentaries to watch at the 2024 Sydney Film Festival

Move over Cannes, the 2024 Sydney Film Festival is right around the corner. If you’re joining in on the festivities, these are the feature films and documentaries that should be at the top of your watchlist, as well as everything else you need to know about the two-week event.

Article by Steve Willems

Wednesday 19 June 2024

Sydney Film Festival - 4 STARS! If you live in Australia, then it’s likely you’ve heard of Nimbin, famous for peace, love, and hippies. But it wasn’t always that way. In 1973, a group of university students from Sydney were looking for a place to celebrate new ideas and counterculture outside the conservative restrictions and government violence of the city.

Broadcast Monday 29 Jul 2024 at 9:27am

Nimbin's transformation from country town to hippie heartland - Interview with Director, Wendy Champagne.

Interview Wednesday 7th August 2024

The Breakfast Spread:- Interview with Wendy Champagne and Milo Eastwood.

Presented by Trevor Chappell

Broadcast Wed 14 Aug 2024 at 1:30 pm

The age of Aquarius floods into Nimbin in this radical, love-fuelled documentary exploring the lasting impact of a 1970s counterculture crucible. Interview with Director, Wendy Champagne.