With no link to Brosnan’s death, the nursing student received 80 hours of community service. NSW is home to a thriving music scene, with plenty of vibrant festivals taking place throughout the year. Share POSTPONED - MOULD: A Cheese Festival Sydney 2020 with your friends. Listen Out, which was recently held at Centennial Park on October 5, somehow managed to escape ‘high risk’ classification despite 159 drug charges and 12 drug-related hospitalisations at the 2018 event. This is your essential guide to what’s happening in our great State. With five days of fun to enjoy at Tyagarah Tea Tree Farm, Bluesfest is one of the most unforgettable ways to soak up the Easter long weekend in NSW. cancelled in Australia because its venue withdrew its support. 50 people were issued possession notices while three were charged with supply offences, including one 23-year-old man found with 80 MDMA pills and 65 bags of cocaine. Click here to claim your free ride. We are keen to support the wide variety of community-run events that take place in the Blue Mountains each year. In short: Five people died at four different events over a six-month period. Days Like This had zero hospitalisations. Five people died at music festivals over five months, prompting the NSW Government to introduce a strict festival licensing regime. Over 40,000 people attended this year, and despite Listen Out dodging the ‘high risk’ category, they were still forced to shell out $171,927 to pay for a stifling police presence. “There was no consultation, no reason given. 2019 looks to have the same suffocating impact, with newly added threats thrown in for good measure. Share Think Mosman First at the Mosman Markets with your friends. ‘High risk’ dance festivals HTID and Knockout Games Of Destiny, both ran by event planners Harder Styles United, have not returned in 2019. It was just simply you’re on a list of high-risk festivals in NSW,” Rogers told Zan Rowe. After Labor, the Greens and the Shooters voted to turn over the legislation on September 26, she told the Daily Telegraph that thousands of lives were at risk as we approached the summer festival season. “There was no consultation, no reason given. Berejiklian is unlikely to address the letter. Share Festival of Rosè with your friends. Having lost their nine-year residency at the Sydney International Regatta Centre after the deaths last September, Defqon.1 promoters couldn’t find a willing venue to house the now ‘high risk’ operation. with your friends. Berejikilian didn’t mince words, vowing, “We will do everything we can to shut this down, I don’t want to see this event happen again.”. after collapsing at FOMO in Parramatta Park, a festival that attracted 11,000 people and saw 36 drugs arrests. Share Melbourne Cup Lunch Cruise with your friends. Liquor and Gaming paperwork explains: “Festivals required to operate under the new licensing regime will be festivals where a serious drug-related illness or death has occurred in the past three years or where […] there may be a significant risk of serious drug-related illness or death…”. The NSW Health data shows the number of drug emergencies that occurred over summer at the remaining 12 festivals on the 'high-risk' list. Knockout Games of Destiny soon became targeted as one of Berejiklian’s ‘high risk’ festivals. All festivals that were deemed to be ‘high risk’ must still draw up a safety management plan, which still needs to be approved by the Liquor and Gaming Authority. Serving the Events Industry in North America since 1996, FestivalNet is your guide to craft & art shows, music festivals, & other events, providing extensive event data & social networking community. 69 patrons at Defqon.1 were found with drugs, including a guy caught with 300 MDMA pills. Share Chinese Veggie Festival with your friends. NSW Health sought to understand the specific circumstances behind. Top. Make sure to check out our Psytrance Festival Calendar which has a more complete list of festivals around the globe. DESTINATION NSW IS THE LEAD GOVERNMENT AGENCY FOR THE NEW SOUTH WALES (NSW) TOURISM AND MAJOR EVENTS SECTORS. Maybe. Sign up. Promoter Peter Noble threatened to move what he dubbed “Australia’s most highly-awarded festival both nationally and internationally” to Queensland if the new rules were enforced. Whether you’re into indie, pop, bass, blues, rock or classical, there’s an Australian music festival to fit your fancy. The documents also show punters were found outside Defqon.1 and Knockout Games of Destiny festivals in need of urgent medical attention. The relief that NSW music festival promoters felt when controversial licensing laws were finally overturned has proven to be extremely short-lived. Save Visit SVKVS ( Free ) to your collection. By closing this banner For three days, the North Byron Parklands sets the backdrop for a stellar lineup of music acts, as well as art installations, dance performances, comedy and theatre, makers’ markets, pop-up bars, beer gardens and more. Visual arts and craft organisations; NSW is home to leading visual arts organisations; these organisations influence the development of contemporary visual arts and craft practice in our state. what he dubbed “Australia’s most highly-awarded festival both nationally and internationally” to Queensland if the new rules were enforced. Splendour in the Grass began in 2001 with modest aspirations: to bring one day of music to the Australian winter. That hasn’t been proven. In the wake of last summer’s deaths, NSW Health sought to understand the specific circumstances behind such festival overdoses. Year-round you’ll find festivals, shows and markets in the vibrant regions along the coast, in the sylvan countryside, the splendid Blue Mountains , the towering Snowy Mountains , … All 14 have applied to be taken off the list, and two have so far been successful. A Universal Travel Adaptor is recommended for convenience. that at least one of these lives could have been saved if not for. There are cultural festivals, air shows and traditional agricultural shows.