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Daily Discussion Thread: Mon 27 Nov 2023 (aussie.zone)

submitted 11 months ago by bot001@aussie.zone to c/melbourne@aussie.zone

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[–] just_kitten@aussie.zone 2 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Well now that FRL is officially cancelled I suppose I should find something to do this weekend...

[–] bull@aussie.zone 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Oh damn.. I just looked into what this is and listened to some of the groups in the lineup and that seems like a good vibe. I might keep a note of this one. Sorry to hear it's cancelled :(

[–] just_kitten@aussie.zone 3 points 11 months ago

It's been running for over 15 years but it seems like Council and this new cop in Wangaratta decided to shut the whole thing down less than a month out. It's been chaotic with the emails and backchat. The organisers are famously disorganised and prone to magical thinking as well though haha. At least all the money has been refunded

[–] calhoon2005@aussie.zone 2 points 11 months ago (3 children)

Aww man. We were probably going to head up to that... Council forced organisers to cancel apparently? Any idea why?

[–] Thornburywitch@aussie.zone 3 points 11 months ago

Given how close it is to the creek and how flat the land is, council probably wants a good flood plan in place in case it rains. Wangaratta is a known flood prone area.

[–] bull@aussie.zone 1 points 11 months ago

I thought it may have been due to crazy weather but besides it probably being muddy from this week it looks fine

[–] calhoon2005@aussie.zone 1 points 11 months ago (2 children)

https://www.wangaratta.vic.gov.au/News-articles/Folk-Rhythm-Life-Festival-2023-not-going-ahead

City of Wangaratta has not been able to obtain satisfactory event documentation including an emergency management plan to ensure the health and safety of attendees at the planned festival in December.

[–] bull@aussie.zone 3 points 11 months ago (2 children)

I feel like you shouldn't be allowed to sell tickets to an event until it's approved to go ahead...

[–] RustyRaven@aussie.zone 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

It could be worse. I was reading yesterday about a three year cruise that was cancelled at the last minute because the organisers did not actually have a ship.

[–] bull@aussie.zone 3 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

You'd think that might be Step 1 of organising a cruise lol

[–] anotherspringchicken@aussie.zone 1 points 11 months ago

Maybe they were inspired by Fyre festival …

[–] just_kitten@aussie.zone 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

You can check out the full drama at the public fb group for the festival - https://m.facebook.com/groups/5410092330/

Presumably Lemmy doesn't block fb links...