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[–] 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...