So far this year there have been 17 cases of meningococcal disease reported in NSW.
Two attendees of the Byron Bay Festival contracted the disease;one has since died.
Weather and logistical issues weren’t the only challenges faced by the Byron Bay festival,which increased capacity this year by 15,000 people.
In a sodden festive world,the dry-footed reveller is king.
Tens of thousands of Splendour in the Grass revellers were soon faced with the bleak realisation they would be waiting many hours before making it home.
Knee-deep mud wasn’t enough to stop tens of thousands of revellers pouring into North Byron Parklands for day two of the festival.
Thousands of festivalgoers flocked to hastily arranged sideshows in venues across Byron in a sign of the Australian music industry’s resilience.
Day two of Splendour in the Grass will get under way as planned on Saturday after torrential rain caused the cancellation of the first day of the event,the festival’s organisers have announced.
Despite forecasts for more rain and the forced cancellation of the first day due to flooding,organisers have said the show will go on over the weekend.
The state has already experienced three major flooding events this year,and wet weather is forecast to linger until November.
Sadly,this one went down the tubes.