Esoteric Festival organisers 'gutted' at last-minute event cancellation

'Bureaucracy and politics gone mad': festival organisers blast permit refusal

The unexpected refusal of Esoteric Festival's permit by Buloke Shire leaves organisers devastated. Council cites safety and compliance concerns.

'We are gutted': Popular regional festival cancelled at last minute

A five-day "psychedelic" music festival has been cancelled just one night before it was set to begin after ...

Esoteric Festival organisers 'gutted' at last-minute event cancellation

The Esoteric Musical Festival in north-west Victoria has been cancelled at the last minute after its permit application was knocked back by the local council's building surveyor.

Festival forges ahead I Australian Rural & Regional News

Attendees quickly filled the hall, with more arriving at the start of the meeting. In the second row, (left) speaker Rachel Grant can be seen holding the folder containing 13,464 signatures amassed over just a few days. Taking notes in the front row are John McConville (second from left) and Sam Goldsmith. Photo: The Buloke Times The decision to issue a planning permit to this year’s Esoteric Festival was made conditionally at Buloke Shire Counc…

Esoteric Music Festival Cancelled Days After Receiving Council Permit

Days after the Buloke Shire Council voted to approve a one-year planning permit for this year’s Esoteric Music Festival to go ahead, the event has been cancelled.The development comes after significant stress for the festival. Last month, The Music reported that the Victorian “psychedelic music, arts and lifestyle gathering” event was in danger of being cancelled after the local council recommended refusing its planning permit, which was approve…

2025 Esoteric Festival Is Cancelled: ‘Does Not Have Required Approvals’

First it was off, then on, now Esoteric Festival 2025 is officially cancelled