Future of 'psychedelic' music festival unclear as council blocks permit

Council attempts to block music festival over health and safety concerns

Buloke Shire council advises cancelling Esoteric Music Festival due to health and safety concerns and expired permits.

Future of 'psychedelic' music festival unclear as council blocks permit

The future of a five-day "psychedelic" music festival remains unclear as a local council attempts to block ...

Festival application refusal I Australian Rural & Regional News

The Buloke Shire Council has advised the organisers of the 2025 Esoteric Music Festival to cancel the event due to Council officers recommending the refusal of a planning permit based on significant health and safety concerns. With the Festival’s previous five-year planning permit expiring after the event last year, an application for a new ten-year permit was submitted in September 2024, with approval required to enable this year’s event to be …

Esoteric Festival: 'There Is No Reason For The Festival Not To Go Ahead'

Festival organisers told The Music that ensuring punters' safety is the festival’s “number one priority” after Buloke Shire Council recommended refusing the event's planning permit.