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Assorted
Official Documents Relating to the Festivals Below is a
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Sunbury Festivals
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Description
Date
Original proposal by Odessa Promotions
for the Sunbury Summer Happening
1971
Letter to Department of Health seeking
recommendations and advice
24/11/71
Approval from Department of Health
15/12/71
Approval from State Rivers and Water Supply
Commission of Victoria
20/12/71
Catering Tender by Carlyon Dax
23/12/71
Country Fire Authority letter expressing concerns
31/12/71
Country Fire Authority letter advising postponement
of event
10/12/72
Council letter refusing support but allowing
Festival
05/01/72
Solicitors letter to Council requesting a firebreak
14/01/72
Notes on Police Conference discussing the Summer
Happening
14/01/72
Council request for additional Health Inspectors
17/01/12
Council request for a firebreak
17/01/12
Commission of Public Health agreeing to provide
Health Inspectors
19/01/72
Police Conference - handwritten notes
20/01/72
Catering arrangements by Carlyon Dax Catering
21/01/72
Confirmation of provision of public toilet
facilities
25/01/72
Offer of complimentary tickets
25/01/72
$2,000 receipt for bond from Odessa Promotions
26/01/72
Letter from City Engineer outlining traffic control
arrangements
26/01/72
Shire Engineer letter confirming water testing
arrangements
26/01/72
Handwritten report of the day
31/01/72
Letter of protest
03/02/72
Bacteriological report
07/02/72
Extracts from Council Minutes
07/02/72
List of food services
17/02/72
Commission of Public Health requirements for Pop
Festivals
01/03/72
Various protest letters and Council response
15/03/72
Security refund calculations and other disbursements
23/03/72
Parliamentary Debate extract
11/04/72
Chemical Engineer report on E. Coli tests before and
after Festival
12/04/72
Extract of Council Minutes carrying a motion
to oppose the Festival
04/09/72
Extract of Council Minutes discussing Festival
proposal for 1973
20/11/72
Extract of Council Minutes discussing Festival
proposal for 1973
04/12/72
Summary of injuries in '74
07/02/74
Aerial Photograph of site
Unknown
Council requirements for future Festivals
Unknown
Police instructions for the Festival (with
handwritten notes)
Unknown
Police instructions for the Festival (without
handwritten notes)
Unknown
Hand drawn site schematic
Unknown
Advertisement that Council will seek power to
regulate future Festivals
Unknown
Sunbury 1984 - The Festival
That Never Was
Proposal for 1984 Festival with hand written notes
14/11/83
Council Minutes
05/12/83
Letter acknowledging promoter's intention not to
proceed in 1984