1,000-person bush doof near Byron Bay sparks fears of coronavirus hotspot
Authorities say they are "dumbfounded" and "disappointed" in the organisers and attendees of a dance party that saw more than 1,000 people gather on a private property at Wilson's Creek, near Byron Bay, in a gross violation of statewide coronavirus rules.
He said on the same weekend, police were also called to a house party in Byron Bay, where the number of people was estimated to be around 200 — 10 times the legal limit."You can still have a good, smaller party, but certainly don't go to the extremes that we've seen in the last few days." "At least on these occasions those people, once they were spoken to, saw what the issues were and those parties were closed down."
"[We have] an amazing level of concern that people believe that they can congregate to 1,000 people and disregard physical distancing and put at risk not only themselves, but the entire community of the North Coast," he said.Mr Jones said there would be enormous challenges for trace contacting should even one of the attendees test positive to COVID-19.
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