The New South Wales Government is warned more music festivals could leave the state, after it names more than a dozen events to be affected by new licensing regulations.
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NSW govt’s festival regulations to target 'high risk' events | Sky News AustraliaThe New South Wales government’s new music festival regulations will only target events deemed as 'high risk'. \n\nMinister for Racing Paul Toole says the list will be regularly reviewed with festivals removed from the list if safety regulations improve. \n\nThe regulations will impact only 14 music festivals including Lost Paradise, Defqon and Laneway. \n\nThousands of people descended on Sydney’s Hyde Park on Thursday to protest the government’s tough new measures during the ‘Don’t Kill Live Music’ rally. \n\nThe state government introduced the strict protocols following a spate of drug-related deaths across the summer. \n\n\n
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NSW festival cancelled due to state govt imposing ‘excessive rules’ | Sky News AustraliaNSW music festival Psyfari has been cancelled due to the state government imposing ‘excessive rules’ and a fee of $200,000 for extra police security. \n\nThe festival organiser claims the music festival industry is being ‘deliberately killed off’ by the NSW government. \n\nJournalist Mike Jeffreys says, ‘If it were it up to me, I‘d be inclined to come down more heavily on the individual. I am so much against this idea of imposing a one-size fits all solution.’\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Music festival organisers urge Berejiklian govt to scrap regulations | Sky News AustraliaMusic festival organisers will be meeting with state MPs at NSW parliament on Monday in an attempt to scrap new regulations on the sector.\n\nThe talks are being hosted by Greens MP Cate Faehrmann and will focus on the NSW government's new licensing system.\n\nOrganisers claim the restrictions are too onerous, however the NSW government argues they are necessary after a spate of drug related deaths at festivals over the past 12 months.\n\n\n\n
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