Well, that was the best NYE in years. Thanks to the organisers of the Falls Festival for cancelling, which has yielded numerous benefits and blessings, including:
• an absence of new garbage mountains in the northern part of the Shire,
• less pollution in the creeks,
• much less noise pollution,
• local wildlife weren’t driven from their homes,
• less illegal camping in sensitive dunes,
• less traffic congestion and random restrictions,
• a reduction in drug and alcohol-related injuries,
• more police available for normal police work,
• local pubs and clubs had their best night in years,
• local musicians had gigs.
• the profits from the revelry remain in the area, instead of being sent overseas by a corporate entity.
I’d like to see Splendour (SITG) match this and confer a similar range of benefits on the locals. Surely they can see it’d be a win-win for everyone.
For four decades The Echo has printed the stories some people loved, some people hated, and some pretended not to read. If you want us to keep telling the truth, the real truth, not the sugar-coated version. We’ll need your support to keep the presses rolling. 
