It was one of the most infamous incidents in the history of Splendour in the Grass – a young woman who had recently given birth was unlawfully and invasively strip searched simply because a drug dog took a brief interest in her person.

North Byron Parklands, home of Splendour in the Grass and Falls festivals, is up for sale. News of the sale was first circulated by SMH (Nine).

Splendour In The Grass has announced that it will not run for the second year in a row saying it 'needs a little more time to recharge'. 

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The collapse of Splendour in the Grass before it reached the starting gates has been blamed on a lot of things, including the cost of living, Taylor Swift, the weather, ticket prices, millennial laziness, Kylie Minogue and inadequate government support. The event joins a growing list of major music events to be cancelled. So what do taxpayers owe music festival culture in Australia, if anything?

Local Labor MP Justine Elliot yesterday announced that the Albanese Labor Government is backing local music festivals, delivering $100,000 in funding for Splendour in the Grass under the latest round of the Live Music Australia Program.

After 12 years, the Dune Rats have gone from being a bunch of guys who party way too hard and play loud music for a bit of fun and beers, to being a bunch of guys who party way too hard and play loud music for a bit of fun and even more beers.

The finishing touches are being put on to the Splendour site as they get ready to rock!

Billinudgel Property will be $100,000 out of pocket for failing to comply with its traffic management plan at the 2022 Splendour in the Grass event.

Tweed Council has called for an independent audit of Splendour In The Grass following the multiple and significant failures of the 2022 event.