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First, here are The Rules:
- No fires AT ALL. It’s a total fire ban.
- No glass AT ALL.
- No gas bottles or BBQs AT ALL EVER. No gas bottles can actually enter the site – even if attached to a caravan etc – they must be removed.
- No cooking using any kind of open flame – no Triangas, no cooking inside campervans, it is a TOTAL FIRE BAN.
No gas bottle fridges are permitted, even inside campervans etc, as they are classified as having naked flames, and therefore are in breach of the TOTAL FIRE BAN.
- No generators.
- No swimming in the dams.
- No driving faster than 20km/h.
- No stage diving, crowd surfing or moshing.
- No aggressive behaviour.
- No driving around the site after you have set up.
- No leaving your mess at the campsite.
- No dogs – or animals of any kind - we can’t get insurance cover for animals of any kind, plus there were some very freaked out mutts there – lost, hot, confused, aggressive – don’t bring your dog to Meredith. You wont get in any more. Sorry. Even if your dog is the nicest, best-behaved dog on the Eastern Seaboard and you take full responsibility for her/him - sorry, you still wont get in. If we dont have insurance, we cant put on the festival.
- No bean bags– those little foam beads don’t mix well with the natural environment when the bean bag breaks.
- No dickheads.
- No leaving mess at your camp site. The site is a functioning farm so clean up after yourself.
- No butting cigarettes on the ground. Use portable ashtrays provided, or bring your own.
- No waiting for your friends cars on the side of the road – you should all meet up before you arrive at Meredith.
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DIRECTIONS ON HOW TO GET THERE.
These will be on a paper you get with purchase of ticket, or read and
print out the map on the Getting There page. Our Friendly Meredith Staff
will guide you to the camping grounds once you get to the farm.
YOUR TICKET
No entry without it and none for sale at the gate. Don’t bloody
lose the thing.
SOMETHING TO SLEEP IN
From past experiences, here are some suggestions:
A tent. Don't forget the tent pegs.
(If you drive, you can park the car next to your tent.)
Your clothes
The car, caravan, motorhome, old bus etc.
A sleeping bag/doona/blankets - Here at Team Meredith we use and recommend Snowgum products. Visit the Snowgum website for their range of outdoor goods and store
SENSIBLE CLOTHES
It's December in Victoria so we could get hailstorms, blazing heat or both. Check the weather forecast. Then disregard it and pack for the extremes anyway. Bring a couple of changes of clothes. Even if it's hot and sunny when you leave home it could be cold overnight
We cant stress this enough – BRING REALLY WARM CLOTHES AND WATERPROOF CLOTHES EVEN IF ITS HOT AND SUNNY WHEN YOU LEAVE HOME. It can get very cold at night. This is really important. Please bring warm clothes.
SUNGLASSES, HAT, SUNSCREENS, LONGSLEEVE SHIRT etc.
Please, please bring these things. Sunburn ain't no fun for nobody.
BRING CASH
There are no EFTPOS facilities on site, and no ATMs either. There’s
no bank, and no casino. And you cant bet on the horses.
PHOTO ID
If you are over 18 and wish to gain access to The Pink Flamingo Bar, BRING
PHOTO ID. The Pink Flamingo is a licensed bar for over 18's only and has
a strict entry policy. Fake Ids wont work there so leave them at home.
EVEN IF YOU ARE 47 YOU WILL STILL NEED PHOTO ID TO DRINK AT MEREDITH.
Bring ID.
BRING SOME CASH
There are no EFTPOS facilities on site, and no ATMs either. There’s
no bank, and no casino. And you cant bet on the horses.
YOU CAN BRING YOUR OWN FOOD IF YOU WANT
But we do have an International Food Court set up close to the action.
There are the Hare Krishna's with vegetarian and wholesome treats on offer,
who prefer to convert Festival-goers to their food than their religion.
Also there is the local townspeople's 24-hour sprawling epicural epicentre
of fried, grilled and baked delights. Their breakfasts on Sunday are recommended.
Also Famous Farak's fresh juices and smoothies, and fresh homemade ice-creams
are on sale. Plus there are Pizza-by-the-Metre stalls, wholesome Asian
delights from Swell, and a bigger variety of gourmet food stalls this
year than ever before. All the food stalls are very reasonably priced.
We’ll tell you more about this later.
We suggest you BRING A MOBILE PHONE if you have access to one. There are no landline public phones on site. There are more public phones in the town of Meredith, 10 minutes drive from the site, but if you have a mobile, bring it. Coverage on the farm is improving all the time; you may have to go to the highest part of the site to get a signal.
BRING ANY MEDICATION YOU NEED – there is no pharmacy on site.
BRING A VEHICLE OR ORGANISE YOURSELF A LIFT HOME
Taxis are at an absolute premium out there; a small number are available
but book well in advance (like weeks) and make clear plans with the driver.
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GLASS BOTTLES OF ANY KIND AT ALL
Every person and car is searched for glass, if glass is found it will
be confiscated. Sorry to sound like a schoolteacher, but it’s better
than having your foot cut open. Plus the native wildlife that calls the
site home the other 362 days of the year don’t want glass either.
It starts fires, cuts paws and looks shit.
DO NOT BRING GAS BOTTLES OR GAS COOKERS OR BBQS.
THEY WILL BE CONFISCATED AT THE GATE.
There are no naked flames permitted at Meredith. It is far too dry for BBQs. So DON'T BRING BBQS, GAS COOKERS etc. We do not restrict any food or drink being brought in - e.g. we don't outlaw water to make you buy ours. Bring whatever food you like, as long as it doesn't need to be cooked using a naked flame. Ditto drinks, as long as there's no glass.
DOGS
We are sorry to say that dogs can't come to Meredith this year, for insurance
reasons. We have always loved having dogs at Meredith, and the dogs seem
to enjoy themselves as well, but you'll have to leave them at home this
year.
BEANBAGS
They nearly always burst and the foam beads are a bastard to clean up.
DICKHEADS
We don't want them either.
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