Falls Festival organisers halt site move plan
Secret Sounds have abandoned talks to relocate the Australian festival's Victoria leg to a small town following objections from locals
News By James Hanley | 12 December 2022
Plans to find a new home in Victoria for Australia’s long-running Falls Festival have fallen through after organisers withdrew from the planning process.
Promoter Secret Sounds had previously announced the travelling festival would move from its longtime home in the seaside town of Lorne to Birregurra in Colac, a small city in the western district of Victoria, after the local authority approved a planning permit.
However, local farmers raised concerns over the event’s potential impact on cattle at neighbouring…
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