Community & Business
4 May, 2022
Cash boost for music festival.
CASH support of $5000 will be given to the Savannah in the Round music festival which is expected to pump more than $3 million into the local economy when it is held later this year.
CASH support of $5000 will be given to the Savannah in the Round music festival which is expected to pump more than $3 million into the local economy when it is held later this year.
The music spectacular will be held at Kerribee Park, Mareeba from 30 September to 2 October which could attract up to 8000 people during the event. Already, country music superstar Brad Paisley has been named as a headline act for this year’s event, along with many more performers including Aussie rockers like Richard Clapton, Ross Wilson, and the Black Sorrows. In recognition of the economic boost the festival brings to the region, Mareeba Shire Council last week approved a cash grant of $5000 to Sound Australia, which delivers the event, and in-kind support for waste disposal costs.
“The event is expected to bring significant direct and indirect economic and social benefits to Mareeba and the wider shire. The event is expected to attract a large number of visitors to the shire and will engage the services of local businesses, contractors and labourers,” a report to council stated.
“The event is predicted to attract 8000 attendees with 60 per cent being intrastate, interstate and international visitors. The projected overnight visitor expenditure is predicted to be in excess of $3 million. “The event will employ over 500 workers and engage the services of local businesses, contractors and labourers.”
Councillor Lenore Wyatt said she was a big supporter of the event and hoped it would get bigger and better over the next few years. “This event is getting bigger and bigger and with the economic benefits it brings to our shire, I look forward to it growing more and more,” she said.
