Ok then Boogie fans, lets get this rolling. Boogie 6 is ready for you. We have all toiled for long enough this year, let's let our mind wander to Tallarook and the greatness that awaits us all at Easter. It's on, it's real, it's Boogie 6!!!!!!
So with Boogie 6, what do you get? Well it's like an international travel package, 3 days and 3 magical nights chock full of the good sounds and the grand times. Free return train travel form Melbourne. Free shuttle from Tallarook station. Free camping. Great food, and incredible booze available all weekend at very, very reasonable prices. We want you to come to Boogie and let us serve you, so bring less, and get it all on site. We will not let you down.
WHAT IS BOOGIE?
Boogie is a boutique camping festival committed to providing diversity in music, arts, booze and food. We are increasing our capacity to 1000 this year, but still feel we can maintain the to community feel over the weekend. We care about the environment and each other, and you...a lot. Our site, provided by the legendary Tallarook local, Bruzzy, is a very special place that allows us to present our magic to our people. The site has great facilities as well as an old school club house that has to be seen, and boogied in, to believe.
We started Boogie as a reaction to the soul destroying, corporate, over crowded, box ticking, mass market festivals we often found ourselves not enjoying. We wanted to make a small one, and connect with people and service their Boogie needs. This will be our sixth crack at Boogie, and it just keeps getting better....please join us, we do deliver.
OPENING & CLOSING TIMES
The gates swing open at 2pm on Friday April 6, and you will be required to leave by noon on Monday April 9. Entertainment will kick off around 4pm on Friday, and finish 11pm on Sunday night. The Boogie bars and kitchens will be serving fine and delicious alcoholic beverages of all styles at excellently reasonable prices from 2pm Friday and from 8am until close Saturday and Sunday.
TRAVELLING BY TRAIN
Once you get to Tallarook, make your way to the Tallarook pub (go under the underpass from the railway station) and wait for the shuttle bus. Bill the Tallarook publican has the shuttle bus number so he can let you know when the shuttle is coming if it is not there. Keep in mind that the tickets we have given out are only valid to leave Melbourne Friday and return Monday so apart from special cases there will not be designated shuttles on the Saturday. If you wish to catch a train back to Melbourne at another time, please enquire at the Info point.
IMPORTANT TRAIN INFORMATION
There are hourly train service from Melbourne to Tallarook station, and return services run every hour also. Check the V/Line schedule here.
TRAVELLING BY CAR
Instructions to get to Boogie from Melbourne.
1. Get on the Hume Hway and head north.
2. Once you pass the Broadford exit, look out for Tallarook exit.
3. Take the Tallarook exit and follow it through Tallarook town.
4. Go past the Tallarook pub and turn left under the Freeway.
5. Turn left onto Tallarook-Pyalong Road.
6. Two kilometers down this road, and over the rise on the right, you will find Bruzzy's Farm...the home of BOOGIE. There will be signs from Tallarook to Boogie. You can't miss it.
We ask each car to voluntarily purchase a $10 carbon offset car pass to come
into the Boogie site. All money from this initiative goes to a carbon offset
managed by Treecreds.
AT THE GATE
Just show your ticket, we'll give you a wristband, and away you go. The wristband also acts as a passout if you to leave the site.
PROGRAMME
A little whiles before the great Boogie 6 happens, we will tell you who is playing when. Sit tight.
CAMPING
This is a camping festival! There are plenty of camping areas, toilets and drinking water. There are 3 camping areas, one with cars and another under trees. If you camp at the "treecamp" or "hillcamp" or on the oval, you will need to park in the designated carpark and carry your camping gear a short distance. The "damcamp" is a large area for all vehicle camping, and is a little further from the entertainment areas. Please note there are NO powered sites available.
TOILETS, DRINKING WATER, ICE AND SHOWERS
There are ample toilets located in the licensed and camping areas at Boogie. There are outdoor showers located near the oval. There is a $5 charge per shower to cover water and gas costs. Don't forget your towel! There will be water stations at key points. This year we will be selling bottled water in biodegradable bottles. There will be ice for sale.
LOCAL ACCESS
Please show evidence of your local address and we will waive the carpass fee for all local punters
BOOGIE BUCKS
When you buy food, drinks, supplies or souvenirs at Boogie, you will be required to use Boogie Bucks. Boogie is an alternative reality so we've devised our own Boogie currency! Boogie Bucks can be purchased at the Boogie info-caravan with Australian dollars and can also be purchased with an eftpos or credit card. There will also be a cash only exchange as you enter the licensed area. Personal cheques or services will not be accepted. If you don't use all your Boogie Bucks over the weekend you can convert them back to Oz before you depart the site. Please be aware any Boogie Bucks not exchanged back for cash, will not be accepted after the gates close on Sunday.
FOOD
We pride ourselves on offering outstanding meals and snacks throughout the event to enhance your Boogie experience. The Boogie food outlets will be open all day in the licensed area from 8am till late so you can eat whenever you like. We will also have a mobile food facility to cover the late night revellers getting down by the fire. Last year we had the sensational BEATBOX KITCHEN and TACO TRUCK, as well as DISCO BEANS and THE PEACOCK BAR upstairs. All these friends and more will be back at Boogie 6 to keep your guts lined and your taste buds satisfied.
DRINKS
Boogie is about the best in booze! Bruzzy and Pete will be providing excellent beverages, quality tap beer, mixed drinks and superb cocktails including the "Bruzzy", top shelf Belvedere vodka, the legendary Don Julio tequila, specially selected sake and local wines. We will update you closer to the event with anything and everything on offer.
BYO
Yes, but no glass please. BYO alcohol is NOT permitted inside the licensed area. You will also find that the Boogie bars have excellent drinks at reasonable prices so you are able to remain quenched most of the weekend if you choose not to bring a lot of alcohol.
ALCOHOL IN GLASS and KEGS
If you are bringing your own, we have a strict NO GLASS and NO KEGS policy. We do ask you to help us with this, and we need your co-operation to help us adhere to licensing and safety considerations. Bruzzy Park is a working sheep station and glass is not good for sheep or tyres or feet! Please, de-canter any beverages in glass into plastic bottles before you arrive. Due to the amount of glass left last year we will unfortunately be doing spot checks on cars.
PLEASE DO NOT take drinks bought at the bar outside the licensed area. Again, this is a condition of our license.
LICENSED AREA
Please be aware that all entertainment takes place within the licensed area which includes the main stage, bars, DJ hut, clubhouse and all food outlets. You will not be able to bring BYO alcohol into this area. However we believe our drink prices are very reasonable and you will be content to sup from our well stocked bars.
BOOGIE GLASSES AND PLATES
As part of our efforts to provide a great feeding and imbibing experience, and to reduce our environmental impact, we are serving all drinks and meals as far as possible on RE-USABLE plastic boogie glasses, plates and cutlery. We ask you to help out with this initiative by bringing your glasses and plates back to the dishwashing stations for our dedicated Boogie Volunteers to wash. BOOGIE POTS are re-useable, so please don't throw them in the bin! PLEASE do not take out of the licensed area, and PLEASE DONT take them home with you (this will help keep ticket prices down)! We do appreciate your help here in keeping the Boogie site clean and keeping the carnival wheels rolling!
ALCOHOL FREE ZONE/POLICE
Part of the festival area is officially an alcohol free zone. This is by request of the Licensing police. There will be a police presence through the weekend, but don't be alarmed, they are Boogie police and, like our security, very friendly.
BOOGIELINER - THE SHINY SILVER CARAVAN
This is the Boogie info point. It also acts a bag check, and Boogie souvenir stall and where you can purchase essential supplies like chewy, chocky, toothbrush, panadols etc. You can exchange cash for Boogie Bucks for all transactions.
After 1 am for any enquiries or emergencies please go to the amenities first aid/security point at the cricket club above the oval.
THE BOOGIE SHEARING SHED DISCO (SHED 54)
This year we continue last years tradition with the bigger and better Shed 54, our late night get down and dirty disco boogie solution! And if it smells like sheep shit while your getting down, yes, it IS sheep shit! The Shearing shed disco is proving so popular that we will need to restrict numbers, The good news is that this year we will be opening the back yards and attaching a new inflatable venue (weather permitting); so if it is getting crowded move on up to the most excusive sheepyards in the sheep industry. Please remember as its all made of lanolin soaked wood there is strictly NO SMOKING in shed 54!!
BOOGIE CHILDREN
Small Boogie children are welcome however this is really a weekend for big Boogie children! So please make sure yours are fully supervised at all times. Kiddies will need to dance to the rhythm of their Boogie mamas and papas! Please note that our licensing conditions are very strict and all children need to be out of the licensed area (and in bed!) by 10 pm. Kids under 8 years will be admitted for free. Kids between 8 and 16 years will be charged a reduced ticket price. There is no crèche but there will be some activities for kids and a chillout kid friendly area behind the boogieliner.
SOUND CURFEW
Entertainment will run until 3am as per sound restrictions. We aim to find a balance between the needs of the sleepy and the wide awake.
WHAT TO BRING TO BOOGIE
Torch, sleeping bag, pillow, toothbrush, hat, raincoat, warm clothes, sunscreen. BYO tent, Tipi or Swag. As we all know the Aussie lands are subject to large fluctuations in temperature so PLEASE come prepared for all weather conditions including extreme cold, rain and/or intense sun and heat... and don't forget to bring something special for getting down in! The last few years have been very, very cold at night....PLEASE BRING WARM CLOTHES....BEANIES, SCARVES, GLOVES.
WEATHER
Weather at Tallarook is extremely unpredictable so be prepared for all posibilities. It can be raining in Melbourne and sunny in Tallarook. As we are up in the foothills of the ranges it can get very cold especially at night. The site is also subject to high winds. We advise you to make regular weather checks at http://www.eldersweather.com.au/vic/north-central/tallarook
WASTE & RECYCLING
Boogie is committed to reducing our environmental footprint as far as possible. We compost or recycle all waste. Please assist by disposing your rubbish in the appropriate bins. This year you will be given plastic bags at the gate or your camp waste. We ask you to bring all your waste from the campground to the waste stations, of which the main one will be above the oval. Or better still take it home with you! We really appreciate your help with this! There will be 3 waste streams that we ask you to separate into:
RECYCLING: plastic, cardboard, cans etc (no glass on site, right?!)
ORGANICS: go into the Boogie wormfarm - No animal products, citrus or onions please!
LANDFILL: everything else, which gets intombed for 1000 years, with your help there will not be much of this!
FIRES
There are no fires and no naked flames allowed. Regardless of how green the site looks we only have permits for fires attended to and monitored by the CFA. Sorry folks no barbeques or gas bottles. However the famous Boogie fire will be alive and well all weekend. We ask you to leave the fire to us for safety reasons. PLEASE ENSURE YOUR CIGARETTE BUTTS ARE EXTINGUISHED AT ALL TIMES!
BOOGIE NEEDS VOLUNTEERS, COULD THAT BE YOU??
What's the only thing better than shaking it loose together? Dedicating yourself to the Boogie cause and helping it come together! Volleywood has been dusting off the margarita glasses and will be open for business as of next week, so here is what you can do to prepare:
Register your Interest by contacting us at volleywood@boogie.net.au and we’ll send you the Volunteer application form. If you have already registered we will contact you. Otherwise check the boogie website next week where you will find the application form and get to it!
Let’s get ready to make some magic people.
WHAT YOU CAN'T BRING TO BOOGIE
* GLASS
* KEGS
* GENERATORS
* PETS
* DRUGS
* FIRE
* AGGRESSION
THANK YOU PEOPLE. NOW LET'S BOOGIE!