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WHAT IS BOOGIE?
Boogie is a boutique camping festival committed to providing diversity in music, arts, booze and food. We limit the paying capacity to 500 to encourage a 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 fourth 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 2, and you will be required to leave by around 3pm on Sunday April 4. Entertainment will kick off around 3pm on Friday, and finish in the early afternoon on Sunday. The Boogie bars and kitchens will be serving fine and delicious alcoholic beverages of all styles at excellently reasonable prices.
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.
If you are waiting for the shuttle pop into the pub and show your rail ticket for a cheap pot courtesy of Bill the Tallarook publican. Bill also 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 Sunday 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 INFORMAION
Vline are providing dedicated train carriages for transfers to and from Boogie.
THE DEDICATED BOOGIE TRAINS ARE AS FOLLOWS:
- Friday 2nd April 1.53pm depart Southern Cross Station to Tallarook on the Seymour line.
- Sunday 4th April at either 2.35pm or 4.16pm from Tallarook to Southern Cross Station.
IMPORTANT: If you want to get on a service on a different time or day - please check the Seymour Line times at www.vline.com.au and then drop us a line at shakeitloosetogether@boogie.net.au so we can arrange a shuttle to get you to/from the Tallarook train station.
THANKS FOR YOU ASSISTANCE IN THIS BOOGIE PEOPLE!!
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 purchase a $20 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 bring your photo ID and a copy of your receipt to Boogie. We will mark you off the list, give you a wristband, and away you go. The wristband also acts as a passout if you to leave the site.
PROGRAMME
The final program will be added to the Boogie website when complete. There will be bulletin boards around the site with playing times and more.
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. Dont forget your towel! There will be water stations at key points. We don't sell bottled water at Boogie so make sure you bring your water container! 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. Our main providore will be local catering and farmers market co-ordinator Libby, who will be sourcing most of the food in our Boogie kitchen from the local area. This will ensure healthy quality food and low food miles- in fact much of our produce is actually being specially grown for Boogie. The Boogie kitchen will be open all day in the licensed area from 8 am till late so you can eat whenever you like. A range of fresh, barbequed, stewed and vegetarian food will be available. In addition, Boogie will again be providing the exquisite Japanese cuisine of Northcote's Disco Beans on the friday night and delicios tacos and Mexican food on saturday night. As well as this there will be a Boogie corn and watermelon stand, and RAF Boogies food van will be located late into the night near the fire for empty night owl tummys.
DRINKS
Boogie is about the best in booze! Quality tap beer, mixed drinks and superb cocktails including the "Bruzzy". The selection includes the delicious Little Creatures Bright Ale, top shelf Belvedere vodka, the rare and legendary Hussongs tequila, specially selected sake and ...
BYO
Yes, but no glass please. BYO alcohol is not permitted inside the licensed area, and will only be able to be consumed in the designated areas. You will also find that the Boogie bars have excellent drinks at reasonable prices. Our licensing precludes us from selling alcohol from the bars after 1am, so make sure you BYO if you want to drink after that.
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 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. And please dont throw them in the bin. 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 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
This year we introduce our late night get down an dirty late night disco boogie solution: A big fat sound system, disco balls, flashing lights, and scorching hot dj sets! And if it smells like sheep shit while your getting down, yes, it IS sheep shit! As mentioned there is no alcohol sold on site after 1 am so bring your own if you need to keep drinking after that.
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
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. We really appreciate your help with this! There will 3 waste streams we ask you to seperate 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. However the famous Boogie fire will be alive and well all weekend. We ask you to leave the fire to us for safety reasons and the local volunteer fire service will be there to keep an eye on things. PLEASE ENSURE YOUR CIGARETTE BUTTS ARE EXTINGUISHED AT ALL TIMES!
WHAT YOU CAN'T BRING TO BOOGIE
* PETS
* DRUGS
* FIRE
* AGGRESSION
* GLASS