Bellarine Times Nov 24

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Bellarine Times

Tuesday 24 November 2009

VOL 2. No 46

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Queenscliff prepares for massive weekend of family fun, music and entertainment at annual festival

BY ALISON MARTIN MORE than $2million, 7,000 people and one of the biggest line-ups of quality, allgenerational performers in Australia will hit the Bellarine this weekend. The Queenscliff Music Festival will celebrate its 13th big year with some of the best entertainers in the industry and emerging artists who will offer their raw talent to an appreciative crowd of all ages. The unique festival, however, is also a celebration of community and the dedication of the QMF organisers who have maintained the energy to create and build on the event’s success. A core group of about 60 organisers, supported by another 400 volunteers, have worked all year to bring together the eclectic mix of performers for three days of the nationally-acclaimed, family-friendly festival. For the QMF team, preparing for the major Bellarine event is a 12-month passion, with plans already being made for next year – well before the first musician hits the stage for 2009. QMF director, Barbara Moss, believes the festival has evolved into a widelyrespected national music event because of the overall vision. “Some festivals are pretty much about the headliners, but this is about music diversity; the fabric of the line-up, and the town – the entire weekend experience,” Moss said. “We have a unique demographic… It’s an adult contemporary festival but family

friendly, with entertainment that is enjoyed across the generations. “And so much of what we do is about discovery; our emerging artists are an important part of what makes us different. “Queenscliff is about preserving the family environment, so our ticketing is based on keeping it this way.” The QMF organisers also take a proactive approach to festival management. “We are, like other festivals, conscious of issues relating to public safety and actively work with police, the Borough of Queenscliffe and the local community to address these,” Moss said. “The police praise our event and there’s not a big drug culture associated with our event. “We’re not a youth fest but we are a music lovers’ festival for everyone.” The Queenscliff Music Festival programme, featuring Tim Finn, Little Birdy, The Original Wailers, Marcia Hines, Djan Djan, The Badloves, Dan Sultan, The Veils, Whitley, and Bertie Blackman and many more talented performers, is available at www.qmf.net.au Tickets are available for one the Bellarine’s biggest weekends; online or at the event, with organisers reminding the community to support the iconic festival. “We don’t want local people to take it for granted. We have a stunning line-up and we want people have to come and enjoy it,” Moss said. Tickets are still available and can be purchased at the gate or online at www.qmf.net.au

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