Phone:
02 6837 3667

Mobile:
0427 373 667

Address:
Nymagee Outback Music Festival
c/- Mallee Hen Cooperation, Hartwood St. Nymagee
NSW 2831
Australia

With special thanks to our sponsors

ABOUT US

YOUNG & EMERGING ARTISTS INITIATIVE

The Nymagee Outback Festival is presented by a non-profit community based association called the Mallee Hen Cooperation. The festival is an ideal focus for the group and community to achieve objectives of:

* promoting art and culture * promoting tourism * promoting community services. for the isolated Nymagee district and vast outback region beyond.

Our 2000 festival included four 7 hour music sessions for 2 days and 2 evenings. Continuous concert performances took place predominantly on the 'Advance Energy Main Stage' but also on the 'Bush Stage' and 'Arts Stage', especially for workshops.

Our festival is particularly unique because the site is extremely isolated from general civilisation as we know it. Although it is only on the outskirts of the pretty Nymagee village, our village population is only 35, district approx. 150 and closest services, other than hotel, small store, police and primary school, 100km away.

In 1999, for our first festival, 600 people came to the village. With a great deal of positive feedback and more extensive promotion, we hope over 2000 people will travel to enjoy the festival, camp for the 2 nights and be enlightened from being a part in our major cultural event.

To help develop the festival's identity, image and audience appreciation in these early stages, progressive overall themes to promote at each festival are chosen - Heritage, Australian Bush, Centenary of Federation, Outback, World Music...However, because of our rural/bush location, the festival will most likely retain a strong representation of country, folk, bush, bluegrass styles, as well as more contemporary genres.

In 2002 we secured funds to support the 'Bak OutBak' concerts and workshop. The Dept. of Communication, Technology and the Arts granted funds to support appearances by professional artists such as the renowned Bushwackers, Greg Champion and the Rovers & Drovers Outback Show. As it was the Year Of The Outback, the festival had a strong bush music representation incl. a bush dance caller to enhance the 'outback' theme....however the festival also included all styles of music....jazz, soul and rock.

VISION

An annual community festival celebration, combining both a spirit of place with quality music performance, to highlight Australia's cultural diversity.

MUSIC AIMS

To give all interested aspiring and professional performers who wish to perform at the festival the opportunity to be involved.
To provide an atmosphere for local and visiting, new and established artists to collaborate.
To provide an accessible means of self-expression.
To encourage originality, creativity and innovation in music and song writing.
To present a colourful, dynamic and quality program of concerts, workshops and other activities attractive to the general community, specialists and visitors from afar.
To feature dedicated young and emerging artists in concert and help to promote them with festival promotions.
To create a diverse presentation of music style including a balance of gender, ages and community origin.

COMMUNITY OBJECTIVES

To recognise the potential for our festival to:

foster community bonding and understanding.
transmit community values
provide an accessible means of self expression
boost local morale, experience and opportunity
enhance national and community identity.

GENERAL ART/CULTURAL OBJECTIVES

to attract as wide an audience as possible
to create a self-sustaining, strongly supported event.
to attract a variety of quality and innovative food and craft stalls to participate regularly.
to maintain and nurture the goodwill of the volunteers and supporters who make the festival work.
to provide quality entertainment and fun for all ages.
to stimulate and encourage regional and local community individuals and group participation in all aspects of the festival, including dance, poetry, art/craft, comedy, as well as music.
to build strong links initially with local regional media to raise awareness and profile of the festival and performers.
to document through recordings, photographs and film/video, each festival in it's entirety.

CONTACTS:

Email [email protected]

Snail mail Mallee Hen Cooperation Hartwood St Nymagee NSW 2831

Phone 02 6837 3667 or 02 6837 3711

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