Presentation to Planning Assessment Commission Tuesday 29 August, 2017 Jessica Ducrou Producer, Splendour In The Grass

Economic Benefits

• Total economic output for the both Splendour In The Grass and Falls Festival is measured at $126.4m. Byron Shire accounted for $34.6m

• The total employment creation of 246 equivalent fulltime (EFT) jobs in ByronShire (representing 2.25% of the Byron Shire workforce)

• Total direct salaries and wages is $15.4m (including $6.6m in the Northern Rivers region)

• 52,800 room nights in commercial accommodation in Northern NSW (excluding Parkland’s camping grounds).

* North Byron Parklands RPS Economic report 2016/17

Splendour In The Grass has given in-excess of $600,000 to the local community.

Including almost $70,000 in flood relief raised for Mullumbimby & District Neighbourhood Centre,

Tweed and Lismore Councils.

Fund raising / Donations

Other local community recipients:

• Ocean Shores Primary School

• Waterlily Community Playscape Group

• Mullumbimby High School

• Brunswick Valley Landcare

• Ocean Shore Tidytown

• Shore United Soccer Club

• Brunswick Heads Public School

• Crabbes Creek

• The Pocket Public Schools

• Brunswick Valley Rescue

and more…

Splendour In The Grass 2017

A terrifically successful event:

- 100% compliance traffic management

- 100% compliance noise management

- Successful transport system that was embraced by day patrons operating smoothly for the duration of the festival

- A reduction in complaints from 31 calls in 2016 to 13 calls in 2017

In response to the Police report issues after the 2016 Splendour In The Grass:

• All NSW Police are hired on a user pay system

• In the event of the need for immediate flooding or bushfire evacuation all patrons could be evacuated to the dedicated refuge assembly area in under 40 minutes

• The ELROM system for rating violence at venues is based on pubs and clubs with capacities typically less than 300 patrons. Parklands has up to 32,500 patrons and should be compared to small venues

• The terrorism threat of “probable” is the same level currently applied across Australia

Splendour In The Grass 2016 - NSW Police

Splendour In The Grass 2017 - NSW Police

“We work closely with the organisers of Splendour to

ensure the festival is safe and fun for event staff,

performers and music fans, and are pleased the

overwhelming majority of revellers were well-behaved,”

24 July, 2017

Detective Superintendent Wayne StarlingTweed/Byron Local Area Commander

• Various written plans and management manuals

• Established a Safety Committee specific to the festival where all aspects of the festival are discussed, rated and documented

• Regular desktop operations with various agencies to simulate major threats and our response to them.

• Significant Emergency Control Centre that operates before, during and after the festival alongside an extensive medical onsite unit.

Splendour In The Grass - Risk Management

Human Resources

1 x Site Medical Commander

1 x Operational Supervisor

1 x Communication Room Operator

1 x Administration/ Stock Control Officer

1 x Emergency Doctor

1 x General Practice Doctor

1 x Counsellor/ Psychologist

2 x Intensive Care Paramedics

1 x Team Leader/ Nursing Manager

1 x General Practice Registered Nurse

23 x Paramedics

60 x Crowd Care Officers (Red Frogs)

Splendour In The Grass - Onsite Medical

Physical Resources

280m2 of Medical Centre Treatment Zones

72m2 Ambulance Loading and Transfer Bay

Command and Control Van

Bulk Stock and Equipment Trailer

Critical Care Response Vehicle

2 x Stretchered Ambulance Buggies

2 x 6-seater Transport Buggies

1 x Quad Response Bike Ambulance:Splendour pays $5,000 to NSW Ambulance to provide additional services if required throughout the event so regular service levels are not affected

Thank you for your time.