Gippsland Farmer April 2021

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April, 2021

Nayook chainsaw sculptor Paul Staff fford f rd d with one of his art rtw tworks w att Farm World.

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FAB FARM WORLD MILLIONS of dollar ars r in sal ales l and an n soldout crowds contri ributed i to one of the most successful Farm World events ever in n 2021, accordin ing n to Lar ardner r Par ark r chief executive officer Crai aig i Debnam. With a COVI VIDSafe I plan restricting crowds to 7500 people a day, the

three-day event sold out, delivering organ anisers n a crowd record. Mr Debnam sai aid i 22,500 tickets were sold, with wii Sunday’s tickets selling out by 8.30am. He said the 2019 record event saw 28,000 people attend over four days. Mr Debnam am m sai aid i it was disappointing they had to turn people away, but in a

COVI VID I envi vironment, i they understood the rules ru u in place and an n had to abide by their plan an. n

envi vironment. i It took a lot of courage to do it because a lot of people sai aid i we couldn’t do it,” he sai aid. i

“We pushed har ard r to get the event up and an n we understan and n our exh xhibitors h were nerv rvous. v We have been very ry y humbled by the support rtt shown wn. n We’ve instilled confidence in the community ty y that big events can happen in a COVI VIDSafe I

An And n the feedback from more than an n 450 exh xhibitors h was extremely positive, Mr Debnam sai aid. i

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