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About
The Newtown Festival
Presented
by The Newtown Neighbourhood Centre the Newtown Festival is a fundraiser for the
Centre's services for the disadvantaged in the community.
So
please remember, help YOUR community by giving generously to the Newtown
Neighbourhood Centre coin collectors at the festival entrances.
To
ensure you all stay safe and that the Festival continues to be a family friendly
event, please take a note of the following:
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Venue
will be fenced with seven large entry points into the Festival
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Strictly
NO BYO-patrons can purchase refreshments from the fully licensed on-site
bars
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Strictly
no glass on the grass
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Entry
to the festival is open to ALL the community - we would so much appreciate a
gold coin donation though!
The
NNC provides services to:
The
NNC also acts as an information service, providing advice on emergency
accommodation, children's services and other support services.
History
of the Newtown Festival
During
the late 1970s a group of concerned residents
established
the Newtown Neighbourhood
Centre (NNC) in
order
to provide community services to local residents. They
lobbied
for government funding and a space to run the
programs
and were eventually successful in both areas.
In
order to promote Newtown's diverse community and raise
both
an awareness of the Centre and much needed funding
for
community programs, the NNC staff decided to organise a
'festival'.
This celebration allowed the community to come
together
to celebrate its diversity and promote harmony in
the
area.
From
this small beginning in 1979 the Newtown Festival has
grown
enormously and is now very much part of Sydney's
calendar
of major events.
The Newtown Festival is a rare and wonderful place where
community
groups, environmental groups, local residents and
the
broader community can come together in one place for
one
day and celebrate diversity and once again experience
the
true sense of 'community'.
Newtown festival is without a doubt firmly established as one
of
Sydney's largest and premier festivals.
How
To Get To The Newtown Festival
For
the safety of the general public and Festival patrons, the road closures will be
in place for the festival day (Sunday 9th November) from 5am - 8pm.
We
strongly recommend that festival goers use public
transport to the Festival.
Newtown
Festival is located one block from King Street, close
to bus routes (423, 426, 428, 355, 370) and Newtown Railway Station.
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Notification
of road closures click HERE
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For train and bus timetables click HERE
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For
an overview of Camperdown Park click HERE
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For
an overview of Newtown and it's surrounding
streets
click HERE
Other
Important Facts About the Festival
Coin
Donation
A
small gesture for the full day of free entertainment we provide you!
We
ask that all festival patrons make a gold coin donation to our volunteers who
can be identified by their festival volunteer t-shirts and official buckets, as
they enter the park on the day.
We will give you a sticker when you donate so you don't get asked more than
once!
Additional
donations can be made by coming into the Centre or sending a cheque or money
order to:
Newtown
Neighbourhood Centre Inc.
PO Box 19
Newtown NSW 2042
No
Glass On The Grass
Newtown
festival has a “No Glass on the
Grass” policy, if you do have a
glass bottle, please be sure to put it in a bin before you enter the
park…broken glass in humans and dogs is exceptionally painful.
RESPECT
the environment - recycle and dispose of your waste in a safe manner.
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