Festival Info
How to get there?
The Nanga Music Festival is based at the Nanga Bush Camp. This is located just outside of Dwellingup, 110 kms south of Perth. Allow approximately 1.5 hrs travel time from Perth and 1 hr from Armadale. From Perth, Nanga Bush Camp can be accessed in several ways. See the map at http://www.nangabush.com/locat.html#location%20map, which is not quite accurate since the Freeway was extended.
1. Via Kwinana Fwy South – Take Mundijong Road exit (left) continue to South West Highway (15kms), turn right, travel through North Dandalup (see Dwellingup sign), turn left into Del Park Road, continue to Dwellingup, turn left at General Store (Williams Road) and follow the Nanga Music Festival signs (see 4.).
2. Via Armadale – South West Highway (not Albany Hwy) through to North Dandalup, (see Dwellingup sign), turn left into Del Park Road, continue to Dwellingup, turn left at General Store (Williams Road) (see 4.).
3. Via Mandurah – Take Pinjarra Road to Pinjarra, turn left at T-Junction lights onto South West Hwy, cross bridge, turn right into Williams Road, continue to Dwellingup.
4. From Dwellingup General Store follow Williams Road east for 1 km to Nanga Road, turn right, stay on bitumen road for 7km to Murray bridge. Cross bridge. The entrance to Nanga Bush Camp is 100 m from the bridge on the left.
From Bunbury and the South take the South West Hwy to Waroona, turn right at McDowell St (see Nanga Bush Camp sign) bear left onto Nanga Brook Road, travel approximately 20 kms to Nanga Road (T-Junction). Turn left. From here it is 10.5 kms to Nanga Bush Camp – Entrance is on the right before the bridge.
The Nanga Bush Camp has three giant Jarrah cabins (Currawong, Timbarra and Woodshed) spread over a large, unspoilt forest which leads down to the banks of the Murray River. The three venues are set less than 10 minutes’ walk apart and patrons can easily walk between them.
Gates open at 2pm on Friday, and you will need to leave by 10am on Monday.
When you arrive
Stop at the gate, and present your ticket. You will be given a wristband, program, your room allocation and meal tickets. You’re now a member of the Nanga community!
You can pick up a free pair of earplugs to help you sleep in peace. The site map will help you orient yourself.
First, drive to your accommodation building; park carefully (minimize space); find your room, claim your bed and settle in. Note that due to another booking, you won’t be able to access the Woodshed building before 5pm. If you come earlier, one of our helpers will look after your luggage.
Meals are provided in the Woodshed building. Hand in your meal tickets as you collect your meal.
Festival Information
The cabins are linked by gravel roads, so those with walking difficulties can still access all venues. There are also walking trails which may be used by pedestrians during the day, but they are bush trails and are fairly uneven. Please do not use kangaroo trails or forge new tracks through the site. Vehicles must keep to the designated roads at all times. Coloured reflectors on posts next to each road indicate how to get to each building:
- Red reflectors to Woodshed
- Blue reflectors to Timbarra
- White reflectors to Currawong
Curfews
We recognise that some people are early risers, and others like to go to bed late, so we have three separate accommodation options:
Woodshed: home to the canteen and our early-to-bed accommodation (11pm curfew)
Currawong: main concert venue, self-catering kitchen and later-to-bed accommodation (1am curfew)
Timbarra: workshop venue, self-catering kitchen and late night jam session location
Most rooms have no ceilings, so there can be noise spill within the buildings. That’s why we provide free earplugs! If you are housed in Woodshed, it doesn’t mean that you have to go to bed at 11pm, you can party on elsewhere – but you just have to be quiet when you get back.
Program
Keep checking the Program at http://nangamusic.org.au/programme/ for any changes.
Semi-formal performance options
There are three ways you can be involved in semi-formal performance options during the Festival, as well as the late-night campfire jams.
Blind date concert
The blind date concert will be held on Sunday afternoon. Patrons and artists can volunteer for the blind date concert by putting their name on the blackboard before 12.45pm Saturday (before lunch). Do not put someone else’s name down, please. Performers will be allocated into small groups (3 or more, depending on numbers), to come up with a 10 minute performance piece for the blind date concert. We encourage you to do something creative, not just sing a song which one of you wrote. Humour is a hallmark of the blind date concert.
Blackboard concert
There will be a blackboard concert on Saturday afternoon – three songs or 15 minutes. This is intended for general festival patrons wanting to ‘put their toes in the water’ of performance. If you are a ’seasoned’ performer, please give these people an opportunity. You can put your name on the blackboard in Timbarra from Saturday morning.
Soap-boxes
Acoustic/jamming performance options are available throughout lunch and dinner at our ’soap boxes’ around the Woodshed building. These are outside around the campfire circle and upstairs on the balcony, and they are completely ‘unplugged’ and very informal. Stake out a slot (but please also give others an opportunity). People can listen to you during and after their meal, if they choose to sit outside.
General Information
Lighting
While lighting will be provided around the buildings and on the designated roads (labeled as vehicle tracks on the map), there may still be dark areas, and we strongly recommend that you bring a torch and use the roads with the reflectors, not the walking trails, for movement between buildings after dark. The FESA emergency escape plan for Nanga depends on each individual having their own torch and the Festival Committee fully endorses this policy. Umbrellas are also a good idea.
Catering
Catered meals are available during the Festival. This includes a casserole-style dinner on Friday and Saturday nights, cooked breakfast on Saturday and Sunday, a barbecue on Sunday night, and soup and salads/rolls at both lunches. It’s hearty camp food. A vegetarian option will be provided, but you need to inform us so we can determine quantities. There is no breakfast on Monday morning, but you can pick something up in Dwellingup on your way home.
If you decided not to include meals in your ticket, but have changed your mind, you should book them direct through BOCS as soon as possible. If you have not pre-booked meals, we cannot guarantee that you can be fed. However, if sufficient food is available, meals can be purchased for $14 each ($10 children).
The Chai bus will again be selling coffee, chai and cakes at Currawong during the festival.
Cleaning
Nanga Bush Camp is a “self-clean” facility. Please help us to keep the camp clean and tidy. We ask you to pack up your rooms by10am on Monday, so the buildings can be prepared for the school groups which will arrive during the week.
You are responsible for clearing your own dishes from the tables, scraping the plates into the ‘greens’ recycling bins and placing your dishes/cutlery in the soaking tubs – our volunteers will wash the soaked dishes.
What is supplied
- Mattresses & pillows
- Crockery, cutlery & cooking equipment
- Stoves & ovens
- Coolroom and freezer
- Cleaning products
- Tea towels, firelighters & matches
- Ear plugs!
What to bring
- Torch
- Sleeping bag/blanket & pillowslip (extra bedding and warm clothing)
- Personal gear i.e. towels, soap etc.
- Wine/beer glasses and your favourite beverages
- Umbrella/ rain gear
- Food (if self catering)
- Hard shoes and a fluffy dress (optional for males) if you’re going to do the flamenco workshop!
What not to bring
- Kettles and other electrical appliances
- Valuables
- Pets
- High heels!
Supplies
The Dwellingup General Store lies less than a 10 minute drive away. The store sells beautiful, freshly-baked pastries, breads and all the usual provisions. You can pre-book your grocery and fresh produce needs through the store direct on (08) 9538 1021.
A Green Festival
We want the Nanga Music Festival to be environmentally sustainable. We encourage you to minimise your waste: use the recycling bins for bottles, cans, plastics; put your vege scraps in the greens’ recycling bins and generally clean up after yourself.
Communication
Mobile phone service is not reliable on site. A Public Phone is located near the office for use by campsite guests. It can be accessed by Homelink or Phoneaway cards, and these are for sale at the office. Incoming, urgent calls can be directed to the Campsite Managers on 9538 1300 and messages will be passed on.
Electricity
Nanga Bush Camp has sufficient electricity capacity to supply the needs of its own facilities. However, this capacity is limited, and you are requested not to bring your own electrical appliances. In particular, people camping outside the buildings will not be able to access the power in the buildings. Generators are also not permitted.
Incorporation Details
The Nanga Music Festival is run by the incorporated association, the Araluen Folk Festival. We simply ‘trade as’ Nanga Music Festival.
Because the association is incorporated, each paying participant automatically becomes a financial member of the association. The Festival ticket you buy doubles as your “Membership Card” to the Araluen Folk Festival Inc. for 2009/2010. This will not obligate you in any way, however it does give you a voice if you choose to be involved in the organization of the next festival, and/or to vote at the AGM in November. (Exact date and venue to be announced.)
