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The inaugural Maidenwell Country Muster had to be cancelled just hours before it was due to get underway due to bad weather<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

May 11, 2019 <\/strong><\/p>\n

An ambitious plan to create a new music festival for the South Burnett came asunder on Friday night.<\/p>\n

A sudden change in the weather around 9:00pm saw high winds blanket the region.<\/p>\n

The winds destabilised the main stage for the Maidenwell Country Muster and threatened to tip over the caravans of early arrivals parked on Maidenwell’s J.A. Gorton Oval.<\/p>\n

When the wild weather continued the following morning, organisers Nigel Squibb and John Whitely took the decision to cancel the event at 9:00am Saturday.<\/p>\n

In a brief statement on the festival’s social media page, they said: <\/strong><\/p>\n

“Due to severe weather and for safety reasons the 2019 Maidenwell Country Muster has been closed.<\/em><\/p>\n

“Unfortunately last night and continuing today, (with) wind gusts in excess of 25 kilometres per hour, we have received damage to the muster’s onsite set-up.<\/p>\n

“We apologise for any inconvenience but your safety is the most important thing to us right now. All tickets will be refunded.”<\/p>\n

On Saturday morning, barely 50 caravans remained on site and the few remaining stallholders were busy dismantling their tents.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The main stage had its roof lowered and stripped to prevent it being tipped over by a wind gust, and sections of shade cloth mounted on fencing around the main concert area were torn.<\/p>\n

Nigel and John told southburnett.com.au<\/strong> they were “absolutely gutted” to have to cancel the event, but felt they had no other choice in the circumstances.<\/p>\n

The pair said they had put three years of work into organising the event, which had shown every indication of success based on advance ticket sales.<\/p>\n

Robyn Bliss, from the Maidenwell Rural Fire Brigade, said the town’s community groups were naturally disappointed a great fundraising opportunity had been lost, but everyone’s sympathies were with Nigel and John.<\/p>\n

The weather change was completely unexpected and no one could have foreseen it would happen, she said.<\/p>\n

“We’re all really upset for them.”<\/p>\n

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Maidenwell Country Muster organisers John Whitley and Nigel Squibb said they were ‘absolutely gutted’ to have to cancel the festival, but the safety of guests was paramount … the pair had put three years of work and large amounts of money into putting the event together<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Campers were packing up and leaving the Maidenwell Oval on Saturday morning<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The roof of the stage had been lowered to prevent damage from the high winds<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The muster site in Maidenwell early on Saturday morning (Photo: Maidenwell Music Muster)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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