AFTER a tragic accident last year in which three men lost their lives driving home following the event, Psyfari continued this year despite heavy police opposition.
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Located at the “Eurella” property at Glen Alice deep in the Capertee Valley, musicians, DJs, artists, families, chefs, festival-goers and more gathered to celebrate at one of the region’s most unique events.
4,500 people attended the event and police presence at checkpoints and roads leading to the event was heavy.
Despite this, sentiment among festival-goers was positive and a number of people spoke highly of the event.
Lithgow resident Mahala Williams was at Psyfari and said it was a good platform for people to express themselves without fear of judgment or rejection.
“This brings people through [the area], they get to see the scenery and everyone always talks about how gorgeous Lithgow is.”
A security guard at the event said despite a few incidents there were no major issues.
“I’ve just tried to explain to them that injuries do happen,” the guard said.
“We’re here to help them keep this going, not directly but by being here we can help keep this going.”
A statement from Chifley Local Area Command, posted to Facebook on Monday, said several positive drug tests were detected at Psyfari.
Several persons will appear in court at a later date as a result of these detections.
A number of families were present at the event, and Narrabri mother Brodie Boehm said it wasn’t the first time some of her kids had been to a similar event.
“On the whole it’s been great, I’ve not seen one issue, no fights, kids well received, yeah it’s been amazing.”
Ms Boehm had brought the whole family along, including grandparents, and said there was a number of craft activities including art workshops for children.
