Mundi Mundi Music Festival
Last year we took our new campervan “Scamp” to the Mundi Mundi Music Festival. It was held in August and is situated just outside of Silverton, New South Wales, on a remote property in the desert. The concert goes for three days and is more than just a music event. Apart from the music, which are exclusively Australian artists there is a wide range of activities. plenty of food stalls selling at reasonable prices, festival merchandise, craft and art stalls, helicopter and camel rides, a small zoo, and radio station. Special events are a highlight that concert goers can participate. One of which is the undie run, where people get into their undies or night attire and run, not really a speed race more of a spectacle. There was also a talent contest and a attempt at the world record Madison dance for the most participants. You pay to enter and the money goes to the Flying Doctors, a worth cause. Lots of activities for the children and even a dog dress up competition.
The artist are some of Australians best known from up and coming to some that were around in the 60’s. Headlining were “Midnight Oil”. I have included the schedule , above.
Mundi Mundi is a drive of nearly 600 Kilometers from our house in the southern suburbs of Adelaide but we decided to not rush and took several days to get there then a couple of weeks to return via Victoria. When we arrived volunteers allocated our camping site, the site is included in the ticket price. People came with caravans, motorhomes, tents and swags. When the music started playing people loaded up trolleys with chairs and eskies with food and drinks. It was a great event and we have booked again for this year. We were so busy that we forgot to take many photos. Promise we will take plenty at the next Mundi Mundi.
Our drive to Mundi Mundi
The drive to the concert site was nearly 600 kilometers so we took our time, stopped overnight at some free places and checked out some country towns.
As we were going to see “Midnight Oil” at the festival it would be remiss of us not to stop at the Midnight Oil House. This old farmhouse is situated just outside of Burra and it is on the Album cover “Diesel and Dust”. It is such a popular place for photos that the council put in a side road for people to drive in and take photos safely off the main road.
We stopped in at Peterborough, a country town that in the past was a railway cross roads. They have a train displayed on the main street as well as a museum. In the photo of Jenny in the carriage it looks like she is on a moving train, but no it is just an illusion created with a video screen. Just outside of the town there is a free layby to park for the night. Plenty of spaces and away from the main road, very quiet
Along the way we came across some interesting buildings. Old Railway stations, no longer in use. The centre photo is of the Mannahill Pub, still a going concern.
Our trip home - Silo spotting
We had a couple of weeks to return home to Adelaide and we decided to look at some silo’s. Along the way we found some metalart and a Stick Shed. Many Silo’s in Australia have been painted with murals, some have been painted to attract tourists to the small country towns and others are located in remote sites not close to anything. We were impressed at the talent required to create such amazing murals. Below are the photos of the silos that we visited.
We mostly stayed at free places that we found using the Wikicamp app. Jenny found a campsite at Sea Lake which was only $10 for an unpowered site. The place was run by volunteers and the proceeds went back into the community. Great hot showers and a washing machine for only $3. We took advantage of the washing machine and the sunshine and did a big load of washing. The only other paid place we stayed at was Brim, this was near a lake and also run by the community. Again it was only $10, a small price to pay for staying at a great spot.
That’s enough for one post. A good post is one that is short with lots of photos. Next post will be part 2. Cheers
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Might head there next year….looks go
Thanks for a great post, love the silos ! It was great catching up with you both and WA is worth the drive.