Island Vibe Festival is not able to proceed in 2023.
After 17 years, the organisers have said: "This year we have not been able to secure the required event permit to put on our annual festival in October. The necessary compliance standards to run the event have become increasingly difficult and costly, especially since Covid.
"Some of the many challenges we have had difficulty [in] managing [include] keeping the support of authorities and stakeholders, campground restrictions, drinking in public, traffic management, illegal camping and public nudity."
Island Vibe has played host to hundreds of local, interstate and international acts as well as cultural acts from all over the Pacific region.
The organisers have encouraged people to respectfully contact the local MP to let them know of their support. "We believe the wider Island community is in support of the festival going ahead. It is our wish that the council and stakeholders engage with the wider community and the arts in particular, in a community forum before they make their final decree.
"We have strived to create an event with high sustainable standards through award-winning responsible waste management, recycling, compost loos, reusable crockery and composting of food waste.
"In the past we have enjoyed great working relationships with the Council, Police and camping administrators, however in recent years it has become more challenging to meet the necessary requirements.
