Party in Paddock attendees encouraged to be safe

Party in the Paddock attendees are encouraged to have fun and stay safe at the three day festival at White Hills which starts tomorrow.

“To ensure everyone has a safe environment to enjoy the Party in the Paddock festival there’ll be a high police presence on site for the duration of the event,” said Acting Inspector Dean McMahon.

“This is a family friendly event and we want everyone to have an enjoyable and safe festival.

“For anyone consuming alcohol, please do so responsibly, look after your mates, and be respectful of others.”

Additional police resources are rostered on duty to undertake traffic management around the festival area.

“Police will again be conducting traffic management to and from the festival site and ask motorists to be patient, particularly if traffic is congested,” said Acting Inspector Dean McMahon.

“At the conclusion of the festival, police will conduct a large scale random breath testing operation for motorists leaving the site.

“Our aim is to get everyone home safely and that includes testing drivers and removing those affected by alcohol and drugs from the roads.”

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