Music event Backyard Fest approved for Elphinstone despite local objections
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The first Backyard Fest was held in 2017
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A one-off weekend music festival that could attract up to 1,500 people has been granted approval, with conditions, by the Mount Alexander Shire Council despite 17 objections.
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Animal carers say the two-day event could reverse years of rehabilitation of wildlife
Mount Alexander Shire Council approved the festival to go ahead in in November
Backyard Fest is scheduled to go ahead in Elphinstone in November, with organisers wanting to run the event on land on Allendale Road which is zoned for farming.