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The splendor in Grass camping rely on tractors, each other to get cars out of the wetlands

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A tractor had started to free cars stuck in a Splendor at Grass campsite, as the last festival goers left the event after days of muddy conditions, canceled stunts and controversy over bus waiting times. Key points: The site was flooded and the first day of music was canceled after heavy rain The local mayor said the number of festival-goers should not be increased Festival returns this year after a hiatus due to the COVID pandemic People were turned away and the campsite, near Byron Bay in northern NSW, was flooded ahead of the first day of music, which was eventually cancelled. Days two and three — Saturday and Sunday — went on, but there were delays for those wanting to go home. Now, only those in the muddy camp remained. Lani Shepardson was one of several people whose vehicle had to be rescued by a combination of people pushing and pulling the tractor before she could start driving home to Adelaide. “It was a bit stressful; we had a plane to chase and we were worried we wouldn’t g

'Splendour in the mud': Wild weather causes chaos at NSW music festival

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Chaotic scenes emerge from the popular NSW music festival as heavy rains wreak havoc on attendees. Participants traveled to North Byron’s beautiful four-day festival, Splendor in the Grass, yesterday to start at 5pm. But bad weather has drenched the area, with some people forced to choose between sleeping in flooded campgrounds or in their cars. Tents were submerged in water, with some residents forced to seek alternative accommodation. ( ABC News: Tobias Loftus ) Load Others complain of waiting in long queues just to get into the site. Some frustrated ticket holders have taken to social media to raise their grievances. “Already in the car queue for 8.5 (hours), still potentially three hours to get to camp,” Harry Nicol wrote on his Twitter after midnight. Load Alex Gubbings told ABC News it took him about 12 hours to enter the Splendor page. “I think we were in line at about 4.30pm and we only got in at 4am,” Gubbings said. “It’s not moving, that’s for sure. I don’t think I’m going i