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Bright light in Tassie as Agfest slates return to the paddock in 2021

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September 2020

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Rural youth Tasmania are have announced the details for a return to face to face exhibiting at Agfest in 2021.

The Agfest Committee has spent endless hours researching, analysing, brainstorming, consulting and finalising the event blueprint for the 229-acre (96-hectare) Quercus Park site to ensure it complies with health regulations and social distancing requirements.

As you would expect, this means that there will be changes (2021 will not be ‘normal’, it will be ‘COVID normal’) but at this stage, Rural youth are confident that they can run a safe and compliant event – with a difference.

The Australian Deer Association has a long history with Agfest and we will be throwing our full support behind Rural youth as they deliver this important and iconic event.

Some of the key changes planned for Agfest 2021 are:

* The event will run in the paddock for four days, instead of three, from 5 - 8 May;
* Agfest in the Cloud will be activated at 5pm on 8 May (as the paddock event closes) and run online for one week;
* If for any reason the paddock event is cancelled, Agfest in the Cloud will be extended from 5 – 15 May;
* All tickets will be pre-sold online to enable contact tracing;
* Additional entry and exit points will be constructed;
* Hand sanitiser stations will be positioned around the site;
* Exhibitors will be required to develop their own COVID-19 Safety Plans and control visitor numbers to their sites at all times;
* Exhibitor locations will be changed to reduce known crowd hot spots;
* The Craft Market will be moved from the large sheds to a new area to encourage safer traffic flow; and
* A new strategy involving the dispersal of food vendors to different areas around the site has been developed to further minimise crowd congestion at peak eating times.

Due to the extensive size of Quercus Park, the event model has been developed based on social distancing of four square metres per person, which equates to 42,000 patrons per day. However, the Agfest Committee has agreed it will take further direction from the Tasmanian Government regarding guidelines for mass gatherings before announcing maximum daily patron numbers for Agfest 2021.

A new Agfest website is also being launched today at www.agfest.com.au, ready for online applications to be opened on 1 October. Successful exhibitor applicants will be notified by the end of January and online ticket sales will be launched on 1 February.

A vast array of information, including updated Terms and Conditions, is being prepared for exhibitors and will be available online when applications open.

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