Editing ConFest (section)

{{Short description|Bush campout festival in Australia}}
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'''ConFest''' is an alternative [[The Bush|bush]] [[campout]] [[festival]] held in the south-eastern states of [[Australia]] annually during and around [[Easter]].<ref>{{cite web|title=ConFest|url=http://regionalartsnsw.com.au/festivals/confest/|website=Regional Arts NSW|accessdate=5 April 2018|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180331141126/http://regionalartsnsw.com.au/festivals/confest/|archivedate=31 March 2018}}</ref> The name 'ConFest' is a concatenation of the words '''Con'''ference and '''Fest'''ival.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Harlowe|first1=Heather|title=Hippies in Paradise: ConFest|url=http://yeahnah.tv/read/life/hippies-paradise-confest|website=Yeahnah.|accessdate=5 April 2018|date=15 April 2013}}</ref> ConFest was initiated in 1976, and organised by the former [[Deputy Prime Minister of Australia]], Dr. [[Jim Cairns]], his private secretary [[Junie Morosi]] and David Ditchburn. It was and is intended to bring together the various [[subculture]]s of the alternative movement, and was billed as "An Exploration of Alternatives".

The event has been run almost continuously by the same cooperative society; The Down To Earth Co-op (DTE), based in Victoria. ConFest now hosts some 7000 participants annually for a 5-day festival over the Australia's Easter long weekend. The current ConFest Site is located to the West of [[Deniliquin]] and about 12&nbsp;km from [[Moulamein]] in New South Wales. The area is open forest with the Edward River running along the southern side of the property.