Festive start to new year

Organiser Lisa Groves said despite some minor issues, the event was a huge success.

“It actually warmed our hearts to see so many people turn up, so many people having fun,” she said.

“Being our first event, there was always going to be teething problems, but we try to do the best we can to make 2500 people happy.

“We've come away very positive from it. We're very happy with how everything went.”

On the stage, acoustic artist Jessica Lorraine and the popular T.J. Show duo kept the tunes flowing throughout the evening and had festival-goers dancing.

Children were not short of entertainment on the night, with face painting, crafts, games and amusement rides set up throughout the grounds.

Food trucks were also on site to feed the hungry crowds, including Little Wild Asian Street Food, Tiamo Twin Flames Wood Fired Pizzas, Shakin Dawgs, Spud Stick, Spud Co, The Port Ice Creamery, Kev’s Crepes and more.

At around 9.45pm, all in attendance paused to enjoy the huge fireworks display, marking the end of the event.

Commentary on social media afterwards was overwhelmingly positive for the inaugural event.

Ms Groves said the organisers would discuss the future of the event early this year.

“We're going to debrief (about) everything and take on everyone's feedback and we'll make a decision early this year, as to what we do going forward,” she said.

“We’re thank everybody for supporting the event ... it can't happen without volunteers, but it also can't happen without the people turning up.”