Rave: Happy Valley 4

Date: Friday - Sunday, 15 December 1995

Production: (Abel, Ming D and Alex) Apollo Productions

Venue: Mangrove Mountain, Colo River way

DJs: Hendrix (Germany), Ray Castle (Japan), Nick Prana (UK), Joe 90, Jad McAdam, Marty B, Gemma, Zeitgeist, Biz E, Abel, Ming D, Andrew Till, Dee Dee, MD

Description: Phil B: Had to look for the signpost to “Tom’s BBQ”. Too bad the court injunction during the day (the council must have been keen to arrange a special sitting on a Saturday) meant the rangers and police were keen to put a stop to it. By midnight, with bonfires, teepees, and lighting going, yet still no ok on the sound, the early ravers parked their cars in a group, popped their boots, and blared out Triple J’s Mix-up in unison! Then we had the PA back on, then off, then on, then off for good, despite the best efforts of our own personal rave lawyer hired specially for the ocassion. Police conceded it would be plain stupid to force everyone back onto the long road home in the middle of the night, so we were allowed to stay on the property. I have some great photos of us all in the morning sunrise.