The History of ConFest ConFest is a unique experience for each person, so it's history can only truly be told with many voices, many facets and even many different perceptions of the same events. In this spirit, you are warmly invited to share your experiences of ConFest, (good or bad) so as to create a history written by the Community. Please post your stories and photos etc in the History Forum on this site. Please Note; you must be registered and logged in to make posts, join groups and view images & video in the forums. Archives, historical and philosphical documents concerning conFest can be found at these sites; Down To Earth ConFest Tribute Site Jim Cairns invitation to the first ConFest can be viewed here
Chronology of known ConFests held in Australia
When	Where	How Many Were There (est)
1976 (Dec)	Cotter River (ACT) A Shaping Of Alternatives	(9 -10,000).
1977/78 (New Year)	Bredbo (Mt Oak, NSW) Focus for a Future	(15,000).
1979 (Autumn/Easter)	Berri SA (on Murray River) The Year of the Child	(5,500-7,000).
1980 (Jan 25-28)	French Island, Vic (Cairns' event not supported by DTE)	(2,000).
1980 (May)	Rainbow Region Gathering at Wytaliba NSW (largely rained out).
1981 (Jan 23-6)	Glenlyon I (Daylesford) Welcoming and Exploring the New Age	(3,000).
1982 (Jan 28-Feb 1)	Glenlyon II Viable Futures Through Loving Action	(8,000).
1983/84 (New Year)	Baringa I (Wangaratta, Vic) Making Alternatives Work	(5,000).
1984/85 (New Year)	Baringa II Peace	(4,000).
1986 (Jan 24-27)	Glenlyon III Co-operation.
1986/87 (New Year)	Glenlyon IV Co-operation.
1987/88 (New Year)	Mt Oak NSW (10 year anniversary)	(1,200).
1988 (Jan)	Permacroft (Seymour, Vic) Resurgence of the Call For a New Society.
1988/89 (New Year)	Walwa I (Neils Reserve on the Murray)	(3,500).
1989/90 (New Year)	Walwa II	(4,000).
1990/91 (New Year)	Walwa III Heal Thy Self - Thy Planet	(5,000).
1992 (Autumn/Easter)	Toc I (Tocumwal NSW) Continuing the Tradition.
1993 (Autumn/Easter)	Toc II Weaving the Web.
1993/94 (New Year)	Moama I.
1994 (Autumn/Easter)	Toc III	(4,000).
1994/95 (New Year)	Moama II	(9,000).
1995 (Autumn/Easter)	Moama III	(3,500).
1995/96 (New Year)	Tocumwal Birdlands (diff site) A Birdlands Experience	(9,500).
1996 (Autumn/Easter)	Toc IV Back to the River Harvest Festival	(4,000).
1996/97 (New Year)	Moama IV	(6,000).
1997 (Autumn/Easter)	Moama V	(5,000).
1997/98 (New Year)	Gum Lodge I (Tocumwal)	(6,500).
1998 (Autumn/Easter)	Gum Lodge II	(4,000).
1998/99 (New Year)	Guilmartens I (Tocumwal) Universal Togetherness	(3,500).
1999 (Autumn/Easter)	Guilmartens II What's Alternative Now? ('unplugged')	(2,000).
1999/00 (New Year)	Guilmartens III (Tocumwal)	(2,500).
2000 (Autumn/Easter)	Guilmartens IV (Tocumwal)	(2,200).
2000/01 (New Year)	Gulpa Creek I (between Echuca & Deniliquin) Earth Odyssey	(2,500).
2001 (Autumn/Easter)	Gulpa Creek II (between Echuca & Deniliquin)	(2,500).
2001/02 (New Year)	Gulpa Creek III (between Echuca & Deniliquin)	(3800).
2002 (Autumn/Easter)	Gulpa Creek IV (between Echuca & Deniliquin)	(3800).
2002/03 (New Year)	Gulpa Creek Bylands I, at 'new' DTE owned site (between Echuca & Deniliquin)	(2500).
2003 (Autumn/Easter)	Gulpa Creek Bylands II (between Echuca & Deniliquin)	(3200).
2003/04 (New Year)	Gulpa Creek Bylands III (between Echuca & Deniliquin)	(2200?).
2004 (Autumn/Easter)	Gulpa Creek Bylands IV (between Echuca & Deniliquin)	(3200).
2004/05 (New Year)	Gulpa Creek Bylands V (between Echuca & Deniliquin)	(????).
2005 (Autumn/Easter)	Gulpa Creek Bylands VI (between Echuca & Deniliquin)	(????).
2005/06 (New Year)	Gulpa Creek Bylands VII (between Echuca & Deniliquin)	(2000?).
2006 (Autumn/Easter)	Gulpa Creek Bylands VIII (between Echuca & Deniliquin)	(3000).
2006/07 (New Year)	On the Edward River outside Moulamein, between Deniliquin and Swan Hill, held at a property purchased by DTE in 2005/6. This is now the 2nd property purchased, and owned by DTE	(3000)
2007 (Autumn)	On the Edward River outside Moulamein, between Deniliquin and Swan Hill	(2300)