Peats Ridge Festival

Peats Ridge Festival 2008

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January 4th 2009
Imagine an evening when a whole town is alive with fun. Coloured lights shine out of the darkness. Pedestrians walk everywhere because there are no vehicles. Many of them wear extravagant costumes and carry masks. There's no apparent drunkeness or rowdiness, yet revellers are free to consume as much as they want because they can walk home to their tents. Different venues offer drinks, dinne ... read more

Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Central Coast

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Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name... ... read more