This year, CoastFest is offering a limited number of annual memberships, which are now available to all interested individuals and groups. The extended Coastfest “family” is an innovative and exciting new opportunity to join in a true community event. Your membership includes a full season pass to the Festival.

Everyone actively involved in the festivals planning, management and operations will come from within this membership base this year. If you are interested in becoming part of the Festival, you can now register online, and purchase your memberships through our online store using our PAYPAL shopping cart where you can use an existing PAYPAL account or pay by CREDIT CARD on the PAYPAL website ($1.50 booking fee will be added as shipping)

If you prefer you can also sign up at any Brackets and Jam events.


Members can choose to contribute in a number of ways.

• Festival Builder
• Festival Crew
• Festival Facilitator-Performer (subject to being suitable for the festival)

A Festival Builder Member - for people want to be involved in the planning and organisation of the event. Festival Builders contribute significant time in building the Festival beforehand (and often during the Festival). These are usually co-ordinators and team leaders or people who can offer considerable input during the year.

Benefits for Festival builders include: Task based training and opportunities or personal development in key interest areas. Involvement in workshops and some grant funded facilitated activities (eg lantern building, art installation workshops, funding workshops, website and marketing training). Opportunities for grant funded projects. Access to special events during the year and festival builder pass to the festival which includes dedicated camp area, early and late access to the festival and meal allowances, option on first release Festival lodge and Festival Villa accommodation.
As the festival develops and becomes financially sustainable these people will be given first opportunity on any budgeted funded positions either through a festival share scheme or through project specific funding (Grants & Sponsorships).

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A Festival Crew Member - for people who want to volunteer during the festival only, or during bump in and out. This involves a commitment to a min of 8 hrs over 2 shifts during the festival, doing various things like ticketing, food prep, merchandise sales, bar staff etc.

Benefits for Festival builders include:  Access to special events during the year plus a festival crew pass to the festival which includes access to the festival and crew only facilities including the crew kitchen facilities and chillout space - massages included! Option on first release Festival lodge and Festival Villa accommodation, and first choice on the limited camping (Bush or Waterfront).

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A Performer facilitator Member - for people who would like to offer workshops, talks, art installation, or performance as part of, or all of their commitment to the Festival*. This is aimed at performers who would like to promote what they do, be part of the CoastFest team, and support the festival at the same time. These people will not be required to go through the normal Performer application process. *a performer may also distribute flyers and posters and help promote the festival beforehand - or run a workshop session at the festival and do a bar shift or MC.

Benefits for Performer Facilitators include:  Invitations to workshops and some grant funded facilitated activities (eg lantern buidling, art installation workshops, funding workshops, website and marketing training). Opportunities for grant funded arts and performance based projects. Access to special events during the year plus a Performer Facilitator pass to the festival which includes access to the festival and performer only benefits - limited meal allowance and access to crew chillout area. Option on first release Festival lodge and Festival Villa accommodation, and first choice on the limited camping (Bush or Waterfront).

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Membership Fees - Our Festival FEEs contribute to infrastructure costs and will allow us to build this years festival on a very limited initial budget. We are NOT funded for most aspects of the festival.

We are hoping long term that this model will encourage a sense of ownership of the Festival by our community, and that as it grows and develops we can return a number of benefits to our members (both through the festival and in other ways - eg Brackets and Jam events and other projects).

This year we will be guaranteeing full access to the Festival and all of the activities for the duration of the Festival, as well as the specific benefits listed above for each type of membership. All members will get first choice of the onsite lodges and cabins which will be available on Friday 15 February via the website.  All members will receive a FREE crew T-shirt as well as a personalised membership card that will give access to the Festival, discounts at other events plus discounts and special offers from our Festival partners in the future.

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Or if you need to talk to someone further feel free to contact us on 0434948197 email This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it or come and talk to us at our next Brackets and Jam gathering.

Annual Coastfest memberships are active for the calendar year, 2008 memberships are available now for only $50 inc. GST. ($1.50 online booking fee applies if paying via PAYPAL or credit card)