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Mr Lamir-Pike said the police had mentioned the Penrith festival, which had been informed of the decision, and had been mentioned several times in court on Friday.
"Our festival is a three-day camping festival, it's ten times bigger and very different from
Defqon.1 in Sydney, "said Lamir-Pike.
"People come to [events like ours] Mr. Lamir-Pike said, "They support each other, they connect and they have fun."
A police statement said the NSW police would respect any decision made by the land court and the environment.
Mr Lamir-Pike disputed the legitimacy of the police's concerns and accused the police of "not doing his homework" when establishing a list of identified risks, with reference to a "dam unfenced "fenced off with rail and rail farm fence and poor telecommunication coverage. .
Rabbits Eat Lettuce marketing reports a lack of mobile phone service on the site, which has encouraged party-goers to "unplug, relax, and enjoy the moment," while organizers are managing the communications of the company. 39; emergency.
Rabbit Eat Lettuce said that the police were positive and complementary in previous events.
Its event management office has satellite internet, four VoIP phones, a 3G repeater, satellite phones, fixed phone access 1.5 km from the site office and UHF radios at the disposal of all the staff of the event, badisted by a repetition tower. the signals.
"For five years we have been hosting events on the site, we have carried out three ambulance transfers – all for bodily injury … nothing for drug overdoses," said Lamir-Pike.
"[Acting Superintendent Lindsay] would not provide its risk badessment at our request [at the October 27 meeting]they were not willing to discuss or negotiate possible mitigation strategies. It was just a dish, we do not like it. "
Mr Lamir-Pike said the event had demonstrated its ability to work effectively with emergency services and private support, including at coordination meetings three times a day during events.
"At the last event at Easter 2018, at one of these meetings, a [police officer] commented that it was one of the best days of his career, he had nothing to do all day and he would definitely come back next year.
"If drug use is a serious threat, then why have not we seen an overdose? Why do not we have death on our hands? Why do not we take it away? we do not people in the hospital every day of the event? "
James Lemon is a producer and reporter for the Sydney Morning Herald.
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