Media release – Tasmania Police, 5 February 2025
Police encourage Party in the Paddock patrons to be safe
Festival-goers heading to Party in the Paddock are encouraged to have fun and stay safe at the four-day festival at Quercus Park which starts tomorrow.
“To ensure everyone has a safe environment to enjoy the Party in the Paddock festival there’ll be a high police presence on site for the duration of the event,” Inspector Grant Twining said.
“This is a family friendly event and we want everyone to have an enjoyable and safe festival.
“For anyone consuming alcohol, please do so responsibly, look after your mates and be respectful of others.”
In addition to high visibility policing on the ground for the duration of the event, motorists can expect to see police undertaking traffic management and road safety operations around the festival area.
“Police will again be conducting traffic management to and from the festival site and ask motorists to be patient, particularly if traffic is congested,” Inspector Twining said.
“At the conclusion of the festival, police will conduct a large scale random breath testing operation for motorists leaving the site.
“Our aim is to get everyone home safely and that includes testing drivers and removing those affected by alcohol and drugs from the roads.”
