Ben Elton had Fairbridge Festival off to a tee. The first time I went there I looked for "Arbiet Macht Frei " over the gate , after a drive down the red road to be greeted by Brown Shirted trainee Jobs Worths, well they were Scouts but behaving like Fascists, I could not have enjoyed myself more
The sight of Aussies with their bums on their Eskies " You ain't having my grog" written

all over their faces had me in stitches. The Chapel was a delight and a pleasure to sing in as the acoustics are fabulous.However I was very troubled by the thoughts of those poor kids who had been forced to build it Ben seemed to encapsulate the essential essence of the place. I went 9 or 10 times and loved every minute . One memorable event stands out. A Family was eating Hot Dogs, a Kookabura was eyeing up the proceeding when with one flash it robbed a Kid of the Sausage from out of the roll