#29 Balunn Jones & Justin McKinnon - Yours & Owls; the making of a zero waste, purposeful festival

I'd love feedback and messages of support - please send an sms here.Yours and Owls is a festival promoter event organiser, venue booker and live music event promotor and consultant. Justin McKinnon sustainability officer and Ballunn Jones co-founder are part of the team behind Wollongong’s iconic music festivals Yours & Owls, Farmer and the Owl and many other events. We chat about the beginnings of Yours and Owls, the passion and the ability to just start something when you know you want something but you have no idea where its going to go. We talk about the ups and downs, zero waste festivals and running a festival that is comfortable and fun for everyone. #partywithapurpose principles include;Be good to yourself and those around youHave a good time but not at the expense of anyone elseHelp each otherIf you’re feeling unwell or uncomfortable tell your friends or staff right awayBe respectful of boundaries and personal spaceNo means noWe want all our events to be socially inclusiveWe will not tolerate discrimination of any kindClean up after yourselfKeep up the H2Obe mindful of our neighbours enter and exit the venue respectfully Ballunn is one of the original pair who started Yours and owls, Justin is their sustainability go to. Creating a music and festival scene from scratch and then building in sustainability and social respect within that movement is the vision. These guys have taken a small cafe dream into a festival attracting thousands of festival goers and some of the countries best artists. Party with a purposeYours and OwlsFarmer and the OwlTwitterFacebookInstagramSupport the PodcastSupport the show