ABN 77 380 803 219
Down to Earth (Vic) Co-Operative Society Ltd
ConFest Market 2023
‘Woorooma’
7599 Pretty Pine Road, Moulamein, NSW
The Down
To Earth
Co-operative Market Committee
invites your
application as
a Craft Vendor at
Easter ConFest, Thursday 6 April -
Tuesday 11 April 2023
Craft
Vendors Terms & Conditions
Please read carefully,
and if
you can comply with these Terms
& Conditions,
we
welcome you to complete the online
2023 ConFest Market Craft Vendor Application Form linked.
ConFest Market offers Commercial Craft,
Made and Sold by Maker, and Not-For-Profit stalls, these are defined as follows:
1.1.
Commercial
Craft
ie: Normal items that could be sold in
any area of a commercial nature including clothing, art & craft, other
merchandise.
1.2.
Made and Sold
by Maker
ie: Any art & craft items 100% made by
you and sold by you.
1.3.
Not-For-Profit
ie: Charitable and other organisations
wishing to promote their cause.
Proof of not-for-profit or charity registration.
1.4.
ConFest does not offer a ‘healing’
market. All modalities of healing offered at ConFest, including
spiritual/psychic readings, massage, body painting etc, are done so as an energy
exchange or a contribution to the overall well-being of the Community.
Soliciting for and/or accepting donations for such services are considered
sales and are therefore strictly banned.
1.5.
Vendors must have marquees / structured
stalls, no blanket sales are permissible.
1.6.
Down To Earth has
a strict
No Disposables policy. Disposable
packaging,
containers
etc is not permitted
2.
Insurance
2.1.
All ConFest Market vendors must have Public & Product Liability Insurance of $20
Million as well as any other Insurance
consider appropriate to cover Acts
of God, to
ensure Down
To Earth and its Officers are fully indemnified against any loss incurred by
you while you are on the ConFest Site.
2.2.
ConFest Market vendors must upload
a Certificate of Currency covering the ConFest period with
their online Application Form.
3.
Power
3.1.
ConFest craft vendors are not
permitted to have generators.
*An easy form of power can be derived from using a car battery and LED lighting.
4.
Health &
Safety
4.1.
All measures
must be taken to comply with the requirements of SafeWork NSW to protect the
health, safety and welfare of workers and visitors at the event. refer;
https://www.safework.nsw.gov.au/ .
4.2.
The ConFest Market operates in total compliance to the Down To
Earth Co-operative Fire
Safety Team,
and vendors must follow any direction given
by them on fire and
general
safety.
Failure to do so will result in being evicted from ConFest.
5.
Site Access
5.1
In addition to the market stall fee
detailed in the ConFest Market Craft Vendor Application form following, vendors
are required to purchase ConFest general admission tickets for all workers and
accompanying persons they bring on site. General ticketing terms and conditions
apply.
Bump-In
5.2
ConFest Market vendors are
expected to be open for trade by midday on Wednesday 5 April when gates open to
the general public.
5.3
Craft vendors are
permitted to bump-in onsite 1-day ahead of gates opening to public. Therefore
food vendors will have ConFest Front Gate clearance from Tuesday 4 April,
strictly between 9am and dusk.
5.4
Vendors will need to be
onsite by no later than 5pm on Wednesday 5 April.
Bump-Out
5.5
Vendors will not be able
to disassemble marquees or other stall structures until am on Tuesday 11 April.
5.6
The earliest vendor
vehicles can leave the site upon pack-down is at 9am on Tuesday 11 April, and
all market vendors must be off site by dusk on this day.
5.7
Craft vendors are
permitted to have one vehicle parked immediately behind their craft stall which
is in a ‘stay put’ zone.
Craft vendors needing to exit the site during the festival must be parked
in the Come & Go Access Parking or car park.
Deliveries & Hire Transport
5.8
Email notification must be
provided at least 1-day in advance of any marquee hire delivery or other
transport hire company vehicles requiring access to the site for vendors’ set-up
and/or pack down of a stall. Email
market@dte.org.au.
5.9
Market vendor stall space
is pre-allocated within our market plan layout.
Accordingly, stalls will have
a measured out and sign posted location prior to vendors arriving.
Vendors will not be permitted to change their location in the market
plan.
6.5
The ConFest
Market has a strict ‘Leave No Trace’ policy.
All vendors are responsible for the removal of all their rubbish from the
ConFest site.
7
Stall Fees
Stall Fees are all inclusive of a minimum 6 days trading, as per bump-in
and bump-out times specified in the ConFest Market Terms & Conditions.
The following prices are stall fees only.
Vendors are required to purchase ConFest general admission tickets for
all workers and accompanying persons they are bring on site. Stall fees will be
invoiced to successful applicants, with details of ticket purchase to follow.
Commercial Craft:
$350
for initial
3 metre
stall frontage… metres plus
$250 for an extra 3 metre frontage
Made & Sold by Maker:
$70 for initial 3 metre stall frontage…
plus $30 for an extra 3 metre frontage
Not-For-Profit:
$20 for 3 metre stall frontage
Prices include GST
8.5
Application to be a craft vendor at the ConFest Market is strictly
via the online ConFest Market Craft Vendor Application form at confest.org.au.
No other form of application will be accepted.
8.6
The online ConFest Market Craft Vendor Application form must be
completed fully to be considered.
8.7
Any vendors who fail to abide by these Terms & Conditions, will be
evicted from ConFest immediately, and applications for stalls at future ConFest gatherings will not be
considered.
8.8
Applications
close 5pm Friday 25 November.
All applicants will be advised of the result of their application by
Monday 18 December 2022
9
Selection
Criteria
ConFest Market Craft Vendors are
selected by the ConFest Market Committee members.
Selection is made on various criteria including but not limited to; full
completion of the online ConFest Market Craft Vendor Application form,
compliance with the ConFest Market Terms & Conditions, the mix and variety of
stalls, past participation and performance at ConFest Market, and an alignment
with the spirit of ConFest.
10
Complaints
Handling
10.5
Vendors that have any issues or
feel they
have been
treated unfairly can write to
market@dte.org.au. All issues and complaints raised will be reviewed by the ConFest Market
Committee, and a written response provided within 31-days.
10.6
Any queries regarding the Terms & Conditions, please contact Corinne at
market@dte.org.au or phone
0417 112 142