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Iconic music festival site that hosted The Wiggles, Black Eyed Peas and Silverchair finds new owner after two-year ordeal


After sitting on the market for nearly two years, the original site of Victoria's iconic Falls Festival has finally found a buyer.

The 59-hectare patch of land nestled in the Great Otway National Park at Lorne – which played host to some of the biggest names in music over its 25-year history – has officially been sold, with plans already on the table. The sale included a total of 68 hectares across three lots – two cleared parcels described as 'blank canvases', and the main festival site, complete with a stage, manager's cottage, toilets, and several outbuildings. Legendary acts like Blondie, Iggy Pop, The Wiggles (pictured), The Black Eyed Peas, Childish Gambino, Paul Kelly, Silverchair and John Farnham all graced its stage over the decades

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