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TIME TO BUY TICKETS FOR SCHOOLIES FESTIVAL 09

Year 12 students planning on having a good time after exams are being encouraged to get organised now.

This year’s Schoolies Festival will run from Friday 20 to Sunday 22 November and tickets are already selling fast.

Schoolies Festival is South Australia’s biggest and most successful youth event and pre-sale tickets are selling quicker than ever. We are urging Schoolies to get online www.schooliesfestival.com and buy their tickets for the event, and book their seats on the free return bus service from Adelaide to Schoolies Festival!

The Schoolies Bus, run in conjunction with the Motor Accident Commission and the RAA, provides school leavers with safe and hassle-free transportation from Adelaide to Victor Harbor.

During the festival, the bus will shuffle school leavers between most accommodation places to the Schoolies Festival at Warland Reserve, running three times during the day and every half hour between 7:30pm and 3am. The bus runs between Goolwa, Port Elliot, Middleton, Victor Harbor and Encounter Bay.

The tickets also cover three nights of festival entertainment, including some of the best MCs, DJs and bands.

Over 500 volunteers, affectionately known as the ‘Green Team’, will be on hand to support school leavers during the Festival.

Year 12 students can purchase their discount presale Schoolies Festival tickets online at www.schooliesfestival.com.au or through any Oz Tix outlets and on 1300 762 545.

For media information and interviews contact Media Manager - Daniel Nowak on 0423 730 624

Encounter Youth is the event manager for Schoolies Festival 2009 and is responsible for the coordination of the 3-day enhanced safety program to manage the influx of school leaver visitors to the Victor Harbor region in collaboration with State and Local Governments.