Remembering Sunbury’s rock festivals with Deb Sweeney

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When it was announced a pop concert would be held to remember Sunbury’s iconic rock festivals of the 1970s – no one could have been happier at the news than Deb Sweeney.

Deb attended the 1975 concert when she was a teenager. The event turned out to be the last of the annual festivals – it ended in a quagmire of mud and debt.

Still, the concerts – which started in 1972 – put Sunbury and Diggers Rest on the rock festival map and they are still fondly remembered today.

Deb is not only a dedicated collector of Sunbury rock festival memorabilia, but has been quietly campaigning for the festivals to be remembered.

My name is Steve Hart, and when I spoke to Deb, she took me back to how it all started…

Read our full interview with Deb Sweeney here.

Deb Sweeney, Sunbury rock festival collector. Photo  / Sunbury Life.
Deb Sweeney, Sunbury rock festival collector. Photo / Sunbury Life.