00:00A bit of fun enticing travellers like Frenchman Quentin Cole to spend more time in the Kimberley but that lifestyle is under threat.
00:10When the last bush doof happened the cops came at the bush doof and they said this is going to be the last one.
00:17Mr Cole and his friends started a petition calling for fewer restrictions to allow backpackers to enjoy themselves playing music in the open air on the weekends.
00:26He says backpackers are the backbone of Broome's workforce and if bush doofs are shut down they'll pack up and move out.
00:33For us Broome it's like, it's a beautiful city, it's a beautiful town I mean and without doof, without party it's not the same.
00:41The issue has divided opinions.
00:43I think they're great, it gives them something to do, the backpackers something to do and they can usually do it out of town so they're no hassle to anybody.
00:52And we need backpackers, we need them for the workers.
00:55The backpackers have the right to do it but they need to turn it down a bit.
00:58Bush doofs don't just refer to dance parties happening out in bushland.
01:02Police and organisers use it as a collective term for any outdoor dance party whether that be in the country or on the beach.
01:08But there are broader safety concerns and some of these events can be illegal.
01:12We've seen two serious sex assaults up there during these events so I think it's about having more security, having clear boundaries.
01:19In a statement the local shire said they do not support bush doofs, encouraging locals to report any concerns to police.
01:26How are police and personal distancing?
01:28As they make clear boundaries came from the community of the community.
01:33And if it does, we see how it's called the local shire said they don't know where they were.
01:36The secret to the local shire said he goes in and is forced to play a national shire said he did not so.
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