[Merv and Sharon]

In contrast Baz, the bikies at Purga Creek/Aratula were very well behaved.

Lots of beer and 9 tattoo tents running 24 hrs a day, 150 strippers on stage at the same time in a knock out contest, naked sky divers, their own lite plane air strip (Billy Thorpe and his band arrived ...). However, no fights. They had their own police with sawn off baseball bats and pit bulls and they were harsh. The State Police were outside ready to pounce, but were not needed the two years I was there. The bikies also had a breathalizer test of their own at the exit gate. If you didn't pass there were trees to rest under. You had to pay $10 to try again.

We sold 20,000 hamburgers.

Interesting times ...