A Gold Coast Council Tried To Ban Bongo Drumming In The Park But The Ppl Said Nope

So the Burleigh Heads council received a whole lot of backlash when out of NOWHERE they put up a sign in a popular park banning bongo playing, fire twirling and slacklining. I mean what kind of monsters would do that???

Do not try to take away the Gold Coast’s park parties because they will. not. have. it. The bongo’s MUST be drummed!

Source: Facebook

The sign suddenly showed up in a park where a drumming circle/fire twirling group have been getting together for nearly two decades. Apparently, locals head on over with their kids sometimes to watch the festivities too and it can garner up audiences of up to three hundred people who just wanna hang and hear some bongos.

But according to Gold Coast Mayor Tom Tate and local area Councillor Pauline Young, the fun has been getting a bit outta control recently. That’s thanks to the small handful of unruly folk who have displayed “antisocial behaviour” and ruined the fun for the rest of the community.

Apparently there were concerns about illicit activities going down and drug paraphernalia being left behind…surely not!!!!!!!!!!! This crowd??? Must be a mistake!

Just high on the sweet sound of bongo drumming of course.

The strong-willed party people of the Gold Coast fought back and the internet exploded with (rightful) outrage because DO NOT COME FOR OUR FIRE BATONS NUH UH.

On the back of this online outrage,  the council backtracked the #bongoban and announced that the players, fire twirlers and slack rope walkers can stay but they need permits to do their thing. Councillor Tate has folded:

“I think this means the bongo’s will be right to keep going.”

Ahhh sweet sweet victory.