The dust has settled on this year’s Muster after 1700 volunteers put in more than fifteen thousand hours to deliver a once in a lifetime experience. Wrapping up with over $153k raised for charity and community groups, the Muster’s grass-roots passion for giving back to regional Australia has only grown stronger.

Early reports suggest around $25,000 was raised for this year’s official charity partner Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia across the four days, with the Muster’s own Biggest Ever Bloke’s Lunch event a sellout. A further $128,000 was donated to over 30 local community groups.

A mix of iconic crowd favourites and brand new program elements kept audiences happy, with The Wolfe Brothers, John Williamson, Travis Collins and Lee Kernaghan bringing record crowds to the Muster hill on Friday. Crowds packed into the festival’s new workshops and panels, as well as rocking out to the newly expanded Blues program.