Summarize this content to 2000 words in 6 paragraphs “In addition to this, once they [Good Things Festival] became aware of these incidents, they left a comment about what patrons should do, rather than a detailed post,” the WWYW statement read.LoadingIn the comment – no longer visible, as comments on the post have been disabled – Good Things acknowledged the complaints and said they were being taken seriously.“Until very recently, Good Things Festival were unaware of any reported sexual misconduct,” the comment read.“Good Things Festival takes all reports of sexual assault and harassment extremely seriously. The safety and well-being of our patrons is our top priority.”Organisers also encouraged anyone who had experienced or witnessed sexual misconduct to make reports to police.What Were You Wearing founder Sarah Williams said the organisation was initially contacted by “one or two” attendees seeking support after their experiences at the festival.“Which is pretty standard, as devastating as that sounds,” Williams said.Further reporting on TikTok, from The Breaking Through Podcast, alerted Williams to other festival goers with similar experiences.“That raised extreme red flags for me, so I started looking into it more and using our platform,” she said.Since her post condemning the festival’s response, Williams said many more women had come forward saying their comments had been removed from the festival’s social media posts.In a statement provided to this masthead, Good Things Festival denounced “any and all forms of sexual harassment, misconduct, abuse and assault”.“Anyone who condones or engages with these abhorrent behaviours is not welcome at our events. The festival should be a joyous, fun and safe escape for all who attend, without exception.”Good Things did not comment on disabling or removing comments on their Instagram account.The festival’s app, which they trialled this year, had a function designed to give attendees a “direct line to event staff in the event you experience antisocial behaviour or feel unsafe”. It is understood organisers received no complaints through this channel.In response to enquiries from this masthead, Queensland Police said they had received no reports of sexual assaults or misconduct from the festival.NSW Police said no reports of sexual assault had been made to the local command, but noted that reports could have been made to other commands in the state.Victoria Police had not provided a response at the time of publication.Start the day with a summary of the day’s most important and interesting stories, analysis and insights. Sign up for our Morning Edition newsletter.
