Southbound extends to Friday

Southbound music festival has extended its program to three days this year to include a Friday night performance.

City of Busselton director of community and commercial services Naomi Searle said the City was dealing with a number of concerns from residents.

"One of the reasons why the festival was extended to three days was to address the issue of traffic congestion," she said. "This year the arrival of campers will be staggered - the first day will only see up to 5000 people camping overnight, allowing half of the traffic to arrive on the first day and the other half on the second day.

"We understand that event organisers are in discussions with a service provider to install a temporary mobile tower to overcome issues associated with phone reception during the festival."