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Former Australian Festival Association (AFA) CEO Olly Arkins has been elected Deputy Lord Mayor of Sydney.

The Australia Festival Association (AFA) has revealed its new CEO just a week after Olly Arkins confirmed her departure.

Olly Arkins will step down as Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Festival Association (AFA) at the end of August.

The Listen Out team confirmed they’ll be pressing “pause,” and pivoting to curated parties around the country.

A review of the POPE regime kicked off this week, and “couldn’t have come at a better time,” adds AFA's Arkins.

“This is an important moment for harm reduction in NSW,” comments Australian Festivals Association managing director Olly Arkins.

The Australian Festival Association (AFA) board is all set for the next two years, and includes four new faces, TMN can exclusively reveal.

AFA managing director Mitch Wilson and chair Adelle Robinson addressed the major reforms. "This is a game-changer for our entire industry."

Bluesfest has joined the AFA’s membership, alongside Cedar Mill Events, CMC Rocks QLD, Good Things, Fuzzy Operations and many others.

NSW's premier has issued a veiled threat to ban music fests on Anzac Day, part of a crackdown of retail trading on this “solemn” occasion.