If you're groovin', behave: police

Bunbury police have warned that drunken violence will not be tolerated during this weekend’s Groovin’ the Moo festival.

Officer-in-charge of Bunbury police station Sen. Sgt Brett Cassidy said police were planning for a big influx of people for the festival and extra police would be brought it to patrol Bunbury and the event at Hay Park.

Police dogs would be on hand to control the crowd.

‘‘We will be setting up a command post outside the entry at the front gate,’’ Sen. Sgt Cassidy said.

Motorists coming down for the event will also be targeted with speed cameras, random breath testing and road worthiness checks.

Sen. Sgt Cassidy warned festival goers to be mindful of others and to drink moderately.

And for the first time, The Salvation Army will be pitching a sober-up tent at the Groovin’ the Moo festival.

A tent will be set up after police struggled last year with punters being intoxicated.

Sgt. Brett Cassidy, of Bunbury Police, said they called in the Salvation Army for help to ease the pressure off police officers needed at the concert.

‘‘Last year we had a problem mainly with drunk females,’’ he said.

‘‘It wasn’t easy for us to release a police car and two officers to take them all home.

‘‘This tent is aimed to help sober up the concert-goers enough to be able to make it safely home.’’

TheSalvationArmywill be working alongside three other church groups and be rostered on throughout the concert.

Major Trevor Wilson, of the The Salvation Army Bunbury Corps, said they would have plenty of supplies ready for the day.

‘‘We will have tea, coffee, sick bags and blankets at the ready,’’ he said.

‘‘We are doing this as a service to the community.’’

The free service will be located near the police tent.