article_snippet: Owner of the Silverton Hotel, Peter Price, said that the Mad Max community was devastated by the news. '
article_snippet: There has been an outpouring of grief from everybody that's been involved and we've had numerous phone calls this morning from avid fans that have been this way
article_snippet: and it's been ... not nice,'
article_snippet: Mr Price told The ABC. '
article_snippet: For the Mad Max family, it is a group of people worldwide and a group of people'll be devastated by this, but I think the support that's there is so strong in the culture
article_snippet: and I think there'll be plenty of support for everybody,' he said.
article_snippet: [The organisers] are very passionate about what they do and [the event] brings a big range of diverse people from all over Australia and all over the world to witness a place where this iconic field has taken place.'
article_snippet: The biennial gathering has been running for several years, and is organised largely by Silverton couple Lindy and Adrian Bennett.