I count myself lucky to have flown into Birdsville for the races, camping under the wing, having way too many beers in a packed street outside the pub, actually going to the races, staying for about 30 mins then heading straight back to the pub.
From what I've read about it, its been destroyed for people flying in by the local council and the usual OHS bull**** as an excuse to rape people of their hard earned, not by the destruction of GA.