Detective Inspector Michael Fuller said despite a number of challenges - particularly the traffic - it was a successful weekend.
“We thank everyone who contributed to a safe and well-run event, with thanks to the event patrons across all ages who brought colour and fun to the event,” he said.
“There were no major incidents, and there was a very positive capacity crowd at the event.
“Our police display/Youth Command officers on site were very busy across the weekend, talking to people about joining the police through ‘Be a Cop in your Home Town’ and taking many pictures with kids dressed up as police.”
Det Chief Insp Fuller said as is always the case, addition police from across the state were brought in to work with other agencies to look after the welfare of the temporarily swollen community - on and off the Muster site.
“A police operation was in place to support the event on site with general duties, Operational Support Group (OSG), Public Order and Riot Squad (PORS), licensing officers, trail bike officers, mounted police and Youth Command officers.
“Highway Patrol officers worked off site around the roads.
“The bump in on Thursday morning was busy with a lot of traffic, with many cars and large vans on their way to the Ute Muster - which is a great sign of the family friendly focus the event has in place.
“Great assistance was also in place from Edward River Council, who had their team assisting with traffic management to get people through town and into the event.
“The event had a capacity sold-out crowd, which meant a large number of people both day and night in the event area.
“Overall, police were happy with the crowd behaviour and there was a lot of looking out for each other, particularly on Saturday with the very warm weather leading into the final night performances.”
Det Chief Insp Fuller said similar traffic congestion was experienced on Sunday, with a multi-agency response again keeping incidents to a minimum.
The traffic eventually cleared about noon Sunday.
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