[3] Other characters portrayed include the "Swagmen" (Moondyne's gang), temperance ladies, the undertaker, and the barber.

[2] In 2002, the Moondyne Festival was part of the national Year of the Outback celebrations.

[5] In 2011, the festival was scheduled to be opened by the Governor of Western Australia, Ken Michael.

[6] The Moondyne Festival was nominated for and a finalist in the 2012 Perth Airport Events & Tourism Award.

[7] In 2014 the festival received funding from the State Government Regional Events Scheme.