Punters at Sunday’s Canberra leg of Groovin The Moo have claimed security services on site were far less than ideal, with reports staff flagrantly ignored festival-goers in obvious need of help.
Speaking to The Age, one reveller described a group of girls struggling to carry their incapacitated mate to the medic’s tent while at least ten security staff “were having a laugh and a banter.”
Reportedly, the same ill punter was only given medical treatment upon arrival at the tent, despite medical staff being free, and in her immediate vicinity, before she even made it that far.
Another claims to have seen a girl fall unconscious in a moshpit while security did sweet FA; he said “everyone was trampling on her, so my friends gathered around and made a circle”.
“They just stood and starred at her and then turned around and walked away…“She could not function, she needed help, and they just left.”
These reports come after claims a security guard at the Canberra leg also patronised a punter after she was peed on by some belligerent turd; staff then reportedly “patted the guy [who] was absolutely over-the-top inebriated or high and let him go off on his merry way.”
Of course, GTM in Maitland also saw two teenagers – one aged just 15 – hospitalised with suspected drug overdoses, which kinda demonstrates the vital role staff on-scene play in making the fest safe / successful.
If you are headed out to the regional fest, do make sure to wrap your special eyes around this wonderful how-to clip from The Meeting Tree. It’s good advice, for real. Party on, brethren.
Source: The Age.
Photo: Tao Jones / Groovin’ The Moo / Facebook.
