9th March 2024 – Victorian heatwave sees Moomba Parade cancellation and festival disruptions
9th March 2024 – City of Greater Geelong spotlights long weekend challenges for aquatic centres
7th March 2024 – FolkWorld announces cancellation of 2024 Fairbridge Festival
23rd February 2024 – Half-century milestone of Sunbury Music Festival to be acknowledged
15th February 2024 – Poor ticket sales sees cancellation of Groovin The Moo regional festivals
24th January 2024 – Record numbers for Busselton Open Water Championships and OceanSwim Festival
19th January 2024 – Monash University study finds festival drug-checking services could reduce deaths
11th January 2024 – Australian Festival Industry Conference to break for 2024 before returning in 2025
8th January 2024 – Eight people left in critical condition following suspected drug overdose at Melbourne’s Hardmission Festival
13th February 2023 – Man dies from suspected drug overdose after attending Sydney’s Transmission Festival
27th December 2022 – Holiday tragedies on Victorian waters prompt urgent safety warning during heatwave
28th December 2018 – Heatwave sees cities and regions approach record temperatures
27th March 2018 – Recommendation for festival pill testing to help emergency services treat overdose victims
9th February 2018 – Climate change threatening Australian tourism
25th January 2018 – Heatwave sees cancellation of Adelaide’s Australia Day events but cricketers bat on
7th December 2015 – 20 overdose at Brisbane Stereosonic festival despite extra security after Sydney and Adelaide deaths
16th January 2014 – Climate Council: Australian heatwaves more frequent, hotter and longer
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