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THE Brumby Government has declared war on rogue rave operators after more than 30 people suffered life-threatening drug overdoses at a Festival Hall dance party.
Rave-party organisers with bad records who allow drugs to flourish at their events will be denied permits under tough new sanctions planned for the industry.
Permits will be harder to get for other operators after dozens of party-goers fell seriously ill at the Christmas Kandy rave, which finished early yesterday.
A bad batch of the killer drug GHB, also known as GBH or Grievous Bodily Harm, was blamed for the emergency.
Twelve party-goers were taken to city hospitals in a serious condition, while others were taken to emergency departments by friends.
They suffered fits, breathing problems, dehydration and hyperthermia - a heat-related illness that also can kill.
Consumer Affairs Minister Tony Robinson issued a warning to the dance party industry through the Herald Sun.
"If promoters are out there running events that are unsafe, then they are going to find it a lot harder to get a permit in the future," he said.
"I'm putting them on notice."
Ambulance officers were overwhelmed as they ferried party-goers to the Royal Melbourne and Alfred hospitals during Saturday night.
It took eight paramedics and ambulance staff to restrain one man.
Ambulance officers are alarmed the toxic batch of GHB has arrived as the music festival season gets into full swing.
Next week's Sensation party at Telstra Dome is expected to attract tens of thousands of party-goers.
Mr Robinson said the number of casualties on Saturday was unacceptable.
"I expect, and I think the community expects, that if these events are going to be held, they are done so in an environment that is safe for the people who are attending," he said.
"I'll be having private discussions with the Director of Liquor Licensing this week about tougher sanctions and stricter permit conditions but this is a warning that they are on notice."
GHB claimed its first fatality in Victoria in 2005 when nurse Belinda Davey died in a drug dealer's car outside a city dance club.
Ambulance Victoria operations manager Paul Holman warned it was only a matter of time before another party-goer died.
"This is a very dangerous drug," he said.
"It can absolutely kill you and there are recorded deaths from it. It's called grievous bodily harm and that's what it does to you.
"The seriousness of some of these people that presented themselves on Saturday night really concerned us and it's only a matter of time before we get a death."
Director of Drug and Alcohol Research and Education Australia, Paul Dillon, said GHB was a lethal drug.
"It can kill, and has killed. People are really playing Russian roulette with their lives."
Dozens of party-goers were taken to hospital after two rave parties at Kryal Castle last year.
Police Inspector David Blencowe denied suggestions police should have shut down Saturday night's event.
Up to 2000 party-goers filled Festival Hall for the drug-fuelled dance party.
Police face a huge task on New Year's Eve for the Sensation event.
"Certainly with an event like that I would imagine there would be significant police resources deployed and there would be a number of proactive steps taken, as well as trying to actually police the event," he said.
Organisers of Sensation distanced themselves from Saturday night's emergency.
"Sensation has asked people not to take drugs and are doing anything police and safety officers have asked," spokeswoman Erin Jameson said.
Lord Mayor Robert Doyle slammed irresponsible rave-party operators.
"You don't give permits to people for these rave parties unless they can show us a great track record in managing large numbers of kids at a rave party," he said.
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| radshuffle |
| CRACK down! I'm in! |
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| mmkoiman |
| If you take G, you deserve to me hospitalised.. tards. |
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| Deeman |
ing hate hearing like this. Those wastoids up for everyone. WHY TAKE A DRUG THAT PUTS YOU ON YER ASS/AMBULANCE WHEN YOU'RE LISTENING TO HARDSTYLE @ 8 MILLION BPM!!!!!!!!!!!
Who does the government blame? .. The organisers who slave and put the on for everyone! Thanks ya bunch of selfish c*nts .. Go die at home!!!!!!! |
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| Tranceilvania |
| WTF? what can an orginiser do to stop that dick heads taking GBH. Maybe call ravesafe to the site and get them check their drugs. But i think its not allowed anymore. |
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| J0rdz |
Clearly its the type of music that is the problem here.
Anyone who listens to hardstyle deserves to be hospitalised. ;)
But on a more serious note - like this is really sad to see. I kind of thought that GHB had taken a back seat in re to the rave scene, but obviously not.
Whats worse is the fact that when like this reaches the mainstream media, its not just a few seperate events that gain a bad name, but the whole scene - everything related to electronic music gains negative exposure.
Its dreadful when a minority ruin it for the majority - cause im sure this type of moronic drug use is only segregated to a small group of idiotic people. |
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| sunrise3500 |
| quote: | Originally posted by J0rdz
Clearly its the type of music that is the problem here. ;)
Anyone who listens to hardstyle deserves to be hospitalised. |
funny cos it's true. ;) |
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| Taranis |
They should create a new policy of not treating juiceheads in the hospitals. Darwin would be so proud.
Also, haven't they been cracking down on parties for two decades now? Yet the scene is still here, albeit in an altered form, since the whole 'rave' aesthetic and ethos is more or less dead. |
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| 00soups00 |
speaking to a person at work who actually takes the so called 'party juice' as they put it. (head). and apparently its not a 'badbatch' but moreso them just not knowing how to take it, or how much.
apparently all GHB can do this to you...
pretty scary tbh.
p.s
i told them they were stupid for even going near the - but they like hardstylz so it makes sense |
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| trentmcdermott |
It was also reported on the front page of the herald Sun that it all took place at Xmas Kandy. An event that is due to take place Christmas night.
As a result Billboards pulled the plug on Kandy and now they have had to cancelle their night.
3 months of work or that promoter down the drain because their name was falsely used in a write up. |
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| Aesthetic |
Let me take this opportunity to ease patron's concerns that open dex is taking every step working with Victorian Police to rid its nights of GHB and teaching people the safe ways on how to take it
from all the crew at Open Dex have a merry christmas. :haha: |
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