Letters to the Editor

Updated February 10 2017 - 11:47am, first published 11:23am

a great festival for many

I am a 64 year old farmer who lives just near Waubra and I have been to the Rainbow Serpent Festival on a number of occasions including this year. This is what I saw and experienced. I saw a very peaceful group of people who appeared to be mainly public servants or people in quite senior positions in private enterprise (I actually knew a few personally), having a weekend off in dressups, listening to music I don't particularly like, and doing a lot of modern dancing. I also ate some extremely good food, felt very safe and had a lovely time. I noticed there were some people who quite clearly had some mental health issues doing some odd quiet things. I guess they rarely felt safe and this was a chance to enjoy themselves in a safe place. I also saw constant patrols of police and professional health workers, ready paramedic response teams and some clear warnings about drug use displayed in prominent positions across the festival venue.

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