The music festival Stereosonic has recently come under considerable fire and scrutiny after multiple deaths, hundreds of drug related arrests and overdoses during the festival this year. In the past 12 months alone there has been 6 festival related deaths in Australia. The question must be asked: are festival organisers competent and skilled enough to deal with a crisis like excessive drug use? Or should they be doing more to combat and aide the police in minimising drug use

In two separate incidents on April 2nd 2015 bouncers were stabbed at Melbourne nightlife venues. The responses by security staff at each venue varied greatly, and called into question the training and attitude of some security personnel and the culture around their place of employment. The first response where it’s alleged a bouncer was stabbed in the back at Swanston Streets ‘The Toff In Town’ venue was praised by police, where the reaction by bouncers at Queen Streets 'CQ B