ProMED Tasmania has wrapped its biggest Dark Mofo to date, caring for festival-goers across the entire 2026 program through the depths of the Tasmanian winter.
Over the course of the festival, 28 staff covered more than 80 shifts, with medical teams stationed at Winter Feast, Dark Park, Night Mass, the Piano Warehouse, the Nude Solstice Swim and other venues. That meant help was always close at hand, whether for a patron, a performer or a crew member, from the first hours of the night through to the last.
"Dark Mofo is one of the largest events we cover, and one we're proud of. More than 80 shifts in the middle of winter, across all those venues, and everyone got the same standard of care every hour of every night."
Dark Mofo draws thousands of people out into the heart of winter, and keeping them safe means being ready for very different situations from one venue to the next. A busy night of food and drinks at Winter Feast is nothing like the open expanse of Dark Park, the long hours of Night Mass, the close crowds inside the Piano Warehouse, or the cold of the Nude Solstice Swim. Wherever people gathered, our crews were nearby and ready, so anyone who needed care could get it quickly and return to the festival.
To cover so many different settings, ProMED Tasmania brought together Registered Paramedics, Registered Nurses, Advanced Life Support (ALS) Medics, Basic Life Support (BLS) Medics and Medical Responders. That breadth of skill let us place more advanced care where it was needed most, while keeping quick, capable help available everywhere across the festival.
"Planning for an event like this takes months, but it all comes down to the people on the ground. Our crews knew their venues inside out, and that knowledge made a real difference when someone needed help."
With the 2026 festival now complete, ProMED Tasmania thanks its crews, the Dark Mofo organisers and the wider event community for another safe and successful program.
We look forward to being part of Dark Mofo again next winter, and to keeping the Tasmanian public safe at events all year round.
ProMED Tasmania has been officially granted its Non-Emergency Patient Transport (NEPT) licence for low and medium-acuity transport by the Tasmanian Department of Health.
