PartySMART volunteers work alongside ProMED Tasmania at large events across Tasmania, helping people stay well, reducing risk and supporting anyone who finds an event overwhelming.
From music festivals to community celebrations, PartySMART teams are easy to spot in their bright blue vests, offering calm, practical support in busy, noisy crowds.
Large events are exciting, social, and memorable, but they can also be intense. Heat, noise, crowds, alcohol, fatigue, and sensory overload can all impact a person’s well-being.
PartySMART focuses on proactive harm minimisation by:
Dealing with risks early means fewer people need medical treatment.
At the Great Escape Music Festival, multiple stages, long days and large crowds mean a high risk of dehydration, heat stress and fatigue.
PartySMART teams are positioned throughout the site to:
Festivalgoers have somewhere to turn for support without having to go straight to the medical tent.
Good Gumnuts is a community-focused festival in a natural setting, with its own challenges: long days outdoors, changeable weather and a remote location.
PartySMART volunteers at Good Gumnuts focus on:
Here, PartySMART helps people feel safe and connected, especially first-time festivalgoers and families.
Party in the Paddock is one of Tasmania’s largest multi-day festivals, with camping, long operating hours and thousands of attendees.
PartySMART’s work there includes:
For many attendees, the PartySMART tent becomes a refuge: a quiet space to reset, breathe, and feel supported before rejoining the event.
PartySMART runs on volunteers who give their time to help others enjoy events safely.
Wearing bright blue vests, volunteers are easy to identify and approachable. They are trained to:
Their presence often prevents small issues from becoming major incidents.
Large festivals can be overwhelming. Loud music, flashing lights, dense crowds, and long hours can quickly lead to anxiety, panic, or emotional distress.
PartySMART addresses this by establishing:
These spaces give people a break from the noise and a chance to settle before heading back out.
PartySMART operates in close partnership with ProMED Tasmania and event management teams.
Working together means:
Peer support and clinical care together look after people’s physical and mental wellbeing.
PartySMART also helps change habits at events.
Through visible harm minimisation, open conversations, and practical support, volunteers help normalise:
At Great Escape, Good Gumnuts, Party in the Paddock, and many other events, PartySMART volunteers are there for anyone who needs them. Their work helps thousands of people enjoy Tasmania’s events safely each year.
PartySMART plans to reach more events and keep building its volunteer training, working with ProMED Tasmania and event organisers on safer festivals across the state.
ProMED Tasmania delivered its largest Dark Mofo coverage yet in 2026, staffing more than 80 shifts with a team of 28 clinicians, including paramedics, nurses and medics. Our crews kept festival-goers safe through the coldest weeks of the Tasmanian winter.
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.
