Pill testing trial for Groovin the Moo given go-ahead after spate of festival deaths

Festival-goers will again be able to get their illicit drugs checked for dangerous substances at this year's Groovin the Moo music festival in Canberra, after the ACT Government signed off on a trial being held inside the festival gates. Key points: Health ministers invited to watch pill testing trial Groovin the Moo Canberra will host trial for the second time First trial detected paint, deadly substances in drugs After a horror summer of festival overdoses in New South Wales, the ACT Government has resolved to push ahead with its controversial pill testing policy. 'There will be more deaths' ACT Policing and health officials back the trial, and event organiser Cattleyard Promotions said it was eager to host pill testing for a second year. ACT Greens leader Shane Rattenbury backed the Government's support for the trial and said Canberra was "proof pill testing works". The trial comes after the Commonwealth Government last year blocked a proposal to hold pill testing at Spilt Milk music festival, which is held on federally-owned land.