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Hyper-real installation on Drawing Wall By David Lee THE 24th Shepparton Art Museum (SAM) Drawing Wall is a scene that many will be familiar with, and Melbourne based artist, Darren Wardle says that his Billboard Panorama is a ‘hyper-real’ image collated from photographs to form a basis for the composition. The image features a skyline that people will have seen driving into most western world cities, and features two billboards, surveillance cameras, palm trees with a bright toxic sun and a jet trail through the skyline. Continued on page 17 WORRYING WAIT… From left, local residents, Lindsay and Karen Dunstone in the GV Health emergency department waiting room, where concerns have been raised over the potential dangers involved when drug and alcohol affected patients are being admitted through the emergency department. Photo: Emma Hillier.
Safety concerns need emergency attention Government called on to move forward with funding By David Lee THERE are approximately 645 drug and alcohol affected patients admitted through GV Health’s emergency department each year, and concerns have been raised over
the safety of those who are forced to await treatment in the very same waiting room as potentially unstable patients. With 32,275 attendees through the emergency department in the last financial
year, GV Health has confirmed that approximately two percent, or almost two people per day, are admitted under the influence of drugs, alcohol or other Continued on page 20 substances.