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A controversial music festival in western Victoria has been cancelled after a 20-year-old man was airlifted to hospital in a critical condition.
In a statement on Sunday afternoon, organisers of the Pitch Music & Arts 2024 festival said it would cancel the remainder of the event in Moyston - about 15km west of Ararat.
'Nobody is in immediate danger. We encourage everyone on site not to rush, calmly pack-up and depart either this evening or early tomorrow,' it said.
'Please remember to stay hydrated, and be patient and calm with staff and each other.'
The festival, which started on Friday and was set to run through to Tuesday, saw three people hospitalised.
Pitch Music & Arts 2024 (pictured) has been cancelled following the upgrade of a heatwave over Victoria from severe to extreme
A man in his 20s was airlifted from the event to the Alfred Hospital in a critical condition about 4am on Sunday after suspected substance use
A man in his 20s was airlifted from the event to the Alfred Hospital in a critical condition about 4am on Sunday after suspected substance use.
Another two attendees, a man in his 20s and a man in his 30s, were taken to hospital by ambulance.
They were taken to the East Grampians Health Service in a stable condition after suspected substance use at Pitch Music & Arts on Saturday.
A heatwave, which was upgraded from severe to extreme on Sunday, continues to affect the region with authorities warning conditions could worsen the negative effects of drugs - including MDMA.
The toll of heat on partygoers were seen earlier this year at Melbourne's
