A PUSH for a drug injecting room trial in Melbourne is gaining momentum after unions, nurses, paramedics and firefighters backed the plan.
Herald Sun | SERVICES BACK SAFE INJECTING ROOMS
The Age | No pill testing: Daniel Andrews stays firm on state policy
By Neelima Choahan & Rochelle Kirkham Premier Daniel Andrews says he will not reconsider his opposition to recreational drug testing despite…
ABC Radio | North Richmond safe injecting rooms expanded despite opposition from some residents
On Breakfast with Jacinta Parsons and Sami Shah Despite complaints from some residents living near the safe injecting room in…
The Age | Life at the sharp end of Melbourne’s drug debate
By Jewel Topsfield It's saved lives and for some people, such as drug users like Steve, the injecting room has been…
The Age – Outreach worker charged with heroin trafficking won service award
An outreach worker from a needle exchange program who was charged last week with trafficking heroin won an award last year for resuscitating multiple people who had overdosed.Matthew Honey, 49, of Richmond was presented with Yarra Drug and Health Reform’s Worker of the Year Award in 2018.“Matthew has saved people’s lives,” said Yarra Drug and Health Forum chairman Peter Wearne.