Safe injecting room in Melbourne’s CBD rejected by Victorian government
Government claims no appropriate location could be found for long-mooted second facilityFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastA proposed safe injecting room to be based in Melbourne’s CBD has been rejected by the Victorian government, which claimed it could not find an appropriate location for it.The government on Tuesday announced that a new trial facility – which would complement the existing safe injecting room in nearby North Richmond – will not proceed after concluding there was no site that balanced the needs of drug users with the broader community.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup Continue reading...
Government claims no appropriate location could be found for long-mooted second facility
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A proposed safe injecting room to be based in Melbourne’s CBD has been rejected by the Victorian government, which claimed it could not find an appropriate location for it.
The government on Tuesday announced that a new trial facility – which would complement the existing safe injecting room in nearby North Richmond – will not proceed after concluding there was no site that balanced the needs of drug users with the broader community.
Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup Continue reading...
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