Northern Suburbs The Northern Suburbs area covers Maribyrnong & Essendon to Taylors Lakes & Tullamarine up to Craigieburn to Bundoora and back to Reservoir, Thornbury and Northcote. This list consists of the clinic names and their locations. If you click on their address you will open the google maps page for that location. To book at any of these locations, you will still need to call 1800 675 398 or through the online booking system (you need an email address to sign up) unless it states otherwise. Broadmeadows Town Hall 10 Dimboola Road Broadmeadows VIC Open Monday to Friday 9.30am-5.30pm Closed on weekends and public holidays Bookings accepted, check the online booking system or call 1800 675 398 for availability. Walk ins are accepted at this vaccination centre for Pfizer and AstraZeneca. Campbellfield Ford Complex Drive-Through Vaccination Clinic 358 Barry Road, Campbellfield VIC 3061 Open every day, 8am-8pm Bookings accepted, check the online booking system or call 1800 675 398 for availability. Walk ins are not accepted at this vaccination centre. COMING SOON Stay tuned for more locations. Latrobe University - Bundoora campus Car park 6, 45 Ring Road Bundoora VIC 3083 Open every day 8am-3pm Bookings accepted, check the online booking system or call 1800 675 398 for availability. Walk-ins are accepted at this vaccination centre, for Moderna only. Campbellfield Ford Complex In-person Vaccination Clinic 358 Barry Road, Campbellfield VIC 3061 Friday to Wednesday 8am-4.30pm, Thursday 11am-7.30pm Bookings accepted, check the online booking system or call 1800 675 398 for availability. Walk ins are accepted at this vaccination centre. COMING SOON Stay tuned for more locations. FIND A PHARMACY NORTHERN

DanceWize team members come from all over Victoria, from all walks of life, and all backgrounds with a love of and lived experience of the festival/doof/party and EDM communities the thread they all have in common. Invaluable knowledge, empathy, integrity, and motivation from their own experiences accompanies every DW key peer educator on each shift. All DW team members and team leads identify as peers to the communities of people who use drugs in the music scenes that they love and as such, allow for a greater understanding of their community members' experiences, equipping them with the skills and empathy needed to provide relevant, nonjudgmental support to festival patrons who use drugs. Volunteers are inducted and trained to fulfil the role of Key Peer Educator (KPE). DanceWize KPEs have several areas of responsibility at an event including roving, brief interventions and education, info sharing and care interventions. Volunteer intake and induction training happens during the winter season only. Once you have submitted a completed online form (button below), you will be added to our monthly DW Peer E-Newsletter, which includes all new information about training opportunities. You should start receiving this E-News straight away but you can always keep updated through our facebook page and groups. As DanceWize provides 1 on 1 care in Click on the link and fill out the form. NEW Vollys VOLUNTEER HERE Current KPEs What Does A DanceWIze Volunteer KPE Do? Care Interventions Care interventions mostly occur on site, at events within the DanceWize space; an airconditioned/heated, private, safe, chill space dedicated to providing support and 1:1 care to patrons experiencing distress or just needing a break. KPEs provide various types of care depending on the needs of each individual patron. The DW Chill space is always co-located with onsite medical services and we monitor our patrons carefully while awake or asleep to determine if they need further care or support. Roving Care Roving Care teams consist of a minimum of two KPEs walking throughout event grounds, campsites and party perimeters , keeping an eye out for people who may be feeling less than great or are confused. Our Rovers can provide support either directly through supplies they have on hand and support or if necesary can radio the DW Chill space, security or medical if needed. Our rovers have radio contact with all necessary service providers. Our DW Rovers are on the look out for signs of overdose or distress, and are often the first point of contact for a patron needing further intervention or assistance. GBV/ Trauma Counsellor The role of a GBV/Trauma Counsellor is specialised and requires volunteers to have appropriate post grad qualifications in Social Work, Counselling, Psychology, or for someone to have had extensive experience in the community services sector. Interviews will take place for these roles with the GBV Service Manager and a Team Coordinator Brief Interventions Brief interactions occur either onsite at an event or in transit to and from an event or in the DanceWize/HRVic office /NSP environment . KPEs and staff assist patrons and service providers alike to learn more about substance use, polydrug interactions, myth busting, drugs and the law, and referrals to services as required. Our KPEs are extensively trained to be able to answer questions that patrons might have regarding drugs, safer use, and other health and self care tips. We have extensive resources produced by HRVic and DW as well as other orgs available at every event, alongside consumables such as sunscreen, water and hydrating powders, lollypops, ear plugs, hand sanitiser, masks, condoms and NSP equipment. Gender Based Violence (GBV) and Mental Health services The GBV and Mental Health Service offers a comprehensive suite of services , and festivals can choose which activities they would like to engage with. The service is focused on interventions that target the whole festival community. For more info please click HERE. DW Team Lead Experienced KPEs can apply to become a Team Leader, and if successful receive extra training and support to fulfil higher duties of responsibility in leading teams of KPEs at events. Some Team Lead roles at specific events are casual paid roles. Apply to be a Trauma Counsellor or Roving Active Bystander

Subutex is the less widely used of two buprenorphine formulations available to opiate pharmacotherapy consumers in Victoria, (Suboxone being the other). Subutex is a mono-formulation of buprenorphine available in 0.4, 2 & 8mg sub-lingual tablets. It was the first buprenorphine product to become available in Victoria, but has been largely superseded by Suboxone (a buprenorphine/naloxone formulation.) The presence of the opiate antagonist naloxone in Suboxone makes it less attractive than Subutex to clients who may wish to divert their dose with intention of injecting it. Because of the harms associated with this practice, doctors are less willing to prescribe Subutex and take away doses are only available in a handful of circumstances. Subutex tablets are placed beneath the tongue, where they are absorbed directly into the blood-stream through the mucous membrane. Clients on low doses sometimes find Subutex preferable because the 0.4mg tablet can allow for more accurate dosing. Basic Pharmacology of Buprenorphine Buprenorphine is a partial opioid agonist. It binds strongly to the same receptors as other opiates, but stimulates them only weakly, producing very little of an opiate effect. Once the buprenorphine molecule is locked onto the receptor, it remains there much longer than other opiates like heroin and methadone. If such drugs are taken while on buprenorphine, their effects will be much reduced. Buprenorphine’s affinity for the receptor is powerful enough to displace opiates like heroin and methadone. For this reason, the initial dose of buprenorphine should be low (i.e. < 8mg) and, ideally, the client should be in the first stages of opioid withdrawal. If a dependent client takes a large dose of buprenorphine after recent use of heroin – or before the onset of withdrawal – the buprenorphine can precipitate immediate and full withdrawal. This is an extremely unpleasant, uncomfortable experience to be avoided at all cost. The Ceiling Effect An interesting feature of buprenorphine is its ceiling effect. Up to a certain point, the more buprenorphine that is taken, the greater the opiate effect. Past that point, increasing the dose only results in a longer duration of action and no increased opiate effect. This means that some people can have their daily dose increased (usually doubled) and the dose will last for two days instead of one. This can be very useful for those who have difficulty reaching their dosing points, and can remove the need for take aways during the first month of treatment. Though scientific evidence is scant, this ceiling effect presumably varies with the individual. The maximum allowable dose of buprenorphine is 32mg. Injecting Subutex If another opiate – like heroin, methadone or oxycodone – is present in the system when Subutex is injected, precipitated withdrawal may result, as the opioid will be rapidly displaced from opiate receptors by the buprenorphine. Injecting Subutex carries serious health risks and is not recommended. If the medication is removed from the mouth prior to injection, these risks are compounded. For more information about the harms associated with injecting Subutex, please contact PAMS. Take Away Doses of Subutex There are no routine take away doses of Subutex, unless the consumer is: Pregnant and/or breast-feeding Has a documented allergy to the naloxone (present in Suboxone). Is on a dose of <2mg (this because a 0.4mg tablet of buprenorphine is available, but not in the combined buprenorphine-naloxone (Suboxone) formulation. If a person meets any of the above criteria, take away doses may be provided if the prescriber assesses the client as being stable and there are no other issues of concern. If you have any questions or want to discuss your individual situation, please contact PAMS PH: 1800 443 844.

Bloody Serious Facts is the original Hep C workshop developed by people with lived experience of hep C & healthcare professionals specifically designed for AOD workers, nurses, NSP workers, community health staff, students of health professions BLOODY SERIOUS FACTS ONLINE Our NEW 'Bloody Serious Facts ONLINE' 1 hour zoom session is the essential new 'little sister' of the popular 2.5 hour face to face workshops (due back in September hopefully!). The new online version of BSF is FREE. Hepatitis C - Bloody Serious Facts …….a partnership between St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne and Harm Reduction Victoria. The online education session covers: - The basics of Hep C : Transmission, testing and diagnosis - Treatments – curing hepatitis C: Keep up to date with the anti-viral tablets that are changing people's lives. - The impact & meaning of living with hepatitis C: An insight into living with Hep C and the treatment journey by a person with lived experience. - Why is injecting such high risk? : A practical demonstration of the risks of transmission during the mixing up and injecting process. - Suitable for AOD workers, nurses, NSP workers, community health, mental health or anyone who works with people who are at risk of or affected by Hepatitis C. - All welcome - Nurses earn 1.5 CPD points To see more info or to register, click on the link below. LIMITED NUMBERS - BOOK NOW Mon 6 Sept 2021: 10am – 11.15am Click here to register Tues 16 Nov 2021: 10am – 11.15am Click here to register REGISTER NOW BLOODY SERIOUS FACTS- (Face To Face postponedindefinitely due to COVID) BSF is run in partnership between St Vincents Melbourne's Victorian Viral Hepatitis Educator and people with lived experience of drug use and hep c from Harm Reduction Victoria- Victoria's peer run drug user organisation. Bloody Serious Facts is a hands-on workshop that was developed and is run by healthcare professionals and people with lived experience of Hep C. This training is suitable for AOD workers, nurses, NSP workers, community health or anyone who works with people who are at risk of or affected by Hepatitis C. All welcome. *Nurses – earn 2.5 CPD points The 2.5 hour session covers: Back to Basics of Hep C : Testing, Transmission, Diagnoses and Treatment-Everything you wanted to know about this amazingly resilient but treatable virus. Treatments - Then and Now: Keeping up to date with the direct acting anti virals that are changing people's lives. The Impact & Meaning of Being Hep C + : An insight into living with Hep C and the treatment journey by a person with lived experience. A Practical Exercise : The not so obvious risks of transmission during the mixing up and injecting process. Location: Aikenhead Building (GROUND FLOOR) at St Vincent's Hospital Cnr Nicholson St and Victoria Pde, Fitzroy VIC Cost: $25.00 per person Tickets available through Eventbrite or purchase here. Due to demand we have 'upped' the workshops to 5 different dates to choose from in 2020, so you don't need to miss out! ** Dates in RED have been postponed due to COVID19 restrictions. Please contact janed@hrvic.org.au if you are unsure about your event date or contact through Eventbrite if you would like a refund. Be sure that you have booked the correct date for you! FAQs What are my transport/parking options for getting to and from the event? For people who need to drive in, there is a small multi-level carpark (paid) attached to the hospital however , if you can avoid bringing a car, there is ample public transport options. Many trams go right past the front door and we are only a short walk from Parliament station. My organisation wants to pay by invoice. Is this option available for payment? Yes. We are happy to send invoices to orgs who can't pay by credit card or who want to send a few workers along. Follow the instructions under the ticket description or if you are still unsure, call us at HRVic . (03) 93291500 My organisation is located in rural Victoria and it's difficult for us to reach the city for the start time or we want to run one of these sessions for more than 10 of our workers at our location, do you do Bloody Serious Facts training on other sites for organisations? Anything is negotiable where hepatitis C education and harm reduction are concerned! Email us for details and enquiries at admin@hrvic.org.au or call (03)93291500 currently Not Happening

IT'S AGM TIME! 2025 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Harm Reduction Victoria invites it's members: Wednesday, the 10th of December at 3-5pm at Harm Reduction Victoria’s office at: 299-305 Victoria Street, Brunswick VIC 3056. We are also able to offer online access to the AGM via Teams. If a vote is needed for Board positions, we will arrange a process and let online attendees know on the day. We are a community, peer organisation and as such it is important that all members get a chance to be involved in our future, so please do join us if you can. One of the purposes of the AGM is to elect our Board. As a member, you can vote in Board elections. You can also nominate to join the Board. *IMPORTANT: Nominations for the Board must be made on the attached form and posted or emailed to the CEO. These need to arrive before midnight on Wednesday, 3rd of December 2025. If you are thinking about nominating to join the Board, HRVic asks that you meet with the CEO and a member of the Board Executive before submitting your nomination form. It's not an interview or interrogation and isnt as scary as it sounds - This is just to let you know what being on the Board is like and what is expected of Board members. Please get in touch with Snowy on admin@hrvic.org.au to arrange a time before this date. If you are unable to attend at all you may wish to vote by proxy which means getting someone who is attending to vote on your behalf. An “Appointment of Proxy” form is also attached with clear instructions on its use. Please call the office and ask if you have any questions & we look forward to seeing all of you in a few weeks. AGM Minutes 2024 (link to view 2024 HRVic AGM Minutes is below) If you attended in 2024, please check them over as we will need to approve them during this meeting. 2025 AGM Forms Download or Print your own AGM 2025 forms below. INVITE AGENDA HOW TO VOTE FORM & PROXY INFO MINUTES 2024 AGM 2023-24 ANNUAL REPORT ABOUT NOMINATING NOMINATION FORM

Event Inquiry HRVic's DanceWize (DW) Program receives funding from the Victorian Department of Health (DH) to deliver peer-based health promotion and harm reduction education and support services for the music event and festival scene. Primary Contact Name Email Phone Continue

METHADONE Methadone Methadone is the most successful, well-researched and cost-effective treatment for opiate dependence. Although it is available in both liquid and tablet forms, the Victorian pharmacotherapy program uses the liquid form alone (except in instances of limited overseas travel). There are two brands of methadone liquid: Methadone Syrup and Biodone Forte. Their contents and strength are the same. Basic Pharmacology of Methadone Methadone is a full opiate agonist. The higher the dose, the greater the opiate effect. If too much methadone is consumed, breathing and heart rate will gradually slow, leading eventually to unconsciousness and death. Other full opiate agonist drugs include heroin, morphine, oxycodone, fentanyl, pethidine etc. When a client begins taking methadone, the doctor will prescribe a safe, low dose which can be adjusted as required until no feelings of opiate withdrawal are experienced for the full twenty-four hours between doses. If doses are missed or other opiates are used, it will take longer to stabilise on a daily dose. Methadone Take-Away Doses For the first two months of treatment, clients must attend each day for their dose. After this, if the client is considered stable, some takeaway doses may be prescribed, see below for further details: after two months of continuous treatment and considered stable (on the correct dose and not missing doses) – eligible for up to 2 take away doses per week after six months of continuous treatment and considered stable (on the correct dose and not missing doses) – eligible for up to 4 take away doses per week

Inner East and East The Inner East and East areas cover all suburbs from Kew to Chirnside Park, out to Eltham to Warburton and back to Ferntree Gully and back to Caulfield. This list consists of the clinic names and their locations. If you click on their address you will open the google maps page for that location. To book at any of these locations, you will still need to call 1800 675 398 or through the online booking system (you need an email address to sign up) unless it states otherwise. EACH (Eastern Access Community Health) 47 Patterson Street, Ringwood East EACH (Eastern Access Community Health) & Mullum Mullum Indigenous Gathering Place to host pop-up COVID Vaccination Clinics for members of Indigenous communities in the outer east of Melbourne. Note: only the Pfizer vaccine is available Clinic dates: Thursday 14th October (1st dose) and Thursday 11th November 2021 (2nd dose) 10AM to 4PM at 47 Patterson Street, Ringwood East By appointment only Register at https://forms.gle/AVGnzvj9UFotzeaQ9 Free taxi services are available, please call the Coronavirus hotline on 1800 675 398 COMING SOON Stay tuned for more locations. COMING SOON Stay tuned for more locations. COMING SOON Stay tuned for more locations. COMING SOON Stay tuned for more locations. COMING SOON Stay tuned for more locations. FIND A PHARMACY INNER EAST & EAST

5toLife- Respond to Opioid Overdose with naloxone. PAGE UNDER CONSTRUCTION 5 T o Life Steps continued from HRVic opioid reversal kit instruction sheet REVERSE OPIOID OVERDOSE How To Videos: Ampoules- Injectable Nyxoid- Nasal Spray Prenoxad- Injectable 5 to Life: Naloxone Instructions AMPOULES-Naloxone Instructions FAQs Frequently Asked Questions ABOUT NALOXONE THE PRODUCT: What is naloxone? Naloxone is a TGA approved medicine thats ONLY use is to quickly (but temporarily) reverse an opioid overdose. What else is naloxone used for? Naloxone, also known as it's brand names Narcan, Nyxoid or Prenoxad, can be administered as a nasal spray or by injection. It quickly but temporarily reverses an OPIOID overdose only. Examples of opioids are heroin, fentanyl, oxycodone, hydrocodone, codeine, and morphine and nitazenes. It will not work on ove rdoses from cocaine, methamphetamine, or other non-opioid drugs. page under construction......

INTERNATIONAL DRUG USERS DAY 1:11:20 On this day we remember not only all those we have lost to the drug and all the years we have lost in prisons around the world but all the amazing positive difference we make – from overdose response to drug checking to peer support and education to hep C treatment navigation. The COVID-19 pandemic has hit our communities globally very hard. While Harm Reduction Victoria has been affected, the team have continued much of our work, despite being less able to engage in face to face & peer to peer work. We rallied quickly to reach out to community when the Flemington / North Melbourne Housing hard lockdown came down. We worked with close partners to do on the ground outreach in truly awful circumstances. We have worked with service providers and allies to provide naloxone and needle and syringe outreach to the hotels in central Melbourne. We have delivered naloxone training online and PAMS has assisted hundreds of people to start or remain on opioid substitution treatment over their phoneline. Our ace designer and Health Promotion Team have pushed out awesome info about COVID-19 and DanceWize has not missed a beat in supporting their community. Today we are so proud to release a new video in partnership with SSDP and Pill Testing Australia. "Pill Testing Explained" -2020

GP & Prescriber LINKS and Forms POLICIES & APPLICATIONS The Department of Health and Human Services has provided a number of additional resources to complement the revised policy. Pharmacotherapy providers are encouraged to use these resources when prescribing or dispensing to people on opioid replacement therapy. All are available from the Downloads section on the Health.Vic website . Some resources are also available in a number of community languages* Pharmacotherapy Policy 2016 Policy for Issuing Schedule 8 Permits Application for Approval as a Prescriber of Pharmacotherapy Notification Of A Drug Dependent Person NATIONAL CLINICAL GUIDELINES (To be used in conjunction with Victorian Policy) NCG for Methadone NCG for Buprenorphine NCG for Use for Naltrexone

Getting On, Getting Older (GoGo) is a new project in development: Targeting the health and social needs of us oldies who inject/use drugs – now and into the future. GOGO Project The Getting On - Getting Older Our Story Harm Reduction Victoria is pleased to introduce you to 'GoGo'. Getting On, Getting Older (GoGo) is a new project in development: Targeting the health and social needs of us oldies who inject/use drugs – now and into the future. GoGo is where the elders of our community can gather to discuss our needs as older people who use drugs and more importantly, to communicate those needs in ways that effect change that has to happen to be sure we are all looked after appropriately as we get older. Are you 50 years young or over and use substances? Fill out this anonymous survey now or Do you work with people Over 50 who use drugs? Fill out this survey now What are you experiencing as an older person who uses drugs? What are your concerns for your future? How can services work with older drug users to maintain a certain standard or to improve their quality of care? If you consider yourself an ‘older’ drug user, we want your input. We want to know what YOU want. We want to know what YOU need or know what you think you WILL need as an older person who uses drugs- who is getting older. Service User Survey (client) Service Provider Survey (worker) "Services for 'ageing drug users' simply do not exist. Why? -because until recently, we didn't get older. It's about figuring out what we need and want and then creating those services for ourselves and ensuring they're available in the future- for all people who enjoy substances" - Sam "I want to be taken seriously when I say I feel pain..and I want to be treated for that pain. I had to take and give my dying friend illicit drugs because their pain was not being managed appropriately while in palliative care-it was devastating." - Anonymous "I want to go to the doctor to and have my health issues and pain taken seriously- not just assume it's the result of my using." - Anonymous Let's Talk About it: Interested in being contacted to be part of the GoGo consultation? Click here to go directly to survey or contact us by filling out this form: > First Name Last Name Email Message Thanks for submitting! Send