Want to join the team at HRVic? Find out how here. EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES POSITION VACANT Event Services Coordination Lead This position has been established following the completion of an 18-month drug checking implementation trial. Due to the specialised technical and operational expertise required, the unique complexities of mobile service delivery, relevant legislative and regulatory frameworks, funding considerations, and the evolving nature of the DCS over the next 12 months., this position encompasses two primary functions: · Providing leadership in event planning, coordination and operational delivery of the mobile drug checking service; and · Progressively enhancing skills and experience, (with mentoring and support) to become a key management contact for HRVic and the mobile drug checking service if deemed necessary in the future. For more detailed information and a full position description, click the link below. All Applicants must submit their applications along with the required selection criteria as mentioned in the attachment by August 30, 2026 at midnight. FAIRNESS STATEMENT: Some parts of this position have been filled on a short-term basis and is now being advertised through our standard EOI process. The incumbent is eligible to apply and will be considered alongside all other applicants. The incumbent may use examples gained through undertaking the position as evidence of capability. However, all applicants will be assessed against the same criteria, and selection will be based on merit against the advertised requirements. Incumbent status alone will not determine the outcome of the process. If you have any questions or queries about this role, please contact Harm Reduction Victoria on 03 9329 1500. View Application Details POSITION VACANT Drug Trends & Notifications Project Lead Applications CLOSED. CLOSED POSITION VACANT Harm Reduction Peer Workforce Educator Applications CLOSED. CLOSED POSITION VACANT Harm Reduction Peer Worker for Events: Victorian Pill Testing Service CLOSED POSITION VACANT Fixed Site Operations Lead CLOSED 12.03.2025 POSITION VACANT: Hepatitis C Peer Outreach Worker CLOSED 29.01.25 POSITION VACANT: Project Worker(s), Fuse Initiatives CLOSED 31.10.2024 POSITION VACANT: Program Support Officer, DanceWize (Casual) CLOSED POSITION VACANT: Coordinator, Fuse Initiatives (Fulltime) CLOSED 28.02.2024 POSITION VACANT: PAMS Services Officer CLOSED DanceWize Coordinator APPLICATIONS CLOSED PAMS Service Officer - Pharmacotherapy Advocacy Mediation and Support 2022 APPLICATIONS CLOSED Fuse Projects- LLE (living/living experience) Educator 2022 APPLICATIONS CLOSED Fuse Projects- LLEW Policy Officer APPLICATIONS CLOSED Health Promotion Officer – Workforce Focus 2022 APPLICATIONS CLOSED Health Promotion Officer – Community Focus 2022 APPLICATIONS CLOSED Organisational Services Support Officer 2022 APPLICATIONS CLOSED EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES ELSEWHERE AIVL : https://aivl.org.au/employment-opportunities Ethical Jobs: www.ethicaljobs.com.au

The aim of the Peer Network Program© is to reduce the spread of hepatitis C and other blood borne viruses like HIV and hepatitis B. The plan is to recruit, train and support Peer Networkers© to distribute needles and syringes to their friends and associates as well as providing education about safer drug use and ‘modelling’ safer injecting practices. By increasing access to sterile needles/syringes and passing on important information and education related to reducing the harms of injecting drugs. In Melbourne, we have excellent Needle Syringe Programs (NSPs), but when you look closely at NSP statistics, a number of groups including young people who inject and particularly young women, people from CALD backgrounds and aboriginal injectors are under-represented. These are exactly the groups of people who inject that the Peer Network Program© seek to recruit as ‘peer networkers’. We know that peer education and distribution is already happening – despite the fact that it is technically illegal in Victoria to give a fit* to someone else unless you are authorised to do so. Even the regular stat sheet that you fill out every time you go into an NSP asks how many other people you are picking up for! HRVic believes a change in legislation is long overdue! Once recruited, the peer networkers will attend a comprehensive training program. On completion of training they will be registered as HRVic volunteers and authorised Needle Syringe Program (NSP) Outreach Workers. *fit= outfit ie. syringe/needle

Event Enquiry HRVic's DanceWize program is supported by the Victorian Department of Health to deliver peer-based health promotion and harm reduction education and support services for the music event and festival scene throughout Victoria. * Primary Contact * Email * Contact Number Company/Organisation name Next

Information on how to access HRVic spokespeople for statements, drug alerts, harm reduction and lived experience comment. MEDIA Giving our community a public voice For all media enquiries please contact: the HRVic office on 03 9329 1500 or Robyn Dwyer (HRVic Board President) PAST MEDIA APPOINTMENTS 01 February 2016 – ‘774 ABC Melbourne’ Bill O” Loughlin speaks with Jon Faine from 774 ABC Melbourne about illicit drug amnesty bins at music festivals. 07 December 2015 – ‘The Guardian’ ‘The National Ice Action plan is a setback to all that has been achieved in Drug Policy” READ INTERVIEW 21 May 2013 Harm Reduction Victoria challenges media response to public injecting report from Burnet Institute READ INTERVIEW 20 February 2013 Harm Reduction Victoria welcomes decision to approve new Hepatitis C treatments for PBS listing READ ARTICLE 23 October 2012 Harm Reduction Victoria calls for reason on methadone treatment READ ARTICLE 19 October 2012 Harm Reduction Victoria rejects coroner’s call for overhaul of methadone in Victoria READ ARTICLE 4 October 2012 Harm Reduction Victoria welcomes AMA’s support for supervised injecting facilities in Melbourne READ ARTICLE

NANGS Nitrous Oxide APPEARANCE Nitrous oxide is a colourless and tasteless gas. ADMINISTRATION Inhaled DURATION Total: from 1-5 minutes EFFECTS • Analgesia (pain relief) • Clumsiness/loss of balance • Buzzing sensation in fingers/toes • Nausea • Sedation • Headaches • Confusion • Dizziness/light headedness • Numbness in ex-tremities with regular use • Reduced vitamin B12 levels Description Nitrous Oxide (N2O) is a colourless gas that is commonly used for sedation and pain relief. It is also used by people to feel intoxicated. When inhaled, it causes rapid analgesia (pain relief), euphoria, mild sedation & psychedelic dissociation. It has been used in dentistry since the mid- 1800s and recreationally since the late 1700s when it earned the name ‘laughing gas’ because of its tendency to cause laughter in those who inhale it. It is also a food additive when used as a propellant for whipped cream and is used in the automotive industry to enhance engine performance. N2O that is prepared for automotive use or any other use than human consumption should not be inhaled, as other dangerous chemicals may have been added to the mix. It is also increasingly being used to treat people withdrawing from alcohol dependence. Nitrous oxide is classified as a dissociative anesthetic and has been found to produce dissociation of the mind from the body (a sense of floating), distorted perceptions and visual and audio hallucinations. Effects PHYSICAL • Analgesia (pain relief) • Clumsiness/loss of balance • Buzzing sensation in fingers/toes • Nausea • Sedation • Headaches • Confusion • Dizziness/light headedness • Numbness in ex-tremities with regular use • Reduced vitamin B12 levels BEHAVIOURAL • Giddiness, laughter, giggling • Euphoria • Exhilaration • Mood lift PSYCHOLOGICAL • Sound distortions • Aural hallucinations • Dream-like state • Minor-strong visual hallucinations and visuals • Reduced perception of external stimuli Proper Disposal of Nitrous Bulbs Nitrous bulbs can be recycled at certain recycling centres. Take HOME with you from festivals and events. You can even make money from recycling them sometimes. Dispose of responsibly.

Book DanceWize peer 2 peer event care services for your single day or multi day event or festival today. We work alongside other emergency event crew to care for our community on site providing peer led drug education and harm reduction services and care. BOOKING ENQUIRY What / Who is DanceWize? DanceWize is Australia's original, by peer for peer run party-centric harm reduction service. We deliver peer 2 peer substance specific care and support services for music events and festivals across Victoria. Starting as a grassroots Victorian group known as RaveSafe , DanceWize has been a program of HRVic since 1999 and is partially funded by the Victorian Department of Health. So successful is the DanceWize model that peer run drug user organisations across Australia have trialled and adopted the model. In 2017, NUAA started and administered it's own spin off-DanceWize NSW. HRVic is part of a national network of peer based drug user orgs which are able to support the emergence of similar programs in other parts of the country too. This network promotes health rights, human rights and harm reduction. Are you having an event or require another DanceWize service? The DanceWize program model utilises peer-based support to deliver education, provide resources and referrals about safer drug use, harm reduction related health and wellbeing issues at music events and festivals. Our team members have appropriate training and living/ lived-experience to care for intoxicated persons or people who need other support in event and festival settings. Our Team Leads and Key Peer Educators and carers (KPEs) undergo a range of training including First Aid (HLTFA003), but we do not operate as a First Aid provider, as this is not the program’s objective. We work as part of an event's Health Emergency Management Plan (HEMP) alongside health providers and other on-site services. The efficacy of this peer-based program model is evidence-based and in 2016 HRVic’s DanceWize won the Minister of Health’s award for Outstanding Achievement by Volunteers Supporting Diversity. Our Services 01 Brief Interventions & Peer Education The DW Brief Interventions generally take place at the front of house of the DW Chill Space. consist of peer to peer support to deliver non judgemental, up to date, real information around substances and safer using education, provide resources and referrals around safer drug use, and related health and wellbeing issues at music events and festivals. Partygoers and event staff can access extensive substance information, free health and safer using education, peer support, relevant referrals, harm reduction and health supplies. See our Resources List for a comprehensive overview. 03 Mobile Interventions & Roving This is a Paragraph. Click on "Edit Text" or double click on the text box to edit the content and make sure to add any relevant information that you want to share with your visitors. 05 Service Name This is a Paragraph. Click on "Edit Text" or double click on the text box to edit the content and make sure to add any relevant information that you want to share with your visitors. 02 Care Interventions & Chill Space The DW Chill Space located in close proximity to the on-site medical where trained KPEs provide support for intoxicated persons experiencing distress, provide a safe space for victims of sexual assault/harassment, and deliver an integrated reciprocal referral model for care with the onsite medical/first aid provider. All patrons are assessed and managed in accordance with strict protocols and in collaboration with the on-site medical team. See our Triage and Care Protocols for further information. 04 Gender Based Violence & Mental Health Service Provision of a separate safe space behind the DanceWize Chill Space Provision of qualified counsellors who work collaboratively with EMT’s to manage risk of wider festival safety Temporary accommodation options Resources, and expert counselling and advocacy support provided to people in care Ability to engage with local CASA, to assess their ability to be present onsite with a resource table as part of DanceWize GBV Service Ability for counsellors to provide secondary consultation and debriefing to all event staff and volunteers who may have witnessed GBV or have been a first responder Ability for counsellors to respond to other festival incidents at request of EMT Provision of active bystander rovers, who role model bystander intervention and provide education about consent *Please Note: Completing this request does not mean that you have booked DanceWize for your event. An HRVic staff member/DanceWize Coordinator will reply to you ASAP to confirm receipt of your request & discuss your needs further. The demand for the DanceWize team is Very high. We are booked 6-12months in advance. We appreciate that sometimes "stuff happens" and things are overlooked when planning events and we will do our best to fit in last minute requests but are very, VERY limited to what we can take on at short notice. Please keep this in mind. DanceWize is a part-funded program run by Harm Reduction Victoria. If you wish to possibly enhance our capacity to take more bookings, please feel free to donate. ;-)

Harm Reduction Victoria’s PAMS Service unveils a new series of four short videos made for and by people who are considering or are already on methadone or buprenorphine in Victoria. Real People. Real Voices. Real Stories. Harm Reduction Victoria’s PAMS Service unveils a new series of four short videos made for and by people who are considering or are already on methadone or buprenorphine in Victoria. Real People. Real Voices. Real Stories. 20211015 720p INHSU Comm Rapporteur Play Video All Videos

DanceWize is the original, Australian, peer-based alcohol and other drugs (AOD) harm reduction program of HRVic, that delivers peer education, care and support services at music events and festivals across Victoria. Starting as a grassroots Victorian group known as RaveSafe, DanceWize has been a program of Harm Reduction Victoria since 1999. We bring together the carers, educators and supporters from party crews and scenes across the state, train them up, and support them to work from their living experience to promote wellbeing and safety at parties across Victoria. The effectiveness and value of the DanceWize model is reflected in its uptake by peer-based drug user organisations and peak bodies in jurisdictions across Australia. Safer events are a shared responsibility. DanceWize operates through a public-private partnership model. Victorian Department of Health funding supports our core work, and event organisers contribute to service delivery costs, ensuring peer-led harm reduction remains sustainable, accessible, and effective across Victoria's events industry. Brief Interventions & Peer Education Our Brief Interventions generally take place at the front-of-house of the DanceWize Space. They consist of non judgmental, up-to-date, real information around substances and safer using education, provided through a peer-to-peer framework. Our Key Peer Educators provide resources and referrals around safer drug use, and related health and wellbeing issues at music events and festivals. Partygoers and event staff can access extensive substance information, free health and safer using education, peer support, relevant referrals, and the full range of harm reduction and health supplies. See our Resources List for a comprehensive overview. Care Interventions & Care Space On site, the DanceWize Care Space is usually located within close proximity to the on-site medical provider. Here, our trained Carers hold space in a soft and low-stimuli setting for those needing a chill moment, provide tailored support for intoxicated persons experiencing distress, and deliver an integrated, reciprocal referral model for care with the onsite medical/first aid provider. All patrons are assessed and managed in accordance with strict protocols and in collaborative, integrated step up/step down partnership with the on-site medical team. Service Name I'm a paragraph. Click here to add your own text and edit me. It’s easy. Service Name I'm a paragraph. Click here to add your own text and edit me. It’s easy. Get a Quote This is a Paragraph. Click on "Edit Text" or double click on the text box to start editing the content. First Name Last Name Email Send Thanks for submitting!

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YOSHI Celebrating Yoshi Tue, 24 June North Ryde Longest serving volunteer on the DanceWize team, extremely valued peer and community member and true contributor to progress in harm reduction policies and initiatives, Yoshi Levitch has passed away at the age of 43. He will be dearly missed, but also celebrated and remembered for his impact. Share Details

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

Contact Harm Reduction Victoria for more info on becoming a member, booking or sponsoring supplies to DanceWize or to book a workshop or training session contact us on info@hrvic.org.au Become a member of Harm Reduction Victoria today! HRVic is a uniquely peer driven, peer run and peer governed community organisation for people who use drugs. Harm Reduction Victoria Inc . ABN: 46 114 268 362 Street Address 299-305 Victoria Street Brunswick VIC 3056 Postal Address PO Box 87 Brunswick VIC 3056 Phone: (03) 9329 1500 Email: info@hrvic.org.au