Victorian Government Will Not Build Second Drug Injecting Room in Melbourne

‘A second injecting service in the CBD is not our plan, and it won’t be proceeding,’ said Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan.

A drug user takes a needle before injecting himself with heroin in New London, Conn., on March 23, 2016. John Moore/Getty Images

The Victorian government will not set up a second supervised drug injecting room to cater to the demand of drug users in the state.

On April 23, Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan and Mental Health Minister Ingrid Stitt announced a new action plan to tackle drug harm, which ruled out a second drug injecting room in the CBD (central business district).