Melbourne to open new safe injecting room

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By Marnie Banger

Victoria will have a second safe injecting room in the heart of Melbourne after a review found its first site had saved at least 21 lives.

But the state government has acknowledged it has more work to do to improve perceptions of safety issues near the original centre in North Richmond…

…Reason Party MP Fiona Patten, who was a driver for the establishment of the North Richmond centre, said the review proved the facility was a lifesaver.

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Fiona Patten is the founder and leader of the Reason Party and a Member of the Victorian Legislative Council for the Northern Metropolitan region. She came to politics after 20 years of lobbying for the rights of organisations involved in the sexual rights movement – including small businesses, sex workers, HIV/AIDS organisations, adult media and online anti-censorship groups. Before that she was an established independent fashion designer with her own label called Body Politics.

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