Needle & Syringe Program (NSP)
The Ballarat Community Health Needle and Syringe Program (NSP) is a public health initiative that aims to minimise the spread of blood-borne viruses and the harms associated with injecting drug use.
At BCH we provide a confidential and non-judgemental NSP service to members of the community wishing to access:
- sterile injecting equipment
- other safe injecting equipment such as sterile water, spoons and tourniquets
- fentanyl testing strips, to detect the presence of fentanyl in other drugs such as heroin
- safe sex products
- education and information
- disposal of used equipment
- naloxone
All NSP equipment is provided free of charge
The Needle and Syringe Program is available weekdays from 9:00am–5:00pm from the following BCH sites:
- Lucas – 12 Lilburne Street
- Sebastopol – 260 Vickers Street
- Ballarat – 28 Victoria Street
- Wendouree – 1042 Howitt Street
- Wendouree – 10 Learmonth Road
If you have any questions regarding this service or locations nearest to you, please contact the Harm Reduction Coordinator on 5338 9164
A Secure Dispensing Unit (SDU) is located at the following locations:
- Uniting Ballarat, 105 Dana Street
- Ballarat Community Health Cooinda, 10 Learmonth Road, Wendouree
Please note: this service operates outside of business hours only, including weekends and public holidays.
