Activities 2018

A stall at the front of our office to distribute literature, promote awareness and sell IOAD Merch. Also a tree of life for people to pin leaves on to remember those who are no longer with us because of overdose.

Morning tea and chat. On demand naloxone training and demonstrations

We invite friends, family, staff, volunteers and the wider community who have been impacted by the loss of a loved one due to substance use to a reflection opportunity after which a light lunch will be shared.
Who Self Help Addiction Resource Centre (SHARC)
When 11am – 1pm on Friday 31st August 2017
Where Gordon Storey Memorial Hall, 140 Grange Road, Carnegie

Enjoy lunch together with the community and join our memorial to remember loved ones sadly lost to overdose.

International Overdose Awareness Day, remembers those lives lost to overdose.

Australia continues to suffer through a dramatic rise in overdose deaths, with five Australians dying each day from accidental overdose, many of these preventable. We come together each year to remind ourselves of the very real crisis we face, and consider how we can continue to do better, support one another and prevent this daily tragedy.

This year, Nigel Brunsdon – visiting lecturer from Liverpool’s John Moores University, and harm reduction activist/photographer. Nigel has travelled extensively and documented harm reduction programs. Since running services himself for 20 years, he works mainly online now, and operates a number of internationally renowned websites, supporting the work of Harm Reduction.

As part of his Australia tour, looking at Drug Consumption Spaces, he is visiting Geelong to discuss harm Reduction, photography, and much more.

Don’t miss this exciting opportunity to hear from one of the Worlds best….

An opportunity to celebrate and remember loved friends and family members who have suffered from overdose.
Also an opportunity to gather together to provide mutual support and awareness of overdose in our community.