Yarra offer support for drug-related issues, emergency situations should be reported to 000.
There are range of negative impacts arising from illicit drug use in public. There are many organisations that can support you with drug-related issues, including:
- non-emergency support for drug affected people or public injecting
- confidential alcohol and drug information and advice
- reporting of non-emergency crime incidents.
If you're looking for a quick-reference guide, download our Local drug issues: Key contacts [ PDF, 169.35 KB] resource.
Call 000 in an emergency. This includes drug overdoses, illegal activities or if someone is in danger.
Non-emergency support
If you are concerned about an adult using drugs, you can contact cohealth on 0418 179 814 or email [email protected].
If your concern is about a young person (under 25 years), contact Youth Support and Advocacy Service on 9415 1698.
For information, counselling and referral for alcohol and drug issues (including syringe programs), call DirectLine on 1800 888 236 (available 24 hours).
For non-urgent crime and events call the Police Assistance Line on 131 444 (available 24 hours) or submit an online report.
Removal of syringes and related litter
We provide a range of free services to ensure that needles and syringes are disposed of safely.
Our services include:
- approximately 90 syringe disposal bins, located across the municipality and in all public toilets that are serviced regularly
- regular patrols by our cleaning crew in key areas
- responsive collection of inappropriately discarded syringes.
You can report a discarded syringe online (monitored during business hours) or call us on 9205 5555 (monitored 24 hours, including weekends and public holidays).
Find out more about what to do if you find a discarded syringe.
Public Housing Estate grounds
If you find a syringe in public housing estate grounds, contact the Local Housing Office (available 24 hours).
North Richmond Community Health or the Medically Supervised Injecting Room
If you find a syringe or related litter near the North Richmond Community Health or Medical Supervised Injecting Room, call North Richmond Community Health on 9418 9811 (business hours).
Train stations or railway lines
If you find a syringe on a train or at a station, contact Metro Trains on 1800 800 007 (available from 6am to 12 midnight).