Tag: drug and alcohol

Drug abuse lessons shared

State MPs have joined Substance Misuse Limestone Coast (SMLC) in investigating the potential for a successful alcohol and other drug (AOD) service model in...

$24m hospital upgrade unveiled

New concept images of the $24m upgrade to the Mount Gambier and Districts Health Service have been released, which includes doubling the capacity of...

Rehab backlash

AMount Gambier childcare centre is fighting an application by a neighbouring service organisation to provide short term supported accommodation for individuals struggling with substance...

Drug funding stuck in limbo

Member for Barker Tony Pasin has hit out at“unacceptable” Federal Labor Government funding delays to Barker organisations providing alcohol and other drug support services. The...

Families share drug abuse pain

An International Overdose Awareness Day vigil will be held in Mount Gambier tomorrow evening to remember people who have lost their lives and acknowledge...

Regional detox bed pledge welcomed

Substance Misuse Limestone Coast has welcomed Labor’s $4.7m pledge for dedicated drug and alcohol detox beds, saying the region is facing a shortage of...