What is it?
Mobile Syringe Exchange encompasses three needle syringe programs (NSPs) operated by Youth Projects in Melbourne's north and west including the Inner West Outreach Service (IWOS), North West Outreach Service (NWOS) and the Glenroy fixed site exchange.
Mobile Syringe Exchange prevents the transmission of blood borne viruses through the provision of clean injecting equipment, safer using advice, safe syringe disposal units, contraception, safe sex information, support and referrals.
What does it provide?
- Clean injecting equipment
- Condoms and lube
- Safer using information
- Safe sex information
- Blood borne virus prevention education
- Needle and syringe collection
- Support and referrals
Inner West Outreach Service
Operating from a car, the Inner West Outreach Service (IWOS) is a day time program that provides access to clean injecting equipment, education and referrals to individuals in the inner west.
As a car based service, IWOS is able to provide a high level of access to individuals who may otherwise not access support or clean injecting equipment.
IWOS is available:
Monday – Friday: 10:00am – 5:00pm
IWOS operate in:
- Ascot Vale
- Docklands
- Essendon
- Flemington
- Kensington
- Moonee Ponds
- Niddrie
- North Melbourne
North West Outreach Service
Also operating from a car, the North West Outreach Service (NWOS) is a night time program that provides access to clean injecting equipment, education and referrals to individuals in the north west 365 days a year.
NWOS is available:
Monday - Sunday: 7:30pm - 11:15pm
NWOS operates in:
- Aberfeldie
- Airport West
- Ascot Vale
- Attwood
- Avondale Heights
- Braodmeadows
- Braybrook
- Brunswick
- Campbellfield
- Coburg
- Coolaroo
- Cowan Brae
- Essendon
- Fawkner
- Flemington
- Footscray
- Gladstone Park
- Glenroy
- Hadfield
- Keilor
- Keilor East
- Kensington
- Maidstone
- Maribyrnong
- Moonee Ponds
- Niddrie
- Pascoe Vale
- Strathmore
- Strathmore Heights
- Tottenham
- Tullamarine
- West Meadows
- Yarraville
Fixed Exchange
Youth Projects also provides clean injecting equipment from a fixed site at 6 Hartington Street, Glenroy, 3046.
The fixed site is open from 9:00am - 5:00pm Monday to Friday.
How to access
If you need to access IWOS or NWOS and you are within the suburbs listed, you can call the mobile during the above operating hours or, make a free call from any public telephone. The team will let you know approximately how long the wait will be and will come to you.
M: 0418 170 556
Free call: 1800 170 556
If you want to access the Fixed Exchange in Glenroy, simply come in between 9:00am and 5:00pm Monday to Friday or contact the office on 9304 9100 for more information.
Youth Projects also operates the Community Syringe Disposal Project, also known as Clean Up.
Youth Projects is committed to the principles of harm reduction and to providing a non-judgmental, discreet and confidential service.
