The Drug Checking team were thrilled to be nominated for an award at the NSW Health Awards earlier this month. ⁠ ⁠ The c...

Published on November 6, 2026
The Drug Checking team were thrilled to be nominated for an award at the NSW Health Awards earlier this month. ⁠ ⁠ The competition was tough and unfortunately we didn't take home the trophy but it was an honour to be recognised among the incredible projects run by NSW Health.⁠ ⁠ Thank you so much to our partners from NSW Health Pathology and NSW Ministry of Health for their unwavering supporting running the project and to the NSW Health Awards for having us.⁠ ⁠ #pilltesting #festivals #harmreduction⁠
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