PHOTO: The wall-mounted Needle & Syringe dispenser (left) and sharps disposal unit (right) outside Coonamble MPS.
A member of the Coonamble community has raised fresh concerns about the dangers of used sharps in public places, questioning the clarity on where the responsibility falls for their collection might be leaving them out in the open.
Coonamble is one of several communities in regional NSW which hands out free sterile equipment through local health facilities.
According to a spokesperson from the Western NSW Local Health District (WNSWLHD), various Needle and . . .
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