Pill Testing Australia in Hobart when NSW Coroner’s Report into Festival Deaths tabled

07 November 2019

Pill Testing Australia co-founder and Harm Reduction Australia President Gino Vumbaca will be in Hobart on Friday, 8 November.

This is the same day that the New South Wales Coroner will officially table their Findings into Music Festival Deaths Report at 10am. The purported recommendations from this report were leaked in October and may include a recommendation to introduce pill testing at NSW festivals, alongside a range of other measures.

Pending the release of the recommendations of this report, Mr Vumbaca will be available to provide a response. He will be available between 1.30pm and 3.30pm on Friday, 8 November. ATDC chief executive Alison Lai will also be available for interview.

All enquiries please contact ATDC chief executive Alison Lai on 0450 517 017.

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