Position Vacant: Campaign Coordinator
- Part-time / Full-time 2-year contract
- Responsible for ensuring the strength, ambition, and successful coordination of Penington Institute’s campaigns, including the globally renowned International Overdose Awareness Day
- Make a positive […]
2022-23 Victorian Budget a missed opportunity: strong focus on healthcare but failure to properly fund harm reduction
Penington Institute believes the marginal investment in drug and alcohol treatment and support services in the 2022-23 Victorian State Budget is a missed opportunity that undermines Victoria’s harm minimisation response […]
Position Vacant: General Manager Corporate Services
- Permanent, part-time leadership role in NFP (0.4 FTE)
- Lead finance and corporate services functions
- Make a positive and tangible contribution to the community
- Generous salary including packaging options
Penington Institute welcomes recommendations from the Inquiry into Victoria’s Criminal Justice System
Penington Institute commends the work of the Legislative Council Legal and Social Issues Committee on this important report and encourages the Victorian Government to consider all recommendations, in further consultation […]
2022-23 Federal Budget prioritises national health emergency
Penington Institute welcomes the Australian Government’s important investment in drug and alcohol treatment and support services in the 2022-23 Federal Budget, including the roll-out of a national Take Home Naloxone […]
Media release: Safe injecting room announcement will save more Victorian lives
Read Penington Institute’s media release in response to the Victorian Government’s decision to open a second Medically Supervised Injecting Room in the Melbourne CBD and extend the North Richmond […]
Change of Auditor for Penington Institute
Penington Institute has changed its auditors following a decision of the Board on 25 June 2019 which was endorsed by members at the AGM on 19 November 2019.
The decision to change auditors […]
COVID-19
Penington Institute is responding to the unfolding COVID-19/coronavirus outbreak by creating a series of informational resources for people who use drugs, their family and friends, and the sector.
These resources are […]
Annual Review 2019
Penington Institute’s look back at our work and accomplishments throughout last year. Download here.
International Overdose Awareness Day Partners’ Report 2019
This year’s International Overdose Awareness Day was the most successful yet. Download and read the Partners’ Report to learn more about our campaign.
Overdose and Response in Victoria – Seminar
Frontline initiatives to prevent fatal overdose in Victoria
Deaths from unintentional overdose are growing.
These deaths are, by definition, preventable. However, there are no silver bullets – sophisticated and evidence-based responses are […]