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Room with a View: The Story of Victoria's MSIR

by Yarra Drug and Health Forum
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    October 26, 2026 · 20 min

    Who gets to belong, and what happens when stigma pushes people to the margins? In the final episode of Room with a View, Who Belongs Here?, we explore how shame, poverty, homelessness and trauma shape lives and access to care. MSIR…

  • Ep 5: Framing the room

    October 26, 2026 · 18 min

    How is a neighbourhood’s story shaped by the images and narratives shared about it? In episode five of Room with a View, Framing the Room, we explore the contested location of Victoria’s Medically Supervised Injecting Room beside Richmond…

  • Ep 4: A Calming Raft

    October 26, 2026 · 19 min

    What can a safe space offer beyond overdose prevention? In episode four of Room with a View, A Calming Raft, we step inside Victoria’s Medically Supervised Injecting Room to explore care, connection and dignity. Clients describe what it…

  • Ep 3: One death too many

    October 26, 2026 · 19 min

    What does it take to turn decades of advocacy into action? In episode three of Room with a View, One Death Too Many, we trace the campaign to establish Victoria’s Medically Supervised Injecting Room. The death of Ms A, a mother of two…

  • Ep 2: Struggle Town

    October 26, 2026 · 24 min

    Before the injecting room, there was Struggletown. Episode two of Room with a View traces North Richmond’s journey from industrial suburb to a neighbourhood shaped by migration, public housing and gentrification. Historian Janet McCalman…

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  • Ep 1: Out Now

    October 26, 2026 · 12 min

    What happens when a lifesaving health service becomes the focus of a divided community? Episode one of Room with a View explores the human stories behind Victoria’s Medically Supervised Injecting Room in North Richmond. Hear from…

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About the show

The Medically Supervised Injecting Room (MSIR) is a health facility in Victoria, Australia, where people can inject pre-obtained drugs under the supervision of nurses and medical staff. The North Richmond MSIR is the only service of its kind in Victoria, and has pioneered innovative ways of offering public health care. Since opening in 2018, a lot has been achieved. The MSIR has become one of the busiest supervised injecting facilities in the world, saving lives and connecting clients to essential health services. More than 13,000 overdose incidents have been safely managed and no one has died inside the facility. Yet the room continues to come under sustained criticism, particularly over its location. Across six episodes, Room with a View tells the story of how the MSIR came to be and examines its impact on lives, public health, North Richmond’s streets and the wider community. It asks: What value does the room add to those who use it? What do locals really think and what will happen if the service were relocated?